Spotify offers integration with a number of social media apps, including can only add songs to Instagram Stories from the Android and iOS apps, not from the desktop.

To share Spotify tracks on Instagram Stories is available to both and free s.

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Adding Music To Instagram Stories

Instagram Stories Music

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 is listening to and find it manually in their own streaming app. However, the aforementioned method doesn't add sound to the Story. 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.

Instagram recently added the ability to add music to feed posts, too. Previously, the feature was exclusive to Instagram Stories. Now, s can share a photo and pick a song to go with it. It only works for single-photo s, not carousels. To add music to an Instagram post, s will and edit the photo as normal. Then, in the final editing screen before posting — where they can write a caption, tag other s, tag locations, etc — s will see ‘Add music.’ They can tap that button to bring up the search bar and find a song from Instagram’s library, or choose one of Instagram’s own suggestions listed beneath the button.

Source: Spotify, Instagram