--- title: Drake Show Livestream Blocked by Apple, Tidal Says description: Streaming music service Tidal blamed Apple for blocking a live stream of a Drake show on Saturday. canonical: https://time.com/4016345/tidal-apple-drake/ author: Jack Linshi article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-08-30T18:58:47.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T10:33:21.187Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Apple Blocked Drake Show Livestream, Tidal Says og:description: But Drake's manager said it was his decision, not Apple's og:url: https://time.com/4016345/tidal-apple-drake/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf4c79c02bbd44dd8/6988619acf40a82197c3f794/lil-wayne-drake-concert.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: drake concert lil wayne og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Apple Blocked Drake Show Livestream, Tidal Says twitter:description: But Drake's manager said it was his decision, not Apple's twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf4c79c02bbd44dd8/6988619acf40a82197c3f794/lil-wayne-drake-concert.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Apple Blocked Drake Show Livestream, Tidal Says > Sponsored content. 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Lil Wayne and Drake perform at Lil Weezyana Festival at Champions Square on Aug. 28, 2015 in New Orleans.Josh Brasted—WireImage/Getty Images  by [Jack Linshi](https://time.com/author/jack-linshi/)  ## Jack Linshi Aug 30, 2015 6:58 PM UTC Streaming music service Tidal blamed Apple for blocking Drake’s performance on Saturday during a livestream of a New Orleans charity concert, prompting accusations that the tech giant went too far in guarding [its partnership with the rapper.](http://time.com/3903373/apple-drake/) The livestream of Lil Wayne’s Lil Weezyana Fest, which benefits after-school programs for kids 10 years after Hurricane Katrina, was interrupted during Drake’s scheduled performance with a message claiming “Apple is interfering with artistry,” [The Verge reports.](http://www.theverge.com/2015/8/29/9224993/tidal-blames-apple-for-shutting-down-drake-livestream) “Sorry for Big Brother’s inconvenience,” Tidal said. > [](http://twitter.com/TIDALHiFi/status/637476585428291585) According to the [New York _Post_,](http://pagesix.com/2015/08/28/tidal-faces-20m-lawsuit-over-drakes-apple-music-deal/?%5Fga=1.153910584.1414958259.1440893908) Apple reportedly threatened Tidal with [a $20 million lawsuit](http://pagesix.com/2015/08/28/tidal-faces-20m-lawsuit-over-drakes-apple-music-deal/?%5Fga=1.153910584.1414958259.1440893908) in order to protect its own streaming music service, Apple Music, through which Drake’s next album will exclusively released. But a separate report from [BuzzFeed News](http://www.buzzfeed.com/johnpaczkowski/apple-did-not-stop-tidal-from-streaming-drakes-set-at-lil-we?utm%5Fterm=.qyvlOLMD7#.aeA5WQpw9) claimed that filing such a suit would not even be within Apple’s power. “We have all the email receipts and written correspondence that took place with said, blocked performance,” Tidal told The Verge in a statement. “That being said we choose to keep it classy. Great show to all the performers. Great performance Wayne. God Bless New Orleans. 10 years stronger.” Apple declined to comment to multiple publications. Drake’s manager denied the allegations against Apple, stating that it was “100 percent” Drake’s decision not to stream his performance on Tidal. “Apple doesn’t have the power to stop us from being part of a live stream,” he said. “\[Tidal\] saw the opportunity to take a situation and spin it in their favor as a publicity stunt.” \[[The Verge](http://www.theverge.com/2015/8/29/9224993/tidal-blames-apple-for-shutting-down-drake-livestream)\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4016345/tidal-apple-drake/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4016345/tidal-apple-drake/"},"headline":"Apple Blocked Drake Show Livestream, Tidal Says","datePublished":"2015-08-30T18:58:47.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T10:33:21.187Z","description":"But Drake's manager said it was his decision, not Apple's","url":"https://time.com/4016345/tidal-apple-drake/","keywords":["Music"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf4c79c02bbd44dd8/6988619acf40a82197c3f794/lil-wayne-drake-concert.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Jack Linshi","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/jack-linshi/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf4c79c02bbd44dd8/6988619acf40a82197c3f794/lil-wayne-drake-concert.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"drake concert lil wayne","caption":"drake concert lil wayne","creditText":"Josh Brasted—WireImage/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4016345/tidal-apple-drake/","name":"Apple Blocked Drake Show Livestream, Tidal Says"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Here's How Apple Responded To Taylor Swift's Blog Post","description":"Taylor Swift shamed Apple for its decision to forgo payments to music owners during the three-month trial of Apple Music, so Apple changed it mind.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/wpb5cKRf/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-06-22T15:06:24.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/wpb5cKRf.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4016345/tidal-apple-drake/","duration":"PT1M13S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4016345/tidal-apple-drake/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```