TIDAL Metadata Guide: Getting on TIDAL, Artist Profiles and Credits
Updated 2026-10-21 · 4 sources
Short answer
TIDAL gets music through distribution partners, which also receive TIDAL's payment reporting. Once you're live, claim your artist profile on tidal.com: verifying through a supported distributor (DistroKid, CD Baby or TuneCore) usually gives immediate access, while manual review can take up to eight weeks. Lyrics come from Musixmatch. We haven't found a public TIDAL style guide, so follow the cross-store rules Spotify and Apple publish.
Profiles and support
- Claim a profile by logging in at tidal.com, opening your artist page and choosing how to verify; distributor verification (DistroKid, CD Baby, TuneCore) usually gives immediate access, and manual requests can take up to eight weeks [1].
- Lyrics on TIDAL are managed by Musixmatch [2].
- TIDAL provides payment reporting to its distribution partners; your distributor or label is responsible for your royalty data and payments [2].
- Rights holders can submit DMCA or copyright requests through TIDAL's form [2].
Metadata to get right
TIDAL receives what your distributor sends, so the cross-store rules apply: one artist per field with correct roles, consistent names, no artist names in titles, and explicit as a flag [3] [4]. Complete songwriter and producer credits are worth the effort; see songwriter credits.
Examples
| Instead of | Use | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Artist field: "Nova Reyes x Kai Lane" | Main: Nova Reyes · Main: Kai Lane | Separate artists, consistent names. |
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FAQ
Can I upload directly to TIDAL?
TIDAL's support pages describe working through distribution partners. Use a distributor that delivers to TIDAL.
My lyrics are wrong on TIDAL. Who fixes them?
TIDAL says lyrics are provided by Musixmatch; update them through Musixmatch.
Related guides
Sources
- TIDAL Support: Claim Your Artist Profile
- TIDAL Support: Artist Resources
- Spotify for Artists: Music metadata guidelines
- Apple Music Style Guide 2.4 (Apple)
Platform rules change. Each rule above is attributed to the company or standard that published it, as checked on 2026-10-21. This guide is not legal advice.