YouTube has helped launched the career of many an awesome band (and Justin Bieber), now the video-sharing site is taking active steps to help out struggling artists by launching a YouTube Partner program at SXSW called Musicians Wanted.

If you’re a band or musician on the brink, you can head to YouTube’s partnership page to apply for the program, which already counts bands like now-totally-indie OK Go among its denizens.

According to the YouTube blog, only U.S.-based artists can currently apply, but it’s planning on expanding in the future (so keep your ears peeled, Fully Sick Rapper).

This is good news for many a musician. Viral music videos can really rack up the views, and exposure that could actually garner bands cash could be a boon for dudes who subsist solely on Top Ramen and a dream.

Here’s indie viral darlings, Pomplamoose, to tell you more:

Tags: music, social media, sxsw, youtube

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