Does claiming a Spotify for Artists account need to be this hard?
Claiming a Spotify For Artists account is an essential pillar for every music marketing plan. But does claiming a Spotify For Artists account need to be this hard?
Two experienced music marketers, Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert share their frustrations when trying to claim an artist profile on Spotify For Artists on a new Music Biz Weekly Podcast.
It seems to be becoming much more difficult…
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Official Spotify instructions on claiming a new Spotify for Artists account
Getting access to Spotify for Artists
Spotify for Artists lets you:
- See your audience stats
- Promote your music
- Manage your artist profile
You also get a blue verification check mark when you claim your artist profile.
There’s a web browser version at artists.spotify.com and a Spotify for Artists app for iOS and Android.
Artists and managers
- Ask your artist team to invite you
If someone on your team already has admin access, ask them to send you an invite. If you don’t know how to reach your admin, submit a request and we’ll notify them for you. - Get instant access with a distributor
Deliver music with a preferred provider? You automatically get access to Spotify for Artists when you submit a request. - Claim an artist profile
Your request gets manually reviewed, so it might take a few days to get access. You’ll need to verify via the artist’s social channels.
Tip: Want to join a second artist team? Learn how to join multiple teams
Joining an artist team before your first release?
Ask your label or distributor for your artist link or URI. It’ll start spotify.com/artist or spotify:artist.
Paste your artist link or URI at the Which artist team is it? page when submitting your access request.
Labels and distributors
Joining your label team allows you to view your label’s entire catalog in one place.
The catalog you see in Spotify for Artists is based on the distributor and label names in the metadata of your releases.
- Ask your team to invite you
If someone on your team already has admin access, ask them to send you an invite. If you don’t know how to reach your admin, submit a request and we’ll notify them for you. - Create a label team
Your request gets manually reviewed, so it might take a few days to get access. When you create a label team you’ll need to share some tracks or albums your company owns.
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Bruce Houghton is the Founder and Editor of Hypebot, a Senior Advisor at Bandsintown, a Berklee College Of Music professor and the founder of the Skyline Artists Agency.
