Tidal Tops U.S. App Store After Landing Exclusive Rights To Kanye West’s New Album

After scoring exclusive streaming rights to Kanye West’s new album, The Life of Pablo, Tidal has taken over the number one spot on the U.S. App Store. The album, which went live yesterday, was originally supposed to be available for streaming on Tidal’s platform, as well as for purchase on Kanye’s website. However, yesterday Kanye tweeted that he was pulling the album from his own site, meaning Tidal would become the only place fans could listen to the album, at least until it hits iTunes in seven days. The call to action seems to have worked, as it took less than 24 hours for the app to takeover the number one download spot on iTunes.

So far, the streaming site has held up to the intense onslaught of traffic from Ye’s fans. However, last week was a different story, when millions of fans complained that Tidal’s live video stream of Kanye’s Season 3 fashion show / album debut was malfunctioning.Ultimately, if the streaming service can continue scoring sought-after exclusives like The Life of Pablo, it may just have a shot against major music streaming apps after all.