--- description: Apple may be interested in buying the streaming-music service Tidal owned by rapper and entertainment tycoon Jay Z. title: Apple 'In Talks' to Buy Tidal Music-Streaming Service image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0b373e2fd91a4768/69889a4fcf40a8c331c43d7f/gettyimages-468164480.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Companies](/tag/companies/) ## Companies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Apple Interested in Buying Jay Z's Tidal Music-Streaming Service by [Jonathan Vanian / Fortune](/author/fortune/) ## Jonathan Vanian / Fortune Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 1, 2016 2:33 AM CUT  Usher, Rihanna, Nicki Minaj, Madonna, Dead Mouse, Kanye West, Jay Z, Jason Aldean, Jack White, Daft Punk, Beyonce and Win Butler attend the Tidal launch event at Skylight at Moynihan Station on March 30, 2015 in New York City. Usher, Rihanna, Nicki Minaj, Madonna, Dead Mouse, Kanye West, Jay Z, Jason Aldean, Jack White, Daft Punk, Beyonce and Win Butler attend the Tidal launch event at Skylight at Moynihan Station on March 30, 2015 in New York City.Kevin Mazur—Getty Images For Roc Nation by [Jonathan Vanian / Fortune](/author/fortune/) ## Jonathan Vanian / Fortune Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 1, 2016 2:33 AM CUT [Apple](http://fortune.com/fortune500/apple-3/ "undefined") may be interested in buying the streaming-music service Tidal. The technology giant is talking to Tidal about a possible acquisition, but the terms being discussed are unknown and the negotiations could ultimately collapse without a deal, [_the Wall Street Journal_](http://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-in-talks-to-acquire-jay-zs-tidal-music-service-1467325314?mod=e2twd "undefined")reported on Thursday_._ Tidal told the _Journal_ that its executives have not held discussions with Apple. Tidal’s connections to popular musicians and entertainers like Kanye West and Madonna is apparently attractive to Apple as it tries to grows its own Apple Music catalog, the report said. Apple has been signing [exclusive deals](http://fortune.com/2016/05/09/drake-apple-music/ "undefined") with musicians like Drake and Future to persuade more people to sign up for Apple Music, which it inherited by buying the parent of the Beats Music streaming service for $3 billion. Tidal, which rapper and entertainment [tycoon Jay-Z](http://fortune.com/2015/03/31/jay-z-tidal/ "undefined") bought in 2015 for $56 million, is operated by a sort-of quasi-collective of musicians and entertainers including Beyoncé, Rihanna, and Kanye West. It has been rocked by a series of lawsuits in recent months. In April, users [filed](http://fortune.com/2016/04/18/tidal-kanye-lawsuit/ "undefined") a lawsuit seeking class action status against Tidal that claimed the company misled its users about a Kanye West album being exclusively released on the music service. In March, a music-publishing group and a musician [sued](http://fortune.com/2016/03/01/storm-clouds-tidal/ "undefined") Tidal for $5 million for allegedly failing to pay them royalties. 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