Stereogum — Jay Z wants you to know that Tidal, the Scandinavian high-fidelity streaming service that he bought earlier this month, is a big deal. So he didn’t just get some of music’s biggest stars to tweet about the service’s big relaunch, which is happe... more info

The Independent — Jay Z has rallied support from fellow recording artists to help launch his new streaming service Tidal. more info

The Independent — After pulling her entire back catalogue from Spotify, Taylor Swift has sanctioned Jay Z’s new streaming service to host her music. more info

Soul Sides — Jay-Z: Show You How (Roc-A-Fella, 2002, The Blueprint 2) I thought most of The Blueprint 2 was overstuffed, yet another double album that truly didn’t need to be. The fact that Jay-Z ended up releasing the pared down 2.1 was all but a bizarre ... more info

Stereogum — It can be hard to not engage in a mental game of “What if?” when it comes to artists who died well before their time. Would Kurt Cobain have released more albums as zeitgeist-defining and powerful as Nevermind or In Utero? Would Biggie Smalls hav... more info

Time — The new millennium has seen its fair share of compelling rivalries: Bush vs. Gore, Jay Z vs. Nas, Swift vs. Perry. Standing toe-to-toe with any of these frenemy pairings, though, are Jim Halpert and Dwight Schrute. The two longtime Dunder-Mifflin off... more info

The Independent — Phil Manzanera from Roxy Music has revealed that the band could possibly reform. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — 'Magna Carta Holy Grail' 7" set Jack White is almost as known as a vinyl fan as he is for being a musician and chunky guac lover. His label Third Man puts out lots of limited edition vinyl, be it... more info

Stereogum — Jay Z previously said that Jack White’s Third Man Records would be releasing his 2013 record Magna Carta Holy Grail on vinyl. Then nothing happened for about two years, and most of us forgot about it. Apparently, those two years were well spent pre... more info

Stereogum — Super-producer The-Dream is the latest artist to be recruited by Genius to annotate some of his biggest hits. His list of annotations is pretty extensive, covering his solo work and the songs he’s produced for Beyoncé, Rihanna, Mariah Carey, Justi... more info