Square to Acquire Majority Stake in Jay-Z's Tidal Streaming Service for $297 Million
Jack Dorsey's Square to Acquire Jay-Z's Tidal Streaming Service for $297 Million Todd Spangler, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Square, the payments-processing company led by CEO Jack Dorsey, announced plans to buy a “significant” majority stake in Tidal, the music and entertainment streaming platform run by Jay-Z. Square said it expects to pay a $297 million, in a combination of cash and stock, for the Tidal stake, with existing artist shareholders the remaining stakeholders. Tidal will operate independently within Square. Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter is expected to join Square’s board, ...
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