When you distribute your music to YouTube Music through CD Baby, YouTube automatically creates Art Tracks featuring your audio, release artwork, and song information.
Sometimes, YouTube Music replaces an Art Track with another video that uses the same audio. This is an automated process managed by YouTube, and CD Baby cannot control which video appears.
Why does YouTube replace Art Tracks?
If YouTube identifies another video that matches your song's audio, it may display that video instead of the original Art Track.
This could be an official music video, lyric video, or another user-uploaded video featuring your music.
The video displayed may vary depending on the listener's country, device, or whether they're using YouTube or YouTube Music.
Will this affect my earnings?
Not necessarily. How the video is played determines how the activity is counted and monetized.
- Within your album playlist: Plays are generally counted and monetized as YouTube Music streams.
- Outside your album playlist: Views may not count as YouTube Music streams, but you may still earn revenue through YouTube Content ID if your release is enrolled and eligible.
Can I change which video appears?
Unfortunately, you cannot choose which video YouTube Music displays or request that an Art Track be restored simply because you prefer it.
If the replacement video uses the wrong audio or is associated with the wrong artist or release, contact our Support team with links to the affected videos so we can review the issue.
For more information about automatically generated videos, see Why is my music on YouTube if I didn't upload it?.
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