Lily Allen slams Jay Z's Tidal
British singer Lily Allen has lashed out at rapper Jay Z's new streaming service, saying the high price will drive listeners back to pirating music from torrent sites.
Allen took to Twitter to express her concern for the artist-owned streaming platform Tidal, which owner Jay Z and superstar supporters like Beyonce, Rihanna, Jack White and Madonna re-launched in New York on Tuesday (AEDT).
"(JZ's) taken the biggest artists ... made them exclusive to TIDAL (am I right in saying this?) ... people are going to swarm back to pirate sites in droves," she posted.
"... up and coming (not yet millionaire) artists are going to suffer as a result."
The singer also took aim at the high audio quality offered by Tidal, suggesting many music fans don't have the top-end equipment to hear the difference.
"Also, unless TIDAL start sending everyone good quality headphones, the resolution thing is kinda redundant," Allen tweeted.
