[FAQ]

Hey everyone,

Bit of a frustrating situation here. One of our band’s songs went live on Spotify last week, and I’ve just noticed there’s a typo in the song title displayed on the platform. It’s also showing the featured artist’s name spelled slightly wrong.

I’ve looked through my Spotify for Artists dashboard but can’t find anywhere to directly edit this kind of information once it’s live. Do I need to contact Spotify support directly, or is this something I have to fix through my distributor?

I really want to get this corrected as soon as possible so it looks professional and everything links up correctly. What’s the standard procedure for fixing these metadata errors?

Thanks!

[Jeff Bullas]

Good question, getting that data right is important.

Short Answer: You cannot edit metadata directly on Spotify; you must request the correction through the original music distributor who delivered the audio content.

Here’s the reason why the fix needs to happen upstream before it gets to Spotify.

Spotify receives all audio files and associated text-based metadata, like song titles and artist names, directly from music distributors. Therefore, Spotify’s system simply displays the text data it was given and does not have a feature for artists to edit this information after release. The correct process is to contact your distributor’s support team, clearly state the specific text errors (e.g., incorrect title, misspelled artist name), provide the correct information, and request they send an update metadata feed to Spotify. Be aware that it can take some time for the changes to reflect on Spotify after your distributor submits the correction.

Cheers,

Jeff

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