Managing Your Music
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How to Fix Your TikTok Music Tab or Artist Profile
You can fix most TikTok Music Tab and artist profile issues yourself by sending a request straight to TikTok. TikTok recently changed how these requests work, and going direct is now the quickest way to get them sorted.What you can ask TikTok to fixIf your request is about your TikTok artist profile or your Music Tab, you can submit it to TikTok directly. That includes: Adding your songs to your Music Tab Removing songs that aren't yours from your Music Tab A sound that's linked to the wrong song A missing "Add to Music" button on your sound Transferring, reclaiming, or unlinking your artis...
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How to Find Your Release or Artist Page in Each Streaming Service
If you need to find your artist page in a service, it's generally possible to search for your releases or artist page without having to set up a paid account in those services. Each service may be a little different, but you can typically search for your artist name, navigate to your artist page or release, and then copy the URL.Below are some helpful links you can use to find your releases or artist pages: Spotify: Search at https://open.spotify.com/ Apple Music/iTunes: Search at https://music.apple.com/ YouTube Music: Search at https://music.youtube.com/ Amazon: Search at https://music...
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Updating Your Artist Bio or Photo in Streaming Services
To update your artist bio or photo in most streaming services, you will need to claim your artist page in that service. SpotifyUpdating your artist pic and bio in Spotify is done through Spotify for Artists. See this article for information on claiming your artist profile in Spotify.iTunes/Apple MusicYou can edit your artist image through Apple Music for Artists. If you're not already registered, sign up for Apple Music for Artists through Apple directly: https://artists.apple.com. When asked for contact info, you can use your own.YouTube MusicTo manage your profile on YouTube Music, you mu...
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My Music is Mixed Up With Another Artist's Music
If your music is mixed up with another artist's music in a service, you can use DistroKid's Fixer tool to help get things sorted. Streaming services sometimes group artists together who have the same or similar names, so the Fixer is there to help if something isn't correct on their end.To find the Fixer tool, click to open the Goodies menu in the upper-right, then click "Helpful When Needed," and select "Fixer." Alternatively, you can head straight to https://distrokid.com/fixer. Once there, you can let us know if your music is on the incorrect page, or if another artist's music is on your...
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Making Sure Your Music is On the Correct Spotify and Apple Music Page
You can specify the correct artist pages in services for your release right from the DistroKid upload form. However, you'll need to keep in mind that artist page mapping is ultimately not something DistroKid (or any distributor) has direct control over – it is handled by services themselves.DistroKid also has tools to help confirm that your release is on the correct Spotify and Apple Music pages after it's submitted to services but before release day.To confirm the artist pages in Spotify and Apple, you can use DistroKid's Spotify URI and Apple ID Looker-Upper tools.For more information on ...
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How Do I Claim My Artist Profile on Coda Music?
DistroKid does not distribute to Coda Music yet, but we’re working on it! Stay tuned here for an update on how to get your tracks on Coda Music and manage your artist profile. { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Article", "headline": "How Do I Claim My Artist Profile on Coda Music?", "inLanguage": "en", "isAccessibleForFree": true, "about": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "DistroKid", "url": "https://distrokid.com" }, "mentions": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Coda Music", "url": "https://cod...
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Using Artist Profile Alerts to Detect Changes to Your Artist Pages
Artist Profile Alerts is a feature available to Ultimate plan members that notifies them when changes are made to their artist profile pages in Spotify and Apple Music. Artist Profile Alerts will notify you of any of the following changes:Any music is added or removedAny of your song titles changeAny of your album titles changeYour artwork is changedYour artist URL is changedArtist Profile Alerts will send you an email if any of these changes are detected on your artist page. If the change to your artist page is not one you approve of, the email will give you information on how to get the c...
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What Are URIs?
URI is short for Uniform Resource Indicator. In Spotify's case, URIs are used to uniquely identify artists, tracks, albums, playlists, songwriters, and users on their platform. Apple has a similar resource indicator called Apple IDs that function in much the same way.At DistroKid, Spotify Artist URIs are used so we can request particular releases to be mapped to specific artist pages.There are also uses for URI outside of DistroKid. For example, blogs and radio stations may ask for the Spotify track URI for a new single before its release date so they can add it to their playlists on releas...
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Accessing and Editing Your Tidal Artist Profile
Here's how you can claim your Tidal artist profile through DistroKid:Go to tidal.com. Log in or create an account. Search for your artist name. Click your artist profile. Select the option to claim your profile. Quickly verify yourself through DistroKid. Managing Your Profile in TidalBy claiming your artist profile in Tidal, you can customize key details like your profile image, bio, and social links. In addition, you can get key insights into how your music is performing on Tidal's platform.You can also always report inaccurate content directly to Tidal in seconds, invite team members, and...
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Getting Your Music Into Instagram and Facebook
To get your music into Instagram and Facebook's music catalog, select "Instagram & Facebook" in the "Services" section when uploading your music to DistroKid.If your music has already been uploaded and you want to send it to Instagram and Facebook, you can add it from your release's album page. To get to the album page, sign into DistroKid and click your release from the main dashboard. From the album page, click "Add to more stores" under the "Stores" section, and then select "Instagram/Facebook" (along with any other services you want to send your release to), and then click "Add."There i...
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How to Disconnect (and Re-Connect) Your Audiomack Account
If you need to disconnect your DistroKid and Audiomack accounts for any reason, you can do so at any time. To disconnect your Audiomack account from DistroKid, please do the following: 1. Login to your account and click the 4 squares next to “Bank” to access the Features menu 2. Click “Special Access”, then click “Connect to Audiomack 3. If an Audiomack account is already connected, you will see a link that says “Disconnect” to the right of the artist name. 4. Click the Disconnect link, then confirm that you’d like to disconnect your acc...
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Claiming Your Deezer Artist Profile
To claim your artist profile in Deezer, you will first need access to Deezer for Creators at http://creators.deezer.com. From there, you can sign up and complete your profile.Once you have access to Deezer for Creators, you will be able to edit your profile image, bio, social media links, and more.Check out this article from Deezer for more information: https://creatorsupport.deezer.com/hc/en-us/articles/6328093844893 Getting Access to Deezer for CreatorsHere's how you can get access to Deezer for Creators, which will allow you to edit your artist profile in Deezer: Go to https://creators.d...
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How do I change my profile and view my stats on JioSaavn?
Similar to Spotify for Artists, JioSaavn's ArtistOne gives artists access to stats about their music on JioSaavn as well as the ability to update their artist profiles on JioSaavn.You can request access to the ArtistOne portal by visiting https://artists.jiosaavn.com/ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Article", "headline": "How do I change my profile and view my stats on JioSaavn?", "description": "JioSaavn's ArtistOne portal gives artists access to stats and profile management tools for their music on JioSaavn.", "mainEntityOfPage": { "@type": "WebPage", "@id"...
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Claiming Your Boomplay Artist Profile
All DistroKid artists can get a verified profile through Boomplay for Artists. To get started, visit https://www.boomplay.com/ForArtist.After Boomplay processes your request, you'll be able to view track performance and audience stats on Boomplay For Artists, and manage your artist page to update your image and bio. { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Article", "headline": "Claiming Your Boomplay Artist Profile", "description": "DistroKid artists can request a verified Boomplay artist profile to access stats and manage their artist page.", "inLanguage": "en", "mainEnti...
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Claiming Your Artist Profile in Amazon Music for Artists
DistroKid has partnered with Amazon Music to make it easy for anyone who uses DistroKid to instantly claim their profile on the new Amazon Music for Artists portal (online or in the app). To claim your artist name on Amazon, head over to https://artists.amazon.com/select and follow these steps: Click "Get Started." Log in to your Amazon account. Click on the "Claim an Artist" button and search for your artist name. Select "Connect Via Distributor," and link to your DistroKid account. Claim your Amazon Music for Artists profile to access streaming analytics, Alexa stats, playlist pitching, a...
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How Do I Get a Google Knowledge Graph?
Google Knowledge Graphs are created based on a number of factors that DistroKid has no control over.We have, however, heard that making a Wikipedia and/or MusicBrainz page is helpful.In general, the more information about your music you have online, the more likely Google is to make it. Nothing we can guarantee, though. { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Article", "headline": "How Do I Get a Google Knowledge Graph?", "description": "Google Knowledge Graphs are generated algorithmically by Google based on information available online. Creating Wikipedia or MusicBrainz page...
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Finding Your Artist Link in Tidal Without a Paid Subscription
You can find your artist page in Tidal even without a paid subscription by searching at https://listen.tidal.com. To do so, you will need to sign up for a free account. Once you have completed the account set up and selected the "Free" account level, you can begin your search using the search bar in the upper-right corner of the page.Search results are divided into "Artists," "Albums," and "Tracks" categories to help you locate what you are looking for.Once you have found your artist page or release, you can click the "More" menu (three dots) and then select the "Share" option to get the li...
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Finding Your Artist Page in Deezer Without a Paid Subscription
If you do not have a Deezer Premium account, you can still access your artist page using a free account in certain countries.To do so, head to https://deezer.com and sign up for a free account.Once you have signed up, you will be taken to your dashboard. From here, search for your artist name using the search bar at the top of the page. If you are not seeing your artist name in the first few results, you can refine your search using the "Tracks," "Artists," and "Albums" categories.Once you find the artist page, copy the URL, and you've got the link to your artist page! { "@context": "http...
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