Tidal Ends Direct Artist Payouts Program One Month After Unveiling Universal Music Group Streaming Partnership

Back in November of 2021, Tidal launched direct-to-artist payments as one component of a far-reaching update. Now, weeks after partnering with Universal Music Group to develop a “new economic model for music streaming,” the Block-owned platform has officially ended the Direct Artist Payouts (DAP) program. Tidal CEO (and longtime Square hardware lead) Jesse Dorogusker revealed […]
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