JAY-Z, legendary rapper and husband of Beyonce’ Knowles, released his new album – 4:44 and visual “The Story Of O.J.” directed by Mark Romanek and JAY-Z at 12:01 a.m. ET Friday, June 30th.
“This is a perfect storm of sharing music with fans,” added JAY-Z. “Sprint allows for and promotes creative freedom. Every artist strives for support of their vision, and I have that in not just a partnership with Sprint but also in iHeart. The iHeart team are creating an experience for millions of fans across the country. On Friday, June 30, it will be day of firsts.”
The world is buzzing as listeners engage their ears to process the latest tracks from an artist with stories and lyrics galore. In the U.S., new and existing Sprint/TIDAL customers can visit Sprint.TIDAL.com to stream 4:44. Outside of the U.S., new and existing TIDAL members can visit TIDAL.com/Try-now to sign up.
“JAY-Z fans couldn’t be more excited about the release of ‘4:44,’ and we’re incredibly thrilled that Sprint’s partnership with TIDAL puts our customers first in line to hear this long-awaited album,” said Marcelo Claure, Sprint president and CEO. “Together, Sprint and TIDAL are connecting people who are passionate about music with the world’s most iconic artists through special experiences like this – and there are many more to come.”
In addition, Roc Nation, iHeartMedia and JAY-Z have teamed up to world premiere an exclusive one-of-a-kind historic radio launch of JAY-Z’s album, 4:44. Beginning today iHeartMedia, in conjunction with TIDAL X Sprint, will world premiere the full album with an exclusive 35-minute Album Roadblock to tens of millions of listeners nationwide on more than 160 Pop, Rhythm and Urban stations with a record-breaking 43 million total audience spins. The album will continue to play across iHeartMedia’s Urban and Rhythm formats until 12:01 a.m. ET July 1, featuring never-before-heard audio from JAY-Z about the album.
