A topic channel is a channel YouTube creates automatically when it receives your music from a distributor like Revelator. It is how YouTube makes your releases available to play in both YouTube and YouTube Music. You can spot it by the - Topic at the end of the artist name (for example, "Jane Doe - Topic"), and it hosts your art tracks: static videos that pair your audio with your release artwork.
| Note A topic channel is normal and expected. Every artist who distributes to YouTube Music gets one. Revelator does not create it and cannot delete it: it is generated and managed by YouTube. |
How do I get my music on my own channel?
Request an Official Artist Channel (OAC). Doing so merges your topic channel into your own channel, so your releases and your uploaded videos appear together, with a music note badge confirming your official artist status.
See Requesting a YouTube Official Artist Channel (OAC) for how to request one.
My music is on the wrong artist page
This usually means releases were delivered under slightly different artist names or profiles, so YouTube created more than one topic channel. Contact support and we can help map everything to a single artist.
Can I delete or remove a topic channel?
You cannot delete a topic channel directly, and Revelator cannot remove it on request, because YouTube generates and controls it. The topic channel only exists to host your distributed music, though. If you take a release down from YouTube Music, its art track is removed from the topic channel, and once all of your music is taken down, the topic channel no longer has anything to show. If you would rather your music appear on your own channel, request an OAC (see above) instead of taking it down.
| Need help? Contact support if you need assistance. |
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