Tidal now supports Google Chromecast

The latest update for the Tidal app on Android and iOS brings Google Chromecast support. Now you can send audio and video to a Google Chromecast dongle. There’s already a Cast option that appears in the playback screen. Your smartphone will be the default source but the app will now show Chromecast devices as long as both sources are connected to the same wireless source. The app also gets the requisite software bug patches and play queue improvements. Version 1.14.0 should be rolling out to its users already.

Source: CNET

Apple rumoured to be in talks to purchase Tidal

Jay-Z’s music streaming service Tidal might be joining Apple, if rumours are to be believed, that is. The Daily Beast reports that Apple is supposedly exploring this option to bring on artists such as Beyonce and Kanye West that release exclusive content on Jay-Z’s service. It also comes at a time when Apple is looking to invest on its music platform, including a redesign of the service. Tidal’s main selling point, aside from the exclusive music, is sound quality. It costs US$20 a month to subscribe to the service.

Radiohead outs digital version of new album

Radiohead’s ninth studio album A Moon Shaped Pool has officially been released digitally. It’s now available on iTunes and Amazon and it’s streaming on Tidal and Apple Music. Before the online release of the 11-track album, the songs “Burn the Witch” and “Daydreaming” were released earlier this week. For those who want physical copies of the album, you have to wait to get them until June 17^th but you can pre-order now. The band will kick off its world tour on May 20^th in The Netherlands. They will be playing at the Osheaga Music and Arts Festival in Montreal, which is happening on July 29 to 31.

Source: Associated Press via Business Insider

Rumours claim Beyoncé’s new album to drop digitally tonight

Following its world premiere on iTunes and availability on Jay Z’s Tidal music streaming service, rumours say Beyoncé’s new album, “Lemonade,” will be landing on the likes of iTunes, Amazon, and Google Play by Sunday night at midnight. At the moment, fans can purchase the visual album outright on Tidal for US$17.99 (about $22) without having to subscribe to the streaming service. It includes 12 songs and videos as well as the one-hour special shown on HBO. It should also cost roughly the same amount on other services.

However, if you’re waiting for the streaming version to show up on other services, you might be waiting in vain for that. According to an official representative from Tidal, “Lemonade” will be a streaming exclusive on Tidal “in perpetuity;” joining some of the albums that are tied exclusively to the service.

Source: MacRumors