The 2014-founded Tidal music streaming platform made a lot of headlines after being acquired by Jay-Z the following year, with a marketing blitz billing the app as the first of its kind to be owned by artists including Beyoncé, Rihanna, Kanye West, Nicki Minaj, Madonna, Alicia Keys, and Usher.
We’re talking full integration with Alexa voice commands, although Tidal will not be automatically set as your default streaming platform on your hot new Echo, Echo Dot, or Echo Plus.
Instead, you’ll need to open the Amazon Alexa app on your phone, go to the “Skills & Games” menu, search for Tidal, enable its respective skill, then link your account, and select Tidal under “Choose default music services” in Settings.
That doesn’t sound very complicated, and if you’re not a Tidal subscriber yet, you can get a gratis 30-day trial to see how you like this particular ad-free music streaming experience with a vast catalog of “over 60 million songs and over 240,000 videos.”
In essence, Tidal does everything Apple Music and Spotify are capable of, fetching $9.99 a month for a Premium account and $19.99 with “lossless” HiFi technology. Of course, Spotify plays nicely with both Echos and Google Homes, while Apple Music remains the exclusive provider of audio content on the not-so-popular but extremely lucrative HomePod. View Full Bio
Adrian, a mobile technology enthusiast since the Nokia 3310 era, has been a dynamic presence in the tech journalism field, contributing to Android Authority, Digital Trends, and Pocketnow before joining PhoneArena in 2018. His expertise spans across various platforms, with a particular fondness for the diversity of the Android ecosystem. Despite the challenges of balancing full-time parenthood with his work, Adrian's passion for tech trends, running, and movies keeps him energized. His commitment to mid-range smartphones has led to an eclectic collection of devices, saved from personal bankruptcy by his preference for 'adequate' over 'overpriced'.
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