Label-Ready 11 · Prepare Artist Profiles & Platform Assets
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Prepare Artist Profiles & Platform Assets
WHERE YOU ARE: Distribution is in motion. Your job is to verify that the release lands on the right identity and to add only the platform work you can legitimately control.
YOU SHOULD ALREADY HAVE
- Distribution Submission Record.
- Artist/project identity, bio/copy, cover, lyrics and visual source assets from PACKAGE where they exist.
- Existing artist profile links/IDs where applicable.
THE DECISION
Which platform surfaces can you legitimately access before or around release, and what minimum updates will make them accurate and coherent?
CLASSIFY EACH PLATFORM
- VERIFIED EXISTING — correct artist surface already exists and access/mapping is confirmed.
- CLAIMABLE NOW — the correct surface exists or is available and you can legitimately claim/update it now.
- TIMED AFTER RELEASE — a real platform dependency means the action must wait; save the trigger/date instead of calling it a failure.
- NOT APPLICABLE — the platform or feature is not part of this release objective.
DO THE WORK
- Verify the correct Spotify artist mapping and access Spotify for Artists when eligible. Confirm bio, image and relevant profile presentation against the approved identity rather than assuming distribution alone completes the profile.
- Prepare the unreleased track for Spotify editorial pitching if it appears in Spotify for Artists and is eligible; the pitch itself is completed in the next node.
- Claim or update Apple Music for Artists when eligible. A brand-new artist may need music live before the page can be claimed, so record that as a timed post-release action rather than a failure.
- Verify the YouTube channel that represents the artist. Do not treat Official Artist Channel status as universally available before the release; record eligibility and the path to request it when applicable.
- Use the approved lyrics and identity assets from PACKAGE wherever the platform workflow supports them; do not rewrite them casually here.
- Create a Spotify Canvas only if it adds useful visual recognition. It is optional, not evidence of professionalism by itself.
- If you plan a manual YouTube upload or visualizer, review the current synthetic/altered-content disclosure requirements before publishing.
ROUTE & FOUNDATION
Back to 10 · Distribution Submission — correct delivery, metadata or artist-mapping source issues there.
DEPLOY Hub — phase overview.
One-Song Release Package — return to the approved identity, bio, visual and lyric source assets instead of rebuilding them on-platform.
Free · AI Music Release Compliance Checklist 2026 — free rights/disclosure/pre-release foundation.
JR SUPPORT
9 Biggest Mistakes AI Music Creators Make When Releasing on Spotify
Spotify Canvas 2026 — optional platform visual support.
YouTube AI Music Upload Checklist 2026 — use before manual uploads where disclosure may apply.
SAVE THIS
Create the Platform Readiness Record: package/identity references used, verified artist URLs/IDs, platform classification, access/claim status, profile updates completed, lyrics status, Spotify pitch eligibility, Canvas decision, YouTube/OAC status and every timed post-release action.
DO NOT ADVANCE IF
- You know the release is mapped to the wrong artist.
- A profile identity conflicts with the artist/project package.
- You are claiming a platform feature or artist status you do not actually have.
- You created or are about to create a duplicate artist surface merely because mapping/access is uncertain.
- A required manual-upload disclosure decision is being ignored.
READY TO CONTINUE WHEN
The important artist surfaces are verified, claimable, timed or deliberately not applicable, and no known mapping/identity error is being left for release day.
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