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How to add music to an Instagram Story, with and without stickers

In 2018, Instagram introduced the option to share music on Stories, allowing users to add their favorite songs to their photos and videos. This move allowed Instagrammers to access thousands of songs and gave them the ability to share their Stories in a new, musical way.

In this guide, we’ll go over exactly how to add music to an Instagram Story, and we’ll share how to troubleshoot issues that may be preventing you from doing so.

How to put music on an Instagram Story with a sticker

Multiple formats for adding music to Stories have been released since the launch of Instagram’s music feature. However, the most common (and quite frankly, the simplest) way to add music to your photos or videos is to use the Stories sticker.

How to add a music sticker to an Instagram Story

The process of adding a music sticker to your Instagram Story is straightforward:

  1. Open the Instagram app.
  2. Press your Story icon (which looks like your profile picture) at the top-left of your screen.
  3. Upload your Story by swiping up to access your Camera Roll or shoot it with the Story camera.
  4. Press the sticker button at the top of the screen or swipe up.
  5. Tap the Music button.
  6. Either type the song you want to use into the search bar or browse via your mood, genre preference, or what’s popular today.
  7. Press the song to add it to your Story.
  8. Then, press Done at the top-right corner of the page.
  9. Move your sticker to the placement you want on your Stories.
  10. Press the “Your Story” button at the bottom-left of the screen.

When selecting a song for your Story, you have the option to listen to a preview before adding it. All you have to do is press the play button to the right of the song.

Why can’t I add music to my Instagram Story?

Trying to add music to your Instagram Story but having trouble? There could be a few reasons why you’re experiencing that glitch:

  • Your app isn’t up to date. If you can’t find the music sticker in your Stories, try uninstalling and reinstalling the Instagram app first. Sometimes a quick update is all that’s needed to bring your music-adding capabilities back.
  • The music feature is not available in your country. If you reinstall the app and there’s still no sticker, it could be because your country isn’t on the list of those that can access music for Stories. Right now, the feature is available in only 60 countries, including the United States, New Zealand, France, Australia, Great Britain, Italy, Germany, Sweden, Mexico, Japan, and Portugal. If your country is not on the list, you can use ClearVPN and its shortcut Unlock Instagram Music. Once you hit that shortcut, ClearVPN will connect your iPhone to the IP of a country where Instagram music stickers are available.

How to edit the music sticker in your Story

When adding a music sticker to your Story, you’ll probably notice that there are a few options to edit the song you chose. In addition to rewinding and fast-forwarding through the song to select the precise clip you want to use, you can also choose:

  • The length of the clip (up to 15 seconds)
  • The color of the music sticker
  • The size and type of sticker
  • Whether you want the lyrics displayed instead of the sticker
  • The color and font of the lyrics

Here’s how to edit your music sticker:

  1. Follow the instructions in the previous section to add the music sticker to your Story.
  2. Tap the music sticker itself to change the icon or switch to lyric mode. You can also do this by swiping left on the icons above the music player.
  3. Press the color wheel at the top-center of the screen to change the color of the music sticker or the lyrics.
  4. Press Done.
  5. Press the Your Story button at the bottom-left of the screen to post it.

If you want to have music on your Instagram Story but don’t want a sticker to be visible, you can drag the sticker off the screen. It will disappear from the Story preview display, but after it publishes, you’ll still hear the music and see the song title and artist at the top of the screen.

How to add music lyrics to your Story

If you’re struggling to figure out how to add a song’s lyrics to your Stories, don’t worry. Below are instructions for how to find and use that editing feature:

  1. Open the Instagram app.
  2. Press your Story icon at the top-left of your screen.
  3. Upload your Story by swiping up to access your Camera Roll or shoot it with the Story camera.
  4. Press the sticker button at the top of the screen or swipe up.
  5. Press the Music button.
  6. Find the song you’d like to use.
  7. Press the song to add it to your Story.
  8. Press the letter button directly above the music player and swipe left to see more font options.
  9. Select the font you wish to use.
  10. Press Done.
  11. Press the Your Story button at the bottom-left of the screen.

How to add music to Instagram Story without stickers

If you don’t want to use the music stickers, you’re in luck; there are a couple of other ways to add your favorite songs to your Instagram Stories.

How to put a song on your Instagram Story from Apple Music

Love using Apple Music to rock out? Well, there’s a simple way to share the song you’re jamming out to with your followers via Instagram Stories.

Here’s how: 

  1. Open Apple Music. 
  2. Navigate to the song you wish to share. 
  3. Press the three horizontal dots at the center-right of the screen. 
  4. Select Share. 
  5. Swipe on the apps until you find Instagram (if you don’t see it, press More). 
  6. Allow Instagram to open automatically.
  7. Press the Your Story button at the bottom-left of the screen.

It’s important to note that the song won’t play directly on your Stories, but if a user taps on that Story, it will take them to Apple Music, where they can play it.

How to share a Spotify song on your Instagram Story

If you’re more of a Spotify user, you’ll be happy to learn that sharing a song from that platform is just as straightforward. Here’s how to do it:

  1. Open the Spotify app. 
  2. Navigate to the song you wish to share. 
  3. Press the three horizontal dots at the top-right of the screen. 
  4. Scroll down and select Share. 
  5. Select Instagram Stories. 
  6. Press the “Your Story” button at the bottom-left of the screen.

Following these instructions will share your song choice to your Stories. Once again, it’s important to note that the song won’t play directly on your Stories, but if a user taps on that Story, it will redirect them to the song on Spotify.

How to play music from SoundCloud on your Story

Just like Apple Music and Spotify, the instructions for sharing SoundCloud songs on your Stories are easy to follow. And, like music shared from those platforms, songs from SoundCloud will not play on your Stories. Instead, followers who tap on the Story will be redirected to the song in SoundCloud.

Here’s how to share a song on your Stories through SoundCloud:

  1. Open the SoundCloud App. 
  2. Navigate to the song you wish to share. 
  3. Press the three horizontal dots at the bottom-right of the screen. 
  4. Select Share to Instagram Stories.
  5. Press the Your Story button at the bottom-left of the screen.

Adding music to an Instagram Story is a great way to elevate your content and make it unique. Whether you’re sharing your current favorite song or adding some background music to a video, we hope this guide helps you take your Stories to the next level. And if you want to make a video Story with your favorite track, check out the music video editors that help you do just that.

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How to Add music to Instagram Story [with/without sticker]

The outstanding features on Instagram, such as the IGTV and story, make it easier to interact with the audience. But despite having plenty of attributes, Instagram stories are still on the top of the list whenever it comes to its features. More than 500 million users on Instagram are utilizing this feature not only to boost their engagement but achieve a better reach.

You may have stunning pictures to post on stories, but your audience may not get engaged and feel the same as you do. Adding music to your stories can do wonders in making them look aesthetic! This article will let you know how to add music to Instagram stories with or without stickers to make them more pleasing to watch.

  • Part 1: Add Music to Instagram Story with Music Stickers
  • Part 2: Add Music to Instagram Story without Music Stickers [4 Methods]

Part 1: How to Add Music to Instagram Stories with Music Stickers?

Multiple formats have been released since the launch of Instagram music stories but adding a music sticker is one of the simplest. In this section, we will explore how to do that and how you can make your stories a lot more entertaining for the viewers by adding music with the sticker.

Step 1: Add image or video

On the top right corner of your feed, click on the + sign to add images or video to your story. You can take a picture or a video on the spot or explore the library to upload. You can swipe up to select videos or photos.

Step 2: Tap on the music sticker icon

After you have added a filter or edited your story, click on the sticker icon. You will get a few sticker options, use the search bar to locate the music sticker and then click on it.

Step 3: Add music

After you click on the music sticker, you will be presented with many song suggestions. You can use a search tab to find your favorite song or artist.

Click to add it to your stories; you can choose a 15 second part from the music you like to play on the story. You can also change the song sticker before uploading.

How to Edit Music Stickers?

While adding music to Instagram stories via sticker, you can edit them in any way you want. While editing, you cannot only adjust the length of the clip, the color of the music sticker, size and type, and even the font lyrics as well.

Sticker style:

You can tap on the music sticker to change the icon. You can also switch to the lyrical mode sticker by tapping the sticker.

Changing colors:

You can also press the color wheel at the top corner of the screen to adjust the color of music stickers and the lyrics as well.

How to Add Lyrics to Stories through Instagram Music?

Some songs have options to play music with lyrics to the story. Here is how you can add lyrics.

Step 1: Choose songs with lyric option

It is essential to choose a song that allows you to enable the lyrics option.

Step 2: Click on the letter

If you want to add lyrics, you can press the letter sign before posting.

Step 3: Adjust the lyric size

Before you post a story or send it to your close friends, you can enlarge or minimize the music sticker size and change its placement on the screen. 

Part 2: How to Add Music to Instagram without Music Stickers?

Instagram music works in most cases, but it may be useless if you do not find music of your choice. Sometimes, you want to add a specific song to go with the video's vibe or a photo. In that case, you can upload music using other methods as well. Here, we will share four ways to put music to Instagram stories without stickers.

Method 1: Add music to Instagram through Spotify Music

Thanks to the update from both partners, i.e., Instagram and Spotify, which teamed up back in 2018, now you don't have to share a screenshot of a song from Spotify to let the audience know what you're listening to!

Spotify has millions of songs to listen to and add to your library. You can post all the songs you listen to on your stories to make your content look more appealing. Let's have a look at a few steps that you can use to post music from Spotify on Instagram:

Step 1: Log in to Spotify and select a song:

Log in to your existing account or create a new one. Select one of the songs from your list or search for the one you like. You will see three dots on the right corner; click on them.

Step 2: Select Instagram stories

When you click on the three dots, you will be presented with a few options; click on share. After clicking on share, you will see a few apps options; click on Instagram stories.

Step 3: Post

When you click on the Instagram stories option, the cover art will automatically upload to your stories. You can add a filter or change its placement before posting.

Method 2: Upload music on Instagram stories through SoundCloud

SoundCloud is one of the apps that we all have used at some point in our lives to listen to our favorite music tracks. It also has options to make separate genre playlists to listen to according to your mood. On top of all, you can now add music to Instagram stories via SoundCloud in some simple steps.

Step 1: Login and search music

To begin the process, you first have to log in to your account and search for the song you want to post on your stories in your playlist. To share music on Instagram, you have to click on the three dots, the ellipsis sign below the song. 

Step 2: Select Instagram stories

When you select the ellipsis sign, you will see a few options and an Instagram logo. You will see stories written beneath the logo; click on Instagram stories.

Step 3: Post

The song will be shared to the stories, make changes you want, and post.

Method 3: Share Music to Instagram through Apple Music

Apple Music is one of the best music apps which many people use to listen to their favorite songs. It is an iOS app through which you can also post music on Instagram stories. Let's see how to post music through Apple Music on Instagram stories.

Step 1: Click to identify a song

Go to Apple Music and play the song you want to post on your Instagram story.

Step 2: Click to open drop-down options

When you are listening to the song, you will see three vertical dots. Click on the vertical dots to get share options.

Step 3: Click share on Insta stories

When you click on three vertical dots, you will have a few options. Click on share and proceed to select the Instagram stories option.

Note: You might have to click on "More" on some smartphones.

Step 4: Post on stories

The last thing you will do is post the cover art and the song. People can click on the Apple Music icon to listen to it there.

Method 4: Edit Instagram stories with Music through FilmoraGo

FilmoraGo is a powerful software that lets you add desired music, sound effects, and stickers to edit your Instagram stories. Not only can you share your creativity with your Instagram audience, but you can make your content outstanding! Here's how you can edit through Filmora Go.

Step 1: Open the FilmoraGo app

Once you're done installing the FilmoraGo application from the Apple App store or Google Play, open the app on your smartphone.

Step 2: Select the video:

You can select a video or photo of your choice either from your smartphone's gallery or stock.

Step 3: Edit and Customize

Once selected, you can edit and customize that video or photo as per your choice. You can add music, text, effects, animations, and even crop the frame as you want.

Step 4: Share the Video with Music to Instagram

Finally, you can share your edited Instagram Story Video to your Instagram account right from the app.

Frequently Asked Questions About Instagram Music

  1. Why can't I add music to my Instagram Story?

Instagram sticks to a strict copyright law where you can't listen to or add certain music to your stories because it is not allowed in your region. If you cannot post a specific song, you can post another that is available in your country.

  1. Can you add music to an Instagram story after you post it?

No, it is not possible to add music to your story after posting it. You have to use one of the methods above if you want to add music to your story before posting.

Conclusion

If you wish to add music to your Instagram stories, there are many ways to do it, and we have mentioned a few quick methods. Instantly make your stories compelling and worth watching simply by adding a music sticker. If you are trying to gain traction on Instagram, music on stories could be one of the best ways to do it.

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Users of Instagram and Facebook* from Russia since June 23 have access to music stickers, a feature that allows you to add snippets of songs to Stories. nine0003

Music stickers on Instagram* appeared back in 2018, but before users from Russia they were not available: they could not be added to their stories and they could not listen to music in others. Now everything has changed, and now we will tell you how to use it.

Step 1

Go to Instagram* and select a photo or video

Before adding a music sticker, you need to create a post in your story. Go to the Instagram app*, swipe left and either take a photo or video in the app's camera or add it from the gallery. This also works with text stories created by the "Create" button in the side menu of the camera, but not with posts in the feed. nine0003

Process your post - add filters and other stickers - you can at this stage, or you can after adding music.

The button with the image of a note allows you to quickly add a music sticker, but you may not have it on the screen. It's safer to click on the add stickers button and find a sticker there that says "Music"

Step 2

Add a music sticker

Click on the add stickers button and find the item "Music" there. A list of recommended tracks will appear, but there is a search bar at the top of the screen - you can use it to find the song you are interested in. Click on the track you want to add to your story. nine0003

Facebook*, which owns Instagram*, does not disclose the size of the music database, but there are definitely popular performers there. For example, Artur Pirozhkov, Elka and the King and the Jester group.

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is subscribed to

Step 3

Select song snippet

After you select a song, you will be prompted to set up a sticker. Globally, there are two settings: which fragment will sound in stories and how the sticker itself will look. nine0003

First, select a fragment - it can be up to 15 seconds long. To do this, move one of the two sliders at the bottom of the screen left or right. Next to the sliders there is a button for changing the duration: if 15 seconds is too long, you can trim a fragment of the song.

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The button adjusts the duration of the fragment over time. It does not work for stories with videos: the fragment will last as long as your video. The dotted slider allows you to precisely select a section of the song, and the slider above it is useful for quickly moving through the track

Step 4

Customize the appearance of the sticker

If the Instagram database* contains the lyrics of the song you have chosen, then animated lines will appear on the screen, just like in karaoke. By switching between the buttons at the bottom of the screen, you can customize the font and animation associated with it. The colored round icon at the top of the screen is needed to change the color of the text.

If there is no text in the Instagram database* or you don't want to display karaoke in stories, you can choose one of two static sticker options: they show the album cover, artist name and song title. nine0003

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When you're done with the settings, click the Done button.

Click on the rainbow button to change the color of the text. If Instagram* doesn't know the lyrics of your song, only static stickers

will be available to you

Step 5

Place the sticker on the screen

You finally got a music sticker! Now you can move it around the screen, tilt and resize it, just like with regular stickers. Pick the perfect location and post what you've got. nine0003 This is how the story will look after posting

What if I don't have a music sticker?

As a Facebook representative* explained, music stickers will gradually appear among Russian users. This means that you will probably have to wait a few days or weeks - the exact timing is unknown.

To brighten up the wait, you can:

  1. Update the Instagram app* to the latest version. It is never redundant. nine0074
  2. Make sure you are in Russia, both physically and virtually. If you always have a VPN enabled on your phone, Instagram* may think you're in a different country and not turn on music stickers because of this.
  3. Log out and log in again, delete the application and reinstall it, turn off and on the phone. Everything is advised on the Internet, but most likely it will not be much more effective than dancing with a tambourine around the phone.

Music in Stories, short videos and responses with songs: Instagram will launch new features in Russia

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Instagram has announced the launch of new features in Russia. Users will have access to a TikTok-like Reels video service and a music sticker in Stories. With it, you can add music to your stories and answer questions with songs. Russian Facebook users will be able to pin it in the profile header so that it plays when the page is opened nine0099

Starting June 23, Russian Instagram users will begin accessing Reels, a platform for short videos, the company said.

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With Reels, you can shoot and edit videos up to 30 seconds long, apply AR effects to them, and use the green screen effect to change the background. In Reels, you can add music from the app's library or choose from trends or recommendations. Users will also be able to create their own original audio, and if their account is public, other users will be able to use this audio in their videos. nine0003

Video created using the new feature can be published in the Stories or Post format, optionally limiting the audience.

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In addition, Facebook and Instagram are also launching a new music sticker in Stories. To add music to your Stories, you will need to follow these steps:

  • open the camera in the application, select a photo or video from the gallery, click on the sticker icon and select the Music sticker; nine0074
  • find any song from the library, select a fragment, add the name of the artist and the name of the song. If the composition has lyrics, it will automatically appear on the screen;
  • click on a sticker to change the text style and animation. The sticker can be moved, rotated and resized.

With the introduction of the music sticker, Instagram and Facebook users will be able to answer questions in Stories with songs. In addition, Facebook users will be able to add their favorite track to the Hobbies / Interests section and pin it to the profile header - it will be played every time someone decides to visit this user's profile. nine0003

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Instagram began to launch the Reels feature around the world in an attempt to attract the TikTok audience. In Russia, the short video format is gaining popularity - VKontakte is already developing its own clone of TikTok - the service is called Clips. In addition, in the fall of 2020, the head of the Ministry of Education, Sergey Kravtsov, announced joint plans with Mail.

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