YouTube Music Monetization

Monetisation is a rights owner's choice. A rights owner can choose to monetise, block, or track the use.

The artist's own releases are monetised when the artwork, metadata, and audio are in place, and the rights are documented. The partner's job is to prepare the release so the service can apply the rights owner's decision.

The most useful part of monitoring is checking the dashboard. It shows where the music is being played, and whether the rights are set up as intended.