An incorrect release on your Spotify profile can confuse listeners and affect the statistics and recommendations connected to your name. Spotify introduced Artist Profile Protection in limited beta in March 2026 to give eligible artists more visibility when music is delivered with their name attached. This Spotify Artist Profile Protection guide explains what to check, what the settings mean and when to use a different reporting route. Access is still limited, so artists without the feature should continue using Spotify’s content mismatch form and contact their distributor when a release is delivered to the wrong profile.
1. Check whether your account has access
Log in to Spotify for Artists on desktop or mobile web. Open the user menu from your avatar and look for Artist Profile Protection. If it is missing, your profile is not included in the limited beta yet. Spotify says access will expand over time, so do not assume there is a fault with your account.
Artist team Admins and Editors can turn the feature on and manage its settings. Before changing anything, check that you are signed into the correct artist team and that your role gives you permission. A Reader may still help review analytics, but cannot manage this protection setting.
2. Understand the default review setting
The normal setting is Review releases. Spotify emails you when an eligible release is delivered with your name attached. You can then find it under Music and Review in Spotify for Artists, check the details and remove yourself if the release is not yours.
This setting does not hold every release for approval. If you take no action, the release goes live as scheduled and can appear on your profile, in your statistics and in recommendations to your listeners. Spotify currently gives you up to 28 days after the release date to remove yourself from an eligible release. Check notifications promptly rather than relying on the full window.
3. Confirm the release, role and provider
Do not decide from the cover alone. Open the release and check the song title, credited role and content provider. The feature can show releases that list you as a main artist, featured artist, remixer, actor or, for classical music, a composer, orchestra or conductor.
The provider is the label, distributor or delivery platform that sent the music to Spotify. Its displayed name may differ from the brand you normally use. If you do not recognise it, ask your distributor before approving or ignoring the release. A legitimate collaboration can look unfamiliar, while a familiar song title can still be attached to the wrong artist profile.
4. Remove yourself only when the release is not yours
When you remove yourself from an incorrect eligible release, Spotify says it will no longer list you or appear on your artist profile. It will not contribute to your statistics or listener recommendations. The release may still remain live under the correct artists.
Do not use removal to fix a typo, wrong artwork or an incorrect artist role on a release that genuinely belongs to you. Spotify directs those problems to its normal music-fixing routes. Contact your distributor as well, because it owns the delivery metadata and may need to correct the release across several services.
5. Treat advanced blocking with care
A smaller group of artists has access to an advanced setting that blocks releases until they are approved. Spotify describes this as useful for profiles that frequently receive incorrect or impersonating releases. It also adds responsibility: a genuine release may not list you or may be delayed if nobody approves it.
Artists using the advanced setting may receive a unique artist key. Trusted distributors can use it to deliver pre-approved releases. Keep that key private, share it only with trusted providers and never post it publicly. If you think someone else has it, contact Spotify to refresh it. During the beta, artist keys and release controls may not work with every provider.
6. Use the content mismatch route when needed
Artist Profile Protection does not replace every support route. If your music is on another artist’s page, another artist’s music is already on yours, or your catalogue is split between profiles, use the content mismatch form in Spotify for Artists. Spotify says it usually emails when the issue is fixed within a few days.
You can also report an incorrect release from the Upcoming tab before it goes live. Tell your label or distributor too. A Spotify report corrects the Spotify profile, but the same metadata mistake may affect Apple Music, Amazon Music or other services.
7. Build a simple profile check into every release
Add profile checks to your normal release plan. Confirm the artist link with your distributor before delivery, check Upcoming after the music arrives, review Artist Profile Protection emails and inspect the public page on release day. Keep a record of the correct artist ID and your distributor contact.
- Confirm the release title, contributors and credited roles.
- Check the provider before accepting an unfamiliar delivery.
- Remove yourself only from releases that are not yours.
- Use the mismatch form for music already on the wrong page.
- Keep any artist key private and limited to trusted providers.
- Check other streaming services when the problem began with delivery metadata.
- Review your profile again after the fix is confirmed.
What should you do today?
Open Spotify for Artists and check whether Artist Profile Protection appears in your user menu. If it does, turn on the standard review setting and check the Review tab. If it does not, save the content mismatch form and confirm that your distributor has the correct Spotify artist link for your next delivery.
More practical artist tools
Use The Hubb music metadata checklist before delivery.
Check how to claim and manage Apple Music for Artists.
Build a four-week release timeline.
Official Spotify guidance
Spotify guidance on Artist Profile Protection.
