Jay-Z defends Tidal... We're Doing Just Fine

Jay-Z is not giving up on Tidal despite negative responses from critics. A few days after the Tidal app got kicked out of the top 700 on the United States iPhone download chart and hence was deemed a flop, the rapper took to Twitter over the weekend to defend the streaming service he bought last month, saying it's "doing just fine." 

"Tidal is doing just fine. We have over 770,000 subs. We have been in business for less than one month," he wrote in the first of a string of posts. "The iTunes Store wasn't built in a day. It took Spotify 9 years to be successful...We are here for the long haul. Please give us a chance to grow & get better."

"There are many big companies that are spending millions on a smear campaign. We are not anti-anyone, we are pro-artist & fan," he continued. "We made Tidal for fans. We have more than just music. We have video, exclusive concerts, tickets for events early, live sports! Tidal is where artists can give their fans more without the middlemen."

Hov went on addressing accusation that the service was a way to make big and rich artists to become bigger and wealthier, adding, "Indie artists who want to work directly w/ us keep of their music... Tidal pays 75% royalty rate to ALL artists, writers and producers - not just the founding members on stage. Rich getting richer? Equity values... YouTube $390 billion. Apple $760 billion. Spotify $8 billion. Tidal $60 million."

"Our actions will speak louder than words. We made Tidal to bring people the best experiences and to help artists give that to their fans over and over again," he concluded. "We are human (even Daft Punk ha). We aren't perfect - but we are determined."

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Game of Thrones 5 S4 Preview- Rebellion in Meereen

A war is brewing in Meereen in the next episode of "Game of Thrones". Dany continues to face challenges as the Sons of Harpy apparently lead a rebellion against the Mother of Dragons who is ruling the land.

Meanwhile, another war is coming to King's Landing. Ellaria recruits Prince Oberyn's bastard daughters, Obara, Tyene and Nymeria, also known as Sand Snakes to avenge the death of their father.

Jaime gets into a fight, and in King's Landing Cersei tells the High Sparrow that there's "a great sinner in our very midst." 

In the latest episode titled "High Sparrow", Jon Snow made his first brutal decision as the new Lord Commander of the Night's Watch. He personally beheaded Janos Slynt who repeteadly refused his order to take charge of Greyguard.

Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, Kit Harington says, "That's a big change for Jon," who once couldn't kill Ygritte in season 3 "because he's too good of a person." Harington adds, "He had that moment again here. He's thinking: 'Can I kill a man in cold blood?' And this time he does it."

"I feel like somehow Jon knows, somehow deep down, that Slynt is an unjust man who's done bad things and that's what gives him the power to do that," he says of Slynt, who was leading the King's Landing City Watch and betrayed Ned in season 1.

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