Wale debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with his Seinfeld-inspired The Album About Nothing. It’s his second chart-topper, following his previous effort, 2013’s The Gifted.
With the No. 1 arrival, Wale beats out the surging Furious 7 soundtrack, which drives 17-2 and is the greatest gainer on the chart.
The Album About Nothing was released on March 31 through EBM Music/Maybach/Atlantic Records, and tallied 100,000 equivalent album units in the week ending April 5 (according to Nielsen Music). The Furious 7 album (on Universal Studios/Atlantic) shifted 74,000 (a gain of 202 percent).
Despite the endorsement, some musicians have claimed that the expense of Tidal subscription could tempt listeners “back to pirate sites.”
Last week, British pop singer, Lily Allen, went on a Twitter storm about how the premium service would increase music piracy, which she said the cheaper Spotify was helping subdue—its most expensive “premium” service costs subscribers £9.99 ($14.84) per month.
On March 30th, Allen tweeted that whilst she loved Jay Z, Tidal is “expensive compared to other perfectly good streaming services” and that he’d taken the biggest artists and “made them exclusive to TIDAL (am i right in thinking this?), people are going to swarm back to Pirate sites in droves… sending traffic to torrent sites.”
“Up and coming (not yet millionaires) artists are going to suffer as a result,” she added in a later tweet.
After tweeting, the singer was inundated by comments, with some Twitter users agreeing that the service was too expensive.
One user called Erica Burton replied: “I don’t think jay z knows how much stuff costs. Like if I asked him for money to buy a banana he would give me $40.”
Last week, British pop singer, Lily Allen, went on a Twitter storm about how the premium service would increase music piracy, which she said the cheaper Spotify was helping subdue—its most expensive “premium” service costs subscribers £9.99 ($14.84) per month.
On March 30th, Allen tweeted that whilst she loved Jay Z, Tidal is “expensive compared to other perfectly good streaming services” and that he’d taken the biggest artists and “made them exclusive to TIDAL (am i right in thinking this?), people are going to swarm back to Pirate sites in droves… sending traffic to torrent sites.”
“Up and coming (not yet millionaires) artists are going to suffer as a result,” she added in a later tweet.
After tweeting, the singer was inundated by comments, with some Twitter users agreeing that the service was too expensive.
One user called Erica Burton replied: “I don’t think jay z knows how much stuff costs. Like if I asked him for money to buy a banana he would give me $40.”
#TIDALforALL?
Jay Z faced a mixed response when unleashed the hashtag #TIDALforALL on Twitter to promote the service on March 30th, which offers over 25 million songs and 75,000 videos to those “who care about quality.”
Co-founder of Simple as Milk, a “user-experience agency”, James Seymour-Lock tweeted that it was “Ironic that these artists moan about pirated music then rip off @Spotify’s hard work.”
Twitter user Adam Bennett tweeted: “Tidal is way too expensive! $240 a year is absolutely ridiculous – it just makes the already rich even richer.”
Via Complex.com
In another move that proves he’s not bluffing, Young Thug has unveiled the artwork (above) and announced the release date for Carter 6 on Instagram. Thugger’s newest project is set to drop April 17, meaning we’ll likely get his take on the Carter series before Lil Wayne’s own Tha Carter V.
Young Thug first announced his next project’s title last month. Lil Wayne’s daughter, Reginae Carter, wasn’t happy about it, calling the move “childish” and “disrespectful.” At the very least it’s instigative, considering the beef between his idol Weezy and frequent collaborator Birdman shows no sign of deescalation. Reports indicated Lil Wayne was dropping his lawsuit, but it was just moved to New Orleans.
Co-founder of Simple as Milk, a “user-experience agency”, James Seymour-Lock tweeted that it was “Ironic that these artists moan about pirated music then rip off @Spotify’s hard work.”
Twitter user Adam Bennett tweeted: “Tidal is way too expensive! $240 a year is absolutely ridiculous – it just makes the already rich even richer.”
Via Complex.com
In another move that proves he’s not bluffing, Young Thug has unveiled the artwork (above) and announced the release date for Carter 6 on Instagram. Thugger’s newest project is set to drop April 17, meaning we’ll likely get his take on the Carter series before Lil Wayne’s own Tha Carter V.
Young Thug first announced his next project’s title last month. Lil Wayne’s daughter, Reginae Carter, wasn’t happy about it, calling the move “childish” and “disrespectful.” At the very least it’s instigative, considering the beef between his idol Weezy and frequent collaborator Birdman shows no sign of deescalation. Reports indicated Lil Wayne was dropping his lawsuit, but it was just moved to New Orleans.
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