What’s the difference between a Spotify account and an artist profile?

You don’t need a profile to be an audiophile 🎧

When you distribute a release with RouteNote, your release is sent to the stores you’ve chosen. Stores will either create an artist profile for you, which you can sometimes claim and personalise, or they will map your release to an already existing artist.

If your release is mapped to an incorrect artist profile, whether you need a new artist profile or if you already have your own, click here to find out what to do.

Your Spotify account cannot be linked to your release as this is not your Spotify artist profile.

This is what a Spotify account looks like:

And this is what a Spotify artist profile looks like:

To begin claiming your Spotify artist profile, click here.

In the meantime feel free to get in touch with us if you have any questions or concerns!

See also:
Can I merge my Spotify artist profiles?
How do I gain access to Spotify for Artists as an artist/manager?
What does a compilation or various artists release mean?

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