Jay Z sets album release date

Jay Z’s new album will be released June 30 and will be available only to users of the music streaming service Tidal, which the rapper co-owns. Tidal announced the news on Twitter early Monday along with a 30-second black-and-white clip from a video of one of the album’s songs, featuring Moonlight star Mahershala Ali. The new album is called 4:44. Tidal was launched in 2015. It is co-owned by Beyoncé, Madonna, Rihanna, Kanye West and other artists. The service has more than 48 million songs and some 175,000 videos.