if (!message.member.voiceChannel) return message.channel.send(`Please connect to a voice channel ${message.author}`);

    //checks if the bot is already connected to a voice channel
    if (message.guild.me.voiceChannel) return message.channel.send("Sorry, the bot is already connected to a voice channel");

    //checks if the person put a url
    if (!args[0]) return message.channel.send(" Uh oh, something turned into a oof try again!");

    //validate info
    let validate = await ytdl.validateURL(args[0]);

    //checks validation
    if (!validate) return message.channel.send("Uhhhh wa happend? Try again please");

    //fetches video information
    let info = await ytdl.getInfo(args[0]);

    //stores authors guild channels
    let connection = await message.member.voiceChannel.join();

    //plays the song with url
    let dispatcher = await connection.playStream(ytdl(args[0], { filter: `audioonly`}));

    //song now playing
    message.channel.send(`Now playing: ${info.title}`);