About this episode

This episode provides a step-by-step guide for independent artists on how to connect their TuneCore account to their Official Artist Channel on YouTube.

Are you an independent artist still leaving your music stranded on a useless YouTube "Topic Channel" in 2026? In this video, I break down exactly how to merge your distribution with your main YouTube channel to unlock your Official Artist Channel (OAC) in less than five minutes. Many independent musicians don't realize that keeping your music on a separate topic channel severely slows down your potential growth. Without an Official Artist Channel, you lose out on essential cosmetic branding (like your custom channel banner and the music verification badge), you can't post Shorts with your music tracks, and worst of all—your comments section is completely disabled by default! I dive deep into a step-by-step tutorial on how to connect your official artist channel on YouTube using TuneCore, including a major hidden requirement that TuneCore completely leaves off their dashboard checklist. Plus, I pull back the curtain on the real cost of music distribution, explaining why I personally prefer LANDR over TuneCore, my thoughts on playlisting as a marketing strategy, and how to stop acting like a machine so you can build genuine connections with superfans. Learn how to…

People in this episode

Host: Music Makin Cents Podcast

Topics covered

• music distribution
• YouTube channels
• independent artists
• branding
• music marketing
• DIY musicians

Keywords

• TuneCore
• YouTube Official Artist Channel
• music distribution
• independent artists
• branding
• music marketing
• LANDR

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: TuneCore, YouTube, LANDR

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