As a Spotify listener, you may have experienced moments where you couldn’t tell if your favorite artist really dropped a new song. If you’re an artist, maybe your music has been attached to the wrong profile or someone’s else release attached to yours.
On Tuesday, Spotify shared that it’s testing a new feature called Artist Profile Protection that allows artists to preapprove releases before they show up on their profile to help manage what’s connected to their name.
The tool, currently in beta for a select group of artists, is completely optional. Should an artist choose to opt in, the artist will have the chance to review each potential release and decide to accept or decline it. Once the artist approves a drop — essentially authenticating it — it will appear on the artist’s profile, and according to Spotify, it will “count toward their catalog, stats, and recommendations.”
For listeners, this will make
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