YouTube Official Artist Channel (OAC)
The YouTube Official Artist Channel (OAC) helps you unify your music presence on YouTube by connecting your Topic Channel (YouTube Music) with your official YouTube artist channel. This allows you to manage your artist profile, access advanced analytics, and build a stronger, verified presence on YouTube.
This is an optional paid service and is not required to use Rebel Music’s free music distribution.
✅ Requirements for eligibility
Having an Official Artist Channel on YouTube is directly related to having a Topic Channel.
To be eligible, all of the following conditions must be met:
- You already have your own YouTube Topic Channel
- At least one music video or Art Track has been delivered to YouTube by an official music distribution partner
- The Topic Channel name and the owned YouTube channel name must match exactly
❌ When an owned channel is NOT eligible
YouTube will not approve or manage Official Artist Channels for:
- Empty channels
- Fan channels
- Channels with incorrect or different artist names
- House or label channels
- Multi-artist channels
- Non-music channels
- VEVO channels
📝 How to request a YouTube Official Artist Channel
If you meet the requirements, you can proceed with our Official Artist Channel request service.
To submit the request, we will ask you for:
- YouTube Artist Channel URL
(your main channel where you upload videos) - YouTube Topic Channel URL
(your YouTube Music / Topic channel)
Before submitting the request, we review your channels to make sure everything meets YouTube’s requirements and to avoid unnecessary rejections.
💶 Pricing
- YouTube Official Artist Channel request: €10 per channel (one-time fee)
⚠️ Important notes
- This service does not guarantee approval
- Final approval is always handled directly by YouTube
- Rebel Music submits and manages the request, but cannot override YouTube policies