YouTube is upgrading its music TV experience, just in time for Coachella

YouTube He has big plans for Coachella 2026, when the folk music festival returns this weekend. Yes, the Google-owned streaming program will once again offer live streams of shows for fans unable to make the show this month — but now, there will be a music video themed… Fast channelsknown as stations.

FAST TV stands for “Free Ad-Supported TV,” and is a popular category of streaming services that offer content without a paid subscription. stations, very similar to popular linear television services tubes And the Roku Channel — or even FAST Channel shows on Prime Video — offer viewers a passive, stress-free viewing experience.

During Coachella, these stops, Depending on the edgewill operate as “24/7 linear streams pre-programmed with videos of artists performing at the festival.” Instead of endlessly searching for something to click-to-play, “Coachella TV” on YouTube will feature a mix of popular archive shows, artist interviews, documentaries and highlights from the 2026 festival, with stations curated by artists and creators.

Google did not immediately respond to our request for comment.

YouTube has already started rolling out the new feature with a few musicians, including Grammy Award-winning artist Bruno Marswho used his YouTube station to promote his new album The Romantic.

Kurt Wilms, YouTube’s senior director of product management, told The Verge that they have not yet set a date for when Stations will be available to all creators. But there is a plan in place to make this feature available to everyone.

“Anyone will be able to come in and create a playlist and click ‘start station,’” he said. “And that’s ultimately what we want to get to.”