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NEW TIDAL USERS NOT USING SPRINT CAN'T STREAM NEW JAY-Z SET

June 30, 2017

Apparently new Tidal users who don't have Sprint for mobile access can't play the new Jay-Z album, 4:44, which is...

Apparently new Tidal users who don't have Sprint for mobile access can't play the new Jay-Z album, 4:44, which is streamable exclusively on the service for its first week. Subscribers who signed up after 6/26 and use other carriers can play any other music on the service, but if they attempt to stream 4:44 they receive the following message:

Meanwhile, PirateBay.org reportedly lists 4,500+ users sharing the album as of this writing, fueling chatter about whether exclusives fuel piracy.