OFFICIAL ARTIST ON YouTube
You can easily request this via Vestibule Trap, providing that you meet certain requirements.
To get an Official Artist Channel on YouTube, there are a few requirements that you’ll need to meet in order for us to request this for you with YouTube.
You’ll need the following before requesting an Official Artist Channel:
- An owned & operated (O&O) YouTube channel containing content only from the artist you’re requesting an Official Artist channel for – this may be your personal YouTube channel
- An automatically generated Topic Channel for your artist
- At least 1 official music video/arts track on your channels
If you feel that you meet the criteria and would like to submit a request to upgrade your channel to an Official Artist Channel, please complete THIS FORM
From here, it should take between 2 – 4 weeks for your channels to be upgraded by YouTube.
YouTube also recommends following these additional steps to maximize the chance of your channels being upgraded to an Official Artist Channel:
- A high-quality, high-resolution image has been selected as your owned & operated channel profile picture.
OFFICIAL ARTIST ON AMAZON
With Amazon, you can download the Amazon for Aritsts app via iOS or Android, and claim your Amazon Music page EASILY.
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1. Go to https://artistcentral.amazon.com/. If you already have a customer account with Amazon, use that to log in. If you don’t, create one.
2. After the normal acceptance of the terms of use, you’ll be walked through some quick-and-easy steps to claiming your music.
Note: If your band or artist name doesn’t come up in the initial search, don’t fret. It will most likely show up when the site asks you to select releases to claim.
3. Amazon can verify who you are through your Myspace account, if you have one. If you don’t, they provide other simple ways for you to prove that you are the rightful owner of the music, and that you are authorized to maintain the storefront.
Once you’re verified, you can upload pictures, banners, provide a bio, and add other elements that will make your storefront look a lot sharper than a standard Amazon page. Yeah, it’s yet another page to create and curate, and you’re probably already feeling like you’re maintaining a presence in a bunch of different spaces, but Amazon is the world’s biggest online marketplace, so it’s not going to hurt to be well-represented there.
OFFICIAL ARTIST ON SPOTIFY
If you’re an artist, getting verified is simple. Just follow these steps:
1. Set up a Spotify profile - You’ll need a normal Spotify profile to get started.
2. Complete the Verification form - Once you’ve setup the profile, please complete the Spotify Verification Request form.
To help verify the profile, be ready with the following information:
The Spotify profile username you would like linked to your artist discography page. The artist URI link (link to artist discography page). The preferred display name for the profile. A URL link to a 2048 x 2048 pixel JPEG profile image (no more 500kb, please). A link to a Twitter account associated with the artist. Please note that twitter credentials are not stored in any way.
3. Wait for Verification - Verification can take up to a couple of weeks, but profiles are verified as quickly as possible.
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