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Check if an artist name is taken
See whether a name is already used by artists or trademarked for music, and whether its social handles are free.
Check a name before you release under it. The Artist name check is free and needs no account.
Check a name
- Open the Artist name check.
- Type the name in Artist name and press Enter, or Check name.
- Read the answer at the top: Taken in music, Trademarked for music, Free, some handles taken or Looks free.
What each part tells you
- In music: how many artists release under exactly that name on Spotify, Apple Music and Deezer, with a link to the first. Capitals, accents, spaces and punctuation don't count, so "Daft Punk" and "DAFT-PUNK" are the same name.
- EU trademarks: live trademarks for the name on the EU register. Marks for recordings or performing are the ones that matter for an artist. Others show as outside music.
- Handles: the handle your name makes (lowercase, no spaces or accents) and whether it's Taken or Free on TikTok, YouTube, X, SoundCloud, Twitch, Mixcloud and Linktree. Taken links to the profile.
Instagram is listed first with Check yourself, because it can't be read without signing in. The row opens the profile so you can look. The same button shows when a platform didn't let us check.
To share a check, copy the page's address. It keeps the name.
"Free" means no public profile has the handle today. A platform can still hold names of deleted or banned accounts. Threads, Facebook and Bandcamp can't be checked.
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