
Each bio can be up to 1500 characters in length, not 1500 words. *If you haven't yet, get signed up for Spotify for Artists right here.Īn earlier version of this article incorrectly described the space allotted for each artist bio. And as always, if you ever need anything at all, we’re here to help. Now whenever you make a move, you’ll be able to share it with your fans. As with all content, your bio needs to follow our guidelines.īut most importantly, have fun. One important note: If you’ve currently got a Rovi bio, once you add your own bio description, you can’t get your original Rovi bio back. Here's how Caribou's new bio looks on desktop, and mobile. Dan Snaith of Caribou used it to speak directly to his fans in the first person. If your Shopify store sells merch from multiple artists, you can easily manage your. From there, youll be able to choose the three items from your store you want to feature on your artist profile.

The Peach Kings gave us a great overview of their major influences. Get started here or log in to your Spotify for Artists dashboard on desktop, go to the Profile tab, and click Merch to get started. When we opened this up to a handful of artists for the first tests, we saw them use this space to share their story, the inspiration behind their latest release, or the most up-to-date version of their bio. What you do with this space is entirely up to you. Add a link to your Wikipedia page for fans who want to dig deeper.You can paste Spotify links directly into the text field, or just use the symbol to link to whatever you want-artists or albums that inspire you, or playlists you’re featured on, or other artists you’ve collaborated with. Write whatever you want! We recommend a creative bio that helps fans get to know you better, but seriously go nuts.Open Spotify for Artists, go to Profile, and scroll down to the text field under “Artist Bio.”.The bio updates as soon as you hit save, and you can also link your page to your Wikipedia, if you’ve got one. You’ve now got 1500 characters to tell your story to your fans. Here’s how it all works.Īs of today, all artists, managers, and and their teams can edit and publish their own bios straight from the Profile section of Spotify for Artists. It’s a part of our overall commitment to giving you more and more control over your presence on Spotify. But we know that sometimes you want to speak directly with your fans, and tell them who you are. I have my Spotify Artist URI.For a long time now, we’ve been sourcing your “About” page from our friends at Rovi, who supply us with artist biographies. Spotify will have likely ingested your release and it will be available for URI request on this page. If this is the case, check back in the next few days. Your URI information will be available in the next day or so! Not to worry! It generally takes a day or so for Spotify to ingest releases. If you can’t find another user just by typing their display name, but you happen to know their username, try searching spotify:user: followed by their Spotify username instead (with no spaces). If your release hasn't been ingested by Spotify yet, you will likely come across this screen: Answer: You should be able to find any user in Spotify using Search, but sometimes this workaround can be helpful. If you have multiple artists on your release you are trying to claim profiles for, not to worry! All artist profiles and their roles will be listed under the "Artist:" section. If your release has already been ingested by Spotify, you should see your album, track, and artist URI's Note that if you are not seeing a release, it's possible that we may not have delivered it to Spotify quite yet, please check back tomorrow!Īfter you have selected your release, go ahead and click on the "What's the Spotify URI" button.

I only have one release on this account so it has already been selected. When you are on the Spotify URI looker-upper, select your release from the drop down menu. To check which Spotify Artist Profile your release will be mapped to on release day prior to your release date, you can simply request your URI's via DistroKid's Spotify URI Looker Upper Tool! Great news! DistroKid has a tool for that! DistroKid's Spotify Looker Upper Tool

Once you have uploaded your music to DistroKid and you can see that it has been successfully sent off to services, we will need to locate your Spotify Artist URI. In order to make sure you have enough time to claim your profile, make sure to upload your music at least four weeks in advance of the release date. It's totally possible to claim your Spotify for Artists profile prior to your first ever release with a given artist name.
