Coda Music has launched CodaLive!, an in-app livestreaming feature that lets artists and other music creators host listening sessions while generating streams and engaging with fans.
The feature combines simultaneous music playback with live conversation and audience chat. Artists can discuss their releases, share stories and respond to comments during a session. Because playback runs through Coda’s streaming platform, the songs played can count as streams. Coda says an artist playing 10 songs for 1,000 fans could generate 10,000 streams in one session.
Sessions may also encourage subscribers to select a participating artist as their “Home Artist.” That designation directs $1 from a subscriber’s monthly membership fee to their chosen eligible artist.
Artists and hosts using CodaLive!
Jack Grisham, frontman of T.S.O.L., released music from his side project, Jack Grisham and The Life Undone, exclusively on Coda for 30 days. He plans to host monthly broadcasts featuring interviews and stories with fellow musicians. Singer-songwriter and The Walking Dead actress Emily Kinney used CodaLive! for an interactive listening party marking the release of her EP I Cried When You Died.
The feature is also available to curators, DJs and other creators. Los Angeles radio personality Lisa Khool-Aid Rios has begun hosting weekly radio-style shows. Baylee Lefton of Ayybaybay Radio features emerging music across genres, while Isaiah Ruiz, host of Off The Record with Isaiah, introduces artists through interviews and music.
Coda Music’s platform
Launched in 2025, Coda Music emphasizes human recommendations, fan communities and direct artist compensation as an alternative to algorithm-driven discovery. It has introduced tools to identify and filter AI-generated music. Experimental rock band Xiu Xiu previously endorsed the service after withdrawing its music from Spotify.
