How to get your music on Spotify

Nope, you need a distributor to get your music on Spotify. DistroKid is the easiest way for independent artists to get their music on streaming platforms for as little as $2.08/month. Find the plan that’s best for you here.

Artists who use DistroKid keep 100% of their streaming royalties. Earnings reports and payments are available to you as soon as DistroKid receives and processes earnings from streaming services and stores.

Learn more about getting paid for your streams here.

DistroKid can split earnings from any song or album and automatically send those earnings to other DistroKid members. Add your collaborators, producers, bandmates, managers & more. We'll pay them directly, so you don't have to think about it.

Learn more about royalty splits here.

It's easy: Select all the streaming platforms where you want us to send your music during the upload process. We'll handle the rest.

We can distribute your music on 150+ global platforms, including Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, YouTube, Deezer, and TikTok.

If you meet specific criteria, yes. Learn more about Spotify Discovery here.

Choose our Ultimate or Musician Plus plan to customize your release date. Learn more about our plans here.

DistroKid is the fastest way to get your music on Spotify. Your release will be live in just 2-5 days.

Getting verified on Spotify is easy when you use DistroKid (and takes less than a minute). 

Just log in to your DistroKid account, click the DistroKid Features Menu in the upper-right corner, and select Special Access. Click Spotify for Artists and follow the instructions.

Yep, as long as you upload your music to Spotify via DistroKid at least 4 weeks in advance of the release date.

To claim your Spotify for Artists profile, you'll need your Spotify Artist URI, which you can easily find with DistroKid's Spotify URI Looker-Upper: https://distrokid.com/uri/spotify/ 

Learn more about claiming your Spotify for Artists Profile here.

Spotify gives artists an easy way to pitch music for playlist consideration. Your release date must be at least 3 weeks in the future in order to be considered, which is possible with DistroKid's Musician Plus and Ultimate plans. Learn more about how to pitch a track to Spotify here.

Important note: No one can pay to be added to a Spotify editorial playlist. Don't fall for ads promising playlist placement. Learn more about protecting your music and spotting red flags here.

Log in to the Spotify for Artists portal on Spotify. Click the 3 dots next to your artist name in the upper-left corner. In the bottom left you'll see your account info. Click the up arrow ^ to expand that. From there, click "Add Team".

Then just follow the instructions and input your Artist URI when prompted. For help finding your Artist URI, check out DistroKid's Spotify URI Looker-Upper: https://distrokid.com/uri/spotify/