Imagine asking ChatGPT, “What’s a good indie track for a rainy night?” and your song pops up in the response. That’s how Spotify’s recent integration with ChatGPT works – allowing fans to find and even play new music by linking their Spotify accounts to the large language model.
This marks a shift from passive, algorithmic listening to active, intent-driven music discovery powered by AI. And it presents a major opportunity for independent artists to find new fans outside of selective playlists or tough-to-crack algorithms.
As a Spotify Preferred Provider, CD Baby helps optimize and protect your music metadata, laying a foundation for you to optimize your AI search visibility.
In this blog, you’ll find practical tips to help fans discover your music with Spotify’s new integration.
Keep your metadata accurate
One way ChatGPT understands and recommends your music is through the Spotify metadata you submit via your distributor, like CD Baby. Ensure your metadata is accurate by following CD Baby and Spotify guidelines and keep your information consistent across streaming and social media platforms. That reinforces your legitimacy and helps AI recommend your music to new listeners.
Optimize your Spotify Profile
Verify your Spotify for Artists Profile after releasing music, then make the most out of your profile by updating your artist bio, images, playlist placements, and concerts to provide ChatGPT with crucial personal information that might be relevant to certain searches.
Pitch Spotify Editorial Playlists
Pitch Spotify Editorial Playlists before your next release to provide the platform with even more actionable information about your music. In your pitch to Spotify, you can specify the following information about a track, which can help ChatGPT relate your music to broader categories such as:
- Genres
- Styles
- Music cultures
- Moods
- Instruments
- Whether it’s a cover, remix, instrumental, and studio versus live take
- Language of the lyrics
Don’t forget to use the written portion of your pitch to describe the moods and settings in which your music might fit, how it was written, and how you plan to promote it. Think critically about the keywords you use there!
Pro tip: Before submitting, use Spotify’s review page to double-check your information.
Shape your artist associations
Your “Fans Also Like” reflects the artists the algorithm associates with your music — and it’s based on a confluence of factors. You can’t directly edit this section, but there are ways to manipulate it:
- If you’re a CD Baby member, add your musical influences to your “Artist Sounds Like” section on your next release
- Play shows with artists you admire and ensure tickets are sold through partnered sites Spotify will co-promote
- Mention artists in your Spotify bio who have influenced your music
- Get press coverage to provide deeper insights on your artistry
- Make strategic playlists featuring artists with whom you want to be associated and make the titles descriptive (e.g. music for beach days)
Conclusion
Spotify’s integration with ChatGPT opens up new possibilities for fans to discover independent artists in more personalized and natural ways. Increase your chances of appearing in AI-powered recommendations by keeping your metadata accurate, maintaining a consistent online presence, and fully utilizing Spotify’s tools. But first, you’ll need to get your music on Spotify!
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