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Distribute your
catalog to YouTube Music

limbo/ delivers your catalog to YouTube Music on a direct contract: DDEX-native ingestion and royalty reporting you control. Built for independent labels, distributors and music-tech teams, not direct-to-artist uploads.

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ReachGlobal
AccessDirect
DeliveryDDEX-native
StatusLive
ForLabels & distributors
The platform

What is YouTube Music

YouTube Music is Google's streaming service, built on top of the world's largest video platform. Releases appear as streamable tracks and auto-generated Art Tracks, reaching both dedicated subscribers and the enormous casual audience that discovers music directly on YouTube.

How it works

How limbo/ delivers
to YouTube Music

You deliver once to limbo/, by API or dashboard, and limbo/ runs the full YouTube Music supply chain. Metadata is validated before anything ships.

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Direct contract

limbo/ delivers to YouTube Music on its own agreement, not through another aggregator. Fewer hops, faster fixes, and your royalty data never leaves limbo/.

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DDEX-native pipeline

ERN 4.3 and 3.8.2, selected per platform. Metadata is validated before queueing, so broken submissions fail fast with line-level reasons instead of silent rejections.

3
Art Tracks

Direct delivery to YouTube Music with correct release metadata so your catalog generates Art Tracks and surfaces properly. Pairs with limbo/'s Official YouTube Services Directory approved YouTube CMS for rights and Content ID.

Why limbo

Why deliver to YouTube Music
through limbo

YouTube Music access is one block. limbo/ is modular, independent and founder-owned, so you activate only what you need and your data stays yours.

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Truly independent

Founder-owned, no major labels, no VCs. Your royalty and catalog data is never shared with the companies you compete with.

FAQ

YouTube Music distribution,
answered

Does limbo/ deliver to YouTube Music?

Yes. limbo/ holds a direct contract with YouTube Music and delivers your catalog through a DDEX-native pipeline. There is no re-aggregation layer between your label and the platform.

Does limbo/ handle YouTube Content ID as well?

Distribution to YouTube Music and YouTube rights management are different jobs. limbo/ delivers your catalog to YouTube Music directly, and handles Content ID and UGC claims through its YouTube CMS block as an Official YouTube Services Directory approved partner.

Can I distribute to YouTube Music and the major DSPs from one place?

Yes. YouTube Music is one destination in the limbo/Distribution block. The same delivery reaches Spotify, Apple Music, Qobuz, Beatport and every other connected DSP, with DDEX ERN 4.3 / 3.8.2 selected per platform.

limbo/Distribution

Get your catalog
on YouTube Music

Apply to partner with limbo/ and we will scope YouTube Music delivery against your real catalog. One pipeline, every DSP that matters. See all distribution coverage.

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Last updated: June 2026. A short qualification form starts every partnership. Senior engineering joins the first call.