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Jay Z will launch his streaming music service, Tidal, with the backing of a host of artists, including Taylor Swift, Madonna, Jack White, country star Jason Aldean and Daft Punk.

Jay is throwing a splashy New York launch event at 5 p.m. Monday at NYC’s James A. Farley Post Office building.

Jay has cut deals with a host of artists — including those in the Roc Nation stable, such as Rihanna and Kanye West — to stream all of their content on the service.

A music industry executive told us, “Tidal isn’t just about streaming music. Users will be able to access audio, video, social media, B-roll, merchandise, ticketing. Users will be able to have a special connection to the artists.”

Tidal uses a high-fidelity streaming protocol that boasts better sound quality.

And while artists, particularly Swift, have complained that rival service Spotify doesn’t fairly compensate artists, insiders say Tidal is “going to be Robin Hood, the first minority-owned, artist-friendly streaming service.”

Jay recently bought Tidal for $56 million from Swedish tech company Aspiro.