Artist profiles

Artist verification: Spotify, Apple Music, and an Official Artist Channel.

All three statuses are free and granted by the platforms themselves. They share one condition: the music has to be delivered by a distributor.

Release with ORPL

Spotify for Artists

You need the artist link in the form spotify.com/artist/… , which the distributor provides.
Identity is verified through a website or social channels; review is manual and usually takes a few days.
From 28 January 2026 the Verified Artist checkmark is replaced by a Registered Artist label in the About section; it means the same thing — the profile is claimed and managed in Spotify for Artists.
With a preferred distributor, access opens automatically when the request is submitted.

The release must be live for at least five business days.
Only the artist or their manager can claim, and only with the primary artist role — a featured credit will not do.
If there is no answer after ten business days, contact Apple support.

A channel about a single artist, at least one official release delivered by a distributor, and compliance with YouTube policies.
Plus one of four conditions — the simplest being music distributed by a partner in the YouTube Services Directory.
The request is filed by the label or distributor; an artist cannot file it alone.
The channel consolidates the regular, topic, and Vevo channels and unlocks Analytics for Artists, Ticketing, and Merch.

Delivery through The Orchard, Sony Music's distribution arm, which is listed in the YouTube Services Directory.
The detected Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube profiles sit in one block on the releases page.
The artist files the claim from their own account — all three platforms require it.
When a platform goes quiet, the request goes in from the distributor side: available with a delivered release or PRO.