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Apple Music for Artists
Claim your Apple Music profile: analytics (including Shazam data), artist image control and milestones. Part of the free profile checklist every new artist should complete at first release.
- Best for
- Claiming your profile and reading Shazam discovery data. Every primary artist on Apple Music who wants official profile control, detailed Apple and Shazam data, and team access.
- Skip if
- Never; it's free and takes minutes. This is never worth skipping if you have music on Apple Music.
- First move
- Claim the profile and check Shazam data weekly. Once your release has been live for five business days, claim the artist page with its Apple Music link and connect your distributor or social accounts for verification.
- Watch out
- Featured artists cannot claim pages. Metadata and credit corrections go through your distributor, biographies go through Xperi, and images or profile submissions require review. The mobile app also receives frequent reliability complaints, so use the web dashboard if needed.
- Reach
- Industry-wide
- When
- Useful from day one.
- Based in
- United States