The Independent — Jay Z launched his artist-owned streaming service Tidal in New York last night with all the rhetoric of a campaign promoting social justice. more info

The Daily Mail — Madonna and Rihanna seemed to be the best of friends as they goofed around backstage at the launch of new streaming service Tidal in New York on Monday. more info

The Daily Mail — The star-studded event was held to launch Tidal which boasts it is the first artist-owned platform for music and video. more info

The Independent — Jay Z has promised to change the financial model of music streaming with his new service Tidal. more info

The Telegraph — Some of the world's biggest names in music including Beyonce, Cold Play's Chris Martin and Rihanna are backing Jay Z's new global streaming music service Tidal, which launched on Monday more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The music companies had their shot. So have the tech companies. more info

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Time — Star-studded party inaugurates an artist-owned competitor to Spotify more info

The Telegraph — Jay Z, Beyonce, Rihanna, Madonna, Chris Martin and Kanye West launch first ever artist-owned global music and entertainment platform more info

Perez Hilton — This might be the most star-studded photo since Ellen DeGeneres' Oscar selfie! In honor of the launch of Jay Z's music streaming service Tidal, the music mogul assembled some of the most famous faces in the industry. Rihanna, Alicia Keys, Madonna, an... more info