Stream royalties + Content ID earnings. One-time fee, no annual costs.
Get Started →125M+
YouTube Music subscribers
100+
Countries & regions
2B+
Logged-in YouTube users monthly
Why YouTube Music
YouTube Music pays streaming royalties — and Content ID pays you every time someone uses your music in a YouTube video. No other platform offers this dual revenue stream.
YouTube Music taps into YouTube's 2B+ monthly logged-in users. Free ad-supported listeners plus 125M+ Premium subscribers means your music reaches audiences at every tier — worldwide.
YouTube's Content ID system automatically scans every uploaded video for your music. When it finds a match, it monetizes that video and routes the ad revenue directly to you — no extra effort required.
YouTube Music is built into Android, Google Home, Chromecast, and YouTube TV. Your music surfaces through algorithmic playlists like Discover Mix — putting you in front of listeners who don't even know you yet.
Included with Catapult
Catapult delivers to YouTube Music and sets up Content ID automatically — two revenue streams with one submission.
Catapult delivers your audio to YouTube Music as a first-class streaming release — complete with your artwork, metadata, credits, and lyrics. Your tracks appear in search, algorithmic playlists, and on your Official Artist Channel alongside your YouTube videos.
YouTube Content ID continuously scans every video uploaded to YouTube — over 500 hours per minute — for your music. When it finds a match, it automatically places ads on that video and routes that ad revenue to you. Creators keep making videos; you keep getting paid.
YouTube Music's recommendation engine surfaces your tracks in Discover Mix, New Release Mix, and Your Mix playlists — personalized playlists served to every listener. No pitching required; the algorithm does the work based on listening patterns and musical similarity.
Unlike most streaming platforms, YouTube Music also pays royalties from its ad-supported free tier — meaning every stream counts, whether the listener is a Premium subscriber or a free user. Your earnings combine Premium and ad-supported streams, tracked separately in your Catapult dashboard.
How it works
One submission. Two revenue streams. No technical setup required.
Sign up for free at Catapult.
Upload your audio and artwork. Select YouTube Music as a target. We register your release with Content ID automatically.
Your music goes live on YouTube Music. Content ID begins scanning YouTube for your tracks. Royalties from both sources collect automatically each month.
Catapult Dashboard
Your Catapult dashboard separates YouTube Music streaming royalties from YouTube Content ID earnings — so you always know exactly where your revenue is coming from.
Royalty Payments
YouTube Music streaming royalties and Content ID earnings are both collected by Catapult and deposited into your account every month — automatically, with no action required on your end.
Simple, one-time pricing
Pay once per release and your music stays on YouTube Music for life — Content ID registration included at no extra cost.
Singles
$9
one-time
Albums / EPs
$25
one-time
Everything you need to know about getting on YouTube Music via Catapult.
125M+ subscribers streaming. Billions more watching. Create your free Catapult account and start earning from both.
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