Changing Your Artist Name on Spotify? I Did. Here's How.

[@Amazingtricks4]

Man you dropped those 348 followers like nothing. I'm out here just trying to hit 20 followers on Spotify haha

[@tomdupreeiii]

Haha! We gotta start somewhere!

[@tomdupreeiii]

FREDOLAY hey dude, wanted to update you. I was able to have all of my followers transferred over to my new profile by going directly to Spotify and requesting it. It was much easier than I thought it would be. So now we’re really back in business!

[@syntax8759]

@@tomdupreeiii Yo, I wanted to ask how did you get this done? I watch all ur vids, great content! Its kinda annoying when i started my distributr didnt let me put my name all lower caps, and i want it to be like that... now it got caps, but idk is it even worth because i worked hard to get streams, playlist placements and followers. what do youthink? I highly value your opinion about this

[@tomdupreeiii]

Syntax if you’re just trying to change the case of your name and not the spelling, that falls under a formatting issue and any distributor should be able to help you change that by submitting a metadata request to stores. If you’re trying to change the spelling (or change your name entirely) both Amuse and routenote will let you do this. You’ll have to transfer your entire catalog over to them and then delete it from your current distributor before initiating the change. From there, it’s a metadata change submitted to stores again.

[@syntax8759]

@@tomdupreeiii Wow :OO is that true?!?!? That actually is incredible, its very annoying how most distributors always try to adjust my caps and lower cases :/ Thanks! Imma email my distributor!

[@chrishammondgp]

Dude, I’ve really been digging your videos. I’m amazed that you don’t have more subscribers yet! Your videos are gold 👍

[@tomdupreeiii]

Aw man thank you! I really appreciate that. Thank you for continuing to watch!

[@notrace65]

It’s been 9 months now, any updates on how they ended up moving over streams and other platforms ?

[@tomdupreeiii]

Yeah everything is smooth sailing still. It all switched perfectly for me except for some songs on Napster. But I’m not worried about Napster. 😂

[@mobilegamingkayleigh]

jokes on you, I put my name as handburger thinking I could change it lmaoo

[@tomdupreeiii]

Haha!

[@BogeyGOLD795]

Great information Tom. I will follow up. I'm still in the early stages of my three profiles, and I want to make it simpler by having only ONE Spotify For Artist Profile. Thanks so much!

[@tomdupreeiii]

No problem!

[@BustApsycho]

Hahaha, "I'm from the south, its a thing". Sounds legit ;) Wow, you are really the first one documenting this and its so useful to know. I am actually also in the middle of a name switch but preferred to make a clean cut. Still, this might come in handy some day to relate to other people. Also, I just checked and now the "P" is capitalized on SY!! Hooooray ;)

[@tomdupreeiii]

Haha! It's a total thing. Yeah man, they got the "P" capitalized in no time! Whoohoo! Thanks for watching dude. Hope the name change goes well for you too!

[@MusicByFortune]

this video was extremly helpful. Thank you !!!

[@tomdupreeiii]

You're so welcome! I'm glad it helped.

[@iamosnap]

You are so right I just got my artist name approved on Apple!

[@tomdupreeiii]

O’Snap ! Awesome news!!

[@officialogasilachi]

So basically, (1) take each song (2) reupload it through Amuse (3) upload songs individually

[@officialogasilachi]

?

[@officialogasilachi]

(4) delete from old songs from old artist page?

[@tomdupreeiii]

Yep! That’s exactly it. Upload each song through Amuse, confirm it’s duplicates on Spotify, delete from old distributor.

[@thesuncollective1475]

A courageous move..4 days...You are the man..and you lost your followers..respect my man! I wish I had your perseverance..bold!

[@tomdupreeiii]

Yeah it was definitely a tough call, but I knew I had to do it now instead of later. Better to fail on the small stage, you know?

[@wmbeck4691]

good sir thanks for the video I have been swimming in the waters of changing my artist name and am having a bit of a time getting my new Spotify for artists started. How have you made a new Spotify for artists? thanks for all the great videos.

[@tomdupreeiii]

You can claim your SFA profile via DistroKid if you use them to distribute your music. If not, you should be able to simply visit artists.spotify.com and claim your artist name once your first song is out. Thank you for watching!

[@Hezarfenmusic]

Hi Tom, I asked spotify about spotify curator playlist and I wonder when changing name if my song will be lost from curators list, I want to confirm that it wont. Do you know anything about curators list? I asked spotify and I actually didnt get exactly what they mention, this is the message “If you request a metadata update it won't affect your track submission. But if you change the order of your track, a different song will appear to our editors and they might pitch a different song. If you plan to remove the main artist who pitched the track, that same track would disappear from our editors' dashboard. We always recommend checking the details of your release from the Home tab in Spotify for Artists to ensure nothing's changed even after you request a metadata update. Let us know if anything else comes up! If we can help with anything else, just let us know.” If I change name ,will track order change? If anyone has experience about curators list ,please help, cheers

[@octavianskies]

To the point! This was super insightful and helpful! Thank you :)

[@tomdupreeiii]

You're so welcome!

[@biglynk]

Hello Sir, i requested a Name Change on Spotify and they created a new Page with the new name. The problem is that the new profile is blank, how do i claim it from Spotify to edit the new Artist Page? Because Distrokid doesn't allow you to claim 2 Artist Accounts.

[@tomdupreeiii]

You can claim it directly through Spotify for Artists.

[@nicolatrois7279]

hi, i also changed my name on spotify but , in order to login with the new name on Spotify for artist, do i have to use an other email address and start over ? Or you think it's a just a matter of time and that it ' ll update by itself? I tell this because when entering my Spotify for artist it still shows with my old name Thanks

[@arialb1161]

@@nicolatrois7279 did it changed automatically?

[@lilrabies123]

i changed my artist name through distrokid and all of my songs went to the account under my new name, but when i go on Spotify Artists, it just shows my old name and the monthly listeners i had. What do i do?

[@tomdupreeiii]

You need to claim your new artist name with Spotify for Artists just like you did for your old one.

[@lilrabies123]

@@tomdupreeiii i tried doing that but when i go to claim it, it tells me that since i uploaded it through distrokid that it already is claimed,but when i sign in the account it still says my old name and no songs are there

[@alex.m0105]

Thank you Tom, I'm just in the begin, I make my first release and I see that there are so many artists with the same name on Spotify, and I decided to change my artist name by adding only three charts on the existing artist name, after seeing this video maybe that is possible to do.... 👋

[@tomdupreeiii]

Love it. Best of luck making the adjustment. Now is definitely the time to do it. Fix that stuff early!

[@tomraged3725]

How did you login on your new spotify for artist profile. My old artist profile is linked with my main email.

[@tomdupreeiii]

You'll have to gain access to it like you did the first time around.

[@kemcili]

I have a question. I changed my artist name from Kemcili to Kem and since I did that, my Spotify Artist account didn't update with it, so it's still on my old name (Kemcil). This makes it so I can't manage my Spotify Artist account for my new name (Kem). I'm very hopeless about this and I'm considering starting a new Spotify account. Does someone know how I can fix this?

[@7ault]

Please how do I log on my spotify for artist app after changing my artist name 😢 It still logs me on back to the previous account.

[@tomdupreeiii]

You'll have to claim the new artist name in Spotify for Artists just like you did with the previous name.

[@notlin1]

Did you find a solution? I have the same problem and nobody seems to know how to fix it

[@annatomamusic]

I recently began a gender transition and changed my first name, and my distributor (Soundrop) told me after emailing them that they could not change it and that I would need to just reupload it. They also informed me that if I were to upload the new version and remove the old version, that I would be permanently hidden on Apple Music, so basically I'd lose apple music.

[@tomdupreeiii]

I’d try moving your catalog to another distributor (like Amuse) and going through the process there. They’ll probably be much more helpful than your current distributor!

[@annatomamusic]

@@tomdupreeiii Wouldn't that require me to take all of my music down and reupload it through amuse anyway?

[@tomdupreeiii]

You can upload duplicates of everything before you take it down. So you’d take all of your songs and upload them through Amuse using the same metadata. Once they go live in stores they’ll appear as duplicates. When that happens, you can remove them from the old distributor. Now your catalog is on Amuse with your old artist name. From there you can request a name change via Amuse and everything will switch over.

[@johnalexandervega]

Hello I got one question: I want to change my Artist name from Alex V to my real name John Alexander Vega. I dont want to change the tracks I allrdy have publisht. So I want to have it like that so I can see back in time when I started all this. So, how do I change Alex V name on Spotify Artist to John Alexander Vega ? Do I change that when I change the name on Distrokid? and when I change it there it will change on My artist page on Spotify to? Or? Is that how I do it?

[@ShaneWaters-ey6od]

will my spotify for artists page change or will I have to make a new one to upload all my pictures and make a new bio

[@tomdupreeiii]

You’ll have to reclaim your profile and upload your images and bio again.

[@getrackt1739]

Thanks for the hope :)

[@Soundgram_265]

I changed my artist name on DISTROKID 2 months ago but when i want to upload a song it's showing the old artist name, i need your Help guys plz

[@resasaffaparkmusic]

Hey! Did you ever get a reply from Distrokid? How did you do it when you had released some songs on Distro and some others on amuse? I want to change my name as well, but I have also released music with two different distributors, so not really sure how to go about it..

[@svpagliuca]

Hi, Tom! are there more ways to do this in 2023?

[@tomdupreeiii]

I'm honestly not sure. I'd check with your current distributor first to see if they can do it.

[@iamjapneet]

What if we have verified artist on Spotify and we change our email address. will our verified check mark remains there or it removes?

[@tomdupreeiii]

As far as I know, it should stay there.

[@iamjapneet]

@@tomdupreeiii ok bro

[@ACROST]

Hi Tom, I personally asked Distrokid this exact same question for a friend of mine, and they said NO, (twice), they cannot do it as Spotify doesn't allow it at the moment, that's what they said. LOL Ps: Love your videos hope to see more on Facebook Ads :D

[@tomdupreeiii]

Man I hate that they gave you the “no” twice. They’ve got to have a good reason for not doing it I guess. Maybe one day they’ll change. Thanks for watching the videos! Definitely more to come on Facebook Ads!

[@skippymusic1]

I love how they blame Spotify and say Spotify doesn’t allow it when I’ve spoken with Spotify and they are 100% okay with switching it they just need ur distributor to send the metadata. So Distrokid is just lazy as shit tbh lmao

[@AngelMartinez-kj4dh]

Hello, can you tell me where did you contact them ??? I’ve been trying to get a hold of them but they seem like they don’t want to get in contact.

[@ACROST]

@@AngelMartinez-kj4dh Every time I have to figure it out, cause it is indeed complicated LOL. Try on their zendesk.

[@ACROST]

@@AngelMartinez-kj4dh I found it: distrokid.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/requests/new

[@woodii4829]

Hey Tom ! So you were able to successfully transfer all your followers? I’m currently in this name change bind now and I don’t want to lose almost 2k followers. That’s a hard pill to swallow so that’s the only thing stopping me from the change but if that transfers I’m all for it.

[@tomdupreeiii]

I was! They didn’t automatically transfer for me at first. I’ve heard of others having them port over without having to do anything. But I contacted Spotify and they were happy to help. They moved them over for me. So if they don’t transfer automatically, Spotify will take care of it for you!

[@woodii4829]

Tom DuPree III dope ! That’s amazing news . Thanks for the help! I subbed 👍

[@tomdupreeiii]

@Woody Music dude no problem. Thank you for the sub!!

[@gingerseinvater]

Hey there, ive got a question…how do u get access to the new artist page in the spotify for artist page?

[@tomdupreeiii]

You'll have to reclaim it just as you did your original profile. Basically claiming a new artist account.

[@JadenAMusic]

@@tomdupreeiii At this point, in order to claim (get access) to the new artist page, should we create a new Spotify for Artist account, or can we get access with the already existing Spotify for Artist account (which was created to claim my previous artist page) ?

[@briannova7891]

Does spotify/distrokid delete the old account?

[@tomdupreeiii]

Not automatically. My guess is they will if you ask, but I haven’t made the effort to have them take my old one down yet.

[@briannova7891]

@@tomdupreeiii ok ! And how did you verify your new Spotify account ? I’m having trouble with that .I am not able to customize my new account and every time I got to Spotify for artist my old account pops out instead of my new one .

[@tomdupreeiii]

You'll need to request access to your new profile just as you did when you set up your old one. You'll become the admin on both accounts and can switch between the two.

[@theredmoone]

love the content and how you explained the whole process ! i have just released my debut single and im thinking about changing my artist name. I'd like to know if it worked for Apple Music, cause they said a big NO but how did that change after your release?

[@tomdupreeiii]

Hey thanks so much for watching! I’m really happy you found the video helpful. Yes, Apple Music changed without any problems. In fact, the only place that had an issue was Napster. Everything else went smoothly. Good luck with the name change!

[@thereactionsensei4822]

Wow I got scared there was a knocking noise in this vid and I thought someone was coming to rob me

[@tomdupreeiii]

Hahaha! Yeah, that would be my toddler running around the house while I was filming this. I usually plan my filming times a little better 😂

[@dimitri2961]

Hey, how long does it take in the end for the name in spotify to change??

[@haidan2414]

Hi! how do you gain access to the new spotify for artists though? Mine is still stuck on my previous name. Thanks

[@tcaneon2960]

Im late but can we get the specifics on what to click once we start the process.

[@tcaneon2960]

I also need to know how you shifted all of your music to amuse

[@tomdupreeiii]

I'm afraid I don't quite understand the question. What part of the process are you referring to and what clickable options are you referring to? As for shifting your music over, you simply upload all of your songs to Amuse (while keeping them live with your old distributor) using the exact same metadata (i.e. ISRC code, cover art, song / album title, artist name, and original release date). Once you've confirmed everything has gone live through Amuse (it will appear duplicated in stores) you can delete the release from your old distributor.

[@tcaneon2960]

@@tomdupreeiii thanks so much for the second part, and what i meant was as soon as you hit "Change in Release" , what do i do down the list? But i found out already so its all good

[@tomdupreeiii]

TCA Neon ok cool! I’m glad you got it sorted out. Good luck with the change!

[@Dilli_boogie]

Hello sir I just recently changed my artist name through amuse one thing i can't understand why there's my previous account name is still there or it would take some time for the change??? please sir need a help here

[@tomdupreeiii]

It will just take a bit of time to update is all!

[@mihirrrr338]

This release isn't part of your current catalogue means ( in Spotify for artist )

[@nelliemar]

Hey! This has been SUPER helpful thank you for sharing your name change journey. I'm in the process of doing this for mine, and am curious how you would go about switching over a song that I am featured on with another artist since I didn't upload it, but want to transfer it over and have my new name on it?

[@tomdupreeiii]

You are so welcome! Thank you for watching. This is a tricky one. Since you didn't upload it, you'll need to have the other artist make the change for you, which means they'll have to go through the process of either having their distributor change it (if they will) or switching to a distributor that will. It may not be the ideal answer, but if they won't do it (or if you don't feel comfortable asking) you could always start uploading from a new profile and just leave that release as-is but link to it in your bio on your new profile. I hope that helps! Thanks for the question!

[@nelliemar]

@@tomdupreeiii Thanks for answering!! That all makes sense and is helpful. I might just have to take the latter here but won't give up. The second a distributor comes out with a feature to easily change artist names they will be number one!!! I find it ridiculous that most still don't provide this service since it is not impossible- & since it seems to be a bigger process distributors should at least provide the option for an extra cost for those who are serious.

[@tomdupreeiii]

Nellie Schindler totally agree with that. I honestly don’t think it is quite as big of a deal as they try to make us believe it is. I think most just don’t want to fool with it. Best of luck on your name change and releases!

[@nelliemar]

@@tomdupreeiii Agreed!!! You're the best thanks!!

[@younglussbeats1317]

Thanks man, you gave me the chance.

[@tomdupreeiii]

Glad I could help!

[@LarcenerKing]

Question how meny times can I change my name every what once a year or.......

[@tomdupreeiii]

I mean, I'm sure you could do it as often as you'd like, though I don't think that would benefit you very much.

[@MattBalaneMusic]

I really want to change my artist name as well but I still worry about playlists I’m featured in, losing followers, and all the data I’ve had on my page for the last 4 years. CD Baby is my distributor so I don’t have any hope for it. 🤦🏽‍♂️ I’ll try contacting support anyways.

[@tomdupreeiii]

If it helps, I retained all my playlist placements and data. And I got my followers transferred over by Spotify without issue. The only thing I lost was monthly listeners but that built right back up over the next month after the switch. I say definitely look into it!

[@AngelMartinez-kj4dh]

Hey Tom I have a question, what do you do to get big on Spotify? Is there any tips you could give ?

[@tomdupreeiii]

Angel Martinez good question. Consistently release music every 4-6 weeks for two years straight and spend at least $10 per day on well-targeted Facebook ads. That’ll get you started on the right path!

[@krisumusic]

As someone who released music since 2011 and gotten 30 million streams without any labels. Releasing 1 big album per year, and singles to hype up albums every 1-2 months is how you slowly build your brand. I did that in 2013-2014 before it was "the thing" to do. It's WAY WAY harder these days than when I started though byt the 1 song/6 weeks is the best option if you're starting out. Tom is correct, spending some money on ads is pretty important to be seen. Been thinking a lot about name changing but it seems risky for me :)

[@AbhayRajanOfficial]

If you are really concerned about your followers... how about Release a Song telling that you are going to change your name and alert your followers so when change it they follow you back again.

[@tomdupreeiii]

That’s an interesting idea. I hadn’t considered that one.

[@SpectacleMusic]

Tom, Did you end up getting those followers back? Our biggest concern is not having a google knowledge panel. We are thinking of switching up our name to get us a knowledge panel, and a better SEO. How important is that in your eyes? let us know and thank you so much for the video.

[@tomdupreeiii]

I did get them back! It was a pretty simple process. My knowledge panel sort of showed up one day. I think this is very important as you grow. SEO is often overlooked by artists and bands, and I think it's good to pay attention to it.

[@HusselboiD]

how exactly do you access the new artist profile

[@tomdupreeiii]

You'll need to claim it with Spotify for Artists just like you did with your previous profile.

[@personalvampire]

I have 3 songs. How long does this process take?

[@tomdupreeiii]

If I remember correctly, it took about two weeks for me. If you only have three songs and not many streams or followers or anything, I'd probably just create a new profile and delete the existing one. Cleaner and simpler.

[@joshglendenning3336]

You sir .... deserve all my money! But then I would be broke ... But it's much appreciated man!

[@tomdupreeiii]

Haha! Well we don't want you to go broke. Your thanks is plenty. I'm glad you like the video!

[@Janekmusix]

I took your video as a guide and did it as you did: I had my tracks uploaded on DistroKid. Since DistroKid does not allow name changes, I switched to amuse. I changed my Artist name there and switched now back to DistroKid again. So I wanted to re-upload my tracks, with the new Artist name on DistroKid. But when I tried it, DistroKid gave me the Following message: Streaming services rejected this audio because it's already been uploaded, but with a different song title or artist name: • You & I by Mindblowerz The track isn’t online as Mindblowerz anywhere. So I wanted to ask you, how you could “fix” this… I couldn’t find the answer in your Video. Thanks!!!!!

[@tomdupreeiii]

Man, I'm sorry you're running into this snag. I experienced the exact same thing and, unfortunately, I don't have a concrete answer yet. I'm hoping that the metadata may purge once enough time goes by, but I just don't know for sure. I plan to keep testing it to see if that ends up being the case. Sorry I don't have more info yet. This isn't an issue I foresaw when I made the video.

[@Janekmusix]

@@tomdupreeiii No problem! Thanks for replying! :-) So you still have your "old" tracks on amuse? Or how do your handle that?

[@tomdupreeiii]

Mindblowerz yep you’ve got it exactly right. Everything I switched is still on Amuse until I can move it back once that message stops appearing.

[@Janekmusix]

@@tomdupreeiii Hmmm... shiiittttt.. Anyways, thank you so much for the video! It's still great that there is the oppertunity to change the artist name. I will try to fix this. I'm a 100% sure there is a way... because the old track is already on spotify with the changed metadata... so i think it's just a policy of distrokid. Because how could it be on spotify with changed metadata if stores don't allow it? 😂😂

[@tomdupreeiii]

Mindblowerz 💯💯💯

[@DavidHKMusic]

They're actually saying now that you are not allowed to reupload your tracks under a new artist name even if you delete your all of your tracks under your previous one since the metadata has changed. They say the stores will flag you and won't pay you for your streams, but they word it as "the same audio" . It's unclear whether they mean that particular master file or if you remix, remaster, and a new file name, does that count as a new recording with a new UPC code? Maybe you can shed some light on that?

[@tomdupreeiii]

When you say "they" do you mean your distributor? Or Spotify, Apple, etc.? I didn't have any issues getting all of my metadata switched over to my new artist name; however, I did run into that metadata warning issue when I attempted to move my catalog back to DistroKid from Amuse. They flagged it and said I couldn't upload it due to conflicting metadata. But everything is up and running just fine through Amuse. And I'm still getting paid for my streams, so no issue there.

[@DavidHKMusic]

@@tomdupreeiii i did mean the stores actually. For some reason they don't like conflicting metadata. Also I'm not by "audio recording" do they mean the recording itself or the composition? I wanted to re record some stuff anyway, since I can play them better now

[@tomdupreeiii]

David HK Music when they say the “same audio” they mean the exact same master. Every master has a unique audio signature, which is what the ISRC code refers to. If you remix a track or remaster it, it will have a Jew audio signature, new ISRV code, and the metadata will no longer conflict. So yes, you could re-record old work and upload as a new recording without running into any metadata problems.

[@DavidHKMusic]

@@tomdupreeiii nice! Thanks for helping me clarify that!!

[@tomdupreeiii]

David HK Music of course!

[@lilelvinjmusic]

Hello i have changed my artist using distrokid,so the question is do i need to claim a Spotify artist page for my new artist name

[@tomdupreeiii]

Yes. You'll need to claim it via Spotify for Artists just like you did with your original profile.

[@lilelvinjmusic]

@@tomdupreeiii does changing my artist name effect my Google knowledge panel

[@itsalv1]

But now what happened with your old Artist page? Did it get deleted from Spotify?

[@tomdupreeiii]

My old page is still up but I haven’t asked for it to be taken down. I’ll probably do that at some point soon.

[@Fyuurie]

I'm gonna start from scratch. And build again

[@tomdupreeiii]

Love it. You got this!

[@ACARTIER]

This is hella helpful I just changed my artist name like 6-7 days ago and they have changed it, but only one song that was under my former name is under this new name. Not sure how long it should take 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@tomdupreeiii]

Mine didn’t all transfer at once either. It took a few days.

[@Tapepusher]

@@tomdupreeiii What about these scenarios please Tom. 1. collabs where you've added another artist to a song so it shows up on their Spotify profile, would the song remain on their profile after the name change? 2. If a label has uploaded your music to their profile with the old name, would that be on your new name profile? Your help is highly appreciated as I'm sure you know.

[@ZwidoNems]

How to change artist name on distrokid account and upload new release

[@tomdupreeiii]

Unfortunately, I don't know that DistroKid will allow you to change your name still. You may need to contact them.

[@daltonewart2929]

Hey Tom. After changing the name on distro kid, how do i get on to the new spotify for artiste account? I see all the names of my songs have changed on platforms, but my spotify for artist still says the wrong name. Any advice on this?

[@amolsantino]

thanks for this video im trying it now God bless you

[@tomdupreeiii]

Best of luck!

[@kidthxtdid]

Hey ...what happened to your KZbin Topic account,did they create a new one or they replaced the other channel 🤔😕???

[@tomdupreeiii]

Just searched for it and it's still there in my search results.

[@kidthxtdid]

@@tomdupreeiii what about the subscribers???

[@CjDWIZ]

How do you change a youtube channel that's an official artist page?

[@santiagoestebanherrera1446]

How about your previous profile TDIII? Is still there in Spotify (empty)! Can Amuse delete it? Im trying to do that with my artis name...

[@tomdupreeiii]

That’s a great question! I honestly don’t know yet. It hasn’t really bothered me so I haven’t worried about trying to get it deleted. My guess is they will be able to do it once I ask. I just have to get around to it. Thanks for watching and thanks for the question!

[@santiagoestebanherrera1446]

@@tomdupreeiii Thanks for all! grate job! Im trying to delete my (empty) profile on Spotify through Amuse by contacting them by email. Hope I can! =)

[@tomdupreeiii]

Let’s hope so! Please let me know what they say. I’m curious to know!

[@santiagoestebanherrera1446]

@@tomdupreeiii they replied something like: "The profiles are not completely deleted, if you have the link to them you will be able to have access but the same stores hide them in their searches." In other words, they cant... (sorry for my bad english, im from argentina!)

[@tomdupreeiii]

No worries at all dude! Well that’s interesting. At least we know now!

[@saulmuzic]

Can my name be SAÚL S. And it will be okay ?

[@tomdupreeiii]

Yeah any change will likely be accepted by your distributor.

[@wyattgriffis]

on distrokid u can just edit your release

[@tomdupreeiii]

Yeah you can! I don’t think you can change your name through that process though. You have to contact them.

[@wyattgriffis]

@@tomdupreeiii I just edited my name on the release and it changed it in all the stores to the correct one but on spotify it made a new artist page

[@tomdupreeiii]

Very interesting to know!

[@arixtomusic]

And bro the problem is that can i change my all music platforms artist name

[@tomdupreeiii]

Yeah mine changed on everything!

[@arixtomusic]

@@tomdupreeiii i want to contact u bro plz tell me your instagram

[@wheresnosho]

Hey Tom, did those 350 followers ever move over to the new page? and what about monthly listeners, just wondering. btw i just moved my entire catalog to amuse and it linked successfully. just put in for the name change now.

[@tomdupreeiii]

Dude, that's awesome! Glad the first steps have gone well for you. Yes, all my followers moved, though I had to contact Spotify to make it happen (they were super easy about it). And all the listeners reset, but they built back up within the first month. Good luck with the rest of the process!

[@wheresnosho]

@@PEBmusic it worked but the easiest way for me was to just request to change artist name through distrokid

[@Ozumi404]

@@wheresnosho yo I’m thinking of changing my name thru distro too. Did u have any issues with official artist channel or with playlists? Thanks g!

[@wheresnosho]

@@Ozumi404 no problems with KZbin and all my playlist placements carried over. Also I contacted Spotify to move my followers over and they did within a couple days

[@Ozumi404]

@@wheresnosho dope! Cheers for the reply g

[@floflo177]

and how to contact dk directly without going to the FAQ

[@tomdupreeiii]

Unfortunately, I don't have a direct mode of contact to give you. I would try their support email.

[@tomdupreeiii]

@@bpricey6592 Well that's super lame. I hadn't hear about that.

[@Georgefillz]

They want me to put a release ID. How do I do that?

[@tomdupreeiii]

You can find the release ID in the Amuse app. Select the release you want to reference on the main page to bring it up individually. Once there, scroll to the bottom and you will see a field labeled "release ID". Simply touch the yellow number ID and it will copy to your clipboard so you can easily paste it in the related field on your submission request. Good question! Thanks for watching!

[@xaysha8257]

no they actually don't help. distrokid even emailing they still did not allow.

[@tomdupreeiii]

Man what a bummer. Thanks for sharing that. That's good to know!

[@ThatProducerJake]

I have a question are you still being paid properly???

[@tomdupreeiii]

Yep! I am.

[@jaemesmusic]

So did you ultimately get those 300 followers back? Or were they lost?

[@tomdupreeiii]

Yeah I got them back. Was an easy fix!

[@JonahSilbert]

What’s up man, really hoping for an answer here. I changed my name through distrokid and it went through on Spotify but on Apple Music and iTunes it’s still the original one. I wanna release a new song and I’m questioning whether it’ll show up on my og name on Apple Music and iTunes since it still hasn’t changed. Or will this new release be the only release under the new name? Damn this is annoying, it’s been at least a month since I’ve changed it

[@jaemesmusic]

How long did the whole process take after u sent all the correct information? (e.g., album covers, etc.)

[@tomdupreeiii]

About 2 weeks I think.

[@saulmuzic]

there are a bunch of people named Saul, Saúl etc.. but I haven't seen anyone in the music platforms named "Saúl XSZ" specifically so if nobody with my specific name pops up, distrokid will make artists accounts for me because ill be the first one ? Because previously I dropped a song with the name Saúl but people already had that name even though I clicked on create new profile etc.. you know 😅

[@tomdupreeiii]

Yeah I’m always in favor of originality. I say switch it. You’ll be good!

[@saulmuzic]

@@tomdupreeiii i put it to upload with the name Saúl Tavárez and nobody has that name in the music apps so distrokid said I should be good hopefully it doesn’t upload on someone else’s account 😭🙏🏼

[@christophermora9122]

Right now what i did is i created a new artist profile on amuse and i just re submitted all my realeses to the new artist profile with the same ISRC and they will be live in 14 days. Do u think ill lose my plays? I changed my name from Lil Zaker to King Zaker

[@tomdupreeiii]

If you changed your name before re-uploading your songs, yes, you’ll probably lose your plays. But I’m not positive on that. I re-uploaded under my old name and then request the name change through support. I’m interested to see how it pans out doing it your way.

[@christophermora9122]

@@tomdupreeiii I just created a new artist profile in amuse and re uploaded all may realeses from the other profile to the new one with the same ISRC code but i dont know if im gonna lose plays

[@tomdupreeiii]

@@christophermora9122 let me know how things pan out once everything goes live. I’m really curious to see if it all connects and you get to keep your streams, etc.

[@vvsvisions]

what about on apple music and Itunes how does it look on those services ? you didnt really get to talk on those.

[@tomdupreeiii]

Everything updated correctly for me except for on Napster, but I wasn't really worried about that one.

[@josephmilo7984]

So we can’t just contact Spotify directly?

[@goduniversenature]

This information was helpful! I decided to I’m going to make a new profile for future releases. MF DOOM has like 3 aliases so what the heck. Thanks again. ✊🏾

[@tomdupreeiii]

I’m so glad you found it helpful. Thank you for watching!

[@josiahdiuguid559]

What about other streaming platforms like Apple Music and iTunes? Are you not on those because they don't let you change your artist name I believe.

[@tomdupreeiii]

Fortunately, my name change applied across the board, so Apple Music, iTunes, etc. are all updated with my new artist name!

[@inspiredmusic1]

What happened with your name change with other spots like apple music, Amazon music, etc.?

[@jz5005]

Thanks TDiii. I was discouraged after reviewing CD Baby website about it. I guess I’ll ask them as a next step.

[@efigjika]

What about on youtube and instagram? 😂 , Great video..👍

[@tomdupreeiii]

Yep, it changed there too! Thanks for watching!

[@tim5274]

Did songs you submitted to playlists remain in them even with the name change or did you lose them

[@tomdupreeiii]

Yep, they all stayed in there!

[@kyokosgarden3779]

I think they took it as an update instead of like a whole completely new artist

[@tomdupreeiii]

Did everything get switched correctly at least?

[@kyokosgarden3779]

@@tomdupreeiii from what I remember, I believe so but I’m changing it one more time. I don’t have much followers on Spotify anyways but still. I did recently just release an Ep so idk how this’ll work

[@thegodfairies]

when i try to change artist name through RouteNote, i have to update each release and enter a new artist name. as the new artist name doesn't exist, it asks me if i want to open a new artist profile. should i just do one song and wait for the new artist profile to be opened, so i can choose it for the other releases without instructing routenote to open a new artist profile on each release?

[@musicbrii]

This is super helpful, did this change the name for other DSPs too?? (apple music, google play, etc)

[@tomdupreeiii]

Yep, it changed my name everywhere!

[@musicbrii]

@@tomdupreeiii o wow okay! What if you didn't release anything through amuse though? Can they still help?

[@GregTosh2]

So if you had a linked youtube account to your current name you can change the name there too to link it with the new name?

[@illy1music]

will this happen for apple music too tho?

[@tomdupreeiii]

Yes it will! My name was changed on all major platforms with the exception of Napster. But it's Napster, so I can't say I'm too worried about that one. Plus, I'm sure I will be able to get it sorted out eventually. Thanks for watching!

[@jamesxracing8111]

I get alexis too on amuse...

[@tomdupreeiii]

What is alexis?

[@osamefilmsvlogs1670]

Never give up brother 💪🏻

[@celestekrishna6363]

You mentioned that you thought your followers would be transferred to the new name in time. Did that happen? Thanks!

[@tomdupreeiii]

It didn’t, but I contacted Spotify and they moved them over without any issues. Super easy!

[@MXMmusic]

does this work only for spotify? we want to change our name on all platforms but we dont even know if thats possible

[@tomdupreeiii]

MXM it works for most stores. I only had a couple that gave me issues but they eventually got fixed. The big ones - Spotify, Apple, Tidal, Amazon - were all fine.

[@teem8385]

What about apple music? Did it change?

[@kingcrownp7130]

I read in a reply that you’ve gotten your followers back.. is this the data transferred from your old account or just new followers? also is the monthly listener’s and song plays transferred as well ? Or did you have to build it back up?

[@tomdupreeiii]

I was able to get all the old followers moved over, and, as best as I can remember, all the song data moved to my new profile as well.

[@amorrious]

Btw you should try unitedmasters, there completely free with some setup and i just got my first song out! It does take around half a month for it to come out but idrc since its free lol.

[@SvntHoly]

What about other platforms

[@tomdupreeiii]

It will change your name everywhere.

[@jonathan2347]

how did you move your distrokid releases to amuse?

[@tomdupreeiii]

You'll have to re-upload your songs to Amuse using the exact same metadata. Once they are duplicated in stores, you'll delete them from DistroKid. Probably going to make a video on this soon, as this question has come up a lot. Thank you for asking!

[@jonathan2347]

@@tomdupreeiii and if you re upload them you keep the streams? Also, how do you get the metadata?

[@tomdupreeiii]

@@jonathan2347 yep! You keep the streams. Your metadata is ISRC code, artist name, release title, and artwork.

[@Halfbloedprins]

@@tomdupreeiii did you Made the video? i would like to watch it

[@BAKERTheLegend]

When you change your artist name on Distrokid, does all your music transfer to your new artist name? How can you keep it?

[@tomdupreeiii]

Yep! When I changed my name everything switched over for me. Piece of cake!

[@BAKERTheLegend]

@@tomdupreeiii Did it create a brand new artist page? Or did it update your current one? Im concerned whether my followers will disappear if it creates a brand new artist page, or will it just update my current artist name, and I keep the same followers?

[@tomdupreeiii]

It created a new artist page for me. But all of my followers were transferred over by Spotify. I had to contact them and ask but it wasn’t an issue at all.

[@minervalms]

hello! i have a doubt. i usually use Distrokid but i browsed Amuse and i saw that is free and that you can create an artist profile since 0! the fact is that i want to change my artist name but i don't know what to do with distrokid. Idk if cancel my Distrokid subscription, delete all and start a new page with the new name in Amuse or use my actual name on Amuse and ask for a change. I'm new in the music world and i don't know very well how to lead with distributors :(

[@tomdupreeiii]

This is a good question. If you want to change your artist name through Amuse, you will need to upload your songs through them using your old / current artist name. Once your tracks are live through Amuse, delete your songs from DistroKid and then request your name change through Amuse. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@annpanaggio-Reel-in-Realty-LLC]

What about your BMI account(or ascap) , can you go in and change artist name for past releases etc? Because that probably has to all match, etc.

[@tomdupreeiii]

You can. That's exactly what I did (ASCAP for me). It wasn't a problem at all!

[@alexkeyz]

Ok so pretty much anytime me and my label making a collab realease using "&" it is making a new profile in the name of the collab. For example if the song called "ARTIST1 & ARTIST2 & ARTIST3 - SONGNAME" Distrokid makes a new profile named "ARTIST1 & ARTIST2 & ARTIST3" instead of placing the song under each artists profile page. This happend to last 3 releases we made. You can t use always fixer and wait weeks to fix the issue cause you re always out of release date. Any suggessions?

[@jroyce4377]

Can you help me out with this bro need help doing this with ditto and United masters

[@tomdupreeiii]

The process should be relatively similar if they allow you to change your name.