Curve Integrations: Can Spotify & Curve Be Integrated?
Music publishers and labels now face a monumental challenge arising from the sheer volume of streaming data from subscription sources such as Spotify, Tidal, Apple Music, YouTube and others. For accurate royalty accounting, this data deluge has to be managed effectively, and often requires a specialist system to do this. Curve Royalty Systems’ platform is a purpose-built solution for managing music royalties, and its integrated capabilities are a key part of its power.
Integrations With Curve: How It Works
Curve is an intuitive royalty accounting platform designed by music industry professionals, for music industry professionals. The system helps labels and publishers manage complex calculations, generate income statements, and process payments to rightsholders with greater accuracy, speed, and efficiency. One of the ways it does this is by interacting with various other platforms and services. Whether you need to automate sales file imports by FTP or process DDEX deliveries, Curve integrations are built to automate your workflows and save you time and money. This enables you to manage the large volumes of data that flow from digital service providers such as Spotify with greater consistency and control.
Does Curve Spotify Integration Process Royalty Payments?
Yes and no. Curve can automatically ingest sales files delivered into an FTP or SFTP. If you receive your Spotify files (or any other files, for that matter) into an FTP or SFTP, Curve will automatically ingest these files and map the royalties to your catalogue. Perhaps more importantly, Curve has a Spotify integration for another purpose: catalogue management. The integration allows you to import essential track and release metadata from Spotify’s extensive database directly into your Curve account, enabling you to build or update your catalogue without manually entering track titles, artist names, ISRCs, and other key details.
How To Import Your Catalogue
Curve is connected to Spotify’s API, and you can make use of our simple import tool to make the process quick and efficient. Here is how you can use the Spotify integration process to populate your catalogue:
- Step one: navigate to your catalogue: log in to your Curve account and go to either the releases or tracks page.
- Step two: initiate the import: click the import button, which is located in the top right corner of the page.
- Step three: select the source: from the drop-down menu, choose import from Spotify.
- Step four: search for your music: next, a search interface will appear, allowing you to search the catalogue by keyword, label name, or artist, pinpointing your specific releases on Spotify.
- Step five: confirm and import: The Curve system will then get to work, downloading all the associated metadata.
Once the process is complete, you will receive a notification. The headline metadata, including title, artist, and ISRC, will be automatically saved within your Curve catalogue. The only remaining step is to link your contracts to these newly imported tracks and releases so that royalties are calculated correctly.
The Benefits Of Curve And Spotify Integration
Spotify app integration brings several important benefits for any business that needs to manage music rights and royalties, including:
1. Simplifies catalogue management: instead of spending hours or even days manually keying in data from hundreds of Spotify tracks, you can import anything in minutes, keeping your catalogue data up-to-date.
2. Data accuracy: manual catalogue updates are notoriously prone to human error. By pulling your data directly from Spotify, you can fall back on the definitive information stored on the platform itself. This minimises the risk of errors and keeps your data aligned with what is being reported by the DSP.
3. Empowers artists: for distributors, labels, and artists alike, Spotify integration gives confidence that their catalogue is being managed efficiently, which is the first crucial step toward ensuring everyone is paid on time!
Find Out More
By connecting directly to the source, Curve transforms a major industry headache into a seamless and efficient process. To find out more about how Curve Spotify integration works, please get in touch to book a demo with our team today.
