Lily Allen, Marina and the Diamonds voice concerns over Tidal

A number of musicians have shared their concerns with Jay Z’s new high-definition music streaming service TIDAL.

The artist-owned platform, which is backed by the likes of Beyonce, Alicia Keys, Madonna and Nicki Minaj, costs £20 per month and – unlike Spotify – offers music fans no way to listen for free.

TIDAL was launched in the wake of Taylor Swift’s decision to remove her entire discography from Spotify earlier this year over claims that the service fails to offer artists enough money in return for streams of their tracks.

Following the launch earlier this week, Lily Allen has slammed the service in a succession of Twitter posts, suggesting that the artists involved in TIDAL are being greedy and that singers with less of a global fanbase are going to “suffer as a result”.

A REAL REVOLUTION YEAH………..GUYS…………GUYS………….USHER?……….MADGE……. DAFT PUNKS ?? GUYS ???????? *WAVES AT YACHT*

— Lily A (@lilyallen) March 31, 2015

WE COULD JUST STRIKE TILL THE LABELS GIVE US OUR FAIR SHARE OF STREAMING REVENUE,NOT TAKE ADVANCES, NOT DELIVER MUSIC, FOR THE FUTURE ARTIST

— Lily A (@lilyallen) March 31, 2015

sending traffic to torrent sites. up and coming (not yet millionaires) artists are going to suffer as a result.

— Lily A (@lilyallen) March 31, 2015

Meanwhile, FROOT singer Marina and the Diamonds has criticised Jay Z for using the #TIDALforall hashtag during the service’s launch, suggesting that “not everyone has £240 a year” to spend on streaming music.

Hello. I was interviewed about Tidal Yesterday. pic.twitter.com/FJxCN3CbYP

— MARINA (@MarinaDiamandis) April 1, 2015

My aim isn't to criticise. But I think artists should speak out about it. The question I'm left with is "is it about money or artistry?"

— MARINA (@MarinaDiamandis) April 1, 2015

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