Apple Music for Artists is your hub as an artist. With your music available on Apple’s flagship streaming service, you gain control over your artist profile and unique methods of promoting your new releases.
Empower your music career with in-depth streaming data to enhance your live concerts and get to know your fans better. Get to know this platform and use it to serve your career, taking the next step towards stardom.
Use the table of contents below to find the section you want to know more about, or simply read on to find out everything you need to know about being an artist on Apple Music.
First things first: getting your music on Apple Music! Thankfully, like Spotify, there’s an easy and free way to do it. RouteNote takes the hassle out of distribution, sending your music straight to Apple Music (along with plenty of other platforms, stores, and social apps) at no cost.
Here’s how it works:
Once your music has landed on Apple Music you’re ready to take control with the Apple Music for Artists hub. The process is straightforward and the more information you give – like social media accounts – the quicker your application will be reviewed.
The time it takes for your music to become available in stores after you’ve uploaded it varies. Typically, it can range from a few days to a couple of weeks. Each service has its own processing times, so it’s advisable to check their specific guidelines or FAQs for more detailed information. Additionally, ensuring that your uploads meet all the required specifications and guidelines can help avoid delays.
Here’s what you need to do:
Once you complete your application your status will change to Pending so that you know when you gain access. Once you can log into the platform, your journey begins!
To determine who is streaming your music, you should analyze listener demographics, geographical data, and the overall performance of your tracks in terms of streams, radio plays, and downloads. This will provide insights into the specific audience segments that are engaging with your music.
With Apple Music for artists you will get detailed data sets and analytics giving you insights into:
Find your Artist Analytics on your hub to get started. From here, you can immediately see how many people are streaming your music in the moment from the Listening Now section in the top right. Of course, this unfortunately doesn’t include plays from those listening offline (so it might be even higher!).
From the Overview you have your Key Metrics breaking down an overall view of how your music is performing on Apple Music. Change the date range for the data from the small red button in the top right. Plays are counted when a listener listens to your song for more than 30 seconds. Plays are counted no matter where they come from on Apple Music, including from their in-app radio stations.
Next are your Average Daily Listeners, showing the number of unique listeners tuning in each day. Song Purchases reveal how many times your song or albums have been bought on iTunes. Then the last part of the Overview page shows the number of times your song has been scanned on Shazam, representing listeners vibing to your track out and about and wanting to hear more.
Using the data above is a fascinating way to watch your success grow. Here’s where you can really start using the results to enhance your music career though.
In the Trends tab you can take a deeper look at exactly which of your releases are making an impact. From the top left dropdown menu you can choose from Plays, Listeners, Shazams, Song Purchases, Album Purchases, or Video Views. Customize the time frame to choose when you see the data for in the top-right.
From the other top left dropdown menu you can filter the data by Song, Album, Playlist, Gender, Age, Continent, Country or Region, City, or Video.
Use these filters to find the demographics that love your music the most. If your audience are younger then you know you’re more likely to reach them by marketing through apps like TikTok.
