Can you pass on your Spotify for Artists account when you die?
Spotify AB reviews requests about a Spotify for Artists account after a death case by case. While alive, the account holder can use authorized users.
Protecting Spotify for Artists accounts while the account is active
No beneficiary designation, lifetime transfer options for accounts, and 4-step plan.
How to protect your Spotify for Artists account while you are alive →Someone died. Handling Spotify for Artists accounts after a death
Transfer is handled on a case-by-case basis, 5-step process, and 0 required documents.
What happens to a Spotify for Artists account when someone dies →Spotify for Artists is the dashboard musicians use to manage their Spotify presence: artist profile, bio, images, playlist pitching, Canvas and Clips, analytics and team access. Royalties are paid through the artist's distributor or label, not by Spotify.
Spotify AB decides what happens to a Spotify for Artists account after a death case by case; its terms promise no transfer. While the account holder is alive, Spotify AB allows authorized users.
What happens to Spotify for Artists at death
- Case by case
Spotify for Artists access belongs to the Subscribing Entity, the artist or label, and cannot be transferred. Where there is a dispute over who owns or may use an account, Spotify may suspend it, resolve the dispute itself, or leave it to the parties and a court.1
Naming who acts after a death
- Designation
Spotify for Artists has no way to name who takes over after a death. The Subscribing Entity can delegate access to other users within it, which is how a team carries on.1
Other companies and product lines involved4
Sources4
- 1.Spotify for Artists Terms and Conditions of Use, Effective as of: September 1st, 2021
- 2.Understanding Spotify royalties
- 3.Getting music on Spotify
- 4.Provider Directory
Spotify AB publishes no process specific to a deceased person's account; a written request goes in through Spotify AB's support ticket system. There is no way to name a beneficiary or successor on a Spotify for Artists account.
Sources
Data sourced from Spotify AB primary sources (8 pages reviewed). How we research.
Spotify for Artists customer support
Spotify for Artists Support
Mailing address
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