Artist dashboard tour
A guided tour of the SpaceMedia artist dashboard: what each area does and where to start on day one.
First time signing in? This is what you are looking at and what to do first.
The dashboard
Your landing page has an onboarding checklist, your most recent releases, and statistics. Work the checklist top to bottom: it is ordered the way the product expects you to set things up.
Statistics are data-dependent. A new account shows very little, and that is expected rather than a fault.
The four things you will actually use
| Area | What it is for | When |
|---|---|---|
| Create Release | Builds a new single, EP, or album. | Every release |
| Catalog | Everything you have created and its status. | Constantly |
| My Account | Profile, plan, wallet, payouts. | Setup, then occasionally |
| Royalty Splits | Divides earnings with collaborators. | Before a collaborative release goes live |
Day one, in order
- Set up your artist profile. Do this before anything else. It determines which store artist page your music attaches to, and it is painful to change later. See Artist profiles.
- Check your account details. Confirm the email is one you control long-term. See Account access.
- Prepare files before opening Create Release. A final master and a 3000 x 3000 square cover. See Audio and artwork.
- Work the first release checklist. See First release checklist.
Areas that appear conditionally
Some areas depend on your plan, your account state, or a program you joined, so your dashboard may not show everything described in this help center. Dashboard A to Z lists them all.
Set your expectations early
Creating a release is the fast part. Review, delivery, and store publication each take time, and royalties are reported months after the streams happen. Distribution and dates and Royalties and statements give the real timelines, and reading them now prevents most first-release frustration.