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  • TIDAL launches Circles, a safe space dedicated to artists

    TIDAL launches Circles, a safe space dedicated to artists

    TIDAL is trying to turn itself into a comfy home for artists. Circles is the latest new feature introduced by the music service, an artist-to-artist forum that allows artists to discuss their career experiences and connect with their peers on how to navigate the music industry.

    Although it’s not available to everyone, TIDAL announced that it’s giving select artists early access to use Circles, which is available in TIDAL Artist Home.

    According TIDAL, Circles is secure and safe, so if you’re an artist seeking guidance or insight from peers who may have gone through similar career experiences, this might be the right space for you.

    As artists, we have a tendency to feel like we’re on an island, which is why I love having artist friends because hearing about another artist experiencing this niche thing.

    If you’re interested in Circles, you can start using it directly within TIDAL Artist Home where you can also browse discussions on the home feed, as well as dive deeper into key topics using the search feature.

    TIDAL also confirmed that only verified artists on TIDAL Artist Home will be allowed to participate in conversations. Moreover, artists who can access TIDAL Circles have the option to post publicly in forums or anonymously to encourage a safe space for artists.

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  • Tidal lowers pricing of its HiFi lossless music subscription to match Spotify

    Tidal lowers pricing of its HiFi lossless music subscription to match Spotify

    While every other video and audio streaming company is either battling it out or raising its subscription costs sans ads, Tidal today made a surprising move: slashing the price of its high-quality lossless audio plan. This bold change positions Tidal as a truly compelling option alongside streaming giants like Spotify and Apple Music.

    Previously, Tidal’s HiFi lossless subscription cost $20 per month—almost double the price of Spotify’s popular $10.99 plan. Now, Tidal is dropping the price to match Spotify’s exact cost. With the HiFi and HiFi Plus tiers gone and combined into one TIDAL tier, the service will now cost you $10.99 USD a month for an individual subscription.

    Families will be transitioned to the new TIDAL Family plan, which will cost $16.99 USD a month. Additionally, Tidal will offer its DJ Extension as an add-on for individual plans, which will cost an additional $9 USD a month and allow users to access, stream, and mix music from the service’s DJ partners.

    But it’s not all great news, particularly for those that were on TIDAL’s free tier, which will no longer exist. As per the company announcement, anyone on the free tier will now need to sign up for a paid plan in order to continue using the service. You gain some. You lose some.

    It is important to note that, while both TIDAL and Spotify now share a price point, their offerings differ. Spotify boasts a huge music catalog and excellent music discovery features. It’s a crowd favorite, especially for casual listeners who love finding new tunes. However, Tidal’s edge lies in its superior lossless audio quality, making it irresistible for serious audiophiles with high-end equipment.

    Until recently, music lovers wanting lossless quality had a clear choice: Tidal or Apple Music. Spotify’s continued delays in rolling out their promised lossless tier have left users frustrated. Tidal’s pricing shift, effective April 10th, puts serious pressure on Spotify to step up.

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  • TIDAL launches new hub dedicated to artists

    TIDAL launches new hub dedicated to artists

    TIDAL, one of the major music streaming services in the US, has just announced a new feature dedicated to artists. Artist Home is a new hub for TIDAL that’s meant to help make it easier for artists to focus on their content. Artists can manage how fans see their TIDAL profile and get early access to the latest products and resources specifically designed for them.

    If you’re an artist and plan to use TIDAL, now you’ll have direct control over the content your fans see on your profile. Additional features available for artists in the hub include the ability to update social media links and the option to request content updates to media like albums, Eps, and Singles directly to TIDAL’s Content Operations.

    Here are the main functionalities of the new Artist Home hub that artists on TIDAL will be getting beginning today:

    • Manage the content that fans see on their TIDAL profile
    • Get early access to the latest products and resources built for artists
    • Self-serve edit access to their profile content
    • Update social media links to help their TIDAL listeners become followers
    • Request content updates to media like albums, EPs, and Singles directly to TIDAL’s Content Operations team
    • Extend access to their TIDAL Artist Home account to their team (managers, labels, bandmates, or publicists)

    TIDAL’s core of new features aims to better accommodate artists who have a massive following or want to build one using the music streaming service and the well-known social networks. It’s an interesting approach that will eventually attract many artists fans as well, which is also what TIDAL probably wants.

  • Tidal launches free music tier

    Tidal launches free music tier

    Tidal announced a few major changes to its music streaming plans in an attempt to attract more customers. The most important part of today’s announcement is the launch of Tidal Free, a new plan that is exclusive to the United States.

    According to Tidal, customers who opt for the free music tier will be able to access its entire music catalog and playlists, “with limited interruptions.” It’s also important to add that streaming quality won’t exceed 160kbps.

    Meanwhile, Tidal’s standard plan is getting a few improvements. For example, for the same $10 monthly fee, subscribers will get lossless and high-resolution audio. Also, the Tidal HiFi plan now offers improved music quality (up to 1411kbps), offline support, as well as access to features like Tidal Connect and My Activity.

    Finally, Tidal introduces a more expensive subscription plan called HiFi Plus, which promises to offer “best-in-class immersive sound formats” such as Dolby Atmos and Sony 360 Audio tracks. For only $20, customers will also have access to Tidal’s MQA (Master Quality Authenticated) recordings.

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  • TIDAL launches limited-time 3-month free trial offer

    TIDAL launches limited-time 3-month free trial offer

    One of the many popular music streaming services in the United States, TIDAL has just announced a limited-time 3-month free trial promotion. The offer is only available to new users starting today and through the end of August.

    After the three-month trial, customers will be able to continue their subscription at $9.99 per month for Premium and $19.99 per month for HiFi. TIDAL also offers discounts for students (-50%), military (-40%), first responders (-40%) and families (6 accounts for $14.99 Premium or $29.99 HiFi).

    Both Premium and HiFi services are available across platforms and devices such as Amazon Alexa, Apple TV, Android TV, CarPlay, Plex, Roku, Samsung Wearables, and direct control with Sonos.

    Currently, TIDAL’s Premium and HiFi tiers offer subscribers unlimited access to a massive catalog of over 70 million tracks across all genres, thousands of curated playlists by the service’s editorial team, and endless artist radio stations.

    Additionally, HiFi subscribers benefit from the best quality of sound available, including TIDAL Masters and immersive sound experiences from Dolby Atmos Music and Sony 360 Reality Audio.

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  • Tidal launches Apple Watch app, adds offline playback

    Tidal launches Apple Watch app, adds offline playback

    Tidal follows in the footsteps of other music streaming services like Deezer and Spotify, which recently announced new offline playback features for the Apple Watch. Beginning today, Tidal subscribers can download the new Apple Watch app and start listening to their favorite tunes.

    Although Tidal was until recently the only music streaming service to offer lossless audio format, that will not be available on the Apple Watch. Tidal announced that subscribers using its Apple Watch app will be limited to 96 Kbps.

    It’s important to mention that the new Tidal app is only compatible with Apple Watch Series 3 or later running WatchOS 7.1 and up. To start listening to music on your Apple Watch, simply download the Tidal app on the smartwatch, head to link.tidal.com, and use the code shown on your watch screen.

    Keep in mind that you can also download music on your Apple Watch and listen offline from anywhere without internet connectivity. Also, you can control the playback of Tidal directly from your Apple Watch independent of your iPhone.

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  • Tidal launches Credits feature to highlight the people behind your favorite music

    Tidal launches Credits feature to highlight the people behind your favorite music

    Tidal has just announced it’s doing something nice for those behind the music industry who aren’t in the spotlight: songwriters, producers, engineers, band members and studio musicians, background vocalists, and programmers.

    The music streaming service launched a new Credits feature that will highlight those persons who contribute to the success of a song or album. Users of the music streaming service will be able to filter the tracklist according to these persons’ roles on tracks (i.e. composer or producer), release date, track title, or artist.

    Not everyone who contributes to the success of a song or album is given the proper credit, which is why TIDAL is introducing its new interactive Credits feature — to highlight those important behind-the-scenes contributors, while also displaying the other projects on which they’ve worked.

    The Credits feature comes with different role categories which can be used to filter your favorite music: songwriter, production, musician, and misc. The default setting to sort a tracklist is by popularity, but users will be able to change that.

  • OpenHydro eyes 300 MW of tidal power projects in Indonesia

    OpenHydro eyes 300 MW of tidal power projects in Indonesia

    OpenHydro, the tidal turbines business of French naval defence group DCNS, will seek to deploy 300 MW of tidal energy capacity in Indonesia by 2023 under a new partnership with local sector player PT AIR.

    OpenHydro said this week it has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with PT AIR to create an alliance aimed at driving forward the development of a tidal energy industry in Indonesia. The two companies have been working together over the past 18 months and during that time have identified at least 10 locations suitable for commercial-scale projects.

    The pair expect to start with a tidal energy array of up to 10 MW, for which a site will be selected over the coming months. The pilot system is planned for deployment in 2019. It will use European equipment provided by DCNS and its unit, plus locally manufactured content.

    OpenHydro noted that local industrial facility options have been identified and will be assessed by the partners.

    “The nature of the equipment involved in tidal energy projects results in a high level of local manufacturing content,” commented Thierry Kalanquin, chairman of OpenHydro and vice president of energy at DCNS.