Last month we enabled video uploads inside Spotify for Artists - live performances, covers, music videos. The aim was to give you another way to tell your story where fans are already listening.
Today’s update takes that a step further:
- You can now pitch videos for playlist consideration (same flow that you know for songs).
- We’re launching Global Music Video Charts to highlight what’s trending worldwide.
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Authenticity means something different in 2026. We increasingly hear from fans that they want more confidence in trusting what they find on Spotify. They want to know whether they're discovering an artist pursuing music as a career, playing gigs, connecting with fans — or whether it's a persona, a content farm, or some kind of spam.
We have shipped (and continue to build) systems to catch suspicious activity and fight deceptive behavior. But positively verifying what IS authentic also has an important role to play. So today we're starting to roll out something new: a Verified by Spotify badge.
When fans see the badge, they'll know the Spotify team has reviewed the artist to confirm sustained active fan interest, compliance with platform rules, and an authentic profile (the artist is who they claim to be). This is a manual process, so we are starting by reviewing hundreds of thousands of artists that represent over 99% of what listeners search for, and will expand to review more artists over time.