Maximize Spotify Streams with Dynamic Spotify Canvas

Spotify Canvas can be useful for singers who want to become an artist on Spotify to increase their Spotify streams.
If you want to find out more about Spotify Canvas, and about Spotify Canvas features, and if you want to find out why it is so important for artists to have a Canvas, and whether you can share your Canvas on Instagram, then I encourage you to read this article to the end.

In this article you will find

1. An Introduction to Spotify Great Feature, Spotify Canvas
2. How Do I Get Spotify Canvas?
3. How to Remove Spotify Canvas:
4. Your Canvas Shouldn’t Contain:
5. What are Spotify Canvas features?
6. What are the most important advantages of having Canvas for artists?
7. Can’t See Your Canvas?
8. Am I able to share my Canvas on Instagram?
   • What you need for sharing your Canvas with your Instagram
   • How to Share Canvas in Instagram Story

An Introduction to Spotify Great Feature, Spotify Canvas

Spotify Canvas is one of the most exciting features that Spotify artists introduce it in 2019. Based on what the managers of Spotify have told us, the artists will be able to increase the number of visits from their page using this effective strategy. In turn, this strategy will be a great help in increasing the number of streams and saves on your music.

Trust me, users are tired of seeing nothing on your streaming page but your avatar. You must give them something that’ll be attracting them and not something that would result in resenting you. By using this special feature, you will be able to increase the visitor numbers.

It is interesting to note that the audience will visit your playlist, they will be 5% more eager to listen to the song you just released after seeing a Canvas. Records have shown that the number of shares will increase find almost 145% and your song or album will have up to 20% of more chance to be added to the playlist.

Using this exclusive feature of Spotify, you will be able to create 2D or 3D graphic images, film a short video sequence. In other words, you won’t have any limitation on what you can create.

How Do I Get Spotify Canvas?

For Adding a Canvas on your Spotify track you should follow these steps:

1- Click on the Library in Phone app and Music on Desktop app.

2- Choose your desired song that you want to add Canvas for it.

3- Click on the “CHANGE CANVAS” button.

4- Click on the Big plus sign on the screen.

5- Select the file that you want to choose as a canvas. Remember your file lengths should be between 3 to 8 seconds, but dont worry on the app you can trim your song.

6- Click on the Next.

7- Click on the “AGREE & POST“.

How to Remove Spotify Canvas:

If you like to remove canvas from your song you can easily follow these steps:

1- Choose your desired song.

2- Click on the “CHANGE CANVAS”.

3- Click on the Edit.

4- Click on the “Remove Canvas”.

Your Canvas Shouldn’t Contain:

I believe that Canvas can be like a cover, an 8-second loop visual content, for your songs and streams that will show what the users are expecting from you. Just like all other platforms, you must remember that only the visual content that you create for Canvas must be completely compliant with the Spotify rules and regulations. It must also be remembered that Canvas is not for advertisement and it should not include any promotional content.

• You shouldn’t use offensive material in the Canvas.
• You shouldn’t use any text or content that related to your track in the Canvas.
• The artist must design their Canvas exclusively for himself or herself. Hence, there will be no advertisement in the content created.
• You shouldn’t promote your album or tour in the Canvas.

Important Questions about Spotify Canvas

What are Spotify Canvas Features?

• You are able to create unique artwork for your album and songs. It is actually a fantastic feature enabling the artist to express themselves artistically. If you have a certain story to tell your audience, you can take your time to create something that will tell your story. Don’t underestimate the power of art.
• You will be able to share your Canvas with all your fans and audiences across social media platforms. If you just release your new album or song on Spotify, use this opportunity to invite your fans and help them enjoy what you just released. Trust me, social media platforms are one of the greatest things that will help you reach out to your fans and audiences easily. Way to go Spotify, Bravo.
• You can update your Canvas as often as you want. Repetitive art can be boring and may your audience remove you from their playlist. However, when you are updating your Canvas even with old songs and albums, you are giving your audience and fans the opportunity to reconnect with your campaign again and again.

What are the Most Important Advantages of Having Canvas for Artists?

It is important to have unique artwork for every album and release on Spotify. Now that Spotify has enabled you with this feature, you can get creative with the artwork, fill the open space with the art that you created, and let your art speak about your release and tell the audience what they are going to hear before even hitting the “play” button.

As mentioned by Spotify, this feature can help you in many ways some of which are as follows:

• You can expect an average of 145% increase in the number of song shares.
• The chance of your track getting added to the playlist of the user will increase by 20%.
• It can increase overall streams by 5%.
• Also, a 9% increase can be expected from your artist page.

You may think that these numbers are just numbers and we cannot really tell that’s what Spotify says is true but it is the opposite. You may be an artist on Spotify and hence, you must know that Canvas is only available to some selected artists and we can actually say that these numbers are pretty legit and come from a good source.

It is important also to be realistic. Therefore, I don’t want to get your hopes up and please, don’t be disappointed when these numbers don’t appear on your records and the number of your followers aren’t increased.

Of course, it must be noted that the artwork you choose as your Canvas can greatly affect these numbers too and you must choose and make the best Canvas that will be in match with your song or album. You may think that a cover video playing in the background of your music will be a great choice. However, you must remember that even a well-designed image looping for 8 seconds whose colours and design changes repeatedly can make wonders. Therefore, do your best to create something that can easily catch users’ eyes.

Can’t See Your Canvas?

You can create Canvas if:

• You are the main artist whose name appears on both the track and released.
• You are Admin or Editor of the Song.
• There may be multiple versions on Spotify (e.g. different versions across different regions, or explicit and clean versions)
• Canvas only shows on the Spotify mobile app
• Canvas works on these phones:
  • iPhone: iOS 12 or above
  • Android: Version 6.0, 7.0, or 8.0 or above
• Canvas doesn’t play if Data Saver is switched on in the Spotify app settings
• Check Canvas is switched on in Playback section of the Spotify app settings
• Canvas is only available to listeners in these locations:

Africa	South Africa
Asia	Hong Kong, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
Europe	Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom
North America	Canada, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, United States
South America	Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay
Oceania	Australia, New Zealand

Am I Able to Share my Canvas on Instagram?

Of course, you are aware of the importance of sharing your content across social media platforms, you know how they can affect the number of streams and visitors of your Spotify page, especially Instagram which is one of the most used social media among users.

You also know that Instagram allows you to post stories, videos, and any memory of your life. If you have Canvas right now, you can share this video look on your Instagram. In other words, your followers can click on your story and they will go to your Spotify page and listen to whatever you uploaded recently. So, making this video content will be a great help in attracting new and old audiences.

Note that Canvas can grab the attention of your audience on Instagram, bringing them to see what you are offering lately on your Spotify page. Trust me, if you design this looping video in a good manner, you can expect increased traffic to your page. I should mention that after you share your Canvas on Instagram, it will exactly look like Spotify share, meaning that users will go to your Spotify page by clicking on it. There is only one difference and that is the users won’t have the ability to play the song on Instagram.

Therefore, as you can see, the content you create can have great importance in attracting users to you. You must also remember that as long as a user doesn’t click on the link, it won’t be counted as Canvas metrics meaning that you won’t be able to count them as the audiences of your Spotify page.

Therefore, as you can see, the content you create can have great importance in attracting users to you. You must also remember that as long as a user doesn’t click on the link, it won’t be counted as Canvas metrics meaning that you won’t be able to count them as the audiences of your Spotify page.

What You Need for Sharing Your Canvas with Your Instagram Are as Follows:

• Be an artist and capable of accessing the Canvas. If you registered yourself as an artist on Spotify, Canvas will be among your options.
• You must have claimed your Spotify Artist Page.

Now, I believe that you already have done the above items since you are reading this article about how to share your Canvas on Instagram.

How to Share Canvas in Instagram Story

Whenever you share a track on Instagram and your track has Canvas, the Canvas will automatically share to Instagram and this is also true for fans. For sharing Canvas on Instagram you should follow these steps:

1- Find the Canvas you want to share on Spotify.

2- Click on the “…” on the top right side of your screen.

3- Click on the Share.

4- Click on the Instagram Stories.

5- Make sure your track completely uploaded and click on the “Send to” button.

6- Now you can see the canvas in your Instagram story😊.