article_snippet: Celebrity backing: Jason Aldean, Jack White, Daft Punk, Beyonce, Regine Chassagne, Win Butler, and Alicia Keys onstage at the Tidal launch event on Monday .
article_snippet: The celebrities - which also included Nicki Minaj, Jason Aldean, Usher, Arcade Fire and deadmau5 - stood in a line, and in solidarity by mostly wearing black onstage as Alicia Keys spoke to the audience at Skylight at Moynihan Station in Manhattan.
article_snippet: Alicia Keys called Monday's launch event in New York Citya graduation.' '
article_snippet: Daft Punk line up on stage next to Beyonce; Monday's launch came after a huge social media push, in which the stars devoted the stars
article_snippet: The launch of the event in New York City brought together artists from across the musicial spectrum .
article_snippet: The launch of the event in New York City came after a huge social media push, in which the stars devoted the stars
article_snippet: Daft Punk two members were key figures in deciding on a strategy during the meeting days before the Grammy Awards at The Fig House event space in a remote part of Pasadena, Los Angeles.
article_snippet: Beyonce, Jay-Z's and Kanye West are seen at a round table in an advert promoting Tidal ahead of the big announcement on Monday .
article_snippet: The big meeting: The trailer saw the celebrities at the table Skyping famous chums as the celebrities discussed the launch of Tidal, which will allow artists to profit from artists material and directly upload quality tracks .
article_snippet: Rihanna is pictured in The trailer; as one of Jay-Z's celeb friends Rihanna updated Rihanna Twitter page to a blue post in support of The launch of the event in New York City .
article_snippet: Stars in control: Madonna and Nicki Minaj are both behind The launch of the event in New York City .