For avid travelers, good music can help make those annoying, long flights and dreaded half-day bus trips more of a breeze. Streaming music has become a go-to source for travelers and anyone on the go. For those of us who have been getting by with services like Spotify and Pandora for years, a new option is here as some of today’s biggest musical artists have joined forces in a campaign to revolutionize the music streaming industry by relaunching a new platform known as Tidal. (http://tidal.com/us)
What’s the big deal about this compared to Spotify, Pandora or anything else you listen to? First and foremost, it is not free. There isn’t even a free option. Users pay a minimum of $10 a month for the basic service, and $20 per month for the high quality streaming option. Secondly, it’s not even that unique. Tidal literally does nothing that your music streaming service can’t do except offer a little more in terms of proprietary content from the artists, which may include articles or videos. Yikes.
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These artists are not only part of the “Tidal revolution” but also have been made co-owners of the company. The 16 or so artists who have partnered with Jay-Z will be the first musicians to house their music on the streaming site. The message is clear from these artists - if you don’t pay for what you are listening to, you don’t respect the