How To Get An Official Artist Channel ♪ on YouTube (Easily)

Today I’ll be showing you how to get an Official Artist Channel on YouTube super easily! DistroKid is an amazing distributing service that allows your music to appear on major streaming platforms for just $20 a year. Get 7% off your first year with DistroKid using this link: https://distrokid.com/vip/adriel

Why get an Official Artist Channel?
- Extra sense of authenticity (Music Note Badge, Photo Gallery, About Page)
- Organized video tab
- Community Tab
- Press Kit
- Sell Tickets
- No subscriber requirement

Requirements for an Official Artist Channel:
- Distributor (DistroKid) https://distrokid.com/vip/adriel
- Full Artist Name
- Artist Label/Sub-Label
- Owned & Operated Channel URL
- Artist Topic Channel URL
- At least 3 Official Music Video or Art Track URLs
- 1+ album of Art Tracks on YouTube (nice to have, but not required)
- VEVO Channel ID (optional, but recommended)

Email artist-support@youtube.com :
Hey YouTube!

My name is _______ and I’d like to upgrade my channel to an Official Artist Channel. I’m hoping you could help me out! I have all of the necessary information:

Artist Name: _______
Label: _______
My Operated Channel: Link
My Artist Topic Channel: Link
*My Album of Art Tracks: Link
*My VEVO Channel ID: _______
My Three Official Music Videos:
- Link
- Link
- Link

Thank you for your time, I can’t wait to hear back from you! :)

Things To Note:
- You must send YouTube an email using the email that’s linked to your personal channel
- It can take over a week for YouTube to synchronize everything

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https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0TABdAw6vWKe6jqSBjfHbrsgphOV4Fqn

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If you have any questions or want to get into contact with me, email me at adrielriveramusic@gmail.com

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