By Kishalaya Kundu
Spotify offers integration with a number of social media apps, including Instagram, making it easy to share songs directly to Instagram Stories.
Spotify offers integration with a number of social media apps, including Instagram, making it easy to share a song directly to an Instagram Story. Alongside Instagram, Spotify also offers integration with Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp, and Reddit, enabling users to share their music with their friends, family, and followers. In addition, Instagram users can also share songs from its own catalog with sound.
Before starting, it is important to note that users can only add songs to Instagram Stories from the Android and iOS apps and not from the desktop. However, this will only post the cover art to the Story without any actual music. The option to post actual music with Instagram Stories lies buried within the Instagram app, and can be accessed in a few easy steps. Instagram users cannot currently share Spotify songs with sound.
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To share Spotify tracks on Instagram Stories, open the Spotify mobile app, navigate to the chosen song, and open it in full-screen mode. Now tap on the 'Share' button (three dots) at the bottom, and select 'Instagram Stories' from the pop-up menu to be redirected to the Instagram app. Now tap on the 'Share to' button in the bottom-right corner of the Instagram app, select the blue 'Share' button corresponding to 'Your Story,' and hit 'Done.' The ability to share Spotify tracks on Instagram Stories is available to both premium and free users.
Sharing Spotify tracks to Instagram Stories provides a direct link back to the Spotify app for others to find the song.
Even if they don't use Spotify, they can still see what the user is listening to and find it manually in their own streaming app. However, the aforementioned method doesn't add sound to the Story. Still, this can still be done in just a few steps, as Instagram offers a wide selection of tracks in its own library.
To add music to an Instagram Story, first select the photo or video to post as a Story. To do that, tap on the "+" sign in the top-right corner or the IG home screen and select 'Story.' Now add an existing image from the gallery or snap a photo and then either hit the sticker symbol at the top of the screen or swipe up from the bottom and tap on 'Music.' On the next screen, a plethora of options will be available to add as music tracks. The search field at the top of the screen can be used to search for a particular track. Once a song has been selected, use the slider to choose the 15-second clip that will play over the Story, and tap on 'Done' to add the song.
All that's left to do now is post the Instagram Story as usual, and it will have the track playing in the background.
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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.
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.
2. Tap "Share."
Share the song. Stephanie Lin/Business Insider3. Select "Instagram Stories" from the list of sharing options.
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 Insider5.
Tap "Share" next to "Your Story" to share the song.
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Our goal is to help performers connect with their listeners. We know that social networks play a very important role in this. That's why we've focused on creating tools that make it easy and convenient to connect Spotify with social networks, including Instagram, Facebook, and Snapchat. There are also a few more cool features that are prepared especially for the Spotify for Artists community. You can unveil a new track, celebrate an album's anniversary, or share a playlist you've put together.
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Of course, you can always share music via SMS, Messenger, Twitter, WhatsApp or email. To do this, go to the profile, track, playlist or album, click on the three dots, select "Share" and "Copy link".
However, a link is no longer the only way to share. There are more convenient and visually appealing options: Instagram and Facebook stories, Snapchat and more. We have collected 7 effective ways for you to instantly share music from Spotify. nine0003
How to Share in Instagram Stories
The days of screenshots are over. Spotify's integration with Instagram stories allows you to link them directly to content on our service. To do this, navigate to the desired track, album, playlist, or artist profile in the Spotify app, tap on the three dots, select Share, and then select Instagram Stories. A new Instagram story will be created with your content cover.
You can add emojis, captions, and any other eye-catching elements and post your story. In its upper left corner, subscribers will see a button "Listen on Spotify". Such a link increases the response of fans and followers on both Instagram and Spotify, and gives them instant access to your music. nine0003
How to Share in Facebook Stories
Spotify's integration with Facebook Stories works the same way, with the difference that audio is added to the story. In Spotify, navigate to the desired track, click "Share", select "Facebook Story", design it and publish it. When viewing a story, users will hear a 15-second snippet of the track you shared. To listen to it in its entirety, you need to click "Listen on Spotify". If you manage to interest listeners, they will go to your profile to get to know your work better. Right now, audio snippets are only available for tracks, but you can also post direct links to albums, playlists, and Spotify profiles on your Facebook story.
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How to share on Snapchat
Sharing music on Snapchat is also easy and convenient. Navigate to the desired track, album or playlist, open the Share menu and select Snapchat. A new Snap with album art will appear automatically. Make any changes and submit it. While browsing, your friends and followers will be able to swipe up to open the track in Spotify. nine0003
How to share with Spotify Scannable Codes
Spotify codes allow you to share content instantly and work just like QR codes. To get the Spotify code (it looks like a sound wave located under the cover of the content), go to the desired profile, track, album or playlist in the application. Click on the three dots, tap the cover with the code, and save it to your device's memory. Now you can share the photo online or play with it creatively.
For example, the code for a new album can be printed on flyers, posters, stickers, or even t-shirts. To scan the code, fans will need to open the Spotify app, go to Search, click on the camera icon, and point the camera at the code. nine0003
How to Share an Intro to Instagram Stories
An Intro is a 3-8 second repeating clip that is attached to a track and opens up new opportunities for self-expression. This is a great way to draw attention to a new composition or remind you of an old one. Tracks with an intro are more shared (up to 200%) and have more plays and views overall. To post an intro to Instagram stories, open the track with it in the Spotify app and click Share. Instead of a static image, a looped video will appear in the story. As with other Instagram stories created on Spotify, there will be a "Listen on Spotify" link in the top left corner of the screen. This will allow users to share your splash screen too.
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How to share personalized editorial playlists
Spotify personalized editorial playlists give artists more exposure and listeners more of their favorite content. They include tracks selected by our editors, but the order is selected individually for each listener. This means that different users will see different versions of the same playlist. But when a listener clicks on your unique link, then your track appears in the playlist in the first place. To get a unique link, open the Spotify for Artists app, click on the music tab, go to the page of the desired track and select the playlists tab. The Recent playlist adds section will show all the playlists this track has entered in the last 7 days. For personalized playlists with your track, the Copy unique link option will be available. This link can be shared on social networks. Anyone who clicks on it will see your track in the first place in the playlist for 24 hours.
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How to share a track placement on the New Fridays playlist
If your track is on the New Fridays playlist, this is worth sharing with your fans! After all, more than 3.5 million users have already subscribed to the collection, and this is not the limit. When a track hits a playlist, the artist is notified in Spotify for Artists with a link to a card that can be shared on social media such as Instagram, Facebook or Twitter. This could be a turning point in your career, share it! This feature is now available to artists whose tracks have been featured in the New Fridays playlist worldwide and in Canada. nine0003
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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. nine0003
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.
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. nine0003
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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. nine0003
Following the example of Spotify, 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. nine0003
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. nine0003
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. nine0003
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". nine0003
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.
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. nine0003
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. nine0003
While Shazam is not technically a music streaming service, millions of people around the world use the song identification app. 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". nine0003
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.
Gaana's implementation of Instagram song sharing 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. nine0003
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.
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. nine0186 Image: Pandora
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.
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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.
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. nine0003
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. nine0003
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.
You can open the song in Spotify, click "Share" and select Instagram to share the song from Spotify to Instagram. nine0003
The Instagram music library is quite limited due to licensing agreements. Song availability may also vary depending on your region.
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.
You can open your Spotify playlist, click "Share" and select Instagram to share your Spotify playlist on Instagram.
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.
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.
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.
