TIDAL In The News

Spotify officially raises Premium subscription prices in the US, and in several markets across South America, Europe and Asia

Music streaming giant Spotify has officially increased the price of its flagship Premium subscription in the US to $10.99.

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Tidal to become latest music streaming platform to raise subscription prices

Price for the Tidal Hi-Fi subscription will go up from $9.99 to $10.99 per month in the US

Analysis News

Snafu launches AI-powered ‘Snafu Song Fund’ financing for indie artists backed by $7m round led by Pophouse Entertainment

New funding round also saw participation from music manager Marc Jordan through his investment fund Blue Amber Investments

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Spotify to launch more expensive ‘Supremium’ tier that includes HiFi audio (report)

Daniel Ek's company is reportedly readying an entirely new, higher-priced subscription tier

Analysis

Universal and SoundCloud are in talks over a new way to pay artists for streaming

MBW Explains is a series of analytical features in which we explore the context behind major music industry talking points – and suggest what might happen next.

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Warner’s ADA Worldwide strikes global distribution deal with Rostrum Records

ADA to be responsible for worldwide distribution services for Rostrum’s entire label catalog and new releases

Interviews

TIDAL’s CEO thinks music is ‘undervalued and underpriced.’ Here’s what he’s doing to try change that.

MBW interviews TIDAL CEO Jesse Dorogusker about the economics of streaming, the rise of generative AI, and the platform's partnership with Universal Music Group

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TIDAL launches ‘TIDAL Artist Home’ profile management hub for artists

TIDAL Artist Home gives artists control over the content that fans see on their TIDAL profiles