How to Share Songs to Instagram Stories from Spotify, Apple Music, and More

Dec. 31, 2020

Share Songs to Instagram Stories

While some consider songs and playlists to be something personal and don’t share with anyone, others find joy in helping others find good music. If you’re someone willing to share songs, we will be explaining the method you can follow to quickly share songs to Instagram from your music streaming platform of choice. With all that said, let’s get started with the list.

Spotify is the music streaming service thatmade sharing songs tosocial media platformsgo mainstream. If you are a Spotify user wondering how to get started, here’s what you have to do. Play a song that you would like to share,tap on the vertical three dots icon at the top right corner, andchoose ‘Share’.

From the Share sheet that appears now,tap on Instagram. The app will automatically generate the story with the song’s album art. Once it does all the heavy lifting for you, tap on the ‘Your story’ button to share the song. Your followers can then press the ‘Play on Spotify’ button to tune in to the song you just shared from their phone’s Spotify app. This is a Spotify tip everyone should know and you can learn moreSpotify tips and tricksfrom our linked article.

Following Spotify’s lead,Apple Musicrecentlyadded the feature to let users share songs on Instagram Stories. If you’re an Apple Music user, you can access the sharing settings bytapping on the three dots menu next to the song’s titleand artist name. From the pop-up that appears now,tap on the ‘Share song’ option.

Here,choose ‘Instagram Stories’from the list of available options. You can now add the song to your Instagram Story. Although Apple Music was late to the party, its implementation stands out. When you view a story that shares a song from Apple Music, you’ll notice a beautiful wave effect in the background, which elevates the aesthetics. It is undoubtedly my favorite implementation of the bunch. This way, you can easilyshare your top 25 most played songsfor the listening pleasure of your Instagram followers as well.

TIDAL, the beloved music streaming service of audiophiles, has also gained Instagram Story sharing integration. To get started, tap on thevertical three dots menuat the bottom right corner. Once the pop-up appears with a set of options,choose ‘Share’.

Soon after you choose Share, TIDAL asks you to specify the target platform. As you can see below, the first option on the Share page is Instagram Stories. Tap on it and wait for the app to redirect you to Instagram.

As far as song sharing from SoundCloud is concerned, the method is much more straightforward, thanks to thepresence of the Share button right at the music player interface. All you have to do is tap on it andchoose ‘Stories’ with the Instagram logoon it.

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

JioSaavn’s UI refresh updatemade it on par withleading music streaming servicesin terms of features. If JioSaavn is your preferred music streaming platform, here’s what you need to know to share songs from the app to Instagram. First up,tap on the vertical three dots menuto access the pop-up. Once the pop-up appears,tap on Share.

When the Share sheet opens,choose Instagram Stories. Within moments, JioSaavn will take you to Instagram and you can share that song you can’t get enough of with your friends and family.

If you’re someone who uses Wynk Music, you can share songs to Instagram Stories. When you’re in the player interface,tap on ‘More’. You will thensee the Share button as the first option. Tap on it and wait for Wynk Music to take you to Instagram’s story upload UI.

Unlike most apps on this list, Wynk Music relies on Android’s share sheet. As a result, you will have to spend a minute to spot ‘Instagram Stories’ from the list of available apps. Once you find it, tap on it to share the story. That said, 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 art with the app’s logo in it. In a way, you could say that Wynk Music reverse rickrolled me. I hope Wynk Music fixes this in a future update.

Although Shazam isn’t technically a music streaming service, millions of people across the globe use the appto identify songs. If you are too excited after you find a catchy song using Shazam, you can share it with your Instagram followers right from Shazam. To do so,open a song’s Shazam page, tap on the vertical three dots menu, and choose ‘Share’.

From the Share sheet,look out for ‘Shazam – Instagram Stories’. Do keep in mind that this option will have Shazam’s logo and not Instagram’s logo. You can take a look at the image below for reference. Once you find it, tap on it, and share the story on Instagram.

Gaana’s implementation of Instagram song sharing is a bit tricky and unreliable. While you won’t see an option to share a song to Instagram from the player interface,the option appears when you access the track from the album section. Even then, it simply generates the 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 canaccess the album view, tap on the horizontal three dots button, and choose ‘Share to Instagram Story’. As you can see below, Gaana has not offered the option to access the app.

Deezer is another music streaming service that has an option to share songs to Instagram Stories. You cantap on the horizontal three dots menu next to a song and choose ‘Share to Instagram Stories’to get started.Image: Deezer Community

One unique aspect of Deezer’s take on Instagram stories is the fact thatyou can share up to 5 lines of lyrics in the story. This could come in handy at those times when you want to put an extra emphasis on a specific portion of the song.Image: Deezer

Currently, there are only two major streaming services that don’t support sharing songs to Instagram Stories. Out of the two, YouTube Music will soon join the others as it has beentesting music sharing feature. There’s no word on the Amazon Music front though.

If you’re in a hurry, you’ll be glad to know that you can share songs using Instagram’s music feature without relying on third-party apps. However, do note that your song selection is limited to Instagram’s music library. To begin with,choose a background for your story and tap on the sticker buttonat the top right portion of the Story interface. From the options that appear now, choose ‘Music’.

In the search box, search for the song you’re interested to share and choose it when the results appear. You can either keep a thumbnail preview of the track or choose to show the lyrics.

If you’re feeling adventurous, you can mix and match both of these features. For instance, you can take a screenshot of the player interface (a bit old-fashioned, I know) and choose the exact song from Instagram’s library. The result looks something like what you can see below. The reason why I prefer this method is that viewers can hear a portion of the song without opening the streaming service.

You can choose to use Instagram’s music feature or use one of these apps like Spotify or Apple Music to share music on your Instagram Story.

You can open the song on Spotify, tap Share, and choose Instagram to share the song from Spotify to Instagram.

Instagram’s music library is fairly limited due to licensing deals. The availability of songs may also depend on your region.

You can record yourself singing and post it as an Instagram story. If you’re an artist, you can share your song by following this guide from any of the streaming service.

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

If you’re in the Apple ecosystem, Apple Music should be your pick. On the other hand, if you’re someone who has a variety of devices and gadgets, Spotify offers great integration to seamlessly pick up right where you left off.

You can copy your Spotify profile’s link from Spotify and paste it in theEdit Profile -> Websitesection of the Instagram app to make it your Instagram bio.

Apple Music offers the option to share songs on both Android and iOS. The feature was first introduced with iOS 13.4.5. If you’re not getting it, make sure that your app is updated to the latest version available on App Store or Google Play Store.

So, that’s how you can share songs to Instagram Stories. Do not forget to let us know if you found this helpful in the comments. Meanwhile, you might find a few useful tricks on our coverage ofInstagram tips and tricksand the frequently updated list ofnew Instagram features that you should use.

Subin writes about consumer tech, software, and security. He secretly misses the headphone jack while pretending he’s better off with the wireless freedom.