Most music streaming services are available on Xbox, such as Spotify, Apple Music, Pandora, Deezer, Amazon Music, iHeartRadio and more. However, Tidal is not on the list.
TIDAL is the first global music streaming service with high fidelity sound, hi-def video quality, along with expertly curated playlists and original content. Listen to music exactly as the artist intended in HiFi, MQA, or immersive sound formats like Dolby Atmos or 360 Reality Audio. The HiFi and Master tag is no joke, there is a NOTICEABLE difference in fidelity and depth compared to Apple Music/Spotify/SoundCloud etc. Playing Tidal on Sony or Bose headphones is a truly wonderful experience every time, making Tidal the best choice for audiophiles.
Besides more satisfying sound quality experience, Tidal has more detailed info on almost every album, (producer) credits, reviews, full-screen hi-res album covers, and better artist payment. Daily Discovery is amazing to find music you like.
Although Tidal app is not available on Xbox, you can still find other ways to play Tidal on Xbox. As Xbox supports playing local music from USB drive, you can download Tidal music to MP3 and then play them on Xbox. Xbox consoles have three USB 3.0 ports: two on the rear of the console and one that’s either on the front (Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One S, or Xbox One X) or the left side (original Xbox One). You can play media from a USB 1.0, 2.0, or 3.0 removable drive. USB 1.0 and 2.0 drives will automatically be treated as media drives.
You can use Media Player or Simply Background Music Player to play songs from USB drive on Xbox. Both are available on Xbox One and Xbox Series S|X.
The best way to download Tidal music to MP3 with Pazu Tidal Converter, which allows you to download any Tidal songs, albums and playlists to M4A/MP3/AAC/FLAC/WAV/AIFF on your Mac and Windows. Follow below steps and learn how to download Tidal music to MP3.
Download, install and run Pazu Tidal Converter on your Windows, which features a built-in Tidal web player.
If you have purchased a license, click the key icon to register the converter. If not, continue using the trial version.
Follow the onscreen instructions to log in your Tidal account. Enter the credentials and hit Log In to proceed.
In addition to MP3, Pazu Tidal Converter lets you download Tidal songs to M4A, AAC, FLAC, WAV and AIFF. Click the Settings option (the cog icon) located at the top right corner to change output format or output folder if you need.
You can also customize output song name with any combination of Title, Artist, Album, Track Number, Playlist Index.
Click any playlist you want to download.
Then click the red icon to load songs. All songs in the playlist will be added by default. You can uncheck the songs you don’t want to get.
Click Convert button to start downloading Tidal music to MP3.
After conversion, click the folder icon to quickly locate the downloaded Tidal songs. Simply create a folder called “Xbox Music Library” on a USB key or USB external drive, copy the downloaded Tidal songs into that folder, plug the USB key into your Xbox, start Simply Background Music Player app and start play back of all the music in that folder. Then go play your favorite game with your favorite music in the background!
Download Tidal songs/albums/playlists to M4A etc