Hi,
Carlos was quite helpful to me in another post, but I had a question about one of his responses. He mentioned that since YouTube has only created a Release - Topic channel for me and not an Artist - Topic channel yet, that I cannot apply for a YouTube OAC yet.
However, in the following article referencing the topic, it states that “If you don’t have an Artist – Topic channel yet, you can still submit your request by providing your EAN/UPC code. In this case, we will first request the creation of your Artist – Topic channel before submitting your Official Artist Channel application to YouTube.”
So I just wanted to confirm, if I subscribe to one of the AMPLIFY tiers, can I submit the form to iMusician requesting a YouTube OAC (assuming my personal YouTube channel meets all the other requirements), or do I need to wait till YouTube creates the Artist - Topic channel themselves before I can submit that form and initiate the process?
And if I do submit, and iMusician requests the creation of an Artist - Topic channel prior to requesting the OAC, how long does it typically take for YouTube to create the Artist - Topic channel and/or is it guaranteed that at some point YouTube will do it, or is it still dependent on how well my tracks do in YouTube’s algorithm before they will create the Artist - Topic channel and make me eligible to apply for the OAC?
Thank you for your time in clarifying this. My apologies if this is answered elsewhere in your documentation. I wasn’t able to find it myself.
-Mike