How to Sell Your Music on YouTube Music

How to sell your music on YouTube Music

To sell your music on YouTube Music, you need to release it through an digital music distribution service.

LANDR distribution makes getting your music on YouTube Music and keeping 100% of your royalties simple.

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Like their competitors Spotify and Pandora, YouTube Music is committed to playlisting and discovery and new music making it an essential destination for DIY music distribution.

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Sell Your Music on YouTube Music

Here’s what you need to know before to sell your music on YouTube Music:

Where does YouTube Music distribute?

YouTube Music distributes your music to 119 countries as of October 9, 2026. For a up to date list of countries see here.

Algeria, American Samoa, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bermuda, Bolivia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, French Guyana, French Polynesia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Réunion, Romania, Russia – temporarily unavailable, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea – Paid memberships only, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Turks and Caicos Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zimbabwe

YouTube Music royalties: How much will I make?

Artists receive 100% of the revenue made from streams on YouTube Music when you release on an Unlimited plan with LANDR. Streaming royalties from YouTube Music’s streaming services are calculated based on subscription revenue and the number of times your song was streamed.

When will my music be live on YouTube Music?

Once your release is approved by LANDR, it will take approximately 48 hours before your music is live on YouTube Music.

For more information on release times visit the LANDR help section.