When your music is delivered to YouTube Music, the platform may automatically replace the auto-generated art track for your song with a different video that uses the same audio. This replacement is controlled entirely by YouTube Music.

How YouTube Music decides to replace an art track

• An art track is an automatically generated video created by YouTube Music that includes your audio, artwork, and release details.
• A user-uploaded video is any manually uploaded YouTube video that uses the same audio — for example, an official music video, lyric video, or live video.
• If YouTube finds a user-uploaded video with matching audio, it may replace the art track with that video in YouTube Music.
• The replacement video can vary depending on the listener’s country.
• The version a listener sees may also change depending on the device or app they use (YouTube app, YouTube Music app, or desktop).

How art track replacement affects your earnings and visibility

• You cannot remove, reverse, or control the replacement. YouTube Music determines which video is displayed.
• If the replacement video appears inside the album playlist, streams are counted and monetized just like normal.
• If someone watches a user-uploaded video outside of the album playlist (for example, in the uploader’s “Videos” section), those views may not count as YouTube Music streams — but you may still earn revenue through Content ID if you’ve opted in.

Troubleshooting unexpected video replacements

• If the replacement video uses the correct audio but is not the version you prefer, there is no way to force YouTube Music to switch back to the art track.
• If the replacement video contains incorrect audio, you can file a Content ID dispute or report the issue through YouTube’s copyright tools.