YouTube has launched (and re-launched) several similar-sounding products over the years, so here’s a quick breakdown of those different services, what they offer, and how they work.
It’s free to create a channel and publish videos, and it’s free to watch them. Channels that meet the YouTube Partner Program criteria can monetize their videos, and revenue is generated through advertisements and paid subscriber views.
If you’ve uploaded your videos to YouTube, your music is there. If someone else uploaded your music to YouTube, well, your music is probably there, and you’ll be able to earn any associated ad revenue through CD Baby’s YouTube Monetization service.
This subscription service ($11.99/month) lets users watch videos without ads, access exclusive content that is only available to subscribers, and get ad-free streaming from YouTube Music.
But okay, what’s YouTube Music?
YouTube Music pulls together millions of official Art Tracks (videos with high-quality audio and an image of the cover art), music videos, and more. This content is available to free users through ad-supported streaming, available ad-free to YouTube premium subscribers, and as a standalone, ad-free subscription service for $9.99/month.
With CD Baby, we can make sure that Art Tracks for all your songs are included.
Some important things to know about YouTube Music:
Scrub the name “YouTube Red” from your memory.
It’s the name that was floating out there in the rumor mill when YouTube Music was about to re-launch. The same rumor mill is also predicting that YouTube Music and Google Play will eventually merge into one product: YouTube Remix. Until there’s further info, treat this all as… rumor. But know that whatever happens, CD Baby will be there to make sure your music is represented properly.
YouTube Creators is a place for news about platform changes, opportunities, best-practices, and more.
Learn about video techniques, channel optimization, and more through online tutorials and videos. Technically, the Creator Academy lives within YouTube Creators — but I figured they’re worth mentioning separately as people still talk about them as separate properties.
This streaming service offers both ad-supported and subscription-based access to high quality audio tracks. For now, this is still a thing, and the subscription cost $9.99. If you’re using CD Baby, your music is probably already there!
CD Baby has partnered with YouTube to put their Content ID system to use on behalf of our clients. Watch the video below to see how it can work for YOUR music:
With CD Baby, your music can earn ad revenue AND subscription revenue from YouTube.
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