How to Add Your Music to Spotify: The Ultimate Guide

Whether you are an independent artist ready to share your first-ever track with the world or a creator wanting to listen to your custom audio files on the go, getting your music onto Spotify is entirely achievable.

Depending on what you mean by “adding” your music—releasing it officially for everyone to stream or just playing your own downloaded files on your personal app—the path looks a little different. This guide covers both routes.

Method 1: Releasing Your Official Music for the World to Stream

If you have recorded a song, mixed it, and want it to appear on Spotify next to your favorite mainstream artists, you cannot upload it directly. Spotify requires all tracks to come through an approved digital music distributor.