Getting your music on platforms like Spotify and Apple Music is just the first step in getting your music hard. If you haven’t claimed your artist profiles, you’re missing out on valuable tools and features to retain fans and reach new ones.
In this blog, you’ll learn how to claim your profiles on Spotify, Apple Music, TikTok, Amazon Music, and TIDAL. Plus, we’ve provided some general best practices to help you get started optimizing your presence on each one. Let’s dive in.
Spotify for Artists
Spotify has over 700 million monthly active users and nearly 300 million paid subscribers worldwide. For independent artists, it’s also one of the most powerful discovery engines — with tools like Discover Weekly, Release Radar, and editorial playlists surfacing new music to millions of listeners every week.
How to claim your Spotify for Artists profile:
- Go to artists.spotify.com or if you’re a CD Baby artist, click through the dashboard here
- Click “Get Access” and log in with a Spotify account
- Search for your artist name and select your profile
- Verify your identity via your distributor (CD Baby artists can verify directly through your dashboard)
- Once approved — usually within a few days — you’ll have full access
Apple Music for Artists
Last year, Apple Music marked its tenth anniversary with record-breaking user subscriptions and brand new product features such as Set Lists. The service’s song recognition tool, Shazam, generated over 1 billion recognitions per month last year – fueling music discovery in seamless ways for fans all over the world.
How to claim your Apple Music for Artists profile:
- Go to artists.apple.com or if you’re a CD Baby artist, click here
- Sign in with your Apple ID
- Search for your artist name in the directory
- Request access and verify through your distributor or label
- CD Baby artists can initiate verification directly from the CD Baby dashboard
TikTok for Artists
TikTok is one of the leading platforms for music discovery, monetization, and chart success today. In 2025, 84% of all songs that entered the Billboard Global 200 went viral on TikTok beforehand. The platform’s short-form video content is like fuel for spreading music – as users can participate in viral challenges, trends, and dances – pulling tracks from TikTok’s library of music to use in their content.
How to claim your TikTok artist account:
- Download TikTok and create a personal account if you don’t have one
- Apply for a TikTok Creator Account or Artist Account through TikTok for Artists at artists.tiktok.com
- Submit your distributor information and verify your artist identity
- Once approved, your profile displays a music note badge linking to your catalog
Amazon Music for Artists
Amazon Music has more than 100 million customers globally across its free, Prime, and Unlimited tiers. It’s deeply integrated into the Amazon ecosystem — including Echo devices and Alexa — meaning your music can surface in ways that no other platform replicates, including voice-activated playback in listeners’ homes. Amazon Music for Artists gives independent artists meaningful access to streaming data, editorial opportunities, and promotional features.
How to claim your Amazon Music for Artists profile:
- Go to music.amazon.com/artists and click “Get Started” or if you’re a CD Baby artist, click here
- Sign in with an existing Amazon account
- Find your artist page by searching your artist name
- Verify ownership by confirming your distributor relationship (CD Baby artists are eligible immediately upon release)
TIDAL for Artists
TIDAL is built for artists. It pays some of the highest per-stream royalty rates in the industry through its user-centric payment model — meaning your royalties come directly from the fans who listen to your music, not from a general streaming pool. TIDAL also has a passionate, high-engagement listener base that skews toward music enthusiasts who stream deeply and spend more.
How to claim your TIDAL for Artists profile:
- Log into the Tidal website or app and search for your artist name or click here
- Click your artist profile
- Select the option to claim your profile
- Verify your identity through CD Baby. This is the fastest option. That usually gives immediate approval and access.
- Once approved, your profile will be officially claimed.
How to make the most of your claimed profiles
Here are a few things every artist should do immediately after gaining access:
- Upload a high-resolution, professional artist photo to every platform
- Write a bio that speaks to new fans — not just people who already know you
- Pin your latest or most important release as a featured track
- Check your analytics weekly to understand which markets and playlists are driving growth
- Use pre-save and pre-release pitch tools ahead of every new release
Consistency across platforms matters too. Fans who find you on TikTok might then check your Spotify profile or your Apple Music page. A unified, professional presence across all five platforms signals that you take your career seriously — and that builds the kind of trust that turns casual listeners into real fans.
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