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Boss of Jay Z's music streaming site Tidal steps down | Boss of Jay Z's music streaming site Tidal steps down |
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Peter Tonstad, the boss of the Jay Z's music streaming service Tidal, has left the company after just three months in the job. | |
He joined in April to replace the previous chief executive Andy Chen. | He joined in April to replace the previous chief executive Andy Chen. |
"We are thankful to Peter for stepping in as interim CEO," the company said in a statement. | "We are thankful to Peter for stepping in as interim CEO," the company said in a statement. |
The service, which re-launched in March this year, is hoping to compete with the likes of Spotify, Deezer and Google Play. | The service, which re-launched in March this year, is hoping to compete with the likes of Spotify, Deezer and Google Play. |
Tidal said that "current executives in New York and Oslo will continue to lead our rapidly developing innovation and content initiatives until our new CEO is in place". | Tidal said that "current executives in New York and Oslo will continue to lead our rapidly developing innovation and content initiatives until our new CEO is in place". |
Jay Z bought Tidal when he acquired the Swedish company, Aspiro, earlier this year, for $56m (£37m). | Jay Z bought Tidal when he acquired the Swedish company, Aspiro, earlier this year, for $56m (£37m). |
Artists including Beyonce, Madonna and Alicia Keys also have equity stakes in Tidal. | Artists including Beyonce, Madonna and Alicia Keys also have equity stakes in Tidal. |
The project is meant to be more artist-friendly than its rivals - with musicians earnings 75% royalties, compared to Spotify's 70% and Apple's 71%. | The project is meant to be more artist-friendly than its rivals - with musicians earnings 75% royalties, compared to Spotify's 70% and Apple's 71%. |
However, it has a subscriber base of just 770,000, compared with Spotify's 20 million. | However, it has a subscriber base of just 770,000, compared with Spotify's 20 million. |
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