Rumors that Beyonce’s catalog and the music of a number of other artists was on its way to being pulled from TIDAL due to a licensing deal with Sony Music, which houses the Houston songstress’ catalog, have been addressed by a CEO at Sony Music Entertainment.
The CEO, Doug Morris confirmed via a statement to Billboard, that Beyonce’s tracks are safe, and added that the company has no plans on removing their catalog from the streaming service. He also wished both Jay Z and TIDAL well in his statement.
“Jay Z is a friend and business associate for many years,” Sony Music Entertainment CEO, Doug Morris said in his statement. “I have always admired his business acumen, his entrepreneurship and his passion for music. All of our content, including Beyonce, is available through the Tidal service, and we have announced no plans to remove our catalog from Tidal. Like all of our other partners, we are rooting for Jay and Tidal to succeed.”
News of the possible removal of Beyonce’s catalog began with a Bloomberg Business feature story titled, “That’s Business, Man: Why Jay Z’s Tidal Is a Complete Disaster.”
“Nonetheless, if Jay Z can’t come up with the cash for Sony, he faces the possibility that Tidal might lose albums from some of its co-owners, most painfully Beyoncé, a Sony artist,” the story’s author, Devin Leonard, wrote.
In addition to Rihanna, J. Cole, Usher, and several other artists, Beyonce was one of the musicians present during the launch of TIDAL at a press conference last March.
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haha…. tidal prolly had a celebration about this one… lets be real without her jay would have no relevance except on the history channel or with the fossils on this site that live in the 90s and tidal would be over if they lost her and nicki…. jay stans just mad the dude that has been their hero the past 15 years is a fraud… all of his business involvements (i say involvements because you sheep thought he was majority owner everytime) stay flopping… the nets are ass, his wack ass deal with barneys (furthering the fact he dont give a fuck about his own community), and tidal in the process of becoming an all time piece of shit flop just naming a few… its ok though i will personally save you sad mindless followers a spot on the OVO XO bandwagon… but if you really think we are soft over here just refer to my sign-off quote little roc a fella sheep peasant.. AS ALWAYS ANY OF YOU FUCKBOYYYSSSSS FROM NYC OR BK GOT A PROBLEM WITH THAT PLEASE COME TO THE 6 AND SEE HOW WE LIVE!!!!!! THIS BEEN WHERE YOU FIND US AT!!!!! OVO XO ALL DAY WITH MY WOES!!!!
Get off Canada drys dick.
How many times have you sucked Drakes dick. You sound real foolish.
you hear that? that is the sound of us laughing at y’all over here in the 6… i can tell i shut you sheep the fuck up cuz it is quiet as shit round here and the only thing you idiots can’t come up with anything better than “get off canada’s dick”….haha….AS ALWAYS ANY OF YOU FUCKBOYYYSSSSS FROM NYC OR BK GOT A PROBLEM WITH THAT PLEASE COME TO THE 6 AND SEE HOW WE LIVE!!!!!! THIS BEEN WHERE YOU FIND US AT!!!!! OVO XO ALL DAY WITH MY WOES!!!!
I fuck your grandma’s corpse on the back of your mothers donkey you little snitch soft looking fuckboy.
The problem is that nothing this OVO dude said was false.
So if I come to the 6 will you show me your jacuzzi and pool and jerk me off
You kids are so fuckin wack
Everyone wants the black man to fail. Can we get together and support the brother for what he’s trying to achieve? All of these tech companies are owned by white folk, owners are wealthier than Jay yet you refrain from using Tidal because it would mean Jay gets more money. Where’s the logic in that? The white people already want to see us fail as a people, can we not help Jay succeed in this room full of vultures? It’s the same as how everyone wants Kanye to fail but wants Ralph Lauren to succeed. It’s a flawed concept by us black people. Wake up and let us take ownership. We can’t just be synonymous with sports and rap.