Lily Allen Goes After Tidal
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In particular she made the point that the high subscription
fees would drive people towards pirate and torrenting sites, making life
difficult for up and coming artists, the ones in real need of the revenue. She
went on to suggest that Spotify wasn’t ‘the enemy of the artist’ and that
musicians had to ‘adapt as the world and technology advances’.
made them exclusive to TIDAL (am i right in thinking this ?), people are going to swarm back to Pirate sites in droves
— lily (@lilyallen) March 30, 2015
This isn’t exactly the first time Allen has gone on the
offensive with regards to music distribution. During her appearance on The Big
Fat Quiz of the Year on Channel 4 a few years ago she went on a minor tirade
against Radiohead in the wake of their decision to release their latest album with
a ‘pay-what-you-want’ scheme. She described the scheme as arrogant and
questioned why buyers should be allowed to name their price.
On Twitter though, Allen has been embroiled in numerous
feuds surrounding issues great and small. She bickered with Cheryl Cole over
seemingly nothing, fought with Azalea Banks over comments she made about her
family, Katy Perry for making a somewhat misjudged comment about her weight and
various others, she doesn’t take prisoners.
sending traffic to torrent sites. up and coming (not yet millionaires) artists are going to suffer as a result.
— lily (@lilyallen) March 31, 2015
Jay Z is unlikely to lose any sleep over it, the exclusive
content is likely to keep people interested in the new platform, but there’s
weight behind Lily’s criticisms. While he might claim that Tidal isn’t out to pick
a fight with Spotify, it still feels pretty reductive to put
subscription-dependant out there when free access to music is so readily
available. Don’t expect Joe Camel to hit back, but also don’t be surprised if
Tidal starts weathering flak from elsewhere as well.
Callum Davies
Callum is a film school graduate who is now making a name for himself as a journalist and content writer. His vices include flat whites and 90s hip-hop. Follow him @CallumAtSMF
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