I mean, to YOUTUBE you can just upload like, normal videos. The thing about distrokid etc is that it also puts it on other streaming services like spotify, apple music etc.
Content ID is deffo a big reason too. The royalties are nice if they cover the cost of the services. I just about break even.

Torn from the cradle of life, parted by fate and separated by the gulf of time.
The prodigal daughter will remain in exile.
Halcyon memory bleeding dry.

"Do you remember?"
Spoken into the void between worlds, spanning eons.
Silence replies.
The world above is yet without ears that know how to hear.

youtu.be/OCZXvblpNSM?...

Absolutely peak. I wish my google page had that kind of energy.

Is it conceited to share my own work as an example? Probably. It wont stop me though 🙂 youtu.be/RqM0JBg_O80?...