Happy Holidays! @kathryn ✨❤️‍🔥👾 and I will be taking a holiday posting break from our podcast ‘The Snap’, but don’t you worry 🪄 we’ll be back with new episodes on 1/6! In the meantime, enjoy this cutie little picture of us that may or may not be a hint at our new pod cover art 🤭🖼️ #podcasting #thesnap #womeninpodcasting #newcoverart

These last nine days have been so fun educating fans and artists alike on how Tidal and @Cash App are changing the music industry for the better, and I’m so grateful for all of the direct support I’ve received from fans following these posts that are so eager to see and be a part of the change in the music industry ⭐️ 2026 is going to be an amazing year, and I’m so glad to have you all be a part of it with me. Until then, make sure to listen to and support the title track “EXLESS” and my entire debut album right now on Tidal. But don’t just stop with me! There are so many incredible artists that will never be discovered or paid if the music industry continues on its current path. Maybe instead of sending hundreds of dollars a year to Spotify, pick five small artists and send them five dollars a month. It might not seem like much, but it could change our lives if you’re consistent with it. 1,000 true fans doing that is really all it takes to create a sustainable career, so I hope you’ll be one of those fans for me, and any other small artist you want to see succeed 🪄 I truly believe we are ushering in an era where artists don’t have to contend with middlemen, labels, and predatory platforms solely to get their music heard and supported, and with tools like Tidal and Cash App, that era is getting closer every day 🩷🧡✨ 📸: @skybravo

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Ainsley Costello - EXLESS

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Over the years I’ve been asked so many times, “how can I support you directly?” Now, because of Tidal and @Cash App I finally have a good answer. Instead of hoping that a fraction of the twenty dollars a month you spend on streaming platform subscriptions will make its way to me, listen to “People Pleaser” and the rest of my debut album on Tidal and send direct payments through the Cash App integration feature. Artists should be able to make a living off the art they create, so stop pleasing platforms, and start pleasing artists now on Tidal. 💛✨ #ainsleycostello #tidal #tidalupload #cashapp #independentartist #1000truefans #peoplepleaser #poprock #musicvideo #newmusicvideo

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Ainsley Costello - People Pleaser

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Discovery is nearly impossible on the major streaming platforms today, but through the new #TidalUpload feature with direct support from @Cash App enabled, YOU get to dictate what songs you discover, not an algorithm. Plus, when you listen to “Can’t Say I’m Not Trying” and the rest of my debut album “EXLESS” on Tidal, the full amount of whatever amount you send goes instantly and directly to artists like me.  💙✨ 📸: @skybravo

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Ainsley Costello - Can't Say I'm Not Trying

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ITS TUESDAYYY!!! That means @kathryn ✨❤️‍🔥👾 and I are back talking about things like yard signs, lawsuits, and objectification!

Fountain

The Snap • Yard Signs, Lawsuits, and Objectification! • Listen on Fountain

In this episode of The Snap, Katie and Ainsley talk about the ICE ads playing on the free, ad supported models of DSPs like Spotify, Max, and Pando...

Change the way you support music by listening to “Change Your Mind” and the rest of my debut album “EXLESS” on Tidal Through the new @Cash App Integration feature on #TidalUpload, the full amount of what you send goes directly into the pockets of your favorite independent artists. The true artist-to-fan relationship we were promised with all the other platforms? Tidal is actually delivering on that 🩷✨ #ainsleycostello #tidal #tidalupload #cashapp #independentartist #1000truefans #changeyourmind

Tools like #TidalUpload and the new @Cash App integration feature are truly game changers, not only for independent artists, but fans too. At this point, everyone is aware of the issues artists face when putting up their music on the main streaming platforms, but at some point, it’s up to the fans just as much as the artists to make any real change. It sounds overwhelming, but it starts by supporting just one song or artist differently. Make sure to go listen to “Up For It” and every other song on my debut record EXLESS now on Tidal, and consider supporting me directly through the new Cash App integration  ❤️✨ #tidal #newmusic #cashapp

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Ainsley Costello - Up For It

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If you like music, which I’m willing to bet is all of you, I’d challenge you to rethink the way you support the music that plays such a big part of your daily life. Instead of directly supporting platforms, think about directly supporting your favorite artists and songs on Tidal with the new @Cash App integration feature. A perfect way to get started is by listening to Anywhere But Here, a B-Side on my album “EXLESS”, now on Tidal 💚✨ #ainsleycostello #tidal #tidalupload #cashapp #independentartist #1000truefans #anywherebuthere #poprock

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Ainsley Costello - Anywhere But Here

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As an independent artist, I’m so encouraged to know that Tidal and @Cash App 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 💜✨

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Ainsley Costello - You Problem

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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 @Cash App 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

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Ainsley Costello - THEREGOESMY!

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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 @Cash App 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 @jack @Cash App

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Ainsley Costello - Alchemy

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💯% 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 @Cash App are even listening👂 I heard an interesting term at @Bitfest for the first time this month : abandonware. I feel like vibe coding is creating more abandonware not less. View quoted note →

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. @Roger 9000 #bitcoinfixesthis #choosebitcoinmusic #independentmusic #v4vmusic View quoted note →

New episode of The Snap just dropped on @Fountain 🩷✨ @kathryn ✨❤️‍🔥👾 and I talk about if people our age really enjoy live music anymore, the inspiring No Music for Genocide Initiative, touring the #strategy building, and so much more. Strap in ⭐️ #newepisode #womeninpodcasting #musicpodcast #independentartists

Fountain

The Snap • Do The Kids Listen to Live Music Anymore? Spoiler, no. • Listen on Fountain

In this episode of The Snap, Katie and Ainsley talk about Katie's new house, if the kids even listen to live music on college campuses anymore, Ain...

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Saint @Dovydas and @Oscar Merry are pushing hard and fast to give the world (musicians and podcasters) a very real alternative to Spotify. If you have not tried @Fountain recently give it another look! Improvements have been coming in hot for months! View quoted note →