Is this Tidal's saving grace? Or just a form of marriage counseling for Beyoncé and Jay Z?
DJ Skee, Fuse host and chairman of the digital media agency Skeematic, casually announced in a news report Wednesday that a joint album between hip-hop's First Couple is "nearing completion" and is set to release exclusively on the new music streaming service Tidal (un-coincidentally launched by Jay Z).
Skee first reported on the rumor in September 2014, saying unnamed inside sources confirmed to him that Beyoncé and Jay Z were collaborating on an album. The news does not seem too far-fetched given the couple's penchant for working on music/touring together.
Considering Tidal's crash and burn since its March 2015 launch, an album could be a big boost for the service. Or, like Skee points out in his news report, it could just encourage leaks and illegal streaming across other music services.