Tidal

Tidal is a music streaming service and company that offers high-fidelity, lossless audio. It is known for artist-owned initiatives and has recently implemented policies targeting AI-generated music.

Why it’s in the news: It is in the news for its controversial decision to eliminate royalty payments for music that is fully generated by artificial intelligence.

Latest on Tidal

• Tidal flat in Nagoya hit by plastic waste pollution
• Tidal Eliminates Royalties for Fully AI-Generated Music
• TIDAL cracks down on AI music by cutting off monetization
• TIDAL will strip royalties from AI-generated music and tag every track it catches
• Tidal won’t pay royalties on AI-generated music but isn’t banning it outright
• removing monetization for tracks identified as 100 percent AI-generated effective immediately
• TIDAL announced a policy to strip royalties from fully AI-generated music on its platform, preventing such tracks from earning revenue through streaming, direct-to-fan sales, or monetization.
• Artists and rights holders will not receive royalties from AI-generated music played on Tidal
• The streaming service will deploy automated tools to identify and remove AI-generated music that violates the policy.

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