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Distribute Your Music to YouTube Music
Release your music on YouTube Music and make your official catalogue available across both YouTube Music and YouTube. When you distribute a release, YouTube can automatically create an Art Track / Topic for each song, giving listeners access to your music even when you don't have an official music video. Distribute your music to YouTube Music through Euphoria and manage your release alongside hundreds of other digital music platforms from one dashboard.
YouTube Music at a Glance
Headquarters
California, United States
Availability
International
Artist Platform
YouTube Studio
Distribution Method
Through labels / music distributors
Best For
protecting your copyright, monetizing fan-made videos, and catching viral traffic across the entire YouTube platform.
Editorial Playlists
Yes
Why Release on YouTube Music?
Reach listeners across YouTube and YouTube Music
YouTube Music brings together official songs, albums, singles, music videos, live performances, and other music content within a dedicated streaming experience.
Distributing your official catalogue to YouTube Music also connects your releases with the wider YouTube ecosystem, giving listeners different ways to discover and engage with your music.
For artists, this means your music can be present on one of the world's largest video platforms even when a track doesn't have an official music video.
Automatically create an Art Track for your music
One of the biggest differences between YouTube Music and other streaming services is the YouTube Art Track.
An Art Track is an automatically generated YouTube video that combines your sound recording with your release artwork and metadata.
When a release is delivered to YouTube Music, YouTube create an Art Track for each track. This gives every song a playable YouTube version without requiring you to produce or manually upload a music video.
Bring your music together on an Official Artist Channel
Eligible artists can combine their music presence through a YouTube Official Artist Channel (OAC).
An Official Artist Channel brings together an artist's official releases and music content into one artist destination, helping fans find your catalogue more easily across YouTube.
For eligible Euphoria clients, our team can assist with Official Artist Channel requests and artist mapping where applicable.
Get discovered across YouTube's music ecosystem
YouTube Music combines search, recommendations, personalised mixes, charts, playlists, radio-style listening, and YouTube's wider recommendation system.
A listener might discover your music through a playlist, an Art Track, an official music video, an artist radio experience, or recommendations related to music they already enjoy.
This gives artists multiple discovery routes beyond direct searches for their name or release.
Connect official releases with your wider YouTube presence
YouTube is unique because an artist's presence can include much more than the distributed recording.
Your official catalogue can sit alongside music videos, Shorts, live performances, lyric videos, visualisers, behind-the-scenes content, and other videos on YouTube.
An Official Artist Channel can help bring these different parts of your music presence together, creating a more complete destination for fans.
Release Procedures & Requirements
How Music Gets on YouTube Music
Uploading a music video to your own YouTube channel is not the same as distributing an official release to YouTube Music.
To make your official catalogue available on YouTube Music, your audio and release metadata need to be delivered through a music distribution partner.
When distributing through Euphoria:
Upload your release to Euphoria.
We validate your metadata, audio, artwork, and rights information.
Your release is delivered to YouTube Music.
YouTube processes the release and creates eligible Art Tracks.
A future-dated Art Track remains private until its scheduled availability date.
Your release becomes available across supported YouTube and YouTube Music experiences.
Eligible royalties are reported back to Euphoria.
Distribute with Euphoria
Publish your music to YouTube Music and hundreds of other digital music services from a single release.
Release Management
Release to YouTube Music
YouTube Art Track delivery
Schedule future releases
Metadata management
Existing UPC & ISRC support
Release updates
Artist & YouTube Support
Dedicated account management
Official Artist Channel support
Artist profile & release mapping support
Art Track troubleshooting
YouTube release support
Distribution Benefits
Unlimited releases
One dashboard for all platforms
Monthly royalty reporting
Detailed analytics
Who Should Release on YouTube Music?
YouTube Music is particularly valuable if you:
Want your official catalogue available on YouTube Music
Want an automatically generated Art Track for eligible songs
Want listeners to find your music on both YouTube and YouTube Music
Don't have a music video for every release
Want to build an Official Artist Channel
Already publish music videos, Shorts, or other artist content on YouTube
Want YouTube included in your global music distribution strategy
Frequently
Asked Questions
How do I get my music on YouTube Music?
To publish an official release on YouTube Music, artists generally deliver their audio and metadata through a music distributor. Simply uploading a music video to your YouTube channel does not fully publish the release to YouTube Music. Euphoria can deliver your official catalogue to YouTube Music alongside hundreds of other digital music platforms.
What is a YouTube Art Track?
A YouTube Art Track is an automatically generated video for an officially distributed recording. It combines the sound recording with its album or single artwork and release metadata, allowing the song to be available on YouTube even when there is no official music video. YouTube can automatically create an Art Track for each eligible track delivered through a music distributor.
I have an official music video, but my YouTube Art Track is separate. Can I combine them?
Yes. YouTube may automatically recognise that an official music video and Art Track represent the same recording and link them together. When correctly associated, eligible views from both versions can be combined into a single view count, giving the song a stronger overall performance figure. If YouTube doesn't automatically link them, you will generally need help from your music distributor to submit the appropriate association request. If your music is distributed through Euphoria, our team can help request the linking of your official music video and Art Track where eligible.
What's the difference between a YouTube Art Track and a music video I upload myself?
An Art Track is automatically generated by YouTube from music delivered through a label or distributor and represents an official sound recording in YouTube's music catalogue. A music video is a separate video asset uploaded to YouTube. Having an official music video does not replace the need to distribute your audio and metadata if you want the release to be fully available across YouTube Music.
Can I choose my YouTube Music release date & time?
Yes. When distributing through Euphoria, you can schedule your YouTube Music release for a future date and a specific time. YouTube can create a future-dated Art Track as a private video before release and automatically make it public when its scheduled availability begins. We recommend submitting your release in advance to allow enough time for processing.
What is a YouTube Official Artist Channel (OAC)?
A YouTube Official Artist Channel (OAC) brings an artist's music and YouTube presence together under one official channel, combining official releases, music videos, and other artist content in one destination. Artists cannot apply for an OAC entirely on their own. The request must be submitted to YouTube through an eligible music distributor, label, or other approved music partner. If you distribute your music through Euphoria, our team can help submit an Official Artist Channel request for eligible artists.
Can I update my YouTube Art Track after release?
Supported updates can be submitted after delivery. Information displayed on an Art Track is generated from the metadata supplied with your release, so corrections to supported metadata can be delivered to YouTube. If your release was distributed through Euphoria, our team can help submit eligible updates and investigate incorrect Art Track information.
Does YouTube Music pay music royalties? How much?
Yes. Eligible listening on YouTube Music and monetised Art Tracks can generate royalties for music rights holders. There is no single fixed amount paid for every play because revenue can vary depending on factors such as whether the listener uses YouTube Music Premium or an ad-supported experience, the listener's market, and applicable licensing arrangements. If your music is distributed through Euphoria, eligible YouTube Music and Art Track revenue will be included in your regular royalty reports and payouts.
Related
Resources
Related Resources
Ready to release on YouTube Music?
Make every official track available to listeners—even when you don't have a music video. Distribute your music to YouTube Music with Euphoria and manage your Art Tracks, releases, and wider digital catalogue from a single dashboard. Distribute your music to YouTube Music with Euphoria and manage your Art Tracks, releases, and wider digital catalogue from a single dashboard.
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Music, rights, royalties and content—connected for labels, artists and creators.
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Music, rights, royalties and content—connected for labels, artists and creators.
About
Menu
Distribute Your Music to YouTube Music
Release your music on YouTube Music and make your official catalogue available across both YouTube Music and YouTube. When you distribute a release, YouTube can automatically create an Art Track / Topic for each song, giving listeners access to your music even when you don't have an official music video. Distribute your music to YouTube Music through Euphoria and manage your release alongside hundreds of other digital music platforms from one dashboard.
YouTube Music at a Glance
Headquarters
California, United States
Availability
International
Artist Platform
YouTube Studio
Distribution Method
Through labels / music distributors
Best For
protecting your copyright, monetizing fan-made videos, and catching viral traffic across the entire YouTube platform.
Editorial Playlists
Yes
Why Release on YouTube Music?
Reach listeners across YouTube and YouTube Music
YouTube Music brings together official songs, albums, singles, music videos, live performances, and other music content within a dedicated streaming experience.
Distributing your official catalogue to YouTube Music also connects your releases with the wider YouTube ecosystem, giving listeners different ways to discover and engage with your music.
For artists, this means your music can be present on one of the world's largest video platforms even when a track doesn't have an official music video.
Automatically create an Art Track for your music
One of the biggest differences between YouTube Music and other streaming services is the YouTube Art Track.
An Art Track is an automatically generated YouTube video that combines your sound recording with your release artwork and metadata.
When a release is delivered to YouTube Music, YouTube create an Art Track for each track. This gives every song a playable YouTube version without requiring you to produce or manually upload a music video.
Bring your music together on an Official Artist Channel
Eligible artists can combine their music presence through a YouTube Official Artist Channel (OAC).
An Official Artist Channel brings together an artist's official releases and music content into one artist destination, helping fans find your catalogue more easily across YouTube.
For eligible Euphoria clients, our team can assist with Official Artist Channel requests and artist mapping where applicable.
Get discovered across YouTube's music ecosystem
YouTube Music combines search, recommendations, personalised mixes, charts, playlists, radio-style listening, and YouTube's wider recommendation system.
A listener might discover your music through a playlist, an Art Track, an official music video, an artist radio experience, or recommendations related to music they already enjoy.
This gives artists multiple discovery routes beyond direct searches for their name or release.
Connect official releases with your wider YouTube presence
YouTube is unique because an artist's presence can include much more than the distributed recording.
Your official catalogue can sit alongside music videos, Shorts, live performances, lyric videos, visualisers, behind-the-scenes content, and other videos on YouTube.
An Official Artist Channel can help bring these different parts of your music presence together, creating a more complete destination for fans.
Release Procedures & Requirements
How Music Gets on YouTube Music
Uploading a music video to your own YouTube channel is not the same as distributing an official release to YouTube Music.
To make your official catalogue available on YouTube Music, your audio and release metadata need to be delivered through a music distribution partner.
When distributing through Euphoria:
Upload your release to Euphoria.
We validate your metadata, audio, artwork, and rights information.
Your release is delivered to YouTube Music.
YouTube processes the release and creates eligible Art Tracks.
A future-dated Art Track remains private until its scheduled availability date.
Your release becomes available across supported YouTube and YouTube Music experiences.
Eligible royalties are reported back to Euphoria.
Distribute with Euphoria
Publish your music to YouTube Music and hundreds of other digital music services from a single release.
Release Management
Release to YouTube Music
YouTube Art Track delivery
Schedule future releases
Metadata management
Existing UPC & ISRC support
Release updates
Artist & YouTube Support
Dedicated account management
Official Artist Channel support
Artist profile & release mapping support
Art Track troubleshooting
YouTube release support
Distribution Benefits
Unlimited releases
One dashboard for all platforms
Monthly royalty reporting
Detailed analytics
Who Should Release on YouTube Music?
YouTube Music is particularly valuable if you:
Want your official catalogue available on YouTube Music
Want an automatically generated Art Track for eligible songs
Want listeners to find your music on both YouTube and YouTube Music
Don't have a music video for every release
Want to build an Official Artist Channel
Already publish music videos, Shorts, or other artist content on YouTube
Want YouTube included in your global music distribution strategy
Frequently
Asked Questions
How do I get my music on YouTube Music?
To publish an official release on YouTube Music, artists generally deliver their audio and metadata through a music distributor. Simply uploading a music video to your YouTube channel does not fully publish the release to YouTube Music. Euphoria can deliver your official catalogue to YouTube Music alongside hundreds of other digital music platforms.
What is a YouTube Art Track?
A YouTube Art Track is an automatically generated video for an officially distributed recording. It combines the sound recording with its album or single artwork and release metadata, allowing the song to be available on YouTube even when there is no official music video. YouTube can automatically create an Art Track for each eligible track delivered through a music distributor.
I have an official music video, but my YouTube Art Track is separate. Can I combine them?
Yes. YouTube may automatically recognise that an official music video and Art Track represent the same recording and link them together. When correctly associated, eligible views from both versions can be combined into a single view count, giving the song a stronger overall performance figure. If YouTube doesn't automatically link them, you will generally need help from your music distributor to submit the appropriate association request. If your music is distributed through Euphoria, our team can help request the linking of your official music video and Art Track where eligible.
What's the difference between a YouTube Art Track and a music video I upload myself?
An Art Track is automatically generated by YouTube from music delivered through a label or distributor and represents an official sound recording in YouTube's music catalogue. A music video is a separate video asset uploaded to YouTube. Having an official music video does not replace the need to distribute your audio and metadata if you want the release to be fully available across YouTube Music.
Can I choose my YouTube Music release date & time?
Yes. When distributing through Euphoria, you can schedule your YouTube Music release for a future date and a specific time. YouTube can create a future-dated Art Track as a private video before release and automatically make it public when its scheduled availability begins. We recommend submitting your release in advance to allow enough time for processing.
What is a YouTube Official Artist Channel (OAC)?
A YouTube Official Artist Channel (OAC) brings an artist's music and YouTube presence together under one official channel, combining official releases, music videos, and other artist content in one destination. Artists cannot apply for an OAC entirely on their own. The request must be submitted to YouTube through an eligible music distributor, label, or other approved music partner. If you distribute your music through Euphoria, our team can help submit an Official Artist Channel request for eligible artists.
Can I update my YouTube Art Track after release?
Supported updates can be submitted after delivery. Information displayed on an Art Track is generated from the metadata supplied with your release, so corrections to supported metadata can be delivered to YouTube. If your release was distributed through Euphoria, our team can help submit eligible updates and investigate incorrect Art Track information.
Does YouTube Music pay music royalties? How much?
Yes. Eligible listening on YouTube Music and monetised Art Tracks can generate royalties for music rights holders. There is no single fixed amount paid for every play because revenue can vary depending on factors such as whether the listener uses YouTube Music Premium or an ad-supported experience, the listener's market, and applicable licensing arrangements. If your music is distributed through Euphoria, eligible YouTube Music and Art Track revenue will be included in your regular royalty reports and payouts.
Related
Resources
Related Resources
Ready to release on YouTube Music?
Make every official track available to listeners—even when you don't have a music video. Distribute your music to YouTube Music with Euphoria and manage your Art Tracks, releases, and wider digital catalogue from a single dashboard. Distribute your music to YouTube Music with Euphoria and manage your Art Tracks, releases, and wider digital catalogue from a single dashboard.
For Labels & Artists
For Creators
Music, rights, royalties and content—connected for labels, artists and creators.
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