Protecting your Spotify artist profile

Artist Profile Protection notifies you when music is delivered to your artist profile and lets you remove yourself from incorrect releases, giving you control over the music associated with your profile. It’s currently in limited beta.

When you turn profile protection on, you can:

• Get notified when releases are delivered to Spotify with your name attached
• Review and remove yourself from eligible releases before they appear on your profile – or up to 28 days after
• Make sure only the correct releases appear on your profile and count toward your stats and listener recommendations

If you don’t take action on a release, it goes live as scheduled with you listed as an artist.

Note: Artists who have access to advanced settings need to approve releases to make sure they go live on time. See Advanced settings below.

Getting access to Artist Profile Protection

Artist Profile Protection is currently in beta and available to a limited group of artists.

To check if you have access:

1. Log in to artists.spotify.com
2. Go to the user menu by clicking your avatar, or on a mobile device.
3. Look for Artist Profile Protection

If you don’t see it yet, we’re still rolling it out and will expand access over time.

Turning on Artist Profile Protection

For: Artist team Admins and Editors

Once you have access, you can turn Artist Profile Protection on from the user menu by clicking your avatar.

Reviewing releases

When Artist Profile Protection is on, you’ll review new releases delivered to Spotify that list you as an artist, and be able to remove yourself from eligible releases if there’s a mistake.

You’ll find these in the Review tab by going to Music, then Review, on desktop or mobile web.

Releases may list you as a:

• Main artist
• Featured artist
• Remixer
• Composer, orchestra or conductor (classical releases only)
• Actor

You have up to 28 days after the release date to take action. If you take no action on a release, it will go live as scheduled with you listed as an artist.

Advanced settings

Some artists may have access to an advanced setting that requires releases to be approved before they list you as an artist. This setting is designed for profiles that receive frequent incorrect or impersonating releases. We’re currently testing it with a limited group of artists.

How it works

You’ll have up to 28 days after the release goes live to take action. If you don’t take action on a release that needs approval, it won’t list you as an artist and may not go live on time.

You’ll also be assigned an artist key: a unique code you can share with trusted providers so their releases are pre-approved and can go live without you needing to approve them.

Releases that need approval show as Needs Approval. Releases delivered with your artist key show as pre-approved. When you approve a release, it appears on your profile and contributes to your stats and listener recommendations.

If you decline a release, it won’t list you as an artist, appear on your profile, or contribute to your stats or listener recommendations.

If you need to take further action after declining, you can report music mixed up with another artist and report illegal content on Spotify. Need to undo an approval or rejection? Contact us.

Note: If there’s another issue with your release - like your role, a typo, or the artwork - you don’t need to decline it for those reasons. Learn how to fix problems with your music.

Artist keys

Your artist key is unique to you and lets trusted distributors deliver pre-approved releases to your protected artist profile. Artist keys are only provided for artists using the advanced setting of Artist Profile Protection, so that legitimate releases can go live without manual approval.

This can be helpful if you have a sensitive release or a tight turnaround.

You can find your artist key on the Artist Profile Protection page in Spotify for Artists.

To keep your key secure, only share it with distributors you trust and never post it publicly. If you think someone has your artist key who shouldn’t, contact us to refresh it. Any legitimate releases sent with the old key that aren’t live yet may need to be approved manually in your Approvals tab.

Understanding your content provider

Your content provider is the company that delivers your music to Spotify. This could be a label, distributor, or delivery platform.

When you’re reviewing releases, checking the provider helps you confirm whether a release is legitimate. The provider name you see may look different from the company name you’re used to working with.

If a provider name looks unfamiliar:

• Confirm the release was delivered by a provider you recognize
• Check with your distributor before approving the release

Note: During the beta, releases from some providers may not be eligible for removal or approval, and artist keys may not work with every provider. This may change as we continue testing the feature.