Artist profile guide | checked October 8, 2026

Separate three jobs: claiming the correct artist page, choosing a usable profile photo, and correcting releases attached to the wrong page. An image change does not fix catalog ownership, and a profile photo is not your release cover.

Claim the correct artist profile

TIDAL's current claim instructions start in the main TIDAL service:

1. Sign into tidal.com and search for your artist name.
2. Open the artist page and select the claim option.
3. Choose distributor verification or the manual review route.

The listed distributor options are DistroKid, CD Baby and TuneCore. TIDAL says manual review can take up to eight weeks. An existing Artist Home claim remains attached to your account; use the Profile icon to manage it rather than filing another claim. Only one profile can be claimed per account.

If the claim option is missing, an existing review, restriction or another completed claim may be involved. Contact TIDAL Artist Support; do not create a duplicate page to work around the problem.

Check today's image requirements

The former TIDAL profile-update support link returns a missing-page response in our current check. We cannot present its old image specification as verified current guidance.

CD Baby's walkthrough, updated September 22, 2026, recommends a 1500 x 1500 JPEG smaller than 10 MB. This is distributor-published guidance; the former first-party page could not be verified in our check. Treat it as a starting point rather than an upload guarantee. Follow the requirements shown by your current image control, or ask Artist Support if they are unclear.

Prepare a photo that survives the crop

Use an image you have permission to publish. Start with the original file, keep a backup and make the profile crop separately from the album cover. Here is a simple manual review:

• Center the important subject. Keep a face or defining object clear of the edge.
• Try both square and circle previews. This is a robustness check, not a claim that every TIDAL surface uses the same mask.
• Reduce the preview. Check whether the subject remains recognizable without tiny wording.
• Open the export. Confirm the actual dimensions and file type. A renamed extension does not convert an image, and enlargement does not recover missing detail.

A real portrait may already do the job. You do not need to generate a new image because the profile needs a clearer crop.

Wrong release or duplicate page?

TIDAL directs catalog reports through its web player or desktop app: open the affected artist, album or track, select Report and choose the relevant issue. After approval, updates to claimed profiles may take up to 24 hours. This is not a promise that a claim or every photo edit completes within a day.

Keep profile and release artwork separate

Reuse a palette or visual idea without uploading the same file everywhere. Our single-to-EP worked example explains which release elements can carry across. If you choose Covermatic Studio to explore cover artwork, generation uses 5 credits and editing another 5; neither guarantees profile acceptance or a finished release cover.