As a follow-up to the interview we did for this ABC News article -- Ad Music Brings in Big Exposure for Artists -- about TV commercials as a venue for new music artists like Yael Naim and Sara Bareilles: "It's... More »

The NFL Super Bowl XLII (also known as "The Big Game") will kick-off this Sunday, which also means advertisers will be blowing out their ad budgets on Super Bowl commercials during the game on Fox. This year's Superbowl ads promise... More »

Adtunes.com presents the Top Ad Music of 2007. Here is a selection of some the most memorable music trends in advertising from the past year. 10. Music at Retail If 2006 was the year of music in cellphone commercials, then... More »

The community weblog MetaFilter featured a post detailing a Washington Post article titled How to Calculate Musical Sellouts with an accompanying graphic of a "mathematical formula" called The Moby Quotient: The Moby Quotient, generated by the formula below, determines the... More »

The new Dell commercial called "Engine" shows a group of women in black and white building an engine for the new Dell XPS notebook computer. The music for the spot is a distinctive 80s sound, like something from the band... More »

In what they are calling "an advertising first", car maker VW has licensed the brand new album Sky Blue Sky (iTunes) by the alternative rock band Wilco for use in their new Volkswagon TV commercial ad campaign. According to VW:... More »

Continuing the recent trend of advertisers commissioning "indie alt pop female singer-songwriters" to create ad music, new TV commercials for the Chevrolet Cobalt feature an exclusive track by Canadian singer Lily Frost. The ad follows a driverless blue Chevy Cobalt... More »

The Hilton Hotel corporation promises you will be "calm. cool. relaxed." in a TV commercial for their DoubleTree Hotels chain. The jazzy song swaying its way throughout the new "Branches" DoubleTree commercial is Dinah Washington's "Relax Max" (iTunes). Featuring animated... More »

It's time for the NFL's "Big Game" aka Super Bowl XLI this Sunday. This means it is also time for the "Super Bowl of Advertising" in the form of Super Bowl commercials. The hype surrounding Superbowl ads has been on... More »

New TV commercials for the UPS Whiteboard campaign feature "Such Great Heights" (iTunes) by The Postal Service off their album Get Up. What makes this puzzling is that The Postal Service band has always been associated with (UPS rival) the... More »

Adtunes.com presents the Top Ad Music for 2006. Here are our choices for the most memorable music used in commercial advertising from the past year. 10. Fast and Furious The group N.E.R.D. (with the help of remixer Jason Nevins) created... More »

Easily the most popular song ID request in the Adtunes.com Forums lately would have to be for the new Gears of War TV commercial. The Gears of War video game is being hyped as the "killer app" for the Xbox... More »

Since the award winning 2005 bio-pic "Walk the Line", the music of singer Johnny Cash has had a resurgence in recent years. Cash songs have been used in several recent commercials, including a Choice Hotels ad with the Johnny Cash... More »

The Beatles helped start a Revolution (with the help of a famous commercial by Nike) of using popular music in television commercials. Regardless of how you feel about that ad music trend, it is a vital part of marketing in... More »

Following in the footsteps of former American Idol Kelly Clarkson, the latest winner, Taylor Hicks, has signed on to star in his own version of television and radio ads for Ford. Hicks, who was recently named by People Magazine as... More »

Kelly Clarkson's first season reign as the American Idol may be a distant memory, but she continues to be the most visible winner of the popular singing competition. In her latest venture, the two-time Grammy winner has teamed with Ford... More »

A popular part of the Cartoon Network is the channel's nightly programming block, known as Adult Swim. Part of this is due to the Adult Swim "bumps" (short for "bumpers", which are short network breaks between programming and commercials). The... More »

One of our favorite podcasts is Coverville, which is an audio show featuring nothing but cover songs. Produced three times a week, the podcast is a wonderful source of "rare, unusual and great cover songs" and is a must-listen for... More »

You might notice a lot of your favorite "indie" bands licensing their songs for TV commercials. As we have said in the past, television ads are a new medium for gaining exposure for new bands and relatively unknown music. Ad... More »

Talk about getting your point across. Through the use of clever design and catchy songs, Hilton Hotel's new TV ad campaign manages to effectively capture the viewer's attention. The four ads, tagged "Travel Should Take You Places," are presented as... More »

The Super Bowl (of TV Advertising) is this Sunday. If you are more interested in the TV commercials than "The Big Game", several websites will be running all of the ads featured during the NFL championship on ABC. This year,... More »

Adtunes.com presents the Top Ad Music for 2005. This is our annual listing of the best and most memorable (which aren't necessarily the same thing) music used in advertising from the past year. 10. Satisfying Hunger From European dance floors... More »

A cover of a cover sets the background for the latest Cingular "Allover Network" television ad depicting a guy waiting impatiently for a girl to call him back after their first date. Chan Marshall (aka "Cat Power") recorded a TV... More »

Eminem and Apple don't mix according to the building history of legal run-in's Apple Computers has had in relation to the Oscar winning rapper. In 2003, Apple was hit with a lawsuit from the rapper's company, Eight Mile Style, for... More »

Apple and Cingular Wireless have teamed up to announce the first iTunes enabled cell phone called the Motorola ROKR. Supported by three new TV commercials, with a concept reminiscent of the popular iPod "Silhouette" ads, each ad shows an individual... More »

Target may like using popular songs in their ads, but the lyrics often get a makeover before hitting our TV sets and getting stuck in our head. Target's current back to school ad takes Sir Mix-A-Lot's popular 80s anthem "Baby... More »

In a TV commercial for the new Subaru B9 Tribeca, the Subaru SUV is seen driving by other sport utility vehicles, leaving them in various states of disarray ("in the dust", you might say) as the Tribeca passes by. The... More »

TV commercial director François Vogel (of Paranoid Projects) returns for a second appearance in a new TV ad for HP's PhotoSmart 375 Photo Printer, part of the on-going "HP + You" campaign. Vogel is seen holding white photo frames up... More »

No, we haven't time warped back to 1996. That is definitely the Spice Girls' mega-hit "Wannabe" (iTunes) playing in the current "Live Richly" TV ad for Citi credit cards. While waiting to earn enough reward points for an iPod, a... More »

Five for Fighting's melodic piano hit "100 Years" (iTunes) creates a perfect background to the current JP Morgan Chase credit cards television ad. The ad entitled "Life" follows an aging young man as he graduates from college, works at his... More »

According to a recent study, calcium helps prevent the aches and pains associated with Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS). A new tongue-in-cheek TV ad for the Got Milk? campaign depicts how men, sometimes the targets of monthly mood swings, can also benefit... More »

Apparently the Scorpion's song "Rock You Like A Hurricane" (iTunes) is making a comeback -- twice. The 80s rock classic shows up in one version of a promo for the new FOX show called "Stacked" starring Pamela Anderson and also... More »

Retailer JC Penney celebrates the arrival of Spring with a new TV ad campaign called "All the Sides of You" that focuses on the "role of women in everyday life." The commercials consist of an animated version of the company's... More »

Wind-blown blonde, redhead, and brunette hair on flawless models sets the mood for Pantene Pro-V's Expressions TV ads, which is backed by FC Kahuna's down tempo song "Hayling" (iTunes) featuring vocals by Icelander Hafdís Huld. Even more flawless than the... More »

What's that familiar kid's song heard in the new TV ad for Cherry Vanilla Dr. Pepper? It's "Mahna Mahna" from THE MUPPET SHOW. In the commercial, a couple is on a first date in a restaurant. When a Cherry Vanilla... More »

Devo front-man Mark Mothersbaugh (under his company name Mutato Muzica), provides the music (inspired by the song "Get A Job" by The Silhouettes) for the latest Mastercard ad called "Career Path." The unusual ad follows a real-life human coated in... More »

Adtunes.com presents the Top 10 Most Memorable Ad Music of 2004. The keyword here is memorable, which means these TV commercials had music you may have loved or hated, but more importantly had songs you had trouble getting out of... More »

Canon's new television ad for their PowerShot S500 Digital Elph camera features Rufus Wainwright covering The Beatles' song "Across the Universe." The commercial shows off the camera's ability to capture a vibrant rainbow of colors which stream across the screen... More »

CBS is lonely at the top according to a new promo for their network banking on the fact that they have the number 1 comedy (Everybody Loves Raymond), number 1 reality show (Survivor) and number 1 show overall (C.S.I.). The... More »

Do guy's really want their girlfriends stealing (and wearing) their Levi's 505 jeans? According to a new TV ad for the company, the answer is "No." The commercial follows a young woman as she walks out of a house, runs... More »

Lexmark wants to make at least one thing in life a little less complicated for you. In a new TV ad campaign that boasts "Now there's a way to uncomplicate," frustrated people are shown attempting to organize and print photos... More »

Herbal Essences moves on from risqué "totally organic" showers to a more modest direction in new TV ads. The latest commercial features up and coming artist Jadyn Maria singing her single "Rock You Senseless" and shows her transforming from shampooed... More »

A quirky new ad on the Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming features two characters from Sealab 2021 watching a large school of colorful fish while singing the Portuguese song "Águas de Março (Waters of March)" by Brazilian Bossa Nova singers... More »

In a departure from the anonymous dancing silhouette ads, Apple has recruited U2 to star as recognizable figures in a new TV ad for iPod and iTunes. Two versions of the colorful ad, an extended two minute version (available in... More »

Life imitates art imitates life in the new HP Digital Photography printers TV ad. In the creative television commercial, people hold up picture frames in front of the world around them, which then turn into a still photo image capturing... More »

Recycling a song is not taboo when it comes to TV ads and other media. Recently, Nikka Costa's "Everybody Got Their Something" has appeared in numerous ads that include Sears, Mitsubishi Endeavor and a promo for the new ABC TV... More »

Looking for online music downloads of songs from popular TV commercials? Look no further than the Apple iTunes Music Store. "Commercial Success - Music that Sells" is a compilation of 12 songs from TV ads for Diet Coke, Pepsi, C2,... More »

You might not have noticed the music in the new Victoria's Secret ad for the "Angels Uplift" bra. The ad shows a group of VS models wearing colorful lingerie and large, white feathered wings and ends with the tag line:... More »

In a series of ads for VH1's Hip Hop Honors are black and white images focusing on different items. One ad shows a turntable and features the song "It's Just Begun" by Jimmy Castor Bunch. The tagline reads: "You see... More »

Sarah Jessica Parker (aka Carrie Bradshaw) leaves "The City" and walks her Manolo Blahniks into a Gap just in time for the store's latest TV ad campaign named, "How Do You Wear It?" Appearing alongside rocker Lenny Kravitz, Parker's image... More »

In the TV ad for Chevrolet's Corvette named "A Boy's Dream," we see an imaginary depiction of underage drivers taking their cars for a high-speed, high-flying fantasy ride. The ad, directed by Mr. Madonna (aka Guy Ritchie), was pulled by... More »

The WB Network joins forces with retailer K-Mart in a cross promotion TV campaign. Stars from the WB model K-Mart fashions in two TV commercials just in time to promote their network's Fall line-up. In the TV spot named "Route... More »

Heavy Metal musician Alice Cooper is advertising school supplies? In a new "back to school" TV campaign for Staples, the shock rocker is shown shopping with his "daughter." (Ad available for viewing at AliceCoopersWeb.com.) The young girl, who is obviously... More »

In a new commercial for Wrangler Jeans, NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. helps launch the "New Generation of Wrangler". In the TV spot, Earnhardt and the No. 8 race team are seen at various stages of a NASCAR race, paired... More »

Levi's creative new TV ads for their Original 501 and Loose Straight 569 jeans showcase a determined boyfriend and a stalking mannequin. In "Walk" a boyfriend shows up at his girlfriend's door with flowers. She puts them in a vase... More »

Currently airing in the US are two different versions of an ad, called "My World," for Samsung's VM-A680 video phone. The ad follows a day in the life of a young girl and ends with the tag line: "This is... More »

The Game Boy Advance ad campaign continues with two new TV spots: Mario Golf Advance Tour and the Classic NES Limited Edition Game Boy SP. Following the "Peek Inside" ad theme from this spring, the current ads depict a gamer... More »

Director Michel Gondry is no stranger when it comes to creating unique, sometimes unusual and stunning visual art. His numerous music videos with singers and bands like Bjork, The White Stripes, Steriogram, Kylie Minogue and the Chemical Brothers have earned... More »

Steven Tyler, of legendary rock band Aerosmith, creates a stir in Sony's Cyber-shot DSC-T1 Digital Camera TV ad. The ad, named "Slo Mo," sends female diners into a frenzy as they attempt to take a snapshot of the rock star... More »

The 1970s rock group Queen had a resurgence in 1992 due to the track "Bohemian Rhapsody" being used in an infamous car ride from the movie WAYNE'S WORLD. The group's sound continues to fit in to today's eclectic mix of... More »

Embracing a "life's soundtrack" creative direction, a new DoubleShot Expresso TV ad from Starbucks features a 80s rock tune familiar to Rocky fans and workout music listeners everywhere. The "Glen" TV commercial opens with a man in his kitchen having... More »

Before Halle Berry slips into her leather suit for this summer's CATWOMAN movie, she appears in a series of new ads for Revlon make-up. The campaign, featuring actresses Berry, Julianne Moore, Eva Mendes and Jaime King, documents the journey of... More »

Nintendo continues their "Who Are You?" ad campaign with new TV spots featuring the song "Strict Machine" by Goldfrapp. The ad, named "Freeboy," shows a male standing in the middle of a street playing his Game Boy Advance SP as... More »

Three new ads from Mercedes-Benz hope to show the "enduring relationship" between the company and its customers. Two ads focus on photographs of the owners posing with their cars while the third ad shows the loyality between owner and vehicle.... More »

Garnier Fructis has moved on from solely using the Transplants' song in their ads. The latest round of TV commercials uses the song "Connection" by the British punk-pop band Elastica.... More »

Volvo answers all the ad music fanatics' prayers by creating a TV spot in the style of a music video, complete with the artist name and song title appearing in the bottom left corner at the beginning of the ad.... More »

The new 2004 Mitsubishi Endeavor "It Fits" TV ad shows various people utilizing the roomy interior space of the SUV. The spot features Nikka Costa singing "Everybody Got Their Something." (Previously heard during the credits of Blue Crush.) This is... More »

The Internet is abuzz about the new Victoria's Secret TV commercial featuring Bob Dylan. The aging rocker is featured in the new "Angels in Venice" clip along with his song "Love Sick" off the album Time Out of Mind. The... More »

Sometimes commericals just stay with you, and not always because you want them to do so. One such ad might be the latest TV commercial from Six Flags Theme Parks called "It's Playtime!". The ad features an unusual looking old... More »

Bud Light joins in on the low carb craze with it's latest TV ad to inform us that "all light beers are low in carbs." "The Life" by hip hop artist Mystic can be heard playing in the background as... More »

Have you heard a whistling sound coming from your TV? Seen three kids walking around town leaning backwards in sync? The teens are enjoying their new Starburst Fruit & Creme candy to the tune "The Whistle Song" by PJ Olsson.... More »

Gap wakes up their "Worked In" jeans boy and lets him leave the pad in his new Stress Free Khakis. The Rolling Stones' song "I'm Free" is covered by the Soup Dragons in the ad.... More »

Gap's Spring TV ads show ladies strutting their stuff in their new pastel colored cropped pants and cuffed jeans. Both TV spots feature a special remix, for the ad, of the song "Fresh" by Kool and the Gang.... More »

The new "Real World of Coca-Cola" TV ad that debuted during Tuesday's AMERICAN IDOL features Sharlene Hector, a vocalist for Basement Jaxx, singing Nina Simone's song "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free." The ad, which... More »

Sometimes advertisors rework lyrics of popular songs for use in their television ads - often rerecorded by the original artists. In the new Target ad (featuring the retailer's white bullseye logo replacing elements like falling snow, water, etc.), we hear... More »

T-Mobile celebrates Valentine's Day with two new ads that feature a flip phone singing. The two songs are Outkast's "Happy Valentine's Day" and "My Baby Got Sauce" by G Love & Special Sauce.... More »

The latest addition to the Mitsubishi ad family, is yet another TV commercial for the 2004 Galant. See What Happens shows off the Galant's ability to avoid accidents by throwing bowling balls and other hazards at the vehicle as it... More »

Pepsi and Apple haved teamed up to promote legal MP3 file downloading with their music giveaway campaign that includes 100 million free song downloads. The television ad, which debuted during the Super Bowl, features teenagers who were caught and prosecuted... More »

Are you ready for some football? Sunday is the big game, but are you one of the millions who tune into the Super Bowl just to see the ads? This Saturday CBS will air "Super Bowl's Greatest Commercials," recapping 10... More »

A TV ad for a Mitsubishi Outlander, featuring the song "Breathe" by Telepopmusik, is partly responsible for Adtunes.com coming into existence. Two years later, Mitsubishi continues to lead the "good music in car ads" trend with the latest campaign for... More »

It takes an 88 year old dancing animated peanut to bring together James Brown and the Bay City Rollers. In their new dual "Counting Carbs" / "Saturday Night" tv ad, peanut maker Planters shows off their venerable icon Mr. Peanut.... More »

To hype the new 2004 GTO revival, General Motors Pontiac has created several TV ads in it's "Fuel for the Soul" campaign. Along with the voice of actor Samuel L. Jackson, the GTO commercial "Engine" features a familiar piece of... More »

A long staple of TV commercials, 80s music makes another appearance courtesy of Cingular wireless. In a cellphone ad for number portablility, the Cingular spokeswoman rocks to the stylings of Tommy Tutone's hit "867-5309 (Jenny)". While the Tutone tune has... More »

In the latest ad for MTV called "Blame MTV", a group of teenagers can be seen passing the time in the proverbial 70s era basement - complete with wood paneling. One teen suggests they play Spin the Bottle, only to... More »

In Estee Lauder's TV commercial for the Beyond Paradise fragrance, an "exclusive mix" of Madonna's song "Love Profusion" is being played. You can find the original version of the song on the "American Life" album, and you can watch the... More »

The Gap is celebrating winter with three TV ads featuring remakes of the same song, "Put a Little Love in Your Heart." The ads are called "Love," "Crazy Fair Isles" and "Warmest Sweaters," and can be viewed at the Gap... More »

American Eagle Outfitters new "Holidays" TV ad celebrates with a typical family holiday gathering. (That is, if your family consists entirely of attractive, well-dressed twenty-something fashion models.) The ad is shot with an animated still-snapshots effect moving from scene to... More »

Popular music doesn't get a chance to be forgotten with the current trend of quick turnaround of music used in commercials. Outkast's new double-disc CD, "Speakerboxxx/The Love Below," has been on store shelves for just one month, and the hit... More »

Levi's website is one of the few smart enough to include information on their TV commercials. Two of their ads are featured: "Car" and "Stampede". In "Car" a vehicle is driving through a town's dirt roads and a young man... More »

Apple continues its iTunes for Windows campaign with a new installment to their television ads. The third "Dancing Silhouettes" ad features a Jason Nevins remixed version of N.E.R.D.'s song "Rock Star." The remix is included on the BLUE CRUSH soundtrack.... More »

Budweiser's True Music online campaign celebrates live music by featuring up and coming artists on their website. The current television ad, featuring Daft Punk's song "Face to Face," shows a young male playing guitar in an empty room. When he... More »

The latest tv ad for Victoria's Secret "What Is Sexy?" campaign features their models preparing for the upcoming November 19th Fashion Show on CBS. The current "It Girl" of Victoria's Secret, Adriana Lima, is seen wearing large, white feathered wings... More »

Nissan just rolled out a tv ad for their new Titan truck featuring music from the trio Morphine. The song is the bass-heavy riff "Buena", off their album "Cure for Pain". The group features a unique sound, composed of a... More »

HP launched a campaign this month to "inspire people to see the picture in everything." The emphasis is making digital photography easy for anyone, from children to amateur photographers. The television ad features the song "Pictures of You" by... More »

The tv ad for the Nokia 3300 shows a boy walking down a grocery store aisle yelling "Hey!" along to the music coming from his MP3-playing cell phone. The song, popular at sporting events, is "Rock and Roll, Part 2"... More »

The latest Honda ad shows a black Civic Coupe parked at the beach and a guy is walking around it admiring the car. As he turns to leave he bumps into a girl. The song in the background is "Ocean... More »

Women's navels haven't been this popular since low-rider jeans! The tv commercial for Zelnorm shows women lifting their shirts to reveal writing on their stomachs describing their IBS symtoms, accompanied by the song "E.V.A." by Jean-Jacques Perrey. The track is... More »

In a follow-up to Queen being featured in the Yahoo! Search ads, the Barry Manilow hit "Can't Smile Without You" is covered by Sean Beal in another version of the whimsical "search box" ads. You can find the new version... More »

Surf guitar legend Dick Dale is seen in the latest Nissan Armada ad on the beach playing his famous song "Misirlou." You might also recognize this song from the PULP FICTION soundtrack.... More »

After extensive searching and persistence, the Adtunes Forums members have cracked another popular ad music mystery! "What is the song in the Virgin Pulse ad from Target featuring British Royal Guards dancing around with MP3 players?" The song is an... More »

Lee Jeans "One True Fit" line has four commercials airing with great beats by Avia, the Mesmer A.V. production agency and the musician J. Ralph. You can watch all of the ads on the One True Fit website.... More »

Wondering what the song is in the latest Gap "Worked In" jeans tv ad (a guy wearing his jeans to bed)? It's the hit "Tempted" by Squeeze.... More »

A few years ago, about the time of the release of the film Swingers, so-called "Lounge Music" made a big resurgance. Whether you aspired to be a hipster-doofus or remember when Ren & Stimpy was actually a good cartoon, Lounge... More »

Be on the lookout for Elvis. His song, "Rubberneckin," has been remixed by Paul Oakenfold for the latest Toyota Solara television ad. As well as a CD single of the song, "Rubberneckin" will appear on Elvis' next album release, "2nd... More »

The latest Gap ad for Stretch Fall Pants features Claudia Schiffer and another lovely woman walking and riding down a street being showered by falling leaves. The catchy song playing is "September" by Earth Wind & Fire, which can be... More »

The latest commercial for Dockers Stain Defender line can be seen on the Docker's website by selecting "Fall Line-up" and then "TV Commercial." According to a resourceful reader, the music is "Go!" by Tones on Tail. The album "Everything!" features... More »

Have you seen the latest Yahoo! Search ads on tv? People are walking around the park, the subway and sitting in classrooms holding on to large rectangular "search boxes." The song heard is "You're My Best Friend," by Queen.... More »

Reebok's latest "Classic" shoes tv ad features Mary J. Blige singing the song "Love @ First Sight" off her just released CD, "Love & Life." You can watch the ad by visiting Reebok's website and selecting the Classic section.... More »

According to the Forums the latest Vans XL2 commercial (showing the guy in the white room throwing things) features the song "American Nightmare" by Misfits.... More »

The Weekend Players song "Into the Sun" is featured in the newest Vans girls television ads. You can watch the ad (and hear the song) on the Vans website.... More »

The latest Nissan ad for the Quest Mini-van features the song "Gravity Rides Everything" by Indie-Rock band Modest Mouse. This has MM fans in a tizzy over whether the band are sell-outs or just making a living. What do you... More »

Madonna currently can be seen and heard in the newest Gap Ads on TV. But, soon her voice will be invading movies theaters (following up with a TV campaign) in an ad for Estee Lauder featuring a song from her... More »

According to the resourceful Adtunes Forums, a group named Simian sings the song "Breeze" heard in the latest American Eagle Outfitters "ReIssue" commercial. (You can watch the ad here.) The song "Breeze" is off Simian's 2002 album entitled, "We Are... More »

Gap's latest tv commercial shows Madonna and Missy Elliot grooving to the "Hollywood Groove" remake of Madonna's original hit "Into the Groove." You can watch the ad here or, if you want to buy a pair of Gap jeans you... More »

The song "Workin'" can be heard in a current TV ad for Miller Genuine Draft featuring a DJ trying to get a woman to dance. It's written by producer/songwriter Alex Stiff and is available for purchase on his website. You... More »

The latest Humvee commercial, the Big Race, features the song "Happy Jack" by The Who. The ad is entertaining, showing kids racing box cars down a hilly road, except Jack who takes a shortcut with his hand-crafted Hummer for a... More »

He sees a girl, their eyes meet and there's an instant connection. She steps on the subway train and soon she'll be out of his life forever. Except she's clever enough to pop some Dentyne Ice gum in her mouth... More »