Wrong songwriter or producer credits on Spotify: how to correct them

What to do, in order

1. 1

   See what Spotify shows now

   On each affected track, open the three-dot menu and choose Show credits. Write down every line: Performed by, Written by, Produced by and Source. Credits are set per track, not per release, so check each one.

2. 2

   Compare with your distributor's metadata

   Open the release in your distributor's dashboard and look at the songwriter, producer and performer fields for each track. Most of the time the mistake is already there: a co-writer left off, a stage name where a legal name was expected, or a producer typed into the wrong field.

3. 3

   Correct the fields and redeliver

   Fix the names and roles, then save. Some distributors send the update to Spotify on their own; others need you to ask support for a redelivery. Spotify notes that some distributors don't support credits yet, so ask yours if you can't find the fields. Keep the same ISRCs and UPC so the track keeps its play counts and playlist spots.

4. 4

   Check again after a few days

   Spotify says updated credits usually appear within 7 days of it receiving the new metadata. If nothing has changed after two weeks, ask your distributor to confirm the delivery went through.

5. 5

   Fix the registrations too

   Spotify's credits are a display, not a rights record. Make sure the song is registered with your performing rights organization, and in the US with The MLC, with the same writers and the splits you agreed. That is what decides who gets paid.

Where Spotify's credits come from

Spotify doesn't type in credits itself. They arrive with the release, as metadata the uploader entered in the distributor's or label's system. Each person is listed with a role, and Spotify groups those roles into the lines you see on the track.

That's why two tracks from the same artist can show different credits: each track has its own fields, filled in on its own upload day.

Why credits end up wrong

The most common reason is that the fields were left blank or filled in quickly on upload day. Older releases are often the worst, because distributors didn't always require songwriter names when they were uploaded.

Other common causes:

• A co-writer or producer was never entered, so Spotify has nothing to show
• The name was spelled differently from track to track, so it reads as two people
• A cover was uploaded without the original writers, who must be credited
• A collaborator or label uploaded the release and entered only their own side
• The release was redelivered later and the new metadata overwrote a correct earlier version

Fixing credits through your distributor

As of November 2026, Spotify for Artists doesn't let you type credits in directly. Spotify's own help page says to ask your label or distributor to resend the track's metadata with the correct credits, so the route is to correct the release metadata and have it redelivered.

If you can edit the release yourself, change the songwriter, producer and performer fields on each track and save. If the distributor locks released metadata, write to its support team instead. Don't take the release down and upload it again: a new upload usually becomes a new track, and with new ISRCs it starts at zero plays with no playlist spots.

If someone else uploaded the release, such as a co-writer or a label, only they can change it. Send them the corrected credits and ask them to redeliver.

Apple Music, TIDAL and other platforms show credits from the same delivered metadata, so one redelivery often fixes them too. Check each one after a week or so rather than assuming.

Whoever makes the change, give them:

• The track title and its ISRC
• Each person's name exactly as it should read
• Each person's role: songwriter, composer, lyricist, producer, mixer or performer
• A line asking them to keep the ISRC and UPC unchanged

What an ISRC is and why it matters

Credits and getting paid are different things

A correct Written by line on Spotify is good for your reputation and helps people find you, but it doesn't register the song anywhere. Songwriting royalties are paid through your performing rights organization, such as ASCAP, BMI, SESAC or PRS, and in the US through The MLC for streaming mechanicals, based on the registrations and splits filed there.

When you find a wrong credit on Spotify, check those registrations too. The same missing co-writer is often missing there, and that one costs money.

How to copyright a song

How Traxure helps

Traxure doesn't read the credits line, but it does watch what happens around a redelivery. It runs a full check of all 12 platforms every 24 hours and tells you when a release's title, track list, ISRC or artwork changes, with the before and after. If the redelivered release drops off a platform or lands on the wrong profile, you get one alert with what changed and a note to your distributor ready to send. It works with any distributor and starts with a seven-day free trial.

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Questions artists ask

Sources

• Spotify for Artists: song credits