Artist Profiles
SPOTIFY
The big cheese! Register for your artist profile at artists.spotify.com and await verification. Once your profile’s been approved, get ready to set it up! You need to include a biography, a photo and a cover photo. It’s especially important to include the photos on Spotify because sometimes the service sends emails to your fans to let them know about upcoming tours and releases, but they only do this for artists who have uploaded photos. Spotify also has another handy feature when you write or edit your bio – it allows you to tag artists/playlists/songs/albums as direct links. Always link to your social media platforms from Spotify too.
APPLE MUSIC
Be sure to register at artists.apple.com first, so you can gain insights into your listeners, like where in the world your fans are based, as well as playlist stats. The site can also tell you how many times your track has been shazamed, and how many people are listening to your music over time. Distribution services (like US!) can now update your profile on Apple Music for you. From 23/01/20, Shazam for Artists will be moving over to Apple Music, and operated from the same dashboard.
AMAZON MUSIC
Amazon Music has recently launched a mobile app and desktop website for artists to track the success of their tracks on the platform and recieve insights on their Fan and SuperFan audience segments. You can also find out how many people are asking for your music using their Alexa devices! The app is available globally and on both Andriod and iOS operating systems so go on, download it and claim your artist profile.
DEEZER
Deezer have a back end service portal called Deezer Backstage. https://backstage.deezer.com/user/login
You can request access to see your analytics. And once you’re in the below things are what you can add to your profile to jazz it up.
- 1 squared artist profile image 800×800 in jpeg or png
- Artist biography in 100-200 words that explains what your music is all about
- Facebook, Twitter and official website links.
MUSIXMATCH
You know when people have lyrics that come up on insta stories? That info is pulled from Musixmatch which is why it’s super important to have your lyrics up to date on here. Visit musixmatch.com/contribute and get those lyrics up stat!
TIDAL
TIDAL allows you to update your profile photo, biography and links to social networks. If your content is distributed on UMW Recordings, Inc we can update the profile on TIDAL. You can request this by writing an email to support@arhmusic.com with the subject “TIDAL Artist Profile“ and indicating your profile link.
This is what you can update:
- The image, which must be square and at least 2400 x 2400 px.
- The biography, brief and included in the body of the text, not in word. You can choose the language.
- Official website and social media URL
PANDORA
Pandora offers a unique feature in their artist profiling system where you can record your own voice messages and have them displayed alongside your tracks. It’s a pretty popular service in America so if you stream well there on other platforms it could be worth making sure you’re engaging with this one too. This adds a nice personal touch that could be useful for promoting your latest release or upcoming shows in a creative way. Sign up at http://amp.pandora.com to get started!
GENIUS
Genius is a place where fans and artists can share their stories behind the music. It’s where Spotify gets this information from when you listen through the app. Want to be a part of it?
Get your music verified at genius.com. Once approved, you can share your lyrics, hidden meanings and stories behind your music, and even reach out to fans who have started collecting the information on the site on your behalf