{"id":7159,"date":"2026-06-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/label-engine.com\/news\/?p=7159"},"modified":"2026-05-20T07:50:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T14:50:50","slug":"verified-by-spotify","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/label-engine.com\/news\/verified-by-spotify\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing Verified by Spotify Badges\ufffc"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Spotify is rolling out Verified badges across their platform to artist profiles that meet their criteria for authenticity, as part of their on-going goal to build fan trust and support artists. The platform is also launching a new artist details section in beta to display information such as release history, playlist placements and touring activity across all profiles.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please note, as this feature begins to roll out over the following weeks to months, not all artists will receive a badge immediately. This does not mean the artist will not become verified, as verification will happen on an ongoing basis over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/label-engine.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/attachment-1-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/label-engine.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/attachment-1-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/label-engine.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/attachment-1-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/label-engine.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/attachment-1-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/label-engine.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/attachment-1-1200x675.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/label-engine.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/attachment-1-100x56.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/label-engine.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/attachment-1-1113x626.jpeg 1113w, https:\/\/label-engine.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/attachment-1.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">how verification works:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Verified by Spotify badge indicates that an artist profile has been reviewed and meets Spotify\u2019s standards for authenticity. 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