Now What? (Pt. 1)

So you have uploaded your song to distribution. Maybe it is already live, or maybe it is scheduled for a future release date.

Either way, this is where the real legwork begins.

If this is not your first release, you already have artist profiles floating around the internet. Your job now is to claim them, clean them up, and make sure your song has somewhere solid to land when people click your name.

Your song is uploaded to distribution. Now what?

Now you prepare the profiles it is about to live on.

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Step 1: Claim Your Artist Profiles

Once your release is uploaded and scheduled, you should immediately go claim and personalize your artist profiles on every DSP that allows you to do so.

The Most Important Platforms

Note: If a page redirects you to a login or request form, that is normal. Most platforms require verification before granting access.

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Step 2: Dress Up Every Profile Completely

Once your profiles are claimed, do not rush this step.

For every platform, take advantage of every feature it offers:

Treat your DSP artist profiles the same way you would treat your Instagram bio. For many listeners, this is the first place they learn who you are.

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Why This Actually Matters

Here is the reality.

DSPs do not care about your art. They care about people spending time on their apps.

When you fully complete your artist profile and actively use the tools each platform provides, you are doing things that increase user engagement and time spent inside the platform. In theory, this gives your music a better chance of being favored algorithmically.

There are no guarantees. These systems change constantly.

I will do my best to update this guide when things shift, but it is ultimately your responsibility as an artist to stay engaged and use the tools available to you.

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You Can Be Ahead of Most Artists

This might surprise you.

There are plenty of major label artists whose DSP profiles are barely set up or not optimized at all. Not because they cannot do it, but because it is not a priority or no one on their team owns it.

That is an advantage for you.

You do not need a label. You do not need permission. You just need to take the time.

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The Point of This Step

Your song is uploaded to distribution. Now what?

Now you create the places it is about to live.

1. Upload first.
2. Optimize next.
3. Then we move on.

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