The prince of rap and late singer Prince’s estate are at odds over the Purple One's music.Prince’s estate is suing Jay Z’s Roc Nation, which owns the rapper’s popular streaming service, Tidal, for copyright infringement. NPG Records Inc. and NPG Music Publishing, previously owned by Prince, filed the lawsuit
The Star Tribune reported that, prior to the lawsuit, the ongoing dispute was being fought in Carver County District Court. Now, NPG Records and NPG Music Publishing are stepping up the legal action over the claim that Tidal misused its exclusive streaming rights to Prince’s music.
Prior to late pop star Prince's death in April 2016, NPG Records entered into an agreement with Tidal via a signed letter of intent from Aug. 1, 2015, according to the legal documents posted by Pitchfork News. The letter granted an exclusive 90-day license allowing the streaming service to promote Prince’s then-newly recorded LP “HITnRUN: Phase One.” There were allegedly no prior agreements made between the parties for Tidal to stream the music.
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