Get Your Songs on YouTube Music
Ready to get your music on YouTube? TuneCore makes it easy to upload your tracks to YouTube Music, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon and more. Sell your music online and keep 100% of your rights.
How to Get Your Music on YouTube
- Select what you'd like to distribute: single or album.
- Upload your album cover art and music onto TuneCore.
- Be sure to include any additional music collaborators so that they receive credit when your songs are played.
- As soon as your release is approved by TuneCore your music will get added onto YouTube.
- Receive all of your streaming reports and sales statistics.
- You get paid 100% of the money that you earn.
MAKE MONEY WHEN YOU GET YOUR MUSIC ON YOUTUBE
MAKE MONEY WHEN YOU GET YOUR MUSIC ON YOUTUBE
Keep 80% of the money owed to you from your streams on YouTube Music.
Singles and albums that TuneCore distributes to YouTube Music will be made available on YouTube Music as "Art Tracks." Art Tracks are YouTube videos that stream your music paired with your cover art. With over 180 million active U.S. users per month and weekly playlists, these videos make it easy for you to share with fans and can help you get discovered. And when YouTube pays you, we’ll put 80% of your money directly into your TuneCore account.
Post your music on YouTube without giving up any of the money you earn.
TuneCore Doesn’t Just Stop at YouTube
TuneCore distributes to more than 150 digital music stores and streaming services across 200 countries and territories worldwide, including:
How long does it take to get music on YouTube Music?
We make sure that your releases get out to your fan base as quickly as possible. It will take us about one day to approve your release. Then you can expect to find your releases on YouTube Music after about one to two weeks.
How often does YouTube Music pay out?
Though TuneCore gets you your digital sales and streaming revenue as soon as possible, we still have to wait for YouTube Music. There is typically a two-month delay on streaming and download revenue earnings. So, if you put your music on YouTube Music in January, you’ll see your first payments in March.
Can anyone put their music on YouTube Music?
Concerned that your songs won't qualify for distribution using TuneCore? Don’t worry. Any artist can upload their music through TuneCore, so long as you follow our Style Guide on release information and have your songs in the preferred format.
What happens when I sign up for TuneCore?
We make it simple for artists to upload and distribute their music. We make a once complicated distribution process into a super easy one.