Mastering YouTube for Artists

YouTube Music provides artists with a powerful platform to share their music, engage with a global audience, and grow their fanbase. If you're looking to elevate your music career on YouTube Music, here are some essential steps to help you make the most of the platform's features and reach new heights:

How to get my music on YouTube as an Artist?

Getting your music on YouTube is crucial for expanding your audience, but there’s more than one way to do it. Here’s what you need to know:

1. Upload Directly to YouTube

You can upload your music directly to YouTube for free. However, this method does not give you access to YouTube Music and the tools that come with it, such as monetization options and the Content ID system.

2. Distribute Your Music Through a Record Label

To have your music available on YouTube Music and unlock full monetization potential, you need to distribute your music through a record label or music distributor. This enables you to reach a wider audience on YouTube’s music platform, where your tracks can be streamed, downloaded, and monetized.

3. Access to Content ID Program

With proper distribution, you can also access YouTube's Content ID Program, which helps protect your music by identifying and managing any unauthorized uses. This program allows you to monetize any content on YouTube that uses your music, ensuring you're paid for its use across the platform.

How We Can Help

At Replused Records, we offer free music distribution services, getting your music on YouTube Music and allowing you to access the Content ID Program. This ensures that your music is properly distributed and monetized, giving you the tools you need to succeed.

Distribute your music with us and unlock the full potential of YouTube as an artist!

How to get Verified on YouTube?

Getting verified on YouTube helps establish your authenticity as a artist, making it easier for your fans to find you and giving your channel more credibility. Here's how to get verified and the difference between a normal YouTube Verified account and a YouTube Official Artist Channel (OAC):

1. Requirements for normal YouTube Verification:

To get the blue verification checkmark next to your name on YouTube, your channel must meet the following criteria:

• Authenticity: Your channel must represent a real creator, artist, or brand. This means you must have original content and be active on the platform.

• Completeness: Your channel needs to be complete, with a profile picture, channel banner, and description.

• Minimum Subscriber Count: While YouTube doesn’t specify an exact minimum number of subscribers, having at least 100,000 subscribers is generally considered a requirement for verification.

• Channel Activity: Your channel must be active with regular uploads, engagement with fans, and a consistent presence on the platform.

• Compliance with YouTube's Community Guidelines: You must comply with YouTube’s terms of service and community guidelines.

2. YouTube Official Artist Channel (OAC):

An Official Artist Channel (OAC) is a special type of YouTube channel for artists. It brings all your music content together, creating a unified space for your music, videos, and more. This channel is specifically designed for professional musicians, and it's different from a regular YouTube channel in the following ways:

• OAC Features: The channel will include music-related features, such as "Albums," "Songs," and "Music Videos." You can also upload exclusive content like live performances, behind-the-scenes footage, and other music-related videos.

• Verification: Being verified as an artist is an important step toward getting an OAC. YouTube will link your OAC to your music on YouTube Music, which makes it easier for your fans to find all your tracks in one place.

• Unified Presence: An OAC consolidates all your music content into a single location, so fans can follow you and listen to your music across YouTube and YouTube Music.

How We Can Help

At Replused Records, we can help you distribute your music YouTube Music and set you up with an Official Artist Channel (OAC). Getting an OAC can significantly increase your visibility, and the verification process will be easier with the proper music distribution.

Once you’re on YouTube Music, we can also help you get verified as part of our services, ensuring your channel is professionally managed and your presence is authentic.

In summary, verification on YouTube is essential for gaining credibility and connecting with your fans, and getting an Official Artist Channel will elevate your music career on the platform. Let us help you get there!

How to Monetize my Music on YouTube?

YouTube Content ID is a powerful tool that helps creators and rights holders protect their content on YouTube. It is an automated system that scans all videos uploaded to YouTube to detect copyrighted material, such as music, video clips, and other protected content. Here's how it works:

How Content ID Works:

1. Audio and Video Matching: When you upload a song or video, YouTube scans its database of registered content to see if it matches any copyrighted material. This includes music tracks, videos, and even parts of videos that may contain copyrighted audio.

2. Automatic Identification: If YouTube finds a match between the uploaded video and your copyrighted content, the system automatically flags the video. This happens even if the video is uploaded by a different user or channel.

3. Options for Content Owners: Once the content is flagged, YouTube provides rights holders (like you, the artist) with several options:

   • Monetize: You can choose to monetize the video by placing ads on it. The revenue generated will be shared between you and the uploader, depending on the agreement.

   • Block: You can block the video from being shown in certain regions or entirely.

   • Track: You can choose to simply track the performance of the video without monetizing or blocking it.

Why Content ID is Important for Artists:

• Protects Your Music: Content ID ensures that your music is not used without permission. It automatically detects and handles unauthorized use, saving you time and effort.

• Monetization Opportunities: If someone uploads a video using your music, Content ID gives you the option to monetize that video, meaning you can earn revenue from it.

• Global Reach: Content ID scans videos worldwide, giving you protection across all YouTube territories, not just in one region.

How We Can Help

At Replused Records, we offer Content ID services to help you protect and monetize your music. By distributing your tracks through us, we ensure your music is registered with YouTube’s Content ID system, giving you full control over how your content is used and providing opportunities to earn revenue.

If you want to protect and monetize your music on YouTube, Content ID is the tool you need, and we can help get you started!