By John McCarthy

Jay-Z’s artist-owned music streaming platform Tidal was launched on Monday in a lavish event featuring a whole host of top stars in the industry.

The group made top use of social media to get Monday’s launch trending on Twitter worldwide with the hashtag #TIDAL4All.

Beyoncé, Rihanna, Nicki Minaj, Madonna, Usher, Coldplay, Arcade Fire, Calvin Harris, Usher, DeadMau5, Daft Punk and more attended the event unveiling their endorsement of Tidal, a streaming service designed to grant musicians fairer shares of the streaming revenue, following Taylor Swift’s very public condemnation of Spotify’s payment structure.

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Source: The Drum