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The pop star debuted a new visual album, Lemonade, on HBO Saturday, and later released the songs on Tidal. The record includes several tracks about infidelity and other relationship issues, including the track "Sorry," in which she sings, "I see them boppers in the corner / They sneaking out the back door / He only want me when I'm not there / He better call Becky with the good hair."

Roy had reportedly spurred a confrontation between Beyoncé's husband Jay Z and her sister Solange Knowles in a hotel elevator in 2014. Leaked surveillance video of the incident went viral.

Peter Tonstad only took the helm as interim boss in April after Tidal axed previous chief executive Andy Chen.

At the time Tidal said Mr Tonstad "has a better understanding of the industry and a clear vision for how the company is looking to change the status quo".

Hip hop mogul Jay Z bought Aspiro, the company behind Tidal's technology, for $56m in January and launched the service at a star-studded event in March.

The service was designed to give a bigger share of profits to artists rather than middle men.

But it has struggled