RadioOnFire.com - Prince’s record label is suing Jay Z for streaming all of the late singer's music without permission.
The label, NPG Records claims Jay Z’s Roc Nation breached an agreement between the two that only allowed Tidal to stream Prince's last album before his death titled “Hit N Run: Phase 1.” NPG claims Tidal streamed the legendary singer’s entire catalog without permission and started doing so on June 7, 2016. The suit claims copyright infringement on the part of Roc Nation and attempts to block the label from continuing to share the vast majority of Prince’s catalog with the exception of that one album. The streaming service shared many of Prince’s biggest hits including “Little Red Corvette,” “Purple Rain,” and “1999,” according to TMZ.
Jay Z reportedly bid to purchase all of Prince’s unreleased music earlier this year and offered his estate $40 million for the music. The deal was brokered during a meeting between the rapper and Prince’s sister, Tyka. It is unclear what the status of that deal is at this point. However, the unreleased music deal concerns the singer’s estate and not his record label so they might not affect each other at all. Jay Z is also trying to get the overall deal for streaming rights on the music.
Source: tmz.com
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