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Tuesday, March 31, 2015

The biggest Music Stars in the world join Jay Z's music streaming service to rival SPOTIFY!


Jay Z promotes 'artist-owned' music streaming brand

Some of the biggest names in entertainment have re-launched the music subscription service Tidal, which they are billing as the first artist-owned platform for music and video.
At an event in New York on Monday, Madonna, Beyonce, Kanye West, and 13 other performers announced they had become co-owners of Tidal.
The service launched last October, but was recently bought by rapper Jay Z.
It is hoping to compete with the likes of Spotify, Deezer and Google Play.
However Tidal offers 25 million music tracks, fewer than the 30 million offered by many rival services.
As well as a standard subscription for $9.99 a month, Tidal offers a "high fidelity" option for $19.99, which claims to deliver better sound quality.

Singer Alicia Keys spoke on behalf of the artists as they all lined up on stage at Skylight at Moynihan Station in Manhattan.
Describing the event as a "graduation", she said the artists hoped Tidal would alter musical evolution.
"So we come together before you on this day, March 30th, 2015, with one voice in unity in the hopes that today will be another one of those moments in time, a moment that will forever change the course of music history."
Their mission, she said, goes beyond commerce and technology.
"Our intent is to preserve music's importance in our lives,'' she said.
Notably, the majority of the company will be owned by artists, a symbolic move in a business where musicians often have little control over how their work is distributed and consumed.
Jay Z's strategy will include encouraging artists to lobby their labels to give Tidal new music a week in advance of other services, giving it a short window of exclusivity.
He told Billboard: "We didn't like the direction music was going and thought maybe we could get in and strike an honest blow.
"Will artists make more money? Even if it means less profit for our bottom line, absolutely. That's easy for us. We can do that. Less profit for our bottom line, more money for the artist; fantastic."

WHAT IT WILL COST

The membership-based service - similar to subscription service Spotify - will provide music and exclusive video content that users can stream on computers, tablets and smartphones or listen to offline. 
Unlike Spotify there isn't a free service. 
It is being offered to U.S. users at two price points: about $9.95 for standard sound quality and $19.99 for 'lossless high fidelity sound quality.'
Tidal streams at 1,411 kilobytes per second - well above the 320 for premium subscribers of Spotify, which offers lower levels for free users.


 

Friday, May 9, 2014

GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL LINE UP 2014

 

Metallica, Jonny Greenwood, St. Vincent, Haim, Yoko Ono, War on Drugs Added to Glastonbury

Metallica will headline alongside Arcade Fire and Kasabian

 
Courtesy of - Jenn Pelly  http://pitchfork.com/news/55113-metallica-jonny-greenwood-st-vincent-haim-yoko-ono-war-on-drugs-added-to-glastonbury/

After announcing its initial lineup, Glastonbury has revealed several additions to this year's festival, which takes place June 27-29 at Worthy Farm in Pilton, England. In addition to the previously-announced main headliners Arcade Fire and Kasabian, the fest's third headliner will be Metallica.
Also newly added to the lineup are Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood with the London Sinfonietta, St. Vincent, the Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band, Haim, the War on Drugs, Bombay Bicycle Club, the Horrors, the Stepkids, and Deltron 3030.

They join a lineup that also already includes Jack White, the Black Keys, Robert Plant, Dolly Parton, Lily Allen, Skrillex, James Blake, Disclosure, Pixies, M.I.A., Danny Brown, Jamie xx, Chance the Rapper, De La Soul, Interpol, Massive Attack, Angel Haze, Blondie, Chvrches, tUnE-yArDs, Parquet Courts, Lana Del Rey, and more.


Metallica named as third Glastonbury headliner, plus more names added to bill
Read more at http://www.nme.com/news/various-artists/77181?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=glastometallica#wOMDJHh0PxXOPdXW.99
Metallica named as third Glastonbury headliner, plus more names added to bill
Read more at http://www.nme.com/news/various-artists/77181?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=glastometallica#wOMDJHh0PxXOPdXW.99
Metallica have been confirmed as the third, and final, headline act at Glastonbury 2014, joining fellow headliners Arcade Fire and Kasabian[/a] at the top of the bill. The first metal artists to headline Glastonbury in its 44-year history, Metallica headline on Saturday June 28 with Arcade Fire the previous night and Kasabian starring on June 29.

The full line-up for the festival has been confirmed, including which stage each artist is playing. Skrillex headlines the Other Stage on the Friday, followed by Jake Bugg on Saturday and Massive Attack on the Sunday.

Disclosure, MIA and Bryan Ferry headline West Holts, while Metronomy, Mogwai and James Blake top the bill at The Park Stage. Headlining the John Peel Stage are MGMT, London Grammar and Kaiser Chiefs, who are a new name on the bill.

Other notable new additions include The Horrors, Haim and Bombay Bicycle Club}, who all play on the Other Stage, and Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood, who performs with The London Sinfonietta at West Holts along with fellow new addition Deltron 3030.

Read more at http://www.nme.com/news/various-artists/77181?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=glastometallica#wOMDJHh0PxXOPdXW.99
Metallica have been confirmed as the third, and final, headline act at Glastonbury 2014, joining fellow headliners Arcade Fire and Kasabian[/a] at the top of the bill. The first metal artists to headline Glastonbury in its 44-year history, Metallica headline on Saturday June 28 with Arcade Fire the previous night and Kasabian starring on June 29.

The full line-up for the festival has been confirmed, including which stage each artist is playing. Skrillex headlines the Other Stage on the Friday, followed by Jake Bugg on Saturday and Massive Attack on the Sunday.

Disclosure, MIA and Bryan Ferry headline West Holts, while Metronomy, Mogwai and James Blake top the bill at The Park Stage. Headlining the John Peel Stage are MGMT, London Grammar and Kaiser Chiefs, who are a new name on the bill.

Other notable new additions include The Horrors, Haim and Bombay Bicycle Club}, who all play on the Other Stage, and Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood, who performs with The London Sinfonietta at West Holts along with fellow new addition Deltron 3030.

Read more at http://www.nme.com/news/various-artists/77181?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=glastometallica#wOMDJHh0PxXOPdXW.99
Metallica have been confirmed as the third, and final, headline act at Glastonbury 2014, joining fellow headliners Arcade Fire and Kasabian[/a] at the top of the bill. The first metal artists to headline Glastonbury in its 44-year history, Metallica headline on Saturday June 28 with Arcade Fire the previous night and Kasabian starring on June 29.

The full line-up for the festival has been confirmed, including which stage each artist is playing. Skrillex headlines the Other Stage on the Friday, followed by Jake Bugg on Saturday and Massive Attack on the Sunday.

Disclosure, MIA and Bryan Ferry headline West Holts, while Metronomy, Mogwai and James Blake top the bill at The Park Stage. Headlining the John Peel Stage are MGMT, London Grammar and Kaiser Chiefs, who are a new name on the bill.

Other notable new additions include The Horrors, Haim and Bombay Bicycle Club}, who all play on the Other Stage, and Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood, who performs with The London Sinfonietta at West Holts along with fellow new addition Deltron 3030.

Read more at http://www.nme.com/news/various-artists/77181?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=glastometallica#wOMDJHh0PxXOPdXW.99
Metallica have been confirmed as the third, and final, headline act at Glastonbury 2014, joining fellow headliners Arcade Fire and Kasabian[/a] at the top of the bill. The first metal artists to headline Glastonbury in its 44-year history, Metallica headline on Saturday June 28 with Arcade Fire the previous night and Kasabian starring on June 29.

The full line-up for the festival has been confirmed, including which stage each artist is playing. Skrillex headlines the Other Stage on the Friday, followed by Jake Bugg on Saturday and Massive Attack on the Sunday.

Disclosure, MIA and Bryan Ferry headline West Holts, while Metronomy, Mogwai and James Blake top the bill at The Park Stage. Headlining the John Peel Stage are MGMT, London Grammar and Kaiser Chiefs, who are a new name on the bill.

Other notable new additions include The Horrors, Haim and Bombay Bicycle Club}, who all play on the Other Stage, and Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood, who performs with The London Sinfonietta at West Holts along with fellow new addition Deltron 3030.

Read more at http://www.nme.com/news/various-artists/77181?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=glastometallica#wOMDJHh0PxXOPdXW.99