{"id":11258,"date":"2016-09-23T14:00:44","date_gmt":"2016-09-23T14:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=11258"},"modified":"2016-09-22T11:57:39","modified_gmt":"2016-09-22T11:57:39","slug":"how-to-get-verified-as-an-artist-on-spotify-music-streaming-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/how-to-get-verified-as-an-artist-on-spotify-music-streaming-service\/","title":{"rendered":"How to get verified as an Artist on Spotify music streaming service"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Verifying your artist page on Spotify let&#8217;s users know they&#8217;re listening to the real deal and gives you unique control over the look of your profile.<\/h4>\n<p>Having a verified artist profile on Spotify doesn&#8217;t mean you just get a nice blue tick next to your name. Getting yourself verified on Spotify means that you can:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Merge your user account with your artist page<\/li>\n<li>Share your playlists, listening and sharing with your fans<\/li>\n<li>Update directly from your discography<\/li>\n<li>Brand your playlists with images and descriptions<\/li>\n<li>Edit and change your artist images<\/li>\n<li>Followers get notified when you release new music, create playlists, announce nearby gigs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To get your verification on Spotify and access to your artist profile there are a few things you will need to do first. Firstly you will need a user profile on Spotify, this can be your own personal listening account or just a new profile you&#8217;ve created. This profile will be merged with the artist profile when you&#8217;re verified. You will also have to make sure that you have:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Over 250 followers on your profile<\/li>\n<li>Music available to stream on Spotify<\/li>\n<li>A username that is unique to your artist<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Once you&#8217;ve made sure that you have all of the requirements you can fill out the Spotify Verification Form from here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spotifyartists.com\/verification\/\">https:\/\/www.spotifyartists.com\/verification\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>What are you waiting for, start working to get yourself verified on Spotify today!<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>It can take up to 4 weeks after sending the Verification Form for Spotify to process your form. 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