TIDAL Turns One, Jay Z Says Old Owner Inflated Subscriber Numbers

Jason Tate

Adam Ewing, writing for Bloomberg, reports on TIDAL’s claim that the previous owners of the service inflated the subscriber numbers.

“It became clear after taking control of Tidal and conducting our own audit that the total number of subscribers was actually well below the 540,000 reported to us by the prior owners,” Tidal said in an e-mailed statement. “As a result, we have now served legal notice to parties involved in the sale.”

Interview: Brian Fallon

Craig Manning

I recently had the chance to sit down and chat on the phone with the great Brian Fallon. The interview runs a range of topics, including the inspiration behind Fallon’s folk-heavy new solo album Painkillers (due March 11th), working with Butch Walker, the uncertain future of The Gaslight Anthem, favorite Springsteen songs, and the intriguing possibility of an Elsie: Part II.
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Albums in Stores – April 1st, 2016

Jason Tate

Our first Friday with the new digs — not that I’ve had a lot of time to stay on top of upcoming releases the past few weeks. Our release date calendar was built to give you a listing of all the upcoming release dates in a clean and easy to browse format. I’ve also pulled out everything we’ve got on there that’s coming out today and put it below, and, of course, please check our forum thread for discussion on this week’s releases. I need to go make sure I check out that Explosions in the Sky album and see what people think about that Weezer release. Read More “Albums in Stores – April 1st, 2016”