Music Publishers, Societies, & PROs
Music Publishers & Rights Organizations
If you are a music publisher or rights organization there are many ways to grow your audience through the power of a YouTube channel.
Your YouTube Channel
Your channel is your organization’s main stage for fans and new listeners. It’s a landing page for the music and musicians you represent and your overall brand and presence. Your YouTube channel visually tells the story of your organization’s releases and successes. In fact, think of it as a visual discography – and that’s just the beginning.Your channel is an all-encompassing interactive destination to showcase your roster, members, clients, or affiliates to the world. You can also use your channel to highlight new signings and catalog milestones, to showcase events, and more.
Build your Channel
The next step is to create your new YouTube channel if you haven’t already. Then, it’s time to define your larger content strategy and start thinking about how to artfully and creatively showcase your visual discography.
Tip: Set up your channel as a Brand Account so that multiple users can manage the channel from their own Google account/email.
Develop a Content Strategy
Explore our content strategies resource to learn more strategies behind YouTube channel development. Experiment with different forms of content, from long-form video uploads, live streaming, and YouTube Shorts to tease upcoming content or releases.
Tip: Learn more about ways to earn money on YouTube.
Playlists
Playlists are an organizational tool to keep your fans, collaborators, and the larger music industry engaged through a curated grouping of videos. Consider organizing your playlists in a way that highlights the specific contributions to the music included. Ultimately, you’ll want to organize the content to best represent why it’s meaningful to you and your organization.
Playlist ideas include:
- New signings
- New releases and cuts
- Spotlight on catalog milestones or hidden gems
- Sync placements
- Roster interviews or related content
Sections
Sections allow you to organize and showcase playlists on your channel. Each section visually displays the grouping of videos embodied within that specific playlist. You can also organize a section to display a customized grouping of other channels that you want to highlight.
Examples of this include:
- Your roster or members
- Sub-publishers
- Related organizations or trade bodies
Tip: You don’t have to upload a video in order to add it to your own playlist. You can curate videos into your own playlists from across the YouTube ecosystem.
Keep reading
You have now laid the foundation for a comprehensive and powerful YouTube channel. Take your knowledge one step further and review more in-depth strategies.
Please note: all content on your YouTube channel must adhere to YouTube Community Guidelines and Terms of Service. Make sure you have the necessary content clearances for audio/video on demand content. If you are creating a live stream, click here to learn more about live streams on YouTube.