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n 2014, Tidal began life as a comically pretentious promotional video that
featured Jay-Z and his musician friends touting the service as the future of
streaming music due to its sound quality and artist-friendly payouts. Years
later, Tidal has transformed into a pleasurable music platform with exclusive
albums and videos, quality editorial, early access to concert and sports tickets,
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that aren’t commonplace in the space, which elevates the service to Editors’
Choice status to join Spotify and LiveXLive Powered by Slacker Radio.PREMIUM PLANS
Tidal lacks a free, ad-supported option; you either pay $9.99 per month for
320Kbps AAC+ music (Tidal Premium), or $19.99 per month for
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your standard MP3 or audio stream. Tidal’s top-level plan is double the cost of
LiveXLive Powered by Slacker Radio’s corresponding Premium plan, so take
that into consideration before dropping any cash.Tidal: Unique Music Platform
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