ainsleycostello
Ainsley Costello

Listen to my debut album EXLESS, out now 🩷✨

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2026-03-18 01:47:47 UTC

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I might be the least "sporty" person ever nominated for such a bracket. Hm? 🤔 How does this work, and what do I do to win? 😂 Bwahahahaha!
💜 @nprofile…km3m 💜

2026-03-15 16:10:46 UTC

Catch GenZ Women in Bitcoin NOW at epochmusic.xyz
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2026-03-15 14:51:02 UTC

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https://epochmusic.xyz/e/pub-key-dc

2026-03-15 14:50:41 UTC

Hello DC! Join us from anywhere in the world at https://epochmusic.xyz/e/pub-key-dc
#nevent1q…n4cg

2026-03-15 14:50:00 UTC

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https://epochmusic.xyz/e/pub-key-dc

2026-03-14 02:09:30 UTC

D.C. is the place to be! See you at @nprofile…rsqx Sunday 3/15! 🧡💜
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2026-03-12 03:04:04 UTC

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Welcome to the jungle! Let me know I can help!

2026-03-09 20:07:41 UTC

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Family friendly! 🫶

2026-03-09 19:36:17 UTC

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2026-03-09 19:32:52 UTC

DC on March 15th let's goooo 🏃‍♀️⚡ running a 5K for charity then straight to @PubKey for smash burgers, bitcoin convos & live music?? This is literally the perfect spring day - Race for the cause stay for the ⚡️Vibes RSVP ➡️ https://luma.com/xaltyebx @nprofile…zjzd @nprofile…rsqx @nprofile…s23a @nprofile…tx6y @nprofile…km3m

2026-02-21 00:23:40 UTC

Had the best time chatting with @nprofile…zqsh about how I’ve been utilizing new technologies like BTC and Nostr to monetize my music and find a fan base. Watch now on YouTube or listen where you get your podcasts! 🩷✨
https://youtu.be/MCNQ8Nya01o?si=o2MsPZdmqzqU--CR

2026-02-17 00:19:14 UTC

See you in D.C. 3/15/2026 ⭐️🌟⭐️🌟⭐️
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2026-02-14 20:45:12 UTC

@nprofile…9nu2 IS BACK!!!! I got to hear this song live a few months ago, so I’m stoked that I get to listen to it whenever I want now ✨
https://fountain.fm/track/q6N8QzTSTDjL2L98FL2R

2026-02-13 21:34:40 UTC

So stoked to be headed back to DC to be playing a show at the 5k Runstr event in partnership with PUBKEY DC on March 15th! After the race, join us at @npub1key…lt3h for eats, awards, education, and entertainment from yours truly🪄 It’s going to be a fantastic day, can’t wait to see you there!
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2026-01-27 17:31:11 UTC

Not what I meant when I asked the universe for a breakthrough year but good to know it’s listening!!! #oof
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2026-01-14 04:08:55 UTC

ITS TUESDAYYYYYYY which means @nprofile…kt05 and I are back with another episode of The Snap, available now on @nprofile…sr77 🤩
https://fountain.fm/episode/ncqc5tW4zXbpHprmht2S
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2026-01-12 15:13:31 UTC

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I watched the first episode at the ripe age of 13 and got traumatized for life

2026-01-09 05:02:52 UTC

@nprofile…5mzl and I have not only a new episode out for you to listen to, BUT NEW COVER ART WHERE YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE OUR FACES WOOHOO!
https://fountain.fm/episode/A5aXgMp8Xe7BGwAkIE2B
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2026-01-07 19:41:45 UTC

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And YouTube as well 🪄🩷:
https://youtu.be/yuNnXzeY4s8?si=0rqORsC7uM8DbRPf

2026-01-07 19:41:08 UTC

In case you weren’t able to watch my new music video on Nostr, here’s the link to watch on Tidal 🩷
https://tidal.com/video/487922581

2025-12-30 22:22:54 UTC

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Same with users. I feel his pain deeply. I’ve managed to stick around because of a lot of help from my parents and many developers around the world who have been extra kind and patient with me and my team. But Nostr needs basic stability across a few good solutions first and it needs to stop leaving half finished projects on the table and moving on to something new. I was told blossom servers would not work 6 months ago but numerous developers kept pushing me towards blossom - - all only to hear, again, blossom won’t likely work long term for media protection. I keep saying it but if developers would actually listen to users, maybe we could get some traction here.

2025-12-30 22:12:30 UTC

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What is the group link for OX chat?

2025-12-30 22:04:51 UTC

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https://bitcoinday.io/

2025-12-30 22:04:05 UTC

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@nprofile…nthd so where does the media get stored and protected? by a hosted, paid service provider?

2025-12-30 21:18:32 UTC

So thrilled to be speaking at #BitcoinDay 2026 in Naples on 1/17! I’ll be on a panel with my girl @nprofile…86md 🩷⭐️ We’ll be speaking about using BTC as a force for good and how our generation is using this once in a generation technology to change antiquated systems like the music industry for the better! See you in the sunshine ☀️🌴

2025-12-30 19:41:57 UTC

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I am interested in this, seems like a great move in the right direction for IP protected media. But it still seems like you need to be running your own node to use this? - Start 9 or Umbrel - Is that right? I understand the benefit of having a node but most musicians don't have the money to buy one of these machines. Thanks for pushing the needle forward for helping content creators protect their media. 👏🏻

2025-12-29 05:17:18 UTC

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Thank you so much! So so glad you love it 🩷

2025-12-29 04:58:12 UTC

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Thanks for the feedback @npub1f6u…zcka I wonder if this is yet another weird #nostruser experience? This song is also available on all traditional distribution if you want to compare anywhere. And, oh @NickWheeler from #AllAmericanRejects produced it and he is amazing 🙌🙌🙌

2025-12-29 04:09:47 UTC

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Again. I paid Nostr build $71 a year?! I pay FAR-LESS than that to distribute video through distro-kid. This is not a user issue. This is a Nostr issue.

2025-12-29 03:56:51 UTC

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This should be an @npub1nxy…avr7 issue. If there will be a problem seeing it in Nostr - @npub1nxy…avr7 should help the user resolve it before it gets posted.

2025-12-29 03:40:55 UTC

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@npub1nxy…avr7 can you help?!?!?

2025-12-29 00:20:56 UTC

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ICYMI I made a music video for EXLESS and it’s a killer good time 🤭🎥🩷 #newmusicvideo #discovery #creativesonnostr
#nevent1q…76pv

2025-12-27 12:19:15 UTC

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@nprofile…75gh I'm not at all emotional. Not sure how many more times I'll need to tell you that. I'm just giving my perspective and you are coming after me and everyone who has commented on this thread. Discovery has been broken for over a decade. Spotify and TikTok killed real fan discovery for everyone. The Arctic Monkeys - and Taylor Swift - were both lucky to have My Space to help them build their fan bases (that was almost 25 years ago. Nostr could be the "my space" for my generation of artists. But the truth is there isn't enough traction yet. I have been one of the VERY LUCKY few who have been able to reach new people and make a lot of new friends around the world using Nostr. I have seen success in getting my music heard by new people and many here on Nostr have supported me - generously. But the 2,000 or so other artists on Nostr (many of my friends) have not seen the same results, and it's not because they don't have great art. There are just not enough people here, willing to support this new music economy with their own personal Bitcoin. I don't know how it is in Thailand, but I can tell you in the U.S. it's hard to get people to part with their sats. So, until every artist, or at least the good ones, can come to Nostr and have the same experience I have, then we have to admit we just are not there yet. Without some initial return of value (or return on investment), artists will eventually "go out of business." AI has already shown us that if you want free art, it's usually slop. So, As I said in my last message, I get it. I understand your arguments. I just don't think that the vast majority of the world wants bad art for the rest of eternity. Film, TV and books all have the same issues I'm raising here for music. It's not about wanting paywalls, it's about finding and connecting with the people willing to support the art we create. We need tools that enable that, discovery with value enabled. Value 4 Value Music has shown it can be done. We need to figure out how to scale it in a way that will help artists find a better more creatively fulling future. Peace Out! Keep on Rocking in Thailand 🤘🏻

2025-12-27 01:48:26 UTC

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@nprofile…lzrk thank you for your zap!!!! Can’t wait for more events together in 2026!

2025-12-26 20:14:43 UTC

✨NOSTR Exclusive ✨ I know spending time with your extended family can make some of us want to poison everyone within an arms reach due to their snide comments about our life choices, so feel free to vicariously live out your wildest familicidal fantasies through the official EXLESS music video. Merry Christmas to everyone who has supported EXLESS this year 💜🎄✨ https://v.nostr.build/PfJyx8P6m3ZI02bD.mp4

2025-12-26 20:07:36 UTC

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@nprofile…75gh I understand the arguments from all sides but with music, movies and books creators are spending huge amounts of money to create art that should be protected or monetizable - at minimum so creators can continue to make more art. This is the first I knew about Anna's Archive. It appears you have to be a member of Anna's Archive to access the copied content they "preserve" under the guise of a non-profit freedom hub. But I did not distribute my music to Anna's Archive or give them permission to copy it freely. So it's not emotional, it is theft. I want the music I create to be available to anyone who wants to hear it but I have to find a way to be compensated for the $12,000 US dollars I spent to make the record(s). If art is not monetizable then we will all be relegated to AI Slop for the rest of eternity. I don't know about you but I'd still love to discover and follow and support my favorite artists in the world. The issue is that we have never had a way to do that (support with money) across borders and electronically. That is what Bitcoin Fixes. It's a beautiful solution to a100 year old problem. My hope is that we see people build solutions that support the creation of art, not kill it.

2025-12-25 04:05:59 UTC

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Definitely infringement. I did not give Anna's Archive permission to copy my music from Spotify and make it available to the entire world without value enabled.

2025-12-25 04:01:24 UTC

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This is theft. No matter how you look at it. This makes everything every artist has ever made free. If a library of books was stolen like this there would be lawsuits. I expect Spotify will sue over this, not that I support them or this activity. But I don't know what good will come out of lawsuits by a company only interested in self-preservation. What we need is an instant, global, frictionless way for fans to support art directly. Oh wait.... we have that! #nostr #bitcoin #lightning #lightningislove @nprofile…m58v @nprofile…cgkr @truefans #grownostr ⚡️ We are almost there 🤞🏻 I desperately hope fans will support artists directly in the future. 🧡💜

2025-12-23 22:34:52 UTC

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Welcome to the "valueverse" @nprofile…fh2l ⚡️

2025-12-23 22:31:52 UTC

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Merry Christmas Val! Happy to be on the crazy journey into the future with you. 💜🧡⚡️

2025-12-23 19:50:27 UTC

Happy Holidays! @nprofile…4qs4 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
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2025-12-22 20:36:48 UTC

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💯 🫶

2025-12-22 19:42:01 UTC

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Can't believe it's been two years. Seems like a lifetime ago and just yesterday all at once. 💜🎶

2025-12-22 19:40:26 UTC

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The Bitcoin and Nostr communities aren't big enough to help cover costs for music yet. @nprofile…4au3 and I have both traveled, great distances, to perform for the communities (Bitcoin and Nostr) but always at my own expense. I know @nprofile…2jjt has traveled extensively as well and not been able to figure out how to monetize it in a way that makes sense. He even wrote a Bitcoin Manifesto about it! Like Joe, I think it's coming - - one day. But we really need global listeners - our fans - to want to be here and they are not here yet. I love this community but I find that it is mostly developers and developer adjacent (podcasters, entreprenuers, those that were deplatformed for one reason or another). The music community is growing but until the normie can support music with Bitcoin (maybe without even knowing it) we will continue to struggle to find enough people to support even the most basic cost coverage.

2025-12-19 04:10:09 UTC

These last nine days have been so fun educating fans and artists alike on how Tidal and @npub1cas…dg5l 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 🩷🧡✨
📸: @nprofile…cxxu
https://tidal.com/track/473760982
#ainsleycostello #tidal #tidalupload #cashapp #independentartist #1000truefans #exless #poprock #musicvideo #newmusicvideo
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2025-12-18 03:50:05 UTC

Over the years I’ve been asked so many times, “how can I support you directly?” Now, because of Tidal and @nprofile…9kw0 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
https://tidal.com/track/473760983
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2025-12-17 03:41:37 UTC

Discovery is nearly impossible on the major streaming platforms today, but through the new #TidalUpload feature with direct support from @nprofile…fe6a 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. 💙✨
📸: @nprofile…06tm
https://tidal.com/track/473760989
#ainsleycostello #tidal #tidalupload #cashapp #independentartist #1000truefans #cantsayimnottrying #poprock
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2025-12-17 02:07:40 UTC

ITS TUESDAYYY!!! That means @nprofile…342g and I are back talking about things like yard signs, lawsuits, and objectification!
https://fountain.fm/episode/Cu7e4DwaHSMvevgVg5Ao

2025-12-17 02:05:36 UTC

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Jake isn’t AI gate is over 😪
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2025-12-16 04:59:22 UTC

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 @npub1cas…dg5l 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
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2025-12-15 05:14:19 UTC

Tools like #TidalUpload and the new @nprofile…w5fr 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
https://tidal.com/track/473760995
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2025-12-14 17:49:49 UTC

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@npub1mws…u46p thanks for the @npub1cas…dg5l test! And for all of the support🙏

2025-12-14 17:49:01 UTC

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I’ve tried it a couple different ways and have never had any real success with it. I get the idea but I just don’t know if there is enough traffic to specifically blockchain apps to support it widely enough. I say whatever works for you!

2025-12-14 04:40:04 UTC

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 @nprofile…9kw0 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
https://tidal.com/track/473760999
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2025-12-13 06:15:50 UTC

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😂😂😂🤷🏼‍♀️

2025-12-13 03:32:09 UTC

As an independent artist, I’m so encouraged to know that Tidal and @nprofile…t0a2 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
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2025-12-13 00:07:21 UTC

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Thanks for the zap @npub1xqz…w9f5 🙏 can’t find the note it was attached to but ⚡️⚡️⚡️ received 🧡

2025-12-12 23:17:30 UTC

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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 @npub1cas…dg5l 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 @npub1cas…dg5l @npub1sg6…f63m 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.

2025-12-12 23:03:24 UTC

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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.

2025-12-12 19:23:23 UTC

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

2025-12-12 04:36:43 UTC

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@tess thanks for listening 🎶⚡️

2025-12-12 04:36:13 UTC

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

2025-12-12 04:34:20 UTC

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@npub1kye…sfjk I think it will all come eventually. We are early. But @npub1cas…dg5l and @tidal are setting up for a quick integration one day. #wishingforzapseverywhere⚡️

2025-12-11 23:56:06 UTC

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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

2025-12-11 19:29:00 UTC

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 @nprofile…sgtm 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
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2025-12-11 05:07:45 UTC

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 @nprofile…9kw0 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
@nprofile…n79u @nprofile…9kw0
https://tidal.com/track/473761008

2025-12-09 21:04:21 UTC

💯% 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 @npub1cas…dg5l are even listening👂 I heard an interesting term at @npub1r9z…q8lx for the first time this month : abandonware. I feel like vibe coding is creating more abandonware not less.
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2025-12-09 20:32:30 UTC

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. @npub1wxg…svzl #bitcoinfixesthis #choosebitcoinmusic #independentmusic #v4vmusic
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2025-12-09 19:52:09 UTC

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LIVE!!!!!

2025-12-09 18:14:35 UTC

New episode of The Snap just dropped on @nprofile…56v2 🩷✨ @nprofile…5f6q 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
https://fountain.fm/episode/jwqb2HoBlmNvbnK2TfIL

2025-12-09 04:36:56 UTC

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Thanks so much 🙏 I still hardly believe it 🤯 # of streams? What are streams?! 🤣 Here we count sats because 1 stream can = 100,000 sats, so buy-bye 👍🏻 and ❤️ helllo ⚡️ #lightningislove

2025-12-09 04:32:06 UTC

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Thanks for the share 💜⚡️ had a ton of fun with @npub15a3…uhm5 @npub1gft…0hhg @npub1key…lt3h #DC

2025-12-09 03:59:33 UTC

BFF 💜
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2025-12-09 03:58:48 UTC

Abi is the best! ⚡️boost and zap ⚡️
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2025-12-05 16:43:53 UTC

Saint @npub186p…rxqq and @npub1unm…d0j2 are pushing hard and fast to give the world (musicians and podcasters) a very real alternative to Spotify. If you have not tried @npub1v5u…n0v5 recently give it another look! Improvements have been coming in hot for months!
#note1emd…tuha

2025-12-05 16:41:48 UTC

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True on all accounts St. @npub186p…rxqq and @npub1v5u…n0v5 are building the best with @npub1unm…d0j2 🙌

2025-12-05 05:15:47 UTC

Had the loveliest time getting to contribute to the christening of @npub1key…lt3h DC tonight with the wonderful @nprofile…z30m @nprofile…3nrp and @npub1gft…0hhg ✨🩷 can’t wait to come back with the full band soon ⭐️
#music #musiconnostr #pubkey #dc #bitcoindistrict
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2025-12-05 05:06:33 UTC

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@npub1mws…u46p I’ll be in the studio for the next couple of months. But I’ll be out on the road again soon!!! Stay tuned! Can’t wait to see you!

2025-12-05 00:44:24 UTC

@npub1key…lt3h LIVE 🧡💜 https://www.youtube.com/live/MSvDPGHE3SM?si=3zg3a9N1sY9mcAEE

2025-12-05 00:39:52 UTC

Keep your eyes peeled 👀 we might be live from @npub1key…lt3h DC any minute 🧡💜
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2025-12-04 15:31:19 UTC

Hey DC! I’ll see you TONIGHT! It’s time to show you how Bitcoin fixes music 🎶 We are bringing #BTC to “The District” with @npub1mck…5mnw @npub15a3…uhm5 @npub1gft…0hhg @npub1key…lt3h #DC 🧡 See You Soon!
https://luma.com/tj11y37e
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2025-12-04 00:16:55 UTC

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@boka I think the issue is that RSS and Nostr are separate protocols. Both do incredible things for music that most musicians don’t know about yet because collectively we are brainwashed by traditional distribution that point and click upload/distribution is the standard. Anyone can use these tools but it’s not a point and click experience. It’s not that we (musicians collectively) need it dumbed down either it’s just that we are using all of our time and brain power to make amazing music. We need a distribution UI that allows artists to upload and attach a wallet with splits that we can control AND that works with both ecosystems seamlessly. Ideally it would even work with traditional distribution…. Like Tidal. TIdal is making BIG moves in the space but all through the @block companies, specifically @npub1cas…dg5l - Artists can upload direct (at no charge) and be paid direct (from supporters and fans) via Cash App (I’m hoping bitcoin soon🤞) Be sure to check out Tidal Upload (separate from the normal tidal experience) if you have not already.
As @npub19r9…eukr said it’s early and we are just not there yet. That said some of us have been at it now for years without any real improvement on the UI side.
I’m hoping in 2026 we will bring a lot more collaboration between #nostr and #rss that addresses USER needs specifically.
I love my many DEV friends around the world but we need developers building for users. This feels like the biggest oversight to me in the space. More user solutions less vibe coding.
#justmytwosats

2025-12-03 19:37:19 UTC

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Yes! Back for the first @npub1key…lt3h DC event tomorrow!

2025-12-03 17:14:21 UTC

New episode on The Snap out now on @nprofile…84z4 !!! @nprofile…x807 and I chat about my Imagine If conference takeaways, how performance anxiety weirdly gets more intense the more you do something, get on the heavy topic of artist safety at meet and greets and concerts, and so much more ⭐️📣
#thesnap #womeninpodcasting #musicpodcasts
https://fountain.fm/episode/XQQje1i6SDU7MwhXRO9m

2025-11-30 22:47:02 UTC

Next Stop ✈️ @npub1key…lt3h #dc with @@btcdistrict @trey @npub1gft…0hhg ✨ This is just a talk 🎙️ But we are conspiring to bring V4V🎶 to DC soon!! See you Thursday DC 🧡⚡️
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2025-11-29 20:19:02 UTC

Sometimes you get so excited to see your childhood friend in Oxford that you run into a glass door and leave half your face on it 🤪
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2025-11-25 18:49:25 UTC

New episode of The Snap out now on @nprofile…7u5r !!! In this episode, @nprofile…gqd4 and I talk about many of Spotify’s questionable side business ventures, how Streaming 2.0 and Bundle Gate will affect the music industry, @npub13k6…uwan film takeaways, and of course, how it seems like the world is constantly going up in a garbage fire. Strap in kids 🪄
#thesnap #womeninpodcasting #musicpodcast
https://fountain.fm/episode/HVct7HbyJYrmv7KBvFfy

2025-11-22 21:26:07 UTC

🔥🔥🔥🔥@longy🔥🔥🔥🔥@bitfest BOOOOST ⚡️⚡️
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2025-11-22 20:44:41 UTC

Time for some #Gold 🧡🧡🧡🧡 @npub1r9z…q8lx
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2025-11-22 20:24:37 UTC

@nathanabbott @bitfest 🔥🎶🎶🎶🎶
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2025-11-22 20:09:31 UTC

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@npub1c39…2lhm thinks of everything ⚡️

2025-11-22 20:06:48 UTC

@npub1rfk…6u9j @npub1r9z…q8lx ⚡️
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2025-11-22 19:34:42 UTC

@thegreensands welcome to the ✨Valueverse ✨
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2025-11-22 19:19:55 UTC

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@andyprincz

2025-11-22 19:10:33 UTC

YO! @andyprince is killing the 🧡⚡️
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2025-11-22 19:05:29 UTC

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TUNE IN KIDS!!!!
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2025-11-22 18:23:14 UTC

Time to share!! 💜🧡
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2025-11-22 18:11:41 UTC

Just in case…. @npub1r9z…q8lx LIve on X now 🙏
https://x.com/bit_fest_uk/status/1992291653911261285?s=46

2025-11-22 17:51:07 UTC

TUNE IN SOON OR ELSE @nprofile…2ast @nprofile…u3zl #manchesterbabes The music tonight will be ✨✨✨
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2025-11-22 14:46:51 UTC

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Tune in at 6pm GMT/1EST/12CEST tonight hear me blab about all things music and btc, and maybe play a song or two 🍒 stay on the stream to hear @nprofile…ptat and a bunch of other lovely lads play as well ✨ @nprofile…gnu4
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