Everything Spotify
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Uploading Your Music to Spotify
Uploading your music and getting paid from Spotify through DistroKid is super easy. In fact, we're one of Spotify's preferred partners!In addition to making it easy to get your ...
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Registering Your Spotify Artist Page
You can instantly register your Spotify artist page through DistroKid by clicking the DistroKid Features Menu in the upper right , clicking "Special Access," and then clicking "...
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What is the New Verified by Spotify Badge?
Spotify is rolling out a new Verified by Spotify badge, a light green checkmark that appears on artist profiles and in search results to confirm the profile is authentic and tru...
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Pitching Your Music for Spotify Editorial Playlists
Spotify gives artists an easy way to pitch music for playlist consideration.To be considered for editorial playlists in Spotify, your release must be uploaded to DistroKid at le...
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Finding Your Spotify URIs
If you've uploaded a release to DistroKid and need your Artist, Album, or Track URI in Spotify (even pre-release), you can use DistroKid's Spotify URI Looker-Upper tool. Access ...
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Spotify Artist Profile Protection and Using Your Pre-Approval Key in DistroKid
Spotify is introducing Artist Profile Protection (APP), an optional feature that gives artists more control over which releases appear on their Spotify artist page. This is an o...
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Where's My Verification Checkmark in Spotify?
In January of 2026, Spotify made changes to the verification checkmark on their platform. Instead of the "Verified Artist" blue checkmark, they now display a "Registered Artist"...
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What's the Difference Between a Spotify User Account and a Spotify Artist Page?
The core difference between a Spotify user account (also known as a user profile) and an artist page in Spotify is their purpose – Spotify user accounts are for signing in to th...
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A Release That Isn't Mine is in My Upcoming Releases in Spotify for Artists, What Can I Do?
If you see a release as "Upcoming" in the Music tab of your Spotify for Artists account, Spotify now offers a way for you to report the incorrect release before it goes live.Her...
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Can DistroKid Help Me With My Spotify Login?
While DistroKid delivers to Spotify and can help artists gain instant access to their Spotify artist pages, DistroKid cannot assist with any issues regarding logging in to your ...
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Setting up a Spotify Countdown page
A Spotify Countdown Page allows fans to pre-save your upcoming release in Spotify, preview the tracklist, watch clips, buy merch, and see a countdown timer for its release, all ...
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How Do I Claim My Spotify for Artists Profile Prior to My First Release?
It's possible to claim your Spotify for Artists profile prior to your first ever release with a new artist name. To do so, you will need to locate your Spotify Artist URI and cl...
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Adding a New Artist to Your Spotify for Artists Account
Here's how you can add an additional artist to your Spotify for Artists account: Log in to your Spotify for Artists portal via web browser In the upper right corner, click on th...
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My Spotify Release is Missing From My Artist Page
If your Spotify release is missing from your existing artist page in Spotify, there's an easy fix to get it (and all of your DistroKid releases) mapped to the correct page.You c...
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Accessing Spotify Discovery Mode
Discovery Mode is a new promotional campaign tool by Spotify that is still in beta phase and not available for all artists. In order to be eligible to use Discovery Mode in Spot...
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Why Do I Not See My Release Under "Upcoming" in Spotify for Artists?
In order for your release to show up under the "Upcoming" section in your Spotify for Artists account, it will need to be in Spotify's system at least one week before the releas...
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Finding Your Lyrics in Spotify
Depending on how you're accessing Spotify, you can find your submitted lyrics in different locations of their audio player interface. Check out Spotify's FAQ article on viewing ...
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Why Does Spotify Show My Release Coming Out a Day Earlier Than Expected?
Our upload form allows anyone with a Musician Plus or Ultimate plan to choose a specific release time in Spotify. If you want, you can even release your music simultaneously in ...
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Generating a Spotify Canvas
DistroKid artists have access to the Spotify Canvas Generator tool to help create gorgeous and unique Canvas submissions for their Spotify releases. This tool is included in all...
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Adding a Canvas (Looping Video) to Your Music in Spotify
DistroKid can help you get access to adding a Canvas (looping video) to your music in Spotify – the ability to add Canvases is available to all DistroKid artists that claim thei...
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Getting Your Music into the Wheel of Playlist
The Wheel of Playlist is a fun promotional tool that DistroKid created to give artists an opportunity to be featured on our Spotify playlist! Spinning the Wheel of Playlist gets...
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Adding Your Track to DistroKid Playlist Spotlight
DistroKid Spotlight is a contest, like a rap battle or battle of the bands, where songs are put head-to-head and listeners can vote for their favorite. The winners of these matc...
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I Received an "Artificial Streaming" Notice from Spotify. What Should I Do?
If you received an "Artificial Streaming" notice from Spotify, that means Spotify informed us that most of the streams on one or more of your tracks are artificial.For more info...
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A message from Spotify: Don’t Put Your Music At Risk
A message from Spotify:Don't Put Your Music At RiskAs your trusted partner, we wanted to take a moment to warn you about some deceptive advertisements we’ve recently seen for il...
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