How does Tidal justify the $19.99/ month price for high res?

[DancingSea]

@Henry_McLeod

Tidal pay the artist’s more than any of the other streaming providers with the possible exception of Napster. A legacy of performer ownership. It shouldn’t be hard to recognise that is where your money is going. It is possible for really big artists to negotiate higher payments but on average Tidal pays three times the average rate with Spotify holding the position of least payments and dragging that average right down.

Qobuz pays artists nearly 3.5 times more than Tidal. .013 vs .043 per stream.

Streaming in general is HORRIBLE for the vast majority of artists. If you want to support artists, buy their CD or record. Or downloads from BandCamp.