How to put your spotify on instagram story

How to Add Music to an Instagram Story

Instagram Stories are easy to make, but they can require a lot of thought if you want to make them truly entertaining. Thankfully, Instagram offers a number of tools to help make your stories as fun as possible.

Maybe you've got some great photos or videos and some cool filters and stickers to layer on top, but your story is still missing one important factor—music. Instagram offers a selection of tunes from its own library and your favorite music streaming services, like Spotify(Opens in a new window), SoundCloud(Opens in a new window), and Shazam. Here's everything you need to know about music and Instagram.

Add Music in Instagram

You can add music directly to your story using Instagram’s library. Tap the plus (+) icon at the top of the app, then scroll to Story on the bottom navigation bar. You can also long-press Your Story and tap Add to Your Story or swipe to the right to open your camera, then select Your Story after the photo or video is captured.

At the camera screen, snap your photo or video. You can also swipe up to see your photo library, then select what you want to add. Apply whatever filters or special effects you want. When you're ready to add a tune to your story, tap the Sticker icon and then tap the Music sticker.

At the Music screen, browse through the different sections and genres to find a tune. You can also use the search field at the top of the screen to search for particular music by song, artist, or album. Spot a song you like? Tap the Play button to hear a short clip.

When you're ready to make a selection, tap the song you want in your story. You will have the opportunity to scroll through the song and decide what sound clip (up to 15 seconds) will play over your story. Move the slider bar until you find the section you want added.

Some songs offer multiple images from which you can choose, so tap the music thumbnail to change the image. Some even offer lyrics that appear on the screen as the music plays. When you're happy with the image you've chosen, tap Done and the song is added to your story in the form of a sticker.

Once you've finalized your music selection, the song appears as a sticker in your story. You can choose where the sticker will be placed in your story by moving it around the screen with your finger. Change the size of the sticker by pinching or expanding two fingers. Use two fingers and twist to change the orientation of the sticker.

Don’t like the look of your sticker? Double-tap it to return to the previous screen, where you can change the appearance of the sticker. Tap Done to return to your story.

If you’ve recorded a video, you can do even more with your sticker before you post the story. Hold down on it and you’ll be able to pin the sticker to a specific person or object in the video. This means the sticker will move along with the object as it moves in the video.

When you're done tweaking the music, tap the Your Story icon to publish your story with music. Alternatively, if you want only specific people to see it, you can either tap Close Friends to send it to a custom group of people, or tap Send To and select which users should get it.

To view your story, tap the Your Story icon. Your story appears with the music automatically playing. Tapping the song label pauses the music and brings up a window at the bottom through which you can save the music or send it to another person on Instagram. Your followers can view your story and play the music in the same way.

Add Music From the Spotify App

You can add music to your Instagram story by grabbing it from the Spotify app. With a song playing in Spotify, tap the ellipsis icon and choose the Share option. Tap Instagram and you're taken to your Instagram story, where your selected song appears with its cover art. You can add text, stickers, and other effects to your story. Tap the Your Story icon to post the story with the song you selected.

Once your story has been posted, it will serve as a link back to Spotify. Tap the Your Story icon in Instagram to view it. Anyone who views your story can tap Play on Spotify, and then Open Spotify to launch the song in the app.

Add Music From the SoundCloud App

Share a song from the SoundCloud app to your Instagram story by selecting a song and choosing Share. Select Stories to import the song and its associated image into Instagram.

Once the story has been published, it will serve as a link back to the song on SoundCloud. View the story, tap Play on SoundCloud, then select Open SoundCloud to open the song in the app.

Add Music From the Shazam App

While Shazam is primarily used to analyze and identify songs you’re already listening to, you can also get the app to play music and send it to Instagram. Open the app and allow it to recognize a song that is currently playing.

Tap the song in Shazam, then tap More and Share. Tap the Instagram option to send the song and its artwork to the Instagram app. After the story has been published, you can travel back to the Shazam app through Instagram. To do this, open the story in Instagram and tap the Open Shazam button to play the song in the app.

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How to Add Spotify Music to Your Instagram Story

It's easy to add Spotify music to your Instagram story, though doing so requires access to both apps.
In the Spotify mobile app, choose to share your music and then select Instagram Stories. This will open the social media app and allow you to make adjustments to your story before posting.
Sharing on Instagram allows your followers to see what you are listening to, and provides a direct link back to the Spotify app for others to find the song.
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Even if your friends don't use Spotify, they can still see what you're listening to if you share your favorite songs on Instagram.

Spotify teamed up with the social media app in 2018, making for a seamless integration. Thanks to this update, you no longer have to screenshot the song you like to share it. Instead, you can post a stylized preview of the song, which also provides a direct link back to Spotify for others to easily find the song.

To do so, you'll first have to share the song on the Spotify app and select Instagram from the list of sharing options. This will bring you to the social media app, where you can tweak your story before making it public to all of your followers or just to close friends.

Here's how to do it.

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How to add Spotify music to your Instagram story

1. Open the Spotify app on your phone or tablet. Once you're listening to a song you'd like to share, tap the three dots found in the upper right hand corner of the screen.

Tap the three dots.

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2. Tap "Share."

Share the song. Stephanie Lin/Business Insider

3. Select "Instagram Stories" from the list of sharing options.

Select "Instagram Stories." Stephanie Lin/Business Insider

4. This will open the Instagram app and automatically populate the song icon and link in a new story post. You can make adjustments to your story — such as adding text or stickers — before posting. Once you finish editing your post, tap "Send to" at the bottom of the screen.

Edit your Instagram story as you desire. Stephanie Lin/Business Insider

5. Tap "Share" next to "Your Story" to share the song.

Share your song on Instagram story. Stephanie Lin/Business Insider

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How to share songs with Instagram stories from Spotify, Apple Music and more • Oki Doki

We can't deny how art and music helped everyone survive in 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic. Over the past few months, I have discovered many good songs that I have never heard before, and the same can happen to you. If you're looking for a way to easily share found songs with your friends, you should consider sharing them on Instagram Stories.

Share songs on Instagram Stories

While some consider songs and playlists to be private and not shared, others find joy in helping others find good music. If you are ready to share songs, we will explain to you the way to quickly share songs on Instagram from your chosen music streaming platform. With all that said, let's start with the list.

Share songs to Instagram Stories from Spotify

Spotify is the music streaming service that has made posting songs on social media mainstream. If you're a Spotify user and wondering where to start, here's what you need to do. Turn on the song you want to share, click on the vertical three-dot icon in the top right corner, and select Share.

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On the "Share" page that opens, click on Instagram. The application will automatically generate a story with the album art of the song. Once it does all the hard work for you, click the "Your Story" button to share the song. Your followers can then click the "Play to Spotify" button to tune in to the song you just shared from the Spotify app on their phone. This is a Spotify tip that everyone should know, and you can learn more Spotify tips and tricks from our linked article.

Share songs to Instagram Stories from Apple Music

Following Spotify's lead, Apple Music recently added a feature that allows users to share songs to Instagram Stories. If you're an Apple Music user, you can access sharing settings by tapping the three-dot menu next to the song title and artist name. In the pop-up window that appears, click on the "Share song" option.

Here select "Instagram Stories" from the list of available options. Now you can add the song to your Instagram story. While Apple Music is late to the party, its implementation stands out. When you view a story that contains an Apple Music song, you'll notice a beautiful ripple effect in the background that enhances the aesthetic. This is undoubtedly my favorite implementation from the entire group. So you can easily share your 25 most popular songs for your Instagram followers to enjoy listening to.

Share songs on Instagram Stories by TIDAL

TIDAL, the audiophile favorite music streaming service, has also received integration for sharing stories on Instagram. To get started, click on the three-dot vertical menu in the bottom right corner. When a pop-up window appears with a set of options, select Share.

Shortly after you select "Share", TIDAL will ask you to specify the target platform. As you can see below, the first option on the Share page is Instagram Stories. Click on it and wait for the app to redirect you to Instagram.

Share songs with Instagram Stories from SoundCloud

As for sharing songs from SoundCloud, this method is much easier thanks to the "Share" button right in the music player interface. All you have to do is click on it and select Stories with the Instagram logo on it.

The rest of the process is quite simple. SoundCloud will take you to the Instagram story add page and you can click to add the song to your story. The final story has a neat blur with the SoundCloud logo and looks decent enough.

Share songs to Instagram stories by JioSaavn

JioSaavn's UI update has made it on par with leading music streaming services in terms of features. If JioSaavn is your music streaming platform of choice, here's what you need to know to share songs from the app on Instagram. First, click on the three-dot vertical menu to open the pop-up window. When the pop-up appears, click "Share".

When the share sheet opens, select Instagram Stories. In a few seconds, JioSaavn will take you to Instagram and you can share that song you miss with your friends and family.

Share songs on Instagram Stories from Wynk Music

If you use Wynk Music, you can share songs on Instagram Stories. When you are in the player interface, click "More". After that, you will see the "Share" button as the first option. Click on it and wait for Wynk Music to navigate to the Instagram Story Download UI.

Unlike most apps on this list, Wynk Music uses Android's share sheet. As a result, you will have to take a minute to find "Instagram Stories" from the list of available apps. Once you find it, click on it to share the story. However, I'm not happy with Wynk Music's implementation. As you can see below, the developers have not added a direct option to open Wynk Music from Instagram, and all you get is an album cover with the app's logo in it. In a way, you could say that Wynk Music lied to me. I hope Wynk Music will fix this in a future update.

Share songs to Instagram stories from Shazam

Although Shazam is not technically a music streaming service, millions of people around the world use the app to identify songs. If you're too excited after finding a catchy song using Shazam, you can share it with your Instagram followers directly from Shazam. To do this, open the Shazam page with the song, click on the three-dot vertical menu and select "Share".

On the Share page, search for "Shazam - Instagram Stories". Keep in mind that this option will have the Shazam logo, not Instagram. For reference, you can take a look at the image below. Once you find it, click on it and share the story on Instagram.

Share songs on Instagram stories by Gaana

Gaana's implementation of song sharing on Instagram is a bit complicated and unreliable. While you won't see the option to share a song to Instagram from the player interface, this option does appear when you navigate to a track from the album section. Even so, it just generates album art like Wynk Music and doesn't offer a direct option to play the song from the Gaana app.

If you're still interested, you can access the album view, click on the horizontal button with three dots, and select Share to Instagram Story. As you can see below, Gaana did not offer the ability to access the app.

Share songs to Instagram stories with Pandora

In September 2019, Pandora added the ability to share songs to its app. To use this feature, open the app and play one of your favorite songs. In the music player interface, click on the horizontal three-dot menu next to the track name and select "Share". On the post sheet, select Instagram Stories. You can check the preview of the created story in the image below.
Image: Pandora

Share songs to Instagram stories by Deezer

Deezer is another music streaming service that has the ability to share songs to Instagram Stories. You can click on the horizontal three-dot menu next to the song and choose "Share to Instagram Stories" to get started.

Image: Deezer Community

One of the unique aspects of Deezer's approach to Instagram stories is the fact that you can share up to 5 lines of text per story. This can be useful when you want to put extra emphasis on a particular part of a song.
Image: Deezer

Streaming services without sharing stories on Instagram

There are currently only two major streaming services that do not support posting songs to Instagram Stories. Of these two, YouTube Music will soon join the others as it has been testing the music sharing feature. However, there is no word on Amazon Music.

Amazon Music
YouTube Music

Share songs on Instagram

If you're in a hurry, you'll be happy to know that you can share songs using Instagram's music feature without relying on third-party apps. However, please note that your song selection is limited to the Instagram music library. To get started, choose a background for your story and click the sticker button on the top right side of the story interface. Select "Music" from the options that appear.

In the search field, find the song you want to share and select it when the results appear. You can save a track thumbnail or choose to display text.

If you are adventurous, you can combine both. For example, you can take a screenshot of the player interface (it's a bit old-fashioned, I know) and select the exact song from the Instagram library. The result looks something like the one below. The reason I prefer this method is so that viewers can hear part of the song without having to open the streaming service.

FAQ

Why can't I add music to my Instagram story?

You can use the Instagram music feature or use one of these apps like Spotify or Apple Music to share music to your Instagram story.

How do I share my Spotify story with music on Instagram?

You can open the song in Spotify, click "Share" and choose Instagram to share the song from Spotify to Instagram.

Are all songs available on Instagram?

The Instagram music library is rather limited due to licensing agreements. Song availability may also vary depending on your region.

Can you post your music on Instagram stories?

You can record your singing and post it as an Instagram story. If you are an artist, you can share your song by following this guide on any streaming service.

How do I share my Spotify playlist with Instagram cover?

You can open your Spotify playlist, click "Share" and choose Instagram to share your Spotify playlist on Instagram.

Which is better Apple Music or Spotify?

If you are part of the Apple ecosystem, you should choose Apple Music. On the other hand, if you have a plethora of devices and gadgets, Spotify offers great integrations to make it easy to pick up where you left off.

How do I link to Spotify in my Instagram biography?

You can copy your Spotify profile link from Spotify and paste it into the Edit Profile -> Website section of the Instagram app to make it your Instagram bio.

Why can't I share an Apple Music song on Instagram?

Apple Music offers the ability to share songs on both Android and iOS. This feature was first introduced in iOS 13.4.5. If you're not receiving it, make sure your app is updated to the latest version available from the App Store or Google Play Store.

Add songs to Instagram Story from Android and iPhone

So, here's how you can share songs to Instagram Stories. Don't forget to let us know if you found it useful in the comments. In the meantime, you can find some useful tricks in our roundup of Instagram tips and tricks, as well as a frequently updated list of new Instagram features you should be using.

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👉 How to share Spotify songs with dynamic background to Instagram Stories

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We will explain how to share songs from Spotify with dynamic background in Instagram Stories, this feature is only available in certain songs and can be used to create more visual stories. Normally, when you share a song in an Instagram story, only the album art will be displayed with a flat background color, but this way you can use a background with dynamic images.

If the background of the story changes, it's not up to Instagram, but up to the Spotify artists. Spotify songs must have a " canvas " icon, in which you can place moving images (such as GIFs) as a background. Usually this only applies to representative singles or songs, not all artists decide to use this mode in their songs. Come on, there's only one thing you can do.

While this is understandable, before we get started, I just want to remind you that when sharing songs in this way, you must have an account on both Spotify is the same as Instagram and you have to install both apps at the same time. It's not something you want to do entirely through Spotify, but you'll click on a feature that will take you to Instagram to continue working on that app.

Songs from Spotify Canvas to Instagram Stories

The first thing you need to do is go to Spotify and click the song you want to share. As mentioned above, you can share any song in the story, but only a few songs can provide you with a dynamic Canvas background, so you basically need to search for the songs you want to share to find playable songs.

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You can see the difference very well in these two pictures. Left view of normal songs. When you share them on Instagram Stories, they look just like the ones you see on Spotify, minus the album art and colorful background. On the right, you have a song that uses "canvas" mode, which displays a GIF with a background image. Today we need such songs in canvas mode.

When you find an animated background song with a canvas background you want to share, after you enter the song, click the c button and click the three dots on the top right corner.

When you press the three-dot button ⋮ for a song, a menu opens with various options you can choose from. Here, click on the * Share option to go to a specific menu where you will see all the options through which you can share this song with others.

Clicking on the publish option will open a list where you can choose how the song will be published. In this list, click on the option “ Instagram Stories “. Used to post music directly to Instagram Stories.

This will open Instagram to allow Spotify to post the story. On this screen, you will see the album art and dynamic background move with the same image on the Spotify canvas. Here, you can add text, stickers, and other elements like you would any other Instagram story, and post it as a normal story based on your preferences.

That's it, the story will be published when you decide. Remember, if you want the background to show more, you can move the cover. Finally, when you have it, others will see the results. If you're interested, you can click on the "Play on Spotify" option in the top left corner. This will open Spotify directly to play the song.

How to put music on Instagram

If you haven't used the feature to add music from instagram or you don't know how to do it, you don't have to worry because the process is very simple. All you have to do is select the music sticker which you can find in the list of labels.

To do this, you must access the function on create a story , for which you need to go to the main page of the Instagram application, and then click on Your story at the top where stories are displayed. This will open the Instagram Stories camera, allowing you to take a photo or capture an image, or select a photo or video from your device's gallery.

Once a photo, video or text has been selected, you just need to click on the top icon, which is displayed as a square with a raised corner, making it an icon that gives access to stickers be able to use.

In it you will have click "Music" and after you select it, another menu will appear from which you can search for the music you want, being able to search by artist or song title at the top, or navigate through various user trend recommendations.

In the list that appears, you will only have select the song you want to add to your story . Then, once you have chosen, you must choose the part of the song you want to include in the story, given that you can choose a fragment from 5 to 15 seconds to display during song.

In addition, we can also choose the style of the sticker, and you can even choose how you want it to appear on the screen.