Live in 1 business day
Your release is checked by a human and delivered to YouTube Music within one business day.
Get your tracks onto YouTube Music and monetize your catalog with Content ID, all from a single release.
To get your music on YouTube Music, distribute through Unchained Music. Releases typically go live within 24 hours to 7 days.
Your release is checked by a human and delivered to YouTube Music within one business day.
You keep everything YouTube Music pays out. No cut taken on your streams.
Artwork, credits and metadata delivered to YouTube Music spec the first time.
The same four steps for every release, whichever stores you send it to.
Sign up and pick the plan that fits. Grow is one artist profile, Pro is three and adds editorial pitching.
Audio, artwork and the metadata that travels with them: titles, credits, release date and rights.
Select YouTube Music at store selection, along with everywhere else you want the release to land.
A person checks the release before it leaves. It typically appears on the platform within 24 hours to 7 days.
Updated August 2026
Five questions, answered for this platform specifically.
YouTube Music is a music streaming service from Google that provides on demand access to millions of songs, albums, music videos, and curated playlists worldwide.
YouTube Music is based in San Bruno, California, and available in over 100 countries worldwide, offering localized content and recommendations in multiple languages.
While YouTube hosts all types of video content, YouTube Music focuses exclusively on music including official audio, videos, live performances, and remixes with a more curated, music first interface.
Yes. YouTube Music offers a free, ad supported version. Users can upgrade to YouTube Music Premium for ad-free playback, offline downloads, and background listening.
Yes. Artists can release their music on YouTube Music through digital music distributors such as Unchained Music, which deliver their tracks directly to the platform alongside major labels and independent creators.
