Jay-Z's Tidal Is Being Investigated for False Streaming Numbers

  • 5 years ago
Jay-Z's Tidal Is Being Investigated
for False Streaming Numbers Tidal, Jay-Z's music and video streaming service, is under investigation in Norway. The Norwegian newspaper,
'Dagens Næringsliv,'
issued numerous reports that artists such as Beyoncé and
Kanye West had their numbers
bumped up by the streaming service. After receiving complaints from Norwegian artist associations alleging financial loss due to altered streaming data, the Norwegian Authority for Investigation of Economic and Environmental Crime (Okokrim) has stepped in to investigate. Fredrik Berg,
Tidal's lawyer, commented. Fredrik Berg, Tidal's Lawyer, to 'Bloomberg' Jay-Z purchased Tidal
for $56 million in 2014, but the streaming service hasn't
competed well with other platforms
such as Spotify and Apple Music. According to 'The Wall Street Journal,' Tidal was in talks with Apple to sell

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