Start Here: Who Owns the Oldest Release on the Artist Page?

DistroKid's current guidance uses a simple test to decide which Fixer route you should choose: look at the artist page where the mix-up appears and identify the oldest release on that page.

This diagnosis matters because the two Fixer workflows ask for different information. Do this check before submitting the request instead of guessing which option sounds closest.

What to Collect Before You Open Fixer

A clean correction request starts with clean identifiers. Before submitting anything, gather the information that lets you distinguish your artist identity from the wrong one.

• The streaming service where the problem appears.
• Your correct artist-page URL, if one already exists.
• The URL of the affected release or releases.
• The incorrect artist-page URL where your release currently appears, when applicable.
• Your Spotify Artist URI and Apple Music artist ID when available.
• Your release identifiers and records: UPC, ISRC, release title, distributor submission date, and live platform URLs.

If Your Music Is on the Wrong Artist Page

Use this route when the oldest release on the incorrect page belongs to another artist.

1. Open DistroKid Fixer and choose the streaming service where the problem appears.
2. Choose the option indicating that your music is on the incorrect page.
3. Select the affected release and artist where DistroKid requests them. The exact fields can vary by service.
4. Provide the incorrect release or artist-page link when the service workflow asks for it.
5. Tell DistroKid whether you already have a correct artist page. If you do, provide that page so the release can be mapped to it. If you do not, the request can be used to create a new artist page where supported.
6. Submit one correction for that service. If the same mix-up exists on several services, DistroKid instructs users to submit the correction separately for each service.

If Someone Else's Music Is on Your Artist Page

Use this route when the oldest release on the page is yours and later releases from another artist have been attached to it.

1. Choose the service where the wrong release appears.
2. Select the option indicating that someone else's music is incorrectly on your page.
3. Enter your correct artist-page URL.
4. Add the release URLs that do not belong to you.
5. Submit the correction and record the submission date for your own follow-up.

If the same problem exists on more than one streaming service, treat each service as a separate mapping problem rather than assuming one request will update every platform.

Spotify: Fixer or Spotify's Direct Content-Mismatch Form?

For Spotify problems, you have two legitimate routes. DistroKid Fixer can submit a mapping correction through your distributor workflow, and Spotify for Artists also provides a direct content-mismatch process for music on the wrong profile, someone else's music on yours, or a catalog split across profiles.

How Long Does a Fix Take?

DistroKid's general Fixer guidance says streaming services typically process corrections in several days, but some can take several weeks. DistroKid also notes that it does not receive a completion notification from the services, so you may need to check the affected artist page periodically.

For Spotify specifically, DistroKid has separate guidance stating that Spotify Fixer requests can typically take up to about five days. Treat that as a Spotify-specific expectation, not a promise that every service or every mapping case will resolve on the same schedule.

What Fixer Does Not Solve

• Audio replacement: a mapping correction does not swap the master recording.
• Ordinary metadata edits: title, contributor, credit, and other metadata changes follow distributor/platform metadata workflows.
• Artist rebranding or name changes: changing an artist identity is different from correcting where an existing release is mapped.
• Rights disputes or unauthorized uploads: a mapping error and a rights complaint are not the same problem. Use the appropriate distributor or platform rights process when ownership or authorization is disputed.

Prevent the Same Mapping Error on Your Next Release

The best Fixer workflow is the one you do not need. DistroKid's current upload guidance lets artists specify existing Spotify and Apple Music artist pages so the services have stronger identity information before a release goes live.

1. Use a distinct artist name where practical. Shared names are a common reason services can place releases on the wrong page.
2. During upload, point the release to the correct existing artist profile. Do not treat this as a cosmetic field.
3. Verify the IDs before release day. DistroKid provides tools for looking up the Spotify Artist URI and Apple Music artist ID after submission.
4. Keep the IDs in your release operating record. Store the Spotify URI, Apple artist ID, UPC, ISRCs, distributor, release date, and final platform URLs together.
5. Check the live release on release day. Verify the artist page on each important service instead of assuming successful delivery means successful mapping.
6. Record corrections as operational evidence. If a platform needed a fix once, keep that history with the artist identity so the next upload starts from better information.

Where This Fits in the Jack Righteous Creator Academy

This is a Stage 4 · BUILD WITH IT implementation guide, primarily supporting Module 14 · Release & Grow. DistroKid is one distribution implementation option; it is not a required part of the free curriculum.

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Official References

This guide was rebuilt from current platform documentation rather than the older Jack Righteous page structure.

• DistroKid: My Music is Mixed Up With Another Artist's Music
• DistroKid: Making Sure Your Music is On the Correct Spotify and Apple Music Page
• DistroKid: My Spotify Release is Missing From My Artist Page
• Spotify for Artists: Content Mismatch