System and method for providing a promoted track display for use with a media content or streaming environment

A method of providing a promoted track display in a media content environment, comprising:

• providing, at a media device, a user interface, that enables a user to select from a plurality of displayed media options to be played at the device, wherein each media option corresponds to a media content item;
• wherein in response to receiving an advertisement request from a client, an advertisement server causes an advertisement code or tag to be sent to the client, where it can be used to retrieve a promoted track;
• and
• wherein one or more promoted tracks are surfaced at the user interface via visual/display queues that are playable upon user initiation/click or other selection.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium, including instructions stored thereon which when read and executed by one or more computers cause the one or more computers to perform the steps comprising:

• providing, at a media device, a user interface, that enables a user to select from a plurality of displayed media options to be played at the device, wherein each media option corresponds to a media content item;
• wherein in response to receiving an advertisement request from a client, an advertisement server causes an advertisement code or tag to be sent to the client, where it can be used to retrieve a promoted track;
• and
• wherein one or more promoted tracks are surfaced at the user interface via visual/display queues that are playable upon user initiation/click or other selection.