Guide to Getting Your Official Artist Channel (OAC) on YouTube

The Official Artist Channel (marked with the music note icon) is an essential tool for building your brand on YouTube. This badge unifies your entire discography, official videos, and subscriber content in one place, improving your search ranking and the fan experience.

Eligibility Requirements

For our support team to process your request with YouTube, the artist must strictly meet the following criteria:

• Platform Activity: Must have an active standard YouTube channel with original content and regularly published videos.
• Distributed Catalog: Have a minimum of 3 music tracks distributed through Draikotune that are already available on YouTube Music (Art Tracks).
• Compliance: No copyright infringements or violations of YouTube's community guidelines.

Benefits by Subscription Tier

Access to this feature depends on our professional plans:

• Pro Plan: Subscribers are entitled to claim one (1) Official Artist Channel linked to their main account.
• Labels Plan: This plan is designed for record labels or agencies managing multiple profiles. It allows requesting and personally managing multiple Official Artist Channels.

Request Process

Access the form here: Form

Once you've confirmed you meet all the requirements above, you can go ahead and submit your formal request. YouTube usually processes these requests within 6 to 9 weeks. Make sure your channel ID and links to your distributed tracks are correct to avoid delays in verification.