Step-by-Step Process for Adding Music to Your Instagram Posts

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• PressYour Story > take a photo or video >Music orStickers >Music .
• Select song > set length and section >Done >Your Story or the arrow for more sharing options.
• You can also share a song from Spotify: Choose the song in the Spotify app > tapShare >Stories >Your Story .

This article explains how to add music to your Instagram story . The easiest way to add music to your Instagram Story is to use the special Music sticker, which is available within the latest versions of the official Instagram app on iOS and Android devices.

Add Music to Instagram Stories With Music Stickers

Follow the below steps to add music to your Instagram story using the Music icon or finding it from the Stickers options:

1. Open the Instagram app and tap theYour story icon in the top-left corner to create a new Story.
2. Take a new photo or choose a photo or video from your gallery.
3. Tap theMusic icon.
   You can also tapStickers >Music to open the same music library. The Stickers icon is the one that looks like a smiley face post-it note.
4. Browse for and tap the music track you want to use in your Instagram Story.
   You can select play icons to preview songs before adding one to your Story.
   
5. Tap15 and choose the length of the track for your Story and tapDone .
   Track length is limited due to copyright restrictions. Instagram Stories are typically less than 15 seconds anyway so this limitation shouldn’t be an issue for many.
6. Drag the white bar to select the part of the song you want to use and tapDone when you’ve made your selection.
7. Tap theMusic sticker to choose a different display style or hide the information altogether.
   
   If you selectAdd Yours Music instead of the Music sticker, you can pinch and resize and drag it to your preferred location. This sticker allows friends to add a song of their own to the story by tappingAdd yours .
8. Add other stickers, GIFs, and text as usual.
9. TapYour story to publish your new Story to your Instagram account.
   Alternatively, select the arrow at the bottom right for more sharing options on Facebook, with close friends, or via Message.
10. When you’re ready to share or publish the Story, tapShare .
    

How to Add Spotify Music to an Instagram Story

Another option for sharing music to an Instagram story is to use the share link from Spotify. Here’s how to do that.

1. Open the Spotify app.
2. Select the song you want to share.
3. Tap the ellipses in the upper-right corner.
4. Scroll down the options and selectShare .
   
5. ChooseStories from the list to open a new Story in the Instagram app.

6. Edit your Story as you usually would, adding filters, text, etc.
7. When you’re ready, selectYour story or the arrow to view other sharing options.
8. SelectShare when you’ve made your selection.
   
   The song you share in your Instagram story won’t play automatically, but followers can tapPlay on Spotify in your Story to listen directly in Spotify mobile app.

How to Add Music for Instagram Videos

In addition to allowing you to crop and add filters to videos, Instagram lets you add music to this type of content. The process is similar to adding music to an Instagram Story.

All video posts are published as Reels.

1. TapYour Story or select the+ (Plus) at the bottom of the screen.
2. Take or select a video from your photo library.
3. Tap theMusic icon.
4. Search for and select a track to add to the video.
   
5. Choose the way the song displays and the clip to play and make any other edits.
6. When you’re happy with your work, selectDone .
7. TapNext .
8. Add captions and adjust other preferences, and selectShare when you’re ready to post the video.
   
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Where to Find Music for Instagram Videos

If you’re adding music to your Instagram Story with the Music sticker, you don’t need to worry about finding tunes since the sticker provides access to a music library of current songs.

Another option is to create original audio or an audio mix of licensed music for published Reels .

If you don’t have access to licensed music where you live, you may be able use Meta’s Sound Collection , which includes over 14,000 royalty-free songs and sounds.

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