How to Claim Your Apple Music Artist Page

Apple Music for Artists gives you direct access to your artist page, audience data, lyrics, promotional tools, and Shazam activity.

Once approved, you can update your artist image and profile details, review the performance of your music, invite trusted team members, and create promotional assets for your releases.

Your Music Must Be Live First

You cannot manually create an artist page on Apple Music. Your page is created after your label or distributor delivers a release to Apple Music.

Apple requires your content to have been live on Apple Music for at least five business days before you can claim the artist page.

If your music has not appeared after delivery, contact your label or distributor before submitting a claim. Learn how music is delivered to Apple Music.

What You’ll Need

Before starting, have the following ready:

• An Apple Account
• Your Apple Music or iTunes Store artist-page link
• A release where you are listed as a primary artist
• Your official website or artist social media profiles
• Information confirming your connection to the artist
• Access to any connected distributor account Apple may use for verification

Use an Apple Account that you expect to keep long-term. Your Apple Music for Artists access and team permissions will be connected to that account.

How to Claim Your Artist Page

1. Open Apple Music for Artists

   Visit Apple Music for Artists and sign in with your Apple Account.

   You can submit your request through the Apple Music for Artists website or the iPhone app.

2. Request Artist Access

   Select Request Artist Access. Apple will ask you to find the artist page you want to claim.

   Search using your artist name, or paste your Apple Music or iTunes Store artist-page link.

   To copy your link, open your artist page or release, select the More button, choose Share, and then choose Copy Link.

3. Confirm the Correct Artist Page

   Carefully review the artist page and releases before continuing. Artists with the same or similar names may appear in search results.

   Apple will ask you to select one of your albums to confirm the page. You must be listed as a primary artist on the release.

   A featured-artist credit by itself does not qualify you to claim the page.

4. Verify Your Connection

   Choose the role that best describes your connection to the artist and complete the requested application fields.

   Provide as much relevant information as possible, including your official website, social media accounts, management details, and distributor connection.

   Connecting active social media or distributor accounts can help Apple verify your relationship to the artist more quickly.

5. Submit and Monitor Your Request

   Review your information and submit the application.

   While the request is being reviewed, its status will appear as Pending in Apple Music for Artists. Apple will send application updates to the email address connected to your Apple Account.

   Review Apple’s complete artist-page claim instructions.

Claiming a Page After Your First Release

Apple does not currently allow an artist page to be claimed before music is live. After your first release becomes available, wait at least five business days before submitting your request.

Your label or distributor can provide your Apple Music artist or release link after delivery is complete.

What If the Page Is Already Claimed?

The first approved artist or artist manager is assigned the Admin role. That Admin can review access requests and invite additional team members.

If your page is already managed, ask the current Admin to invite you using the email address connected to your Apple Account.

Apple Music for Artists provides three primary access levels:

• Admin: Full access to analytics, promotion, profile updates, and user management
• Analyst: Access to analytics and promotional tools
• Profile Editor: Access to artist images, lyrics, and artist-profile details

Each person should use their own Apple Account. Do not share one login across an entire team.

Learn how to invite users and manage team permissions.

What If Your Request Is Still Pending?

Apple displays a pending status while your application is under review and sends updates by email.

Check the inbox and spam folder associated with your Apple Account. If more than 10 business days pass without an update, contact Apple Music for Artists Support.

Visit Apple Music for Artists Support.

After Your Page Is Approved

Once access is granted, complete the essential parts of your account:

• Add or update your artist image
• Complete your artist-profile details and Q&A
• Review your available and upcoming releases
• Submit or correct song lyrics
• Invite trusted managers and team members
• Review Apple Music and Shazam analytics
• Create promotional assets and share links
• Check your catalog for incorrect or missing releases

Update Your Artist Profile

The Artist Content section allows you to manage your artist image, personal details, Q&A responses, lyrics, and releases where you are listed as a primary artist.

Some profile changes may be reviewed by Apple before they appear publicly.

Learn how to manage your artist content and profile.

Add an Artist Image

Your artist image can appear across Apple Music, the iTunes Store, and Shazam.

Apple prefers an image measuring at least 2400 by 2400 pixels, with 800 by 800 pixels as the minimum. Images must be submitted as JPG or PNG files.

Avoid text, borders, marketing copy, third-party logos, QR codes, album artwork, and low-resolution images.

Learn how to upload an artist image.

Review Apple’s complete artist-image guidelines.

Add or Correct Your Lyrics

Apple Music for Artists allows approved users to submit lyrics directly through the Artist Content section.

Select a song, choose Add Lyrics, and paste the correctly formatted lyrics into the submission field. You can also request corrections when existing lyrics are inaccurate.

Lyrics should match the recorded performance and follow Apple’s spacing, capitalization, punctuation, and formatting requirements.

Learn how to add or correct lyrics.

Review Apple’s lyrics-formatting guidelines.

Understand Your Analytics

Apple Music for Artists provides performance data for music where you are credited as a primary artist.

Available data may include:

• Plays and unique listeners
• Listening Now activity
• Song and album purchases
• Shazam Count
• Tracked terrestrial and digital radio spins
• Music-video views
• Editorial-playlist activity and Milestones
• Listener locations and demographic trends

Apple’s reporting data refreshes daily, and some new activity may take up to 48 hours to appear.

Learn how Apple Music for Artists analytics work.

Learn how to review song and listener trends.

Use Shazam Data

Shazam Count shows how often listeners use Shazam to identify your music. This can help you spot songs gaining attention, identify strong cities or countries, and understand discovery outside of Apple Music.

Shazam charts can also appear when a song ranks in an eligible country, region, or city.

Learn how Shazam works in Apple Music for Artists.

Promote Your Music

The Promote section lets approved users create shareable images, videos, Milestone cards, and links for songs, albums, music videos, and eligible pre-add releases.

Promotional links may use Linkfire technology so listeners can choose Apple Music or another supported streaming service.

Learn how to use Apple Music for Artists Promote.

Create custom assets for releases and Milestones.

Apple Music Pre-Adds

Pre-adds allow listeners to add an upcoming release to their library before its release date. Those listeners are notified when the release becomes available.

Pre-add availability is arranged through your label or distributor and generally applies to eligible album or EP releases rather than standalone singles.

Learn more about Apple Music pre-adds.

What Apple Music for Artists Does Not Manage

Apple Music for Artists does not replace your label or distributor. Contact your distributor for:

• Delivering new music or music videos
• Changing release dates
• Correcting artist names, titles, genres, or other metadata
• Updating delivered cover artwork
• Questions about royalties or payments
• Removing or redelivering a release

Apple Music for Artists displays performance data, but it does not calculate or issue your royalty payments.

What If Your Music Is on the Wrong Artist Page?

Artists with identical or similar names may occasionally be grouped onto the same page.

If your release appears on the wrong artist page, use Apple Music for Artists Support and select Artist Catalog Issues. Be prepared to provide your artist name, links to the affected releases, and the correct artist-page link.

For ordinary metadata changes, contact your distributor instead.

Review Apple’s catalog and account FAQs.

Official Apple Resources

• Apple Music for Artists Access your profile, catalog, audience data, promotion tools, and account settings.
• Claim Your Artist Page Official instructions for requesting access through the website or iPhone app.
• Manage Your Artist Profile Update artist details, review releases, and manage profile content.
• Manage Team Access Invite users and assign Admin, Analyst, or Profile Editor permissions.
• Add an Artist Image Upload or replace the image displayed across Apple Music, iTunes, and Shazam.
• Submit and Correct Lyrics Add missing lyrics or request corrections to existing lyrics.
• Understand Your Analytics Review plays, listeners, purchases, Shazams, radio spins, videos, and Milestones.
• Shazam for Artists Understand Shazam Counts, geographic activity, and chart performance.
• Promote Your Music Create promotional assets, share Milestones, and generate release links.
• Apple Music for Artists Support Find additional guides or contact Apple about account and catalog issues.

Claiming your Apple Music artist page gives you better control over how your music is presented and a clearer understanding of where listeners are discovering it. Complete the claim shortly after your first release becomes eligible, then keep your profile, lyrics, team, and catalog information current.