Why is it that some albums (especially forthcoming releases) are in Apple Music but not in Tidal. Is this an artist choice or a failing of Tidal. I notice this a lot when apple release a forthcoming album with several tracks available to play immediately, yet these tracks do not appear in Tidal unless they are also released as a single.
An example of this is the Forthcoming Riley Green release Way Out Here. Apple Music has three tracks available but Tidal only has the single “Worst Way”.
Yes and the label.
Qobuz has 3 tracks. So Yes it down to the contractual agreements between labels and the service, which is why music can be on one service then disappear in the space of a week. I dont think Tidal do albums as prereleases anway like these services do, I find it annoying that they do, I would rather it just be a single and leave the album unitl its out.
Good to know. I totally agree, I would rather see the album get a full release rather than being dripped out. This seems a particular trait of country artists. What I do like about the Apple Music approach though, is I can add it to my library when I am made aware of its release and when the release date drops Apple will notify me it is available.
It’s a trait of all artists due to the streaming format. Dripped out releases allows the artist to stay in the current feeds longer than a one time pop for an album release.
Take Peter Gabriel who released one track a month for nearly a year before dropping the entire album.