Jay-Z's new album 4:44 no longer exclusive to Tidal

The album was released last week exclusively on Tidal, which Jay-Zco-owns with Beyonce, Rihanna, Madonna and other artists.

4:44 has yet to appear on Spotify or Pandora.

The Recording Industry Association of America announced Wednesday that 4:44had reached platinum status based off streams and downloads given to Sprint users in the U.S. by the phone company (Sprint bought a 33 per cent stake in Tidal earlier this year).

RIAA's platinum certification was once the equivalent of selling a million albums, but has changed since the company began incorporating streaming from YouTube, Spotify and other digital music services.

4:44includes personal songs about Jay-Z's marriage with singer Beyoncand his life as an entrepreneur.