How to Add Music to Instagram Post? – 3 Easy Ways
Instagram is a photo/video sharing app that has been gaining massive popularity among people from all age groups, specifically the youths. Adding music to Instagram posts is a new feature that was introduced only a few years back. This feature allows a user to add music of their choice to a photo/video while giving credit to the original creator thus reducing all possibilities of copyright claims.
Instagram allows you to add music to posts as well as stories. Instagram music has become available in Nepal quite recently. Although you can now add music to Instagram stories without much hassle, adding music to Instagram posts still requires you to make use of third-party apps because users aren’t given access to the Instagram ‘Reels’ feature.
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How to Add Music to Instagram Post?
Adding music to Instagram stories as Instagram music has been made available to our country. However, adding music to Instagram posts might not be that convenient and require you to make extra taps here and there. Let us uncover the three easiest ways to add music to Instagram posts.
- Add Music to Instagram Posts
- Add Music to Instagram Stories
- Add Music Videos on Instagram using TikTok
1. Add Music to Instagram Posts
Adding music to Instagram posts is more convenient if you use the reels feature of the Instagram app. Since this feature is not available in our geographical region, we will be making use of a third-party app. Here, I’ve made use of Tempo, a video editing app.
1. Open the Tempo app.
2. Tap on the video that you want to recreate.
3. Add videos/photos of your choice.
4. Tap on the music button.
5. Tap on the ‘Change’ option.
6. Choose music either from the app’s library or ‘My Music’. If you’re choosing from the app’s library tap on the category.
7. Tap on the music of your choice and tap n the ‘Use’ button.
8. Tap on the ‘Export’ button.
9. Tap on the ‘Feed’ option to post the video.
In this way, you can add music to Instagram post.
2. Add Music to Instagram Stories
With the new and advanced features of Instagram, you can choose music of your choice and add them to Instagram stories. On top of that, you can also choose to display the lyrics on the screen if you want. To add music to Instagram stories, follow the instructions listed below.
1. Open the Instagram app and log into your account.
2. Tap on the display picture to open your profile.
3. Press on your display picture and release after some time.
4. Tap on the ‘Add to your Story’ button.
5. Tap on the photo/video of your choice.
6. Tap on the stickers button.
7. Tap on ‘MUSIC’.
8. Search a song of your choice in the search bar and tap on it.
9. Drag the slider to adjust the part you want to play.
10. Tap on the ‘Your Story’ button to post the story.
Voila, the music of your choice has been added to your Instagram story.
3. Add Music Videos on Instagram using TikTok
Adding music videos on Instagram using TikTok is another means of adding an Instagram post with music content. This is extremely easy. Many TikTokers and Instagrammers use both apps simultaneously as they help to boost their audience and content. To add Instagram to your TikTok account, refer to this article: How to Add Your Instagram to Tiktok? Follow the steps mentioned below to add music videos to Instagram using Tiktok.
1. Open the TikTok app and log into your account.
2. Tap on the video that you want to share and tap on the ‘three-dot’ button.
3. Tap on the ‘Instagram’ icon.
4. Wait for the video to be saved.
5. To share it as an Instagram post, tap on the ‘Feed’ option.
6. Tap on the arrow.
7. Tap on the ‘Trim’ button to edit the video.
8. Drag the slide bar to trim the video.
9. Tap on the arrow button.
10. If you want to post it as a story, tap on the ‘Stories’ button.
11. Tap on the ‘Your story’ button to post it.
Conclusion
In this article, we explained 3 different ways to add music to an Instagram post. We hope this article proved to be of use to you. If you found this article useful, do share this with your friends and family. Also, if you have any queries or suggestions, feel free to reach out to us via the comment section below.
