Learn how to get your music on Spotify, access your Spotify for Artists dashboard, pitch playlists, and share your music with the world.

Get your music <br /> on Spotify

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Get your music on Spotify

Music gets uploaded to Spotify via a distributor. For a fee or commission, distributors will handle the licensing and distribution to Spotify and other streaming services, and pay you royalties when listeners stream.

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Make sure your music is release-ready before uploading via your distributor.

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Give a face and name to your music by setting up your profile.

Access your dashboard

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Prepare for release

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Are you an artist, manager, or label employee looking to access an existing Spotify for Artists account?

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Your questions, answered

Spotify for Artists is [free to join](https://www.spotify.com/signup "Sign up") — all you need is a Spotify account.


How much does it cost to use Spotify for Artists?

No, Spotify for Artists is for all artists.

Do I need to be signed with a label?

You can log in with your personal Spotify account. If you don't have access to Spotify for Artists yet, you can [get access](https://artists.spotify.com/en/claim "Claim profile") to connect your account to your artist profile or label team. 

How do I log in?

On Spotify for Artists you can get discovered by millions of listeners, customize your artist profile, pitch an unreleased song to our playlist editors, manage your merch and concert integrations, get deep analytics and insights into your music’s performance, and much more.

What does Spotify for Artists provide that a distributor doesn’t?

Ask your label or distributor for your artist link or URI, which will start with __spotify.com/artist__ or __spotify:artist__. When you claim your artist profile, paste your artist link or URI in the [__What profile are you claiming?__](https://artists.spotify.com/c/team/access/artist "Claim profile") page. Give yourself at least 7 days prior to your release to pitch a song to our editors and get your profile looking perfect for launch.

How do I access my profile before my first release goes live?

When a song gets played on Spotify, the rights holders receive royalties for it, whether it’s played by a Premium or ad-supported customer. Typically, royalty payments happen once a month, but exactly when and how much artists get paid depends on their agreements with their record label or distributor. We’ve put together extensive resources on how this works at [Loud and Clear](http://spotify.com/loudandclear).

How do artists get paid on Spotify?

Use Spotify for Artists to [pitch an unreleased song](https://artists.spotify.com/help/article/pitching-music-to-playlist-editors "Playlist pitching") to our playlist editors at least 7 days ahead of its release date.

How can I get on a Spotify playlist?

Check out [Spotify for Podcasters](https://podcasters.spotify.com/ "Spotify for Podcasters"): your home for uploading and managing your podcast on Spotify.

How can I get my podcast on Spotify?

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