You must sign up for Spotify for Artists to claim your Spotify artist page if you are an emerging artist or part of a band.
Spotify’s artist platform has many essential tools to help you grow your career, get more streams, and plan your music marketing strategies.
Spotify for Artists accounts allow you to see who is listening to your music worldwide and track your playlist features.
Your Spotify for Artists will verify that you are a Spotify artist, giving your name the coveted blue tick.
If you are releasing music on Spotify, here’s how you can claim your profile and get access to this vital service.
How to claim Spotify for Artists Profile
Only can you access Spotify for Artists
1) Your music is already on Spotify. You can still listen to your music on Spotify.
2) Although your music isn’t yet available on Spotify, you have uploaded your first Ditto Music release, and Spotify has accepted it before your release date.
Your music is already available on Spotify:
– Go to artists.spotify.com, and click Get Access’.
– Click ‘Continue to continue’ and select ‘Artist’ or ‘Manager.’
– Enter your Artist Name in the search box or copy and paste your Spotify Artist Link directly into the box
Follow the instructions to verify your profile.
Your Spotify Artist Link can be found by going to your Spotify profile and clicking on the 3 dots under your artist name. Next, go to share and then click’ Artist Link’.
Your first release of music should be on the Spotify system.
This will require your Spotify URL.
After receiving your Spotify URI, follow these instructions and then paste the URI in the search box to locate your profile.
TIP – It’s worth creating your Spotify for Artists account before releasing your first song. This will allow you to pitch your music for official Spotify playlists.
How to submit official Spotify playlists to Spotify for Artists
Once you have access to your Spotify account for Artists, you can begin pitching your music for inclusion on official Spotify playlists.
You can submit only unreleased music to official Spotify playlists.
After you have uploaded a Ditto Music release and it has been accepted into Spotify’s music system, go to the MUSIC tab in your Spotify for Artists account. Click ‘Upcoming’.
Here you can find all your upcoming releases and have the option to submit them to official playlists.
How to edit your profile and change your Spotify photo
Spotify for Artists allows you to edit and customize your Spotify artist profile.
Click the PROFILE tab in the top right corner of your Spotify for Artists dashboard. You can edit your artist bio, change your profile picture, and more from this page.
It is worth filling out your profile with as many details as you can, including:
– Avatar and header images
– Images from your image gallery
– Social media Links
Artist bio
– Upcoming Shows
– Fundraising pick
Track your audience & streams
You can track who listens to your music and where they are listening so that you can adapt your marketing strategies to ensure the greatest impact.
TIP:
Let’s suppose you see on Spotify for Artists that there are a lot of playlists and streams in Germany. This information could boost your marketing budget in Germany and promote your music heavily in the region where you know you have fans.
These are the stats that Spotify can track for Artists:
– Total listeners and streams
– Listeners’ genders & ages
– Top cities & countries
– Playlist Features
You can also track where your streams come from, whether user libraries or algorithmic playlists.
Spotify for Artists is loaded with tons of useful information and tools for artists.