Spotify Introduces Artist Profile Protection

Now in beta, this optional feature allows Artists to review eligible releases before they appear on their profile on Spotify.

For the first time on any music streaming service, Spotify is giving artists the ability to review, approve, or decline releases with the launch of Artist Profile Protection, an optional feature within Spotify for Artists, now in limited beta, offering a solution to a problem that has affected streaming for years.

In the streaming age, and with the rise of AI-generated tracks, instances of music appearing on incorrect artist pages have increased across streaming services. In some cases, this may happen due to metadata errors, duplicate artist names, or deliberate misuse. When that happens, it can impact an artists’ catalog, stats, and how fans discover their music.

On Spotify, protecting artist identity has become a top priority, and Artist Profile Protection takes care of that. It adds a review step before releases go live on an artist’s profile, helping artists stay in control of what music lists them as an artist on Spotify. Only the releases approved will appear on the artist’s profile, contribute to their stats, and show up in recommendations to their listeners. The feature is particularly beneficial in cases of repeated incorrect releases, common artist names, or when artists want greater control over what appears on their profile.

How It Works

Artists can view this feature under Spotify for Artists settings on desktop and mobile web. Once Artist Profile Protection is turned on, artists will receive an email notification when music is delivered to Spotify with their name attached. From there, artists can review eligible releases and decide whether to approve or decline them.

If approved, at the release date, it will appear under the artists’ name and contribute to their stats and recommendations to their fans as usual.
If it is declined, or no action is taken, the release won’t list or appear on the artist’s profile.

Artists will also be assigned an artist key: a unique code that can be shared with trusted providers. When music delivered to Spotify includes the artist key at delivery, the release is automatically pre-approved and goes live as normal.

What Happens Next

This is an early beta, and during this period, Spotif y will collect feedback from artists using the feature and continue refining it ahead of a broader rollout to all artists. Artists who are not yet included in the beta, or who choose not to opt in, will continue releasing music through Spotify as usual. If a release is misattributed, artists can still report it here.