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Tidal Accused of Faking Streams to Boost Beyonce and Kanye West

Jay-Z's Tidal has been accused of faking "hundreds of millions" of Kanye West and BeyoncA© streams for false payouts. Tidal, Jay-Z's oft-beleaguered music-streaming service, has been accused of tampering with its streaming data to score higher numbers and payouts for Beyoncé and Kanye West's most recent albums.

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15:22 on May 10 2018

Tidal accused of manipulating Beyonce and Kanye West data

BBC News - UK — The app denies inflating the number of listens to albums by Kanye West and Beyonce. more info

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17:37 on May 9 2018

Tidal Accused of Faking Streams to Boost Beyonce and Kanye West

Topix — Jay-Z's Tidal has been accused of faking "hundreds of millions" of Kanye West and BeyoncA© streams for false payouts. Tidal, Jay-Z's oft-beleaguered music-stream... more info

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