Tidal streaming service has stopped paying royalties for months

Music streaming service Tidal has not paid any royalties for months, a Norwegian newspaper claims. A Norwegian label confirms the information. In addition to small labels, the record companies have not been paid for some time, according to the newspaper.

The small Norwegian label last received money from Tidal in October, writes Dagens Næringsliv, a Norwegian financial newspaper. Various sources claim that payments to the major international record companies are also behind schedule, although it is unknown whether this also concerns a backlog of more than six months. Tidal has not yet commented on the article.

It is not the first time that the newspaper has accused Tidal of unfair practices. For example, the newspaper previously claimed that Tidal had exaggerated the streaming figures of two exclusive albums and therefore paid disproportionately more money to the record companies of those albums. The newspaper says it has had access to Tidal server logs, reports MusicBusinessWorldwide. Tidal has responded to that story and denies having tampered with numbers.