Is TIDAL European?

About TIDAL

TIDAL is a music streaming service with paid plans and lossless and hi-res audio. Its European service is run by TIDAL Music AS in Oslo, which is majority owned by the US company Block, Inc. Block says TIDAL has a catalogue of more than 250 million songs and listeners in more than 60 countries.

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Ownership

TIDAL Music AS is owned by Aspiro AB of Stockholm (5,916 of 6,016 shares) and a Polish group company (100 shares), and its 2025 annual report names Block, Inc. as ultimate parent. Block bought 86.8% of TIDAL in April 2021, with artist shareholders keeping the rest, and still reported a majority interest in mid 2026. Block is a Delaware company listed in New York whose Class B shares carry ten votes each: at 31 March 2026 co-founder Jack Dorsey held 42.2% of the votes, and Block says its Class B holders, with about 53% together, can control all shareholder votes.

Evidence 13

1. TIDAL Terms and Conditions (effective 29 June 2026): Tidal Music AS operates the service in the UK, the EU and the EEA, with separate terms naming TIDAL Music AS for Germanytidal.com ↗
2. TIDAL Privacy Notice (updated 25 June 2026): TIDAL Music AS in Oslo is the data controller and TIDAL is one of the legal entities of Block, Inc.; data may be transferred to the United Statestidal.com ↗
3. Brønnøysund Register Centre data: TIDAL Music AS, organisation number 993741345, founded 26 November 2008, formerly Aspiro Musikk AS and WiMP Music ASdata.brreg.no ↗
4. TIDAL Music AS annual accounts 2025 (filed with Brønnøysund): immediate parent Aspiro AB, ultimate parent Block, Inc., shareholders and 2026 workforce plandata.brreg.no ↗
5. Bolagsverket: Aspiro AB, organisation number 556519-9998, seat Stockholmforetagsinfo.bolagsverket.se ↗
6. Companies House: Block, Inc. registered as person with significant control (75% or more) of Project Panther Bidco Limited, the former UK holding company of Aspiro AB, from 30 April 2021; company dissolved 31 March 2026find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk ↗
7. Project Panther Bidco Limited accounts for 2023: holds 100% of Aspiro AB; immediate parent Project Panther Limited (Cayman Islands); ultimate parent and controlling party Block Incfind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk ↗
8. Square announcement, 4 March 2021: majority stake in TIDAL, existing artist shareholders remain the other stakeholdersbusinesswire.com ↗
9. Block Form 10-K for 2021 (SEC): 86.8% ownership interest in TIDAL acquired on 30 April 2021sec.gov ↗
10. Block Form 10-K for 2025 (SEC): majority interest in TIDAL, Class B holders with about 53% of votes able to control shareholder votes, Dorsey treated as controlling shareholder for the FDIC agreementssec.gov ↗
11. Block Form 10-Q for the second quarter of 2026 (SEC): still reports a majority interest in TIDALsec.gov ↗
12. Block 2026 proxy statement (SEC): voting power at 31 March 2026, Dorsey 42.2%, McKelvey 10.5%; Shawn Carter remains a TIDAL shareholdersec.gov ↗
13. TIDAL: Pricingtidal.com ↗

Sources were opened and read on the date of the check. Registers and websites change; if one of these no longer says what we cite it for, tell us.

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