How To (Actually) Get Verified On Spotify & Apple Music

As a creator on Spotify, you may be missing out on streams and followers just because you don’t have that little blue check beside your name. This little blue checkmark holds heavy weight on the platform and is what distinguishes legit artist profiles from fake ones, or fan-made accounts. 

In order to get the verification checkmark and full control of your artist profile through Spotify, follow these steps:

1. Head over to artists.spotify.com 

2. Click on Get Access. 

3. Select if you are an artist or manager, or label team member. 

4. Enter your artist name or account URL. 

Following this, Spotify will ask you a few more questions and then it becomes a waiting game to see if you are approved for verification or not. This can take anywhere from a few days to a week and there is no guarantee that you will be approved for verification.

If you do receive the blue check mark of approval on Spotify, you'll be able to get full access to the stats and analytics of your music and have control over your account and playlists. This allows you to customize your profile, edit your artist bio, link your social media accounts, share tour dates, display merch, distribute music freely, plus gain access to many other features you wouldn’t have had with an unverified account. 

The main difference between a basic Spotify account and a verified artist account is the simple legitimacy of the profile. When a user goes to your profile and sees a blue checkmark, they automatically know the account is legit and will be more inclined to follow you and stream songs from your profile.

Just by completing the steps listed above doesn't necessarily mean you will get approved to receive the blue checkmark. Going through Spotify on your own in the attempt to claim your verified artist account can be quite a difficult and lengthy process for some people. 

However, with the help of music distributors like TuneCore and DistroKid, Spotify verification can become very easy and instantaneous. Let's take a look at how these distributors can help you get verified.

TuneCore is a partner of Spotify and has helped many artists get followers, their music distributed, verification, better access, and much more due to the partnership between the two platforms.

Spotify gives a lot of priority to artists that come through the reference of TuneCore, which allows musicians to get a head-start in their music career compared to those who do not use TuneCore’s services.  

Here's how you can access your Spotify artist verified profile with the help of TuneCore:

1. Login to TuneCore or or sign up and become a member.

2. Go to your TuneCore dashboard.

3. Here you'll see a large banner labeled "Spotify for Artists", once you've logged in.

4. Click on this banner and then further proceedings will take place.

5. Next, click on "Get Access on Spotify for Artists".

6. Then, follow the instructions on Spotify's website to complete the claiming process.

7. Finally, once you've been claimed as a TuneCore member, you'll be able to get instant access to your artist profile.

The music distribution platform, DistroKid has also partnered with Spotify to provide their subscribing members with verification benefits and the opportunity to kick off their music career.

Once you use DistroKid to verify your Spotify, you're going to need one week for your upload to go live and the release is processed before you get your hands on the Spotify verified account.

Here is how you can get a quick Spotify blue check mark and verified artist benefits plus features with the help of DistroKid:

1. First, you're going to want to sign up for DistroKid as a subscriber.

2. Next, you're going to want to click on Sign in and log in to your DistroKid account.

3. After you've logged in, click on Goodies in the Upper right corner.

4. Then, Click on the "Streaming Service Things" button.

5. Lastly, click on "Spotify for Artists" and follow the instructions given to you for claiming your verified artist profile.

Apple Music has gained more and more followers since first launching in 2015. Now, it is one of the biggest music streaming platforms in the world after Spotify and a few others.

Apple Music is easy to use, simple, and incredibly popular among iOS users since it is an Apple application. The interface is dedicated specifically to artists with original music and amazing content, which makes it a great music streaming and uploading platform.

This interface is known as Apple Music for Artists or also called Apple Music Connect. As a musician, getting verified on Apple Music is a huge milestone for you and your personal brand. Here are some of the exciting benefits and features of you'll be able to enjoy if you get verified as an official Apple Music Artist:

• Engage directly with your fans and followers without any filter.

• If you want to build an audience, you can share audios, photos, and videos with your fans to let them know what you're up to.

• Get complete control of your artist account and customization options unavailable in basic Apple music creator accounts.

• Provide you info of where your songs are more famous and which parts of the world are people listening to your music from.

• You'll be able to achieve various music milestones and increase your chances of making your way into the all-time bests.

These benefits are why every serious musician should try and become verified on Apple Music. This verification along with your Spotify verification will truly advance your music career and help you capitalize on your musical talents.

If you are looking to claim your Apple Music for Artist verification, the process can be slow and might require you to have a large number of followers and plays ahead of time. Unfortunately, this isn't always possible for musicians and can take much time to acquire. 

This is why getting help from a music label and distributor like DistroKid will be the best way to expedite your Apple Music for Artists verification process.

DistroKid works directly with Apple Music to help artists get account verification faster than ever. Very recently, the music distribution company announced their partnership with Apple Music to give musicians easy access to the Apple Music for Artists platform.

The claiming process isn't difficult at all with the help of DistroKid. You can use both the iOS application and the website link to claim for your Apple Music Artist verification.

If you're wondering how you can get your Apple Music for Artists verification, here's a brief and short guide that you can follow to easily get a hold of your verification:

1. Visit Apple Music for Artists website with the URL https://artists.apple.com or the iOS application claiming process.

2. Follow all of the instructions given to make the claim.

3. The next and most important step in the verification process is to select "DistroKid" in the "Distribution Contact" section.

4. If you do that, with the help of the DistroKid partnership with Apple Music, you'll be able to get quicker access to Apple Music for Artists than on your own.