Prince’s Tidal Experience

Prince fans who would rather stream his songs than purchase them are being forced over to Jay Z’s streaming service Tidal or to Google Play. The artist has pulled his music from every other music streaming service, including Spotify and Rdio. His music was never made available on the newly-launched Apple Music. “Prince’s publisher has asked all streaming services to remove his catalog,” a note on Prince’s now empty Spotify page says. “We have cooperated with the request, and hope to bring his music back as soon as possible.”

The decision to leave his music on the subscription-based Tidal follows the exclusive streaming of his Rally 4 Peace concert from Baltimore in May. Earlier on Wednesday, Prince released a new song, “HARDROCKERLOVER,” on his Soundcloud account, where he has started sharing more music. His music is still available for purchase on Google Play and iTunes.