After a long wait and multiple name changes, Kanye West finally released his latest album, "The Life Of Pablo" with a lot of controversial statement following it. The
rapper initially told fans that his eight studio album would ONLY be
available to listen to on Jay Z's Tidal - forcing fans to subscribe to the music service site. However, a month later the album was released on rival streaming
website, Spotify, as well as iTunes, Pandora, Google Play, and Kanye's
own website.
In February, Kanye tweeted: "My album
will never never never be on Apple. And it will never be for sale… You
can only get it on Tidal."
Fans were left unimpressed when he later went back on his word and one is now reportedly SUING the star.
According
to USA Today, Justin Baker-Rhett claims he was tricked into signing up
to streaming service Tidal because it was the only way to buy Kanye's
new album.
Chicago law firm Edelson PC has filed the class-action lawsuit on
behalf of the fan and is also calling for damages and the deletion of
subscribers' personal data.
Baker-Rhett claims the exclusivity promise was just a fraudulent ploy to add millions of subscribers to a struggling Tidal.
In
a statement, Mr Baker-Rhett's attorney, Jay Edelson, said: "We fully
support the right of artists to express themselves freely and
creatively, however creative freedom is not a licence to mislead the public.
"We believe that we will be able to prove to a jury that Mr West and
Tidal tricked millions of people into subscribing to their services and
that they will ultimately be held accountable for what they did."
According
to reports, he has also claimed the scheme tripled Tidal's subscriber
base to three million, boosted its value by $60m (£42m) to $84m (£58m)
and threatened fans' privacy by forcing them to turn over credit card
and other personal information.
Baker-Rhett's is trying to turn
his case against West and Tidal into a class action - where people who
subscribed to Tidal between 15 February and 1 April can claim they're in
the same position.
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