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Becoming a verified user/profile (not artist)

wayfarer917 — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 21:07:27 GMT

I work for a record label and we want to set up a verified user account for us (like other labels have - see ATO, Atlantic, Columbia, etc.). Being a verified profile/user as opposed to a verified artist seems to be an uncommon practice, so I was hoping someone could point me in the right direction on becoming one.

Thanks!

- Anthony

Re: Becoming a verified user/profile (not artist)

blake — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 21:29:07 GMT

You'll want to visit the Spotify Artists FAQ for a walkthrough on this process. Although it says 'artist', getting verified as a label takes place through the same document (link to the document here).

Re: Becoming a verified user/profile (not artist)

wolfie12 — Fri, 14 Apr 2017 21:44:33 GMT

LINK DOES NOT WORK!

Re: Becoming a verified user/profile (not artist)

This_sideup — Sat, 06 May 2017 18:45:18 GMT

Hello, i work for a festival and I am looking for the same kind of answer. I would like to create an account with the name of this festival.The Rock Werchter Festival has got one. How is it possible? Thanks! Olivier

Re: Becoming a verified user/profile (not artist)

detective889 — Wed, 24 May 2017 20:04:26 GMT

Hey!

Here's an answer via @mattsuda that might help

"Take a look at this page on how to get a brand verified profile:

https://partners.spotify.com/get-started/media-festivals/

Just follow the instructions.

These are the types of accounts that Spotify can verify:

Artist
Brand/Advertiser
Editorial
Entertainment/Media
Event Distributor
Label
Public Figure
Venue
Non-Profit"

Re: Becoming a verified user/profile (not artist)

SelectorsSP — Fri, 15 Sep 2017 15:53:39 GMT

Link does not work 😕

Re: Becoming a verified user/profile (not artist)

Pest69350 — Wed, 29 Nov 2017 23:16:04 GMT

This is exactly what I'm looking for as well, but this link just takes me to the Spotify home page.

Re: Becoming a verified user/profile (not artist)

meahtenoha — Fri, 22 Feb 2019 14:13:02 GMT

I recommend getting in touch with the Spotify for Artists team to verify your profile: https://artists.spotify.com/contact

Thanks!

Re: Becoming a verified user/profile (not artist)

MattSuda — Mon, 04 Mar 2019 06:28:43 GMT

The following guide will help companies create their own Spotify profile:

Spotify changed the way verification works back in 2017. Right now only artist pages can be verified. Companies and celebrities can make their own Spotify profile, and it will work with all of the regular features, it just won't have a blue check mark next to the username. You can read more on this here: https://artists.spotify.com/blog/simplifying-artist-verification

Spotify also changed the way usernames are created. Usernames are randomly generated, but you should still be able to change the display name that displays on the profile to your company name.

https://support.spotify.com/account_payment_help/account_basics/change-my-username/

Using the Spotify desktop app, you should also be able to upload a company logo to use as the profile picture for the account.

https://support.spotify.com/account_payment_help/account_basics/profile-picture/

When making a playlist you can chose a custom title, write a description, and even upload your own custom playlist image: https://support.spotify.com/article/personalize-playlists/

Spotify has some recommendations for brand playlists: https://support.spotify.com/article/brand-playlists/

If you are looking to embed a Spotify follow button or embed your playlists on the company website, you can look into this: https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/widgets/

If you need to shorten a Spotify playlist URL link to make it easier to type in all you need to do is copy and paste the link at this website and it will use Spotify's official URL shortener. https://bitly.com

You can also create a Spotify Code which is a barcode that users can scan on the search page in the Spotify all to go directly to your playlist, profile, album, etc. You can get this barcode by going into the Spotify app and going to the share menu. You can also create a Spotify code by going here: https://www.spotifycodes.com