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 . The announcement comes as Apple and Google are locked in an escalating battle over who controls digital rights management for music. 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 .
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 .