Sprint has announced it’s bought a 33 percent stake in Tidal — the artist-owned streaming service created by Jay Z. In a press release, the mobile carrier described the deal as an “unprecedented partnership” which will give Sprint subscribers “unlimited access to exclusive artist content not available anywhere else.” Sprint previously confirmed it was in “discussions” with Tidal back in April 2015, but said, at the time, that no financial investment had been made.

It’s not clear exactly what the partnership entails, either in terms of how much Sprint paid for its stake or how Sprint customers will get access to Tidal. (Will the app come pre-installed on Sprint handsets for example.) The most important thing seems to be that Tidal and…

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