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As an independent artist, I’m so encouraged to know that Tidal and are actively listening to artist’s needs and creating new tools to help us truly connect with our fans. You can listen to “You Problem” and every other track of my debut album “EXLESS” on Tidal through #TidalUpload now, support me directly through the Cash App Integration feature, and be part of the change of how artists are paid and appreciated. Link in bio to listen now and support directly 💜✨ https://tidal.com/track/473761006 #ainsleycostello #tidal #tidaluploadheadliners #cashapp #independentartist #1000truefans #youproblem #poprock

Thanks for the zap 🙏 can’t find the note it was attached to but ⚡️⚡️⚡️ received 🧡

Tidal has removed the gatekeeping entirely with #tidalupload - 100% free to upload removes the cost of distribution (distrokid and cd baby for example) which has been on the back of indie artists for a decade. And with 100% of payments going to artists (no fees taken by tidal or @cashapp) we’ve removed publishing and collections middlemen. HUge Win! #Tidalupload is not DeMu and I don’t think they are attempting to be that. DeMu is not ready for prime time yet. While V4V apps are allowing artists like me to begin to get paid (🙌) the DeMu distribution process has no protections for music IP or licensing considerations. Once an artist distributes their music on a free and open market - anyone (ie: Netflix or Disney) can make the case that the music is free and public fair use and they would owe nothing to put it in a blockbuster movie, robbing artists of possible windfalls. All of these improvements are a HUGE step in the right direction but with 2.5 years experience around this now, I think we are still a long way off from any real solution to disrupting traditional music industry processes. Since @tidal are innovating across Bitcoin I think @tidal might be a Trojan Horse to the traditional music industry who has done nothing to improve the revenue stream for indie musicians in decades.

Yes. Encouraging. I reached out to them. My folks have been working on the back end trying to help solve the IP problem and we understand the pushback with blockchain. I think the publishing answer is with blockchain though. The free and open or V4V is also a very hard sell on the artist side. The average album costs 12,000 USD and hoping people send value isn’t the best business strategy either. You’ve probably found here in Nostrland that many people disagree with me on this. BUt we absolutely need a return to music being valued, not free.

@patricelazareff very interested in allfeat - are you a part of this team?

@tess thanks for listening 🎶⚡️

@au9913 #babysteps in the right direction ⚡️ moving the normies is no easy feat #cashapp #bitcoinfixesthis

I think it will all come eventually. We are early. But and @tidal are setting up for a quick integration one day. #wishingforzapseverywhere⚡️

You like how I was editing the pod to put in two of your songs from the first EP and I was like WAIT THERES A BUNCH MORE NOW YAY

In six years on the traditional streaming platforms, I made less than what it takes to cover the cost of creating one song over my twenty plus song catalogue. By listening to “THEREGOESMY!” and the rest of my debut record “EXLESS” on Tidal and supporting it with the new integration feature through #TidalUpload, the full amount you send to independent artists like me arrives instantly. That direct payment allows independent artists to have a direct connection with the fans that support them, and to continue creating great music 🩵✨ #1000TrueFans #AinsleyCostello #MusicRevolution #OptOut #CancelSpotify #TidalCashApp #tidaluploadheadliners https://tidal.com/track/473761000

2025 was magical 🪄 I released my first album and completely rethought what success means for independent artists. For the first time I had moments that made me think "this is what the music industry is supposed to be like." But I'm still disillusioned with traditional platforms. Tired of being unseen on services that pay fractions of pennies for songs that cost thousands to make, tired of fans funding platforms that endorse hateful rhetoric, tired of being part of systems that prioritize artificial streams over real art. So instead of #spotifywrapped metrics, I'm sharing the music I'm proud of and better ways to support artists like me. When you listen on Tidal with #TidalUpload and send support via the new integration, 100% goes directly to me INSTANTLY. No middlemen, no waiting months for microscopic royalties. This moves revenue control from corporations and collection agencies to artists for the first time in 100+ years. If you love music and musicians, cancel your major streaming subscriptions. Use that money to support artists directly, not ad-based platforms. As I round out 2025, I'm spotlighting my album "EXLESS" starting with "Alchemy"—my first true collaboration about being on the brink of something new and wonderful. Listen and support now on #TidalUpload🌊 🧡✨ #ainsleycostello #tidal #tidalupload #cashapp #independentartist #1000truefans #alchemy #poprock #directpayments #cancelspotify #optout https://tidal.com/track/473761008

💯% This! And apps need to build for users not for themselves. Too many don’t or won’t listen to what is really needed. Though it’s not Nostr, @tidal and are even listening👂 I heard an interesting term at for the first time this month : abandonware. I feel like vibe coding is creating more abandonware not less.

When we know better we can do better. Let’s do better. Artists: the revolution is in our hands. If you are a musician in this space please consider sharing. #bitcoinfixesthis #choosebitcoinmusic #independentmusic #v4vmusic