How to promote your music video with YouTube ads 🎬
My free guide walks you through the exact Google Ads setup for a music video in 2026, click by click, with screenshots from my own account.
11 steps
Each one with a screenshot from Google Ads
3 artists
Real campaigns, with what they spent and got
1 page
A cheat sheet with the whole setup
What's inside 📖
Why your music video matters more in 2026
Music videos are a third of everything people watch on YouTube, and more of it happens on the TV next to Netflix.
The whole setup, click by click
Eleven steps with a screenshot for each one, from linking your channel to setting your bid.
The settings that bring fans
Which ad format, which countries and which audience to pick, so your money goes to people who could become fans.
The cheap views trap
Why a tenth of a cent per view usually means views from people who'll never listen to your song.
Real campaigns with real numbers
What three artists spent, where they showed their ads, and what they got back.
A one-page cheat sheet
The whole setup on one page, so you can keep it open next to Google Ads.
Hey, I'm Finch 👋
I've reviewed over 50,000 songs as a playlist curator, and more than 300 musicians have gone through my programs.
In 2026 the biggest change I see is where people watch YouTube. They open it on the TV, on the same screen as Netflix, and music videos are a big part of what they watch. Most musicians still treat the video as something you post once on release day.
I went through the whole setup in my own Google Ads account for this guide, so you can copy it step by step.