How to upload music to YouTube Music
Release your music on 150+ streaming platforms for no additional cost.
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Claim Your YouTube Official Artist Channel
DistroKid makes it quick and easy to claim your Official Artist Channel on YouTube. That means you get the official music note icon and a bunch of helpful features:
Customize your channel with a photo, bio & more
Access YouTube Analytics for Artists
Combine subscribers from your personal YouTube and auto-generated Topic Channel
Organize all your official music on one channel
Turn social plays into payouts with Social Media Pack
Opt in to our Social Media Pack album extra to get paid when content creators use your music on YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook. We scan social platforms for videos that use your music and collect your earnings.
Social Media Pack also lets you add your music to YouTube’s Shorts library and Creator Music library, so more people can find and use your music.
Sign up for DistroKid to get your music on YouTube Music.
FAQ
Yes, you can upload music directly to YouTube for free (for example, by posting a video on your channel). But if you want your music to appear on YouTube Music—YouTube's streaming service—and get an Official Artist Channel, you’ll need a distributor.
DistroKid is the easiest way for independent artists to get on YouTube Music & 150+ streaming platforms for as little as $2.08/month. Find the plan that’s best for you here.
Artists who use DistroKid keep 100% of their streaming royalties. Earnings reports and payments are available to you as soon as DistroKid receives and processes earnings from streaming services and stores.
Learn more about getting paid for your streams here.
DistroKid can split earnings from any song or album and automatically send those earnings to other DistroKid members. Add your collaborators, producers, bandmates, managers & more. We'll pay them directly, so you don't have to think about it.
Learn more about royalty splits here.
It's easy: Select all the streaming platforms where you want us to send your music during the upload process. We'll handle the rest.
We can distribute your music on 150+ global platforms, including YouTube Music, Spotify, Apple Music, TikTok, Tidal and Deezer.
Choose our Ultimate or Musician Plus plan to customize your release date. Learn more about our plans here.
DistroKid makes it easy to claim your Official Artist Channel on YouTube. Just follow the steps here.
YouTube Creator Music is a service that lets YouTube creators license music to use in their videos. It’s included with our Social Media Pack album extra.
Learn more about opting into Social Media Pack here.
How to get your music on YouTube Music
DistroKid is the easiest way for independent artists to release their songs on YouTube Music. You can upload as many songs as you want and keep 100% of your earnings. Plans cost as little as $2.08/month.