What is an Official Artist Channel (OAC)?
An Official Artist Channel (OAC) is a dedicated YouTube channel for artists and bands. It brings together your own music-related content and official releases in one central place – making it easier for listeners to find you on YouTube. You can recognise an OAC by the music note symbol next to the channel name.
How does it work?
Your existing YouTube channel will be merged with the automatically created Topic Channel, where your YouTube Music releases are hosted. Your channel and your access to it remain fully intact – your releases are simply added to it.
As an added benefit, you'll gain access to artist tools such as Analytics for Artists.
Requirements
To apply for an OAC, the following conditions must be met:
You have released at least 3 official releases via us on YouTube Music.
Your YouTube channel already contains music-related content, such as music videos or behind-the-scenes videos.
How to apply for your OAC
Send us the following information at [email protected] or via chat:
Artist name
Link to the artist's Topic Channel
Link and Channel ID of your own channel (Find out how to locate your Channel ID here)
According to YouTube, the review process officially takes 1–3 months, but it usually goes a bit faster.
Important notes
Please be aware that YouTube may reject your application if:
your channel is empty or the content does not focus on music,
AI-generated elements are found on your channel or in your music.