How to Let Someone Use Your Song on YouTube?

If you're an artist using Distrokid and you're wondering how to let someone use your song on YouTube, you're in the right place. In the modern music landscape, leveraging platforms like YouTube can significantly boost your exposure and fan base. Allowing others to use your song on their content can further expand your reach. Here, we'll discuss how you can achieve this and make the most of the Distrokid artist release channel.

Why Allow Others to Use Your Song on YouTube?

YouTube is a powerhouse for content creators and musicians alike. Allowing someone to use your song on this platform can bring multiple benefits:

• Increased Exposure: More exposure to a broader audience by appearing in different videos.
• Promotion: Other creators' subscribers can become your fans.
• Monetization: Potential to earn royalties through YouTube's monetization policies.

Setting Permissions with Distrokid

Distrokid makes it fairly straightforward to manage your permissions. Here's a step-by-step process on how to let someone use your song on YouTube:

1. Login to Your Distrokid Account: Start by logging into your Distrokid account to access your music dashboard.
2. Navigate to Your Music: Find the track you want to allow others to use.
3. Edit Release: Click on 'Edit Release' for the specific track.
4. Enable YouTube Content ID: Navigate to the 'Store Maximizer' section and ensure that YouTube Content ID is enabled. This feature helps you manage and track your music used on YouTube.
5. Communicate with the User: Inform the person who wants to use your song that they have permission. They might need to specify your track details in their video's description.

Understanding Distrokid Artist Release Channel

Distrokid offers a feature known as the 'Artist Release Channel' which greatly helps in centralizing your releases:

• Centralized Management: This channel manages your song releases across multiple platforms including YouTube.
• Promotion Tools: Provides access to tools that can help in promoting your music globally.
• Fan Interaction: Allows you to engage with your audience directly through the release channel.

Maximizing Your Reach with SoundOn

While Distrokid offers these tools, another robust option to consider is SoundOn. As an all-in-one platform for marketing and distribution, SoundOn allows you to build your career and find new fans through TikTok, exclusive partners like CapCut, and other digital streaming platforms.

Register as a SoundOn artist and leverage tools that can help you streamline your music distribution and promotion. This platform also helps you get your tracks into curated playlists, boosting your streams and fan base.

Ensuring Proper Credit and Royalties

When someone uses your song on YouTube, it's crucial that proper credit is given and royalties are managed effectively:

• Clear Communication: Make sure the user credits you in their videos and descriptions.
• YouTube Content ID: With Distrokid's YouTube Content ID, you can ensure you get paid for the use of your music.
• Monitoring Usage: Regularly check how your music is being used to prevent misuse.

Conclusion

Allowing others to use your song on YouTube can be a strategic move to gain more visibility and fans. Distrokid provides the necessary tools to set permissions and manage your artist release channel, but platforms like SoundOn can take your music career to the next level with their comprehensive distribution and promotion services. Stay proactive about your music's presence and use these platforms to their full potential.

Take the step to register as a SoundOn artist here and give your music the platform it deserves!