Access Amazon Music for Artists and claim your profile
To sign in, go to Amazon Music for Artists or use the iOS or Android app. Access requires a standard Amazon account, which you can create if you do not have one.
Claiming an artist profile allows Amazon to verify that you are authorized to manage it. From your account:
- Search for your artist name and select the correct page.
- Choose Revendiquer, or Claim depending on the interface language.
- Fill in the requested information about your relationship with the artist.
- Link your official social media accounts or provide information that can verify your identity.
If verification is an issue, an official website displaying the email address used for the request can help establish this connection. Also check that you have selected your own catalog, particularly if several artists share the same name.
For a first release, the profile cannot be claimed before the music is publicly available, so delivering a track scheduled for a future date is not enough to open up this access immediately.
Give a manager or collaborator access
In the settings, open Manage Team Members, then Add Team Member. The Owner and Admin roles allow you to manage access; the Viewer role lets you view data without making changes. For someone responsible only for tracking results, this read-only access may be enough.
Release your music on Amazon Music before managing your page
Tracks are released through a label or distributor, with Amazon Music for Artists then used to manage the artist's presence and track results: claiming a page does not replace delivering music to the catalog.
Amazon Music is one of the music distribution platforms offered by Dibsteur. To prepare your release, gather the audio file, cover artwork and project information, then follow the steps to distribute your music with Dibsteur.
In particular, take the time to check the artist name, title and contributors before delivery. This review avoids having to correct information when you already want to communicate about the release.
Customize your artist page and correct catalog errors
Your Amazon Music artist profile must make you easy to recognize. In Profile & Tools, select the profile photo or background image, upload your visual asset, adjust the crop and then save.
| Visual asset | Minimum dimensions | Formats | Maximum file size |
|---|
| Profile photo | 500 × 500 pixels | JPEG or PNG | 15 MB |
| Background image | 1,920 × 1,440 pixels | JPEG or PNG | 15 MB |
Choose a clear photo, with no added text or logo. Image updates can take up to 48 hours: it is better to prepare them before release day.
Catalog information follows a different process, so if a track belonging to an artist with the same name appears on your page, open the relevant track or album, then the three-dot menu and Report Issue. If the artist name was entered incorrectly during delivery, contact your distributor to have the metadata corrected.
Can you edit your biography?
The biographies displayed by Amazon come from Xperi/TiVo. To request a new biography or a correction, email content.music@xperi.com, with the subject line Amazon Music Bio Request or Amazon Music Bio Correction.
Their display remains limited: the documentation consulted mentions iOS users whose app is set to English, so do not count on a biography being visible to all French listeners.
Understanding Amazon Music stats for artists
Amazon Music for Artists statistics allow you to track streams and listeners by track, album and territory. Streaming data is updated several times an hour; reports can also be exported as CSV files from the web version.
To interpret these results, start by distinguishing the number of streams from the number of listeners, as Amazon defines a stream as a play lasting more than 30 seconds, whereas a listener is one unique person over the selected period.
The source of streams offers another perspective:
| Source | What it includes |
|---|
| Stations | Streams from personalized stations |
| Amazon Playlists | Streams from playlists selected by Amazon |
| User Libraries and Playlists | Personal libraries and playlists |
| Browse and Search | Browsing and searching within the service |
The Fans report also distinguishes between Fans and Superfans based on their engagement with your music.
To track a campaign, compare periods of the same length and examine several indicators together. An increase in streams accompanied by growth in listeners tells a different story from an increase driven by a stable audience listening to your tracks more often. These observations can guide your next action, without being enough to prove that a particular post caused the streams.
Pitch a new track to Amazon Music's teams
A pitch involves presenting a track to programming teams so that they can review it, and covers one track per new release, whether a single, EP or album, delivered to Amazon Music with streaming rights.
The track must be new and submission remains possible up to 14 days after the release date, so a track previously released on Amazon Music is not eligible simply because it is included in a new delivery.
Where should you send your pitch?
With Owner or Admin access, open Profile & Tools, then New Releases, and select the track to present. If a release delivered more than 24 hours ago does not appear, ask your distributor to confirm its delivery and check its eligibility. To prepare your presentation, gather information that helps explain the track:
- its musical world, mood and subject;
- the collaborations that matter to the project;
- the territories where your audience is already present;
- the planned promotional activities, such as a music video or press relations.
Choose an accurate description over a promise of success, as explaining what truly characterizes the track makes it easier to place than an accumulation of superlatives.
Review the pitch with your team before sending it: it can no longer be edited once submitted. Amazon indicates content already presented, but does not provide detailed tracking of acceptance or rejection. Submission should therefore not be considered confirmation of a placement.
Track your placements in Amazon Music playlists
Programming tracking lets you identify the playlists and stations where your music appears, along with the associated streams. The New Adds to Playlist module highlights recent placements from the last 14 days.
When a track enters an Amazon Music playlist, look at what happens during this exposure, then afterward. Does the track continue to be played? Do other tracks in the catalog also grow? This analysis helps distinguish a temporary spike from discovery that continues.
You can also use this placement as a topic for communication, giving your audience a concrete reason to return to the track. However, keep promoting the project regularly: waiting solely for an editorial selection would leave you without an action you can control.
Promote your music with Hype Deck and pre-save
Hype Deck lets you create personalized visuals, called Hype Cards, to support a release, a project's anniversary or a playlist placement. These assets can be shared on your social media or in your email communications.
Choose the message before preparing the visual. An announcement of a single must lead to the track, while a post about your artistic world can invite people to discover your artist page. If your audience uses several services, a link bringing together listening destinations avoids forcing a platform on them. Dibsteur's guide to music promotion expands on this organization of content, links and release schedules.
Before release, Amazon Music pre-save allows listeners to prepare for the release to be added to their library, with Amazon citing Linkfire, found.ee and Feature.fm among the tools for creating this process. Pre-save also results in following the artist; on release, the music is added to the listener's library.
Check that your chosen tool actually supports Amazon Music before sharing your link. A smartlink offering several platforms does not necessarily mean that each has a pre-save feature.
Alexa: make your music easier to find by voice
Alexa provides another point of access to your catalog. Metadata quality helps the assistant recognize the artist and music requested; Amazon recommends delivery at least seven days before release to support this functionality, while also accounting for your distributor's timelines.
In Amazon Music for Artists, voice requests can relate to an artist, album, track or lyrics. The Daily Voice Index compares this engagement with that of artists who have similarly sized audiences; it does not represent your total streams.
Before a campaign, test voice searches for your name and track title, and if Alexa recognizes them poorly, send your label or distributor the correct pronunciation and the relevant Amazon Music link. This check is particularly useful when the name has an unusual spelling.
Where can you check your Amazon Music royalties?
Amazon Music for Artists statistics are used to track audiences, not to produce a financial statement. To find out the revenue from your recordings, check the reports from your distributor or label.
Avoid automatically converting your streams into euros using a rate found online. The amount actually paid depends on how remuneration works and on the terms of your contract. Our guide to music royalties explains the different revenue sources and the role of intermediaries.
