Spotify for Artists: How to Claim Your Spotify Artist Page

Spotify’s artist platform is filled with essential tools to help you develop your career, get more streams and plan your music marketing strategies.

With a Spotify for Artists account, not only can you see who’s listening to your music across the world, but also pitch for official Spotify playlists and track your playlist features.

Plus, your Spotify for Artists will automatically verify your Spotify artist profile, giving you that coveted blue tick next to your name.

So if you're releasing music to Spotify, here's how to claim your profile & get access to this crucial service.

How to claim Spotify for Artists profile

You can only get access to Spotify for Artists if:

1) Your music is already available on Spotify. If you're music's not on Spotify, you can upload it through Ditto Music. Sign up for our 30 day free trial here.

2) Your music isn’t available on Spotify yet, but you’ve uploaded your first release to Ditto Music & it’s been accepted by Spotify ahead of your release date. You’ll know it’s been accepted when you receive your Ditto Pre-Save SmartLink.

Find out how to sign up for Spotify for Artists in either of these scenarios below.

If your music is already live on Spotify:

‍

‍

You can find your Spotify Artist Link by heading to your profile on Spotify and clicking the 3 dots underneath your artist name. Then head down to ‘Share’ and click ‘Copy Artist Link’.

‍

If your music isn’t live on Spotify, but your first release is in their system:‍

For this you’ll need your Spotify URI.

You can request your Spotify URI by emailing support@dittomusic.com, but only once you’ve uploaded your first release to Ditto Music & you’ve received your Ditto Pre-Save SmartLink (which means it’s been accepted by Spotify) ahead of your release date.

Your Spotify URI will look something like this: spotify:artist:1anyVhU62p31KFi8MEzkbf

Once you’ve received your Spotify URI, just follow the instructions above but paste your URI into the search box to find your profile.

‍‍

TIP: It’s worth claiming your Spotify for Artists account in the run up to your first ever release so you can pitch it for official Spotify playlists.

‍

‍

How to submit to official Spotify playlists with Spotify for Artists

Once you’ve got access to your Spotify for Artists account, you can start pitching your music for features on official Spotify playlists.

However, you can only submit unreleased music for official Spotify playlists.

Once you’ve uploaded a release to Ditto Music and it’s been accepted into Spotify’s system, head to the MUSIC tab of your Spotify for Artists account and click ‘Upcoming’.

This is where you’ll find your upcoming releases and the option to submit them for official playlists.

‍

Learn more about how to submit your music to official Spotify playlists.

How to change your Spotify picture & edit your profile

You can also edit and customise your Spotify artist profile through Spotify for Artists.

Just hit the PROFILE tab at the top of your Spotify for Artists dashboard. From here you can change your profile picture, edit your artist bio and lots more.

It’s worth completing your profile with as much information as possible including:

- Avatar & header images

- Press shots in your image gallery

- Social media links

- Artist bio

- Upcoming shows

- Fundraising pick

Track your audience & streams

By tracking who is listening to your music, where and how, you can adjust your marketing strategies accordingly to make sure they’re having the most effective impact.

‍

TIP: Let’s say you notice on Spotify for Artists that you get a lot of streams & playlist features in Germany. You could use that info to increase your marketing budget in Germany, promoting your music heavily in a region you know you have fans.

‍

Here are the stats you can track in Spotify for Artists:

- Total listeners & streams

- Listeners genders & ages

- Top countries & cities

- Playlist features

‍

You can also track the source of your streams, whether that's from user libraries, editorial & algorithmic playlists or elsewhere.

‍

As you can see, Spotify for Artists has loads of incredibly useful info and tools for artists, so if you haven’t claimed your account yet - go do it now!

‍