Amazon Music is a brand-new music streaming platform where artists can see their data on performance and more. Launched in 2019, the platform has over 55 million listeners and hundreds of different playlists, allowing artists to be naturally discovered, which means claiming your artist account on amazon Music can really be an advantage for indie artists.
Claiming your account Amazon Music For Indie Artists
How can I claim my profile on Amazon Music For Artists?
Visit the following website: https://artists.amazon.com/select, or get the app and Click “get started.”
- Use the Amazon account you use to access Amazon Music to log in.
- Enter the name of your artist in the search box and press “submit”.
- Fill out the necessary information, including “business,” where you may simply reenter your artist name.
- Once access is granted, the Amazon team will send you a confirmation email.
You can request your own artist profile on this website or the Amazon Music for Artists app.
After clicking the “Claim an Artist” button, you’ll need to type in your name and find your artist profile to “Claim” it. Add some verification information, log in using any social media account, type in any additional relevant information, and you’re good to go. Your submission will be pending!
Monitoring and Tracking
On the Amazon Music for Artists website or app, you can find information on several different categories including songs, fans, programming, voice, and more. You can get a clear picture of your streams, listeners, songs, playlists you are on, etc.
The Fans tab on the website is where you find essential information on the demographics of your listeners. After all tracking fan engagement is the key to being able to adapt your content to the new trends online. Although your music won’t be changing from one day to the next, the imagery, messaging and it is presented with on your social accounts will be key in creating super fans and strong engagement.
Stats are an essential component of Amazon Music for Artists, just like they are on other platforms targeted to musicians. On your streams and downloads, you’ll find specific statistics like your top hits and fans’ locations.
You can understand how your followers find your songs on Amazon Music:
- Official or user-curated playlists
- By Stations
- Using the search bar
The Perfect Profile
As an artist, it is important to keep your page professional. Make sure to add a profile picture and a background photo that are relevant, and keep your releases and all content organized!
Amazon Music also allows artists to pitch a track conveniently, and up to 14 days after release, which compared to Spotify is a big change. All you have to do is pick a song within the given time frame, write your pitch, add the necessary information, and submit it!
Can Alexa be used to find my music?
Everyone knows Alexa, and everyone knows she has a knack for suggesting songs. As Amazon’s virtual assistant It’s a powerful feature to be associated too because it’s central to user consumption, and reports indicate that the number of individuals conducting voice searches has significantly increased as a result of Alexa and Siri.
Alexa can play songs that are brand-new. Users can locate your songs with lyrics and add them to playlists, which is more crucial for your long-term engagement. You can monitor how Alexa is playing your music by using the Daily Voice Index and even play into this with some strategic creativity when it comes to your content.
What else can I do on Amazon Music?
Additionally, Amazon Music for Artists gives you the option to alter your artist profile and include links to your social media accounts. To share your Twitch live streams and reach more people, use this tool.You should speak with the Amazon Music customer service staff if you are looking to create a customized avatar for your profile pic.
The best thing yet, in order to help you manage your account, be sure to add team members to the platform. You can assign them jobs based on the rights you want to grant them.
Where does Virtual Publicist come in?
Connecting your Amazon music profile to Virtual Publicist will help our AI analyze your metrics and create a customized curated priority list of contacts you should be messaging first.
With Virtual Publicist by your side you can automatically target the most relevant playlist curators, bloggers, journalists, and media outlets to maximize the reach of each track.
By adding your Amazon music link to Virtual Publicist, you will be able to track your insights in relation to the remainder of your marketing strategy.
As you tag playlists through amazon, you can double down on your targets by using the over 1.5 million data points available on the platform. That way, you get to cover the segment of the market that is outside of the Amazon bubble.