Jay-Z, Beyoncé, others perform at Tidal concert in Brooklyn
Jay-Z and Beyoncé were joined by a slew of artists including Nicki Minaj and Usher at Barclays Center Tuesday night for a charity concert put on by the streaming service Tidal that covered rap, R&B, reggae and even a little country.
The concert, “TIDAL X: 1020 Amplified by HTC,” was a little like streaming a musical hit parade, as most of the artists only sang one song, and even major stars like Jay-Z and Beyonce kept to short sets. The goal of the event was to raise funds that would be given to the New World Foundation, an organization that funds social movements.
Concert organizers said all money from ticket prices was going to the charity, estimated to be about $1 million.