Just to clear this up because I keep seeing people say that “search terms are banned” on YouTube or DistroKid. That is not what the policies say. YouTube does not ban you from using relevant search terms in your titles, descriptions, tags, or hashtags. What they ban is misleading metadata, irrelevant keywords, excessive keyword stuffing, and using terms that have nothing to do with the actual video just to manipulate search. YouTube spam and misleading metadata policy: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2801973 YouTube tag policy: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/146402 YouTube hashtag policy: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/6390658 DistroKid is basically the same idea. They do not say you cannot use searchable words in your song titles. They say you cannot stuff titles with extra information, URLs, social media handles, streaming-service names, weird punctuation, or misleading metadata. DistroKid title formatting rules: https://support.distrokid.com/hc/en-us/articles/360033900034-Release-and-Track-Title-Formatting-Issues DistroKid rejected release information: https://support.distrokid.com/hc/en-us/articles/10405555881619-Handling-a-Rejected-DistroKid-Release So no, search terms are not automatically banned. Using relevant searchable words is normal SEO. Using unrelated celebrity names, misleading keywords, excessive tags, or stuffing titles with random popular terms is where you can get yourself into trouble.

1 of my projects dropped today, the other will be tomorrow. claimed my spotify, tidal channels. Waiting on youtube and apple. Will keep you guys informed. Thanks a bunch Jesse for giving me the inspiration bro, Fasho!!

Hey everyone, I want to say this real quick because this free community has grown fast and I don’t want anybody thinking I’m ignoring them. There are several hundred of you in here now and I’m getting hit with hundreds of notifications a day. Comments, questions, screenshots, song feedback, DistroKid stuff, Spotify stuff, YouTube stuff, release questions, all of it. I’m doing my best to answer as many people as I can as fast as I can. But I know some of y’all are getting left hanging longer than I want. That is not me ignoring you. That is not me brushing you off. That is just me trying to keep up with a community that is growing fast. So I do apologize if I missed your comment or didn’t get back to you yet. I really do. This free group is still here to help people get started and learn the game. But I also want to remind everybody that there is a paid AI Music Empire Skool community for the people who want more direct access to me. That is where we do the live calls every Thursday and Sunday. That is where you can DM me. That is where you can ask deeper questions, pick my brain, and get more hands on help with what you are building. So if you are serious about this and you want more direct help, come join us here: https://www.skool.com/aimusic/about I just wanted to put this out there because I know some of y’all are getting left hanging in the wind and I don’t want it to feel like I don’t care. I appreciate every single one of you. I’m not ignoring you. I’m just one guy trying to keep up.

For everyone asking me why their DistroKid payment is still processing, here’s what happened to me personally. My first payout was around $1,000, and it went through without any problems. Once I made my first withdrawal of more than $10,000, though, DistroKid asked me to verify that I actually controlled the artist and the social media accounts connected to it. They offered multiple verification options. I used Instagram, so I had to show that I controlled the Instagram account and that it was connected to the artist’s Spotify profile and message distrokid from Instagram. My advice is to create an Instagram for your artist, keep control of the login, and add that Instagram account to your Spotify profile before you ever request a major payout. A lot of you are getting your first bigger payments right now, so I believe some of you may be hitting this exact verification step. It does not automatically mean anything is wrong. You also need to understand that payments can take time. Mine usually arrive fairly quickly, but I’ve had withdrawals take up to 12–14 days. I even contacted DistroKid support about one of them, and they said the payment was fine and still processing. Could they be reviewing streams, auditing the account, or checking your information? Possibly. I don’t know, and neither do most of the people spreading theories online. The only thing I can confirm is what happened to me: once the payouts became larger, DistroKid required me to prove that I controlled the artist’s connected social media accounts. Get that stuff organized now so you’re ready when your payout comes.

Hi, I’m new to the community and have a beginner question. Is it worth upgrading to the Ultimate plan? I currently manage two artists and plan to expand, each with different genres and musical styles. Would you recommend upgrading my current account or creating a separate account? I’ve also been following Jesse’s AI Guerilla video masterclass. The lessons are simple, informative, and very helpful.😃