How to Fix Duplicate Artist Profiles on Spotify, Apple Music, Audiomack & Boomplay (The Complete 2025 Guide)

A deep dive for independent artists — plus how iMPULZE RECORDS helps you fix it professionally.

Duplicate artist profiles are one of the most frustrating and damaging problems independent artists face today. You upload a song…and suddenly it appears under someone else’s name. Or worse — your own discography gets split into two or three separate profiles.

This issue is extremely common across Spotify, Apple Music, Boomplay, Audiomack, YouTube Music, and even TikTok.

In this guide, you’ll learn:
✔ What causes duplicate artist profiles
✔ How it affects your streams and royalties
✔ How to fix it on major DSPs
✔ And how iMPULZE RECORDS resolves it permanently for artists worldwide

Let’s get started.

What Are Duplicate Artist Profiles?

A duplicate profile happens when DSPs create multiple artist pages for the same artist.
This can look like:

• Your songs show up under a new artist page instead of your main one

• You suddenly have two or three different profiles with your name

• Some of your tracks appear on someone else’s profile entirely

• Fans cannot find all your songs in one place

If this has happened to you, don’t panic — it’s common, and it can be fixed.

Why Do Duplicate Profiles Happen? (The Real Reasons)

DSPs are not manually operated — they rely on algorithms. If your metadata isn’t clear or consistent, the system becomes confused and assumes your song belongs to a new or different artist.

The top causes include:

1. Metadata inconsistencies

Even small differences can cause duplicates:

• Your name spelled differently

• Missing metadata

• Wrong genres

• No ISRC

• No existing profile reference

2. Common or similar artist names

If your stage name is shared by someone else, DSPs may automatically create multiple pages.

3. Previously distributed music through different distributors

When artists switch distributors without proper handover, DSPs split catalogs.

4. Unauthorized uploads

This is VERY common. Someone uploads your music without permission → DSPs treat it as a different artist.

5. Errors from the distributor

Cheap distribution platforms often send incomplete metadata → DSPs create random pages.

6. Manual mistakes during submission

If the person uploading your music selects the wrong profile, DSPs duplicate it automatically.

Why Duplicate Profiles Are Dangerous for Your Career

It may seem like a small issue, but the effects are MASSIVE:

❌ 1. Your fanbase becomes scattered

Fans searching for you won’t find ALL your music in one place.

❌ 2. Your monthly listeners drop

Your streams get split across different profiles, reducing your visibility.

❌ 3. You lose playlist opportunities

Algorithms don’t understand your growth if your data is fragmented.

❌ 4. Your brand becomes unprofessional

Labels, managers, and new listeners see confusion instead of a strong identity.

❌ 5. Royalty tracking becomes broken

Money goes missing or gets paid to the wrong profile because the DSP cannot link your catalog.
This is one of the reasons many artists say:

“My song is streaming but I never get paid.”

❌ 6. Verification becomes harder

DSPs only verify artists with consistent, unified identities.
Duplicate profiles violate that.

How to Fix Duplicate Artist Profiles on Major DSPs

Below is a step-by-step guide for each major platform.

A. Fixing Duplicate Profiles on Spotify

Spotify has a system called Artist Claiming through Spotify for Artists.

Step-by-Step:

1. Go to: https://artists.spotify.com

2. Click Claim Your Profile

3. Search for your name

4. Select the correct profile

5. Submit verification

6. Contact Spotify if you see duplicates

If you have two or more profiles:

Use the Spotify “Artist Merge Request” form

You need:

• Links to all duplicate pages

• Your correct main artist page

• UPC/ISRC for the affected songs

Spotify will merge them manually within 7–20 days.

B. Fixing Duplicate Profiles on Apple Music

Apple uses Apple Music for Artists.

Steps:

1. Go to https://artists.apple.com

2. Sign in

3. Claim your artist profile

4. If you see duplicates → click Contact Us

5. Request an “Artist Profile Merge”

Apple usually solves it in 3–10 days.

C. Fixing Duplicates on Boomplay

Boomplay duplicates are very common.

How to fix:

1. Contact Boomplay support 👉 artiste@boomplay.com

2. Attach links to all duplicate profiles

3. Provide ISRC + distributor info

4. Request “Artist Profile Merge”

They resolve these quickly — usually within 72 hours.

D. Fixing Duplicates on Audiomack

On Audiomack, you can do it yourself.

Steps:

1. Log in to Audiomack

2. Go to your Artist Verification page

3. Claim your main artist profile

4. Email support with duplicate links
   → support@audiomack.com

Audiomack merges them manually once verified.

E. Fixing Duplicate Profiles on YouTube / YouTube Music

This is where many artists struggle.

Fix:

1. Claim your YouTube Official Artist Channel (OAC)

2. Your distributor submits the OAC request

3. YouTube merges all unofficial channels into ONE verified channel

Once OAC is approved, duplicates disappear automatically.

Why Many Artists Cannot Fix This Themselves

Even when artists try these steps, many STILL struggle because:

• They don’t know which profile is the original

• They don’t have ISRC/UPC from old releases

• Unauthorized uploads complicate things

• DSPs deny requests due to inconsistent metadata

• Distributors don't respond

• They don't have PRO registration

• They lack a professional music identity

This is why professional intervention becomes necessary.

How iMPULZE RECORDS Fixes Duplicate Artist Profiles (Globally & Remotely)

This is one of our strongest services and a major reason artists come to us.

✔️ We identify ALL duplicate profiles

Across Spotify, Apple, Boomplay, Audiomack, YouTube Music, Deezer, etc.

✔️ We evaluate your metadata

We find the root cause:

• Name spelling issues

• Wrong contributor credits

• Wrong ISRCs

• Wrong distributor submissions

✔️ We contact DSPs directly

We send professional merge requests on your behalf.

✔️ We fix ALL metadata

Once metadata is corrected, DSPs accept merges instantly.

✔️ We optimize your digital identity

Your entire digital presence becomes:

• Unified

• Verified

• Professional

• Algorithm-friendly

✔️ We claim and secure your profiles

We help you claim:

• Spotify for Artists

• Apple Music for Artists

• Boomplay Artist Channel

• Audiomack Verified Artist

• YouTube Official Artist Channel (OAC)

✔️ We prevent future duplicates

We standardize your metadata forever — no future confusion.

Case Study: How We Help Artists Like Justice Mokiniz

Justice had:

• Unauthorized uploads

• Several duplicate profiles

• Missing metadata

• Lost royalties

• Zero verification

• No PRO registration

• Lost tracks uploaded by random users

After working with iMPULZE:

• We identified all duplicate pages across multiple DSPs

• We merged them into ONE official identity

• We claimed his profiles

• We registered him with PROs

• We began reclaiming lost royalties

• We started the process of securing his catalog globally

This is what we do for EVERY artist — anywhere in the world.

Why Fixing Duplicate Profiles Is Urgent

Every DAY you wait:

• You lose streams

• You lose money

• Algorithms fail to push your music

• Your fanbase becomes scattered

• You appear unprofessional

• DSPs treat your identity as “unverified”

Fixing duplicates is the FOUNDATION of a professional music career.

Final Thoughts: A Unified Digital Identity = Power

In the streaming era:

• Your brand

• Your discoverability

• Your royalties

• Your verification

• Your digital footprint

…all depend on your ability to maintain ONE official identity.

Duplicate profiles are not just annoying — they are dangerous.

iMPULZE RECORDS helps artists fix this FAST and PROFESSIONALLY, from anywhere in the world.

Get in touch to fix your artist profile