TIDAL In The News

From the ‘fake Drake’ AI track to BMG integrating frontline and catalog… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

The biggest stories on MBW from the past seven days

AI ‘fake Drake’ track deleted on Spotify, YouTube, TikTok after Universal Music Group copyright claim

The holding page of ghostwriter's now-defunct YouTube upload reads: This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by Universal Music Group.

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Universal Music Group responds to ‘fake Drake’ AI track: Streaming platforms have ‘a fundamental responsibility to prevent the use of their services in ways that harm artists’

UMG calls on streaming services to choose the right 'side of history'

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Apple Music, Deezer, TIDAL pull down viral AI ‘fake Drake and The Weeknd’ track (update)

Ghostwriter's heart on my sleeve has now surpassed 625,000 plays on Spotify

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High-res music tech company MQA enters administration in the UK

MQA is the company behind music technology Master Quality Authenticated

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TIDAL axes Direct Artist Payouts ‘experiment’ to redirect funding to emerging talent program TIDAL RISING

$500,000 has been paid out via the program since November 2021

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From Universal’s TIDAL partnership to TikTok limiting access to music in Australia… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

Our biggest stories of the week, brought to you in association with Centtrip

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Universal partners with TIDAL to develop ‘more artist and fan-friendly’ streaming model

TIDAL and UMG announced plans to research new streaming model