This article was updated Tuesday, September 22, 2026.
Your music is live on TIDAL. Now give listeners a place to learn who’s behind it.
Claiming your artist profile lets you update your photo, share your story, and connect listeners with your website and social accounts. You can also give your team access and report problems with the music appearing on your page. Here’s how to get started.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Claim your profile: CD Baby artists can verify through their distributor or use TIDAL’s manual review process.
- Make it yours: Update your artist image, bio, and links to reflect your current music and creative direction.
- Know where to get help: Musixmatch manages lyrics on TIDAL. For music delivered through a distributor, that distributor handles your royalty reporting and payments.
What is TIDAL Artist Home?
TIDAL Artist Home is a dashboard for managing your artist presence on the platform. It gives you and your invited team access to profile updates and a way to flag content issues.
TIDAL now also supports claiming your artist profile directly through its main platform. The steps below follow that process.
Think of your artist page as an extension of your website—not a task you complete once and forget. Before your next release, review what listeners will find there. Does your photo match your current creative direction? Does your bio mention your latest project? Have you given fans a clear next step?
What do you need before claiming your profile?
For the process covered here, start with music already live in TIDAL’s catalog and the artist page associated with those releases. TIDAL’s guidance also states that Artist Home is available in countries where its streaming service operates.
Have your artist name and distributor login details ready. Search for your music first so you can identify the correct page, especially if another artist uses a similar name.
Haven’t delivered your music to TIDAL yet? Check your CD Baby distribution settings. You can select partners before submitting a release; for an already-distributed release, adding a partner requires a request through the CD Baby Help Center.
How to claim your TIDAL artist profile
Follow these steps:
- Sign in to TIDAL.
- Search for your artist name and open your artist page.
- Check that the page contains your music.
- Select the option to claim the profile.
- Choose your verification method. CD Baby is a supported distributor. Manual verification is also available.
TIDAL says distributor verification usually provides immediate approval. Manual review can take up to eight weeks, so leave time before a release campaign.
Already claimed through TIDAL Artist Home? Your claim remains valid. Sign in to TIDAL and select your profile icon to manage it. The current claiming process allows one artist profile per TIDAL account.
How to customize your TIDAL artist profile
Once you have access, start with the details that help listeners understand your music and recognize you elsewhere.
Choose a clear, current artist photo
TIDAL recommends a JPEG image measuring 1500 × 1500 pixels and smaller than 10 MB. Keep the subject near the center: images are cropped into square and circular frames, and you can adjust the crop after uploading.
Choose a photo that works at a small size, not just on a full screen. For a band, check that every member remains visible in the crop. Aim for a visual connection with the photos you’re using on your website, social accounts, and other streaming profiles.
Write a bio that reflects where you are now
Give a new listener a useful introduction: what kind of music you make, what shapes your sound, and what you’re working on.
You don’t need to fit your life story into the space. Start with a clear description of your music, add a few meaningful details or accomplishments, and close with your latest release or upcoming project. Replace vague claims like “a completely unique sound” with specifics that help someone imagine what they’ll hear.
Can’t edit your existing bio? Some biographies come from outside providers. TIDAL says those updates must go through the provider; for Xperi-supplied biographies, it directs artists to Xperi.
Add your website and social links
TIDAL supports links to your website, Instagram, Facebook, X, and TikTok.
Link to the accounts you actively maintain, then test each link. A listener who wants to learn more shouldn’t land on an abandoned profile or an old website.
Keep your destination pages current, too. Your website should make it easy to find your latest music, upcoming shows, and a way to stay in touch.
Check that the right music appears on your page
Review your catalog for missing releases or music that belongs to someone else. TIDAL’s Artist Home guidance directs artists to its Report function for incorrect content and releases assigned to the wrong profile.
When reporting a problem, include the affected release names and links so the support team can identify it. Don’t assume editing your bio or profile name will fix a catalog issue.
Give collaborators their own access
Working with a manager or someone who helps maintain your profiles? Use Artist Home’s Team controls to invite them rather than sharing your password. TIDAL’s account guidance describes team invitations and ownership transfers.
Choose access deliberately, keep ownership with the appropriate person, and review permissions when your team changes.
Share your profile with listeners
After updating your page, open the public profile and review it as a listener would. Check your image, read your bio, and test your links.
To share the page, use the sharing control on your artist profile and select Copy Link.
Add that link wherever you give fans listening options: your website, release announcements, email newsletter, or social posts. Make it easy for people who already use TIDAL to find your music there.
Get your music on TIDAL with CD Baby
A complete artist profile gives listeners more context around your music. Start with a current photo, a clear bio, and working links, then revisit your page whenever you release something new.
Ready to get your music out there? CD Baby distributes to over 150 streaming and download platforms, including TIDAL, with pay-per-release pricing and no annual fees. Start your next release with CD Baby.