Making the Most of the ‘Now Playing’ View to Encourage Discovery
9 May 2023
Five actions artists can take on each of their
Songs to take advantage of the Now Playing listener experience.
As an artist, building a successful career is as much about creating music as it is about engaging your audience. If you are able to connect with listeners on a deeper level, you have the opportunity to turn them into real fans.
On Spotify, you can showcase your creativity in a variety of ways, no matter what stage you’re at in your career. Whether it’s your newest track, an album anniversary, your latest merch drop, or upcoming tour dates, you can celebrate and promote it all on Spotify.
We call the space that listeners see when streaming a song on Spotify the Now Playing view.
The Now Playing view was crafted to encourage discovery for listeners and to help artists form deeper connections with their audiences. Some listeners already know who you are and are coming to Spotify to listen to your music, but others may discover your work via our personalized programming or because your song is featured on a playlist. This means that a potential new fan is always at your fingertips.
Imagine your song is on a playlist, the listener likes what they hear, and they pull out their phone because they want to find out more. The Now Playing view presents the perfect moment to capture that listener’s attention by allowing them to dive deeper into your world. Listeners can not only find out what they’re listening to, but also who they’re listening to – with the artist’s bio, Canvas, lyrics, song credits, merch, and upcoming concerts.
Here are five actions you can take to make the most out of the Now Playing view:
1. Upload a Canvas
Canvas is a great way to draw listeners in through short, looping visuals that you can add to your tracks on Spotify. They’re like album artwork, for the streaming age.
By uploading a Canvas, you have the opportunity to grab the listener’s attention and share the creative vision to your song, which can entice them to dive deeper. Listeners are 20% more likely to add a track to their playlist when they see a Canvas.
Upload your bio
4. Include Song Credits When You Distribute Your Music
Whether you’re a performing artist, songwriter, producer, engineer, or musician, you deserve recognition for your contributions to the music you’ve helped create. Plus, fans love getting to know the people who had a hand in making the songs they love – song credits are here to help make those connections. Mobile app users can see and interact with song credits right within the Now Playing view.
We show all credits supplied to us by your distributor or record label. In order to ensure your information appears properly, check to make sure the correct metadata was submitted, and that your credits are up to date. For songwriters or producers with a Songwriter Page, make sure your publishing info is correct with your publisher. Additionally, if you’re an artist self-releasing through a distributor, you can ensure your credits are in order right as you’re submitting your music.
Song credits in the Now Playing view display three creators of the track, while the expanded view shows all collaborators..
Listeners can follow Spotify artist profiles for artists with connected pages directly via the Now Playing view, and the expanded view offers navigation to connected Songwriter Pages where these are enabled.
5. Connect Your Tickets and Lyrics to Your Artist Profile
Letting people know when your next live show is and giving them the opportunity to discover your lyrics is a great way to turn listeners into fans, and under the new Now Playing view, both live show listings and lyrics are accessible all in one place.
Make sure that your tickets are listed through one of our third party ticketing partners – this way listeners can find out when you’re playing near them, right while they’re listening to your music.
To make sure your tickets are syncing to Spotify properly, view the On Tour section of your artist profile. Those same listings will be featured on the Now Playing view.
You can connect your lyrics by following these steps and using Musixmatch's free offering to make sure your fans can sing along. Fans even have the option to share snippets of your lyrics to social media platforms with share cards. Note: availability of lyrics may vary by territory and licensor.
Spotify for Artists helps you to develop the fanbase you need to reach your goals.
Tambralinga adalahkumpulan metal Nusantara yang menampilkan lagu "Mahkota Bara Abadi (Takkan Gentar)", yang turut dirilis dalam versi remastered pada tahun 2026.
Lagu ini tersedia di platform streaming sepertiAmazon Musicdan sering dikaitkan dengan label atau kolektifThe Barbender.
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Detail Utama:
Artis: Tambralinga
Lagu: Mahkota Bara Abadi (Takkan Gentar)
Genre: Metal Nusantara
Tahun Remaster: 2026
Lagu ini menonjolkan nuansa metal yang khas dan dirilis sebagai selain dari karya terbaru mereka.
Lagu mereka banyak bertemakan tentang sejarah perjunangan bangsa Melayu khusunya pahlawan pahlawan Melayu yang terbilang suatu ketika dulu.
Tok Janggut (Haji Hassan bin Panglima Mat Munas) ialah pejuang kemerdekaan Kelantan yang memimpin kebangkitan rakyat menentang British pada 1915 di Pasir Puteh. Perjuangan beliau berpunca daripada pengenalan cukai tanah/pokok yang membebankan dan sikap biadab British, yang berakhir dengan kematian syahid beliau dalam pertempuran di Kampung Saring.
Faktor Utama Penentangan (1915):
Peraturan Cukai: British memaksa penduduk membayar cukai tanah, pokok kelapa, dan hasil tani, yang membebankan rakyat.
Sikap Biadab Pegawai: Pegawai British di Pasir Puteh, Latif, bertindak kasar dan tidak menghormati adat tempatan.
Sentimen Anti-British:
Pengaruh Perang Dunia Pertama (serangan British ke atas Turki Uthmaniyah) membangkitkan semangat jihad Tok Janggut menentang penjajah Barat.
Kronologi Perjuangan:
1915: Tok Janggut dan pengikutnya (seperti Engku Besar Jeram, Haji Said) enggan membayar cukai dan memboikot pejabat kerajaan di Pasir Puteh.
Serangan Pasir Puteh: Tok Janggut berjaya menguasai Pasir Puteh dan mengisytiharkan kemerdekaan kawasan tersebut.
Serangan Balas British: British melancarkan operasi, membakar rumah penduduk, dan mengepung Tok Janggut di Kampung Saring.
Gugur Syahid: Pada 25 Mei 1915, Tok Janggut terkorban dalam pertempuran. Mayat beliau diarak ke Kota Bharu sebelum digantung terbalik di pasar sebagai amaran
SoundOn now offers artists and labels the ability to pre-release their tracks on TikTok. Pre-releasing your tracks gives your TikTok audience exclusive access to preview and create with your music before the official release. Add TikTok Pre-Release to your marketing plan to build buzz around the new release, convert listeners into fans and to engage directly with your TikTok community.
Pre-release allows an artist to launch a 15-60 second clip of their song on TikTok before it is officially released on other distribution platforms. This allows your audience to start creating user-generated content, while you can promote pre-saves, build traction, and gain the momentum you need for your track to debut at a higher position and receive lucrative playlist placement on streaming platforms. Let your audience use your track as their background music, make their own viral dance challenge, or create a Duet or Stitch!
No, your track rights fully belong to you. By pre-releasing on TikTok, you are not giving the platform the sole right to the music released ahead of the official launch. You'll be able to promote your track on other social platforms and other forms of media.
Will I receive royalties for a pre-released track?
Yes! Absolutely. TikTok royalties can be collected from the time the clip is live on the platform. You will see both collected royalties and analytics data from TikTok from the pre-release date.
When is the best time to pre-release my track?
We recommend pre-releasing a song at least 7-14 days before its official release. This gives it enough time to build viral momentum, gives TikTok creators enough time to create their own content, and works as an effective marketing campaign to promote pre-save links.
Is this feature available to all music artists?
Yes. All SoundOn artists can select a pre-release date when they release a single, album, or EP.
Can I edit my pre-release clip or the pre-release date after it is live on TikTok?
Definitely! You can change the clip snippet or the date of a pre-release by editing the album on SoundOn. The pre-release date can be changed as long as the date is at least 24 hours before the official release of the track. The TikTok clip can be changed at any time before or after the official release.
This causes: -Vocal losing clarity -Guitar sounding “boxy” -Kick and bass fighting each other -Overall mix sounding amateur instead of polished
It’s not a performance problem. It’s not even arrangement. It’s frequency masking.
And this is extremely common in BandLab mixes because: -Default EQ presets boost warmth -Mobile monitoring exaggerates low mids
No proper subtractive EQ was done
🎯 Why This Is Killing The Mix
When 200–400Hz is overloaded: • The vocal doesn’t cut through • The guitar loses definition • The bass sounds undefined instead of powerful • The whole song feels “closed” instead of “wide”
🔧 EXACT FIX (In BandLab)
Do this step-by-step.
1️⃣ On Vocal Track
Open EQ: High-pass at 80–100Hz Cut around 250Hz (−3dB to −5dB) Slight boost at 5kHz (+2dB) for clarity Add air at 10kHz (+2dB shelf) Result: Vocal will float above the mix.
2️⃣ On Guitar High-pass at 100Hz Cut 300Hz (−3dB) Boost 2kHz slightly for presence If distorted: cut 4kHz slightly if harsh.
3️⃣ On Bass Boost 80Hz slightly Cut 250Hz Do NOT boost low mids. You want: Low-end = tight Mid clarity = clean Not muddy warmth.
4️⃣ On Master (Very Important)
BandLab mastering presets often compress too hard. If you're using a preset: Turn the intensity down.
Then:
Gentle multiband compression Slight high shelf +1.5dB at 10kHz
Keep LUFS around -12 to -10 (don’t squash) If your waveform looks like a brick — you're overcompressing.
⚠️ Secondary Issue
-Reverb is washing the center.
-BandLab default reverb tends to:
-Add too much decay
-Blur vocal consonants
Fix:
Shorter decay (under 2.2s) Pre-delay around 40ms Lower wet mix under 20% You want atmosphere — not fog.
🧠 Brutal Truth
Right now: It sounds like a good demo. Not a finished record. The arrangement is fine. The vibe is there. But frequency balance is not controlled professionally yet.
And that’s 100% fixable.
🔥 If You Want Pro Level (BandLab Only Strategy) Mix at LOW volume. Check mix in mono. Use reference track
Stop boosting. Start cutting.
Professional mixes are clean because they REMOVE mud, not because they ADD shine.
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