According to published reports, Kanye West has reportedly cut ties with Tidal, JAY-Z’s subscription-based music streaming service, over complaints that the company owes him upwards of $3 million.
Sources say a month ago Kanye’s lawyer sent a letter to Tidal, saying the company was in breach and the contract was terminated. West says the company was supposed to give him a bonus for the boost in profile, but never did. Two weeks ago Kanye’s lawyer fired off a second letter declaring again the contract was over.
Tidal then responded with a letter of its own, saying that it still had an exclusive contract with him and would sue if he tried to take his music to a different streaming site. West is reportedly set to sue Tidal should the company sue him.
Ye also claims that the company was supposed to reimburse him for music videos, and didn’t. However, the lack of payment is because he never made them. West reportedly plans on making the videos when he gets paid.
When JAY-Z launched Tidal in 2015 as an artist-owned alternative to streaming sites like Pandora and Spotify, he brought Ye on board as a co-owner, alongside stars like Alicia Keys, his wife Beyoncé, Rihanna, Usher and Nicki Minaj.
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