A host of the biggest names in the music business joined forces on Monday to announce the launch of a new music streaming service . Unlike rivals Spotify , the service will NOT have a free tier , meaning artists will make more more by teaming up with Tidal . Tidal is billed as the first artist-owned platform for music and video . Service aims to compete directly with Spotify and Tidal 's soon-to-be revamped music service , headed by Dr Dre . Users can pay either $ 9.95 a month for a standard streaming service or $ 19.99 for high quality streaming . In the United Kingdom it is £20 a month for the premium service .
A host of the biggest names in the music business joined forces on Monday to announce the launch of a new music streaming service . Unlike rivals Spotify , the service will NOT have a free tier , meaning artists will make more more by teaming up with Tidal . Tidal is billed as the first artist-owned platform for music and video . Service aims to compete directly with Spotify and Apple 's soon-to-be revamped music service , headed by Dr Dre . Users can pay either $ 9.95 a month for a standard streaming service or $ 19.99 for high quality streaming . In the United Kingdom it is £20 a month for the premium service .