How to Share Song Clips on Instagram from Apple Music, Spotify & More

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Instagram now has integrations with Apple Music, Amazon Music, and Spotify. The new feature enables users to share 30-second song previews in the chat window. Here’s how it works.

Along with a slew of new messaging features, including a list of online friends, Instagram has added the ability to share 30-second song previews right into private messages. Enabled by integrations with Amazon Music, Apple Music, and Spotify, clips can be shared, played, and paused directly from the chat window.

How to Share Song Clips on Instagram Using Apple Music

  1. Install both the Instagram and Apple Music apps on your device.
  2. Open the Apple Music app.
  3. Find a song, album, or playlist to share.
  4. Touch and hold the item you want to share, then tap Share.
  5. In the app section that pops up, tap Instagram.
  6. If Instagram doesn’t appear, swipe left on the listed apps or tap the More button until it appears.

How to Share Song Clips on Instagram Using Spotify

  1. Install both the Instagram and Spotify apps on your device.
  2. Open the Spotify app.
  3. Find the song or other item you want to share.
  4. Tap the Elipsis (…) and choose Share.
  5. In the app list that appears, tap Instagram.
  6. If Instagram doesn’t show, swipe left to find more apps on your device.

How to Share Song Clips on Instagram Using Amazon Music

  1. Install both the Instagram and Amazon Music apps on your device. 
  2. Open the Amazon Music app. 
  3. Find a song you want to share.
  4. Tap the Elipsis (…) and choose Share.
  5. In the app list, tap Instagram.
  6. If Instagram doesn’t show up, swipe left for more apps until it does.

Instagram has offered select music app integration in the past, such as sharing a song in your Instagram Stories, but this is the first time users will be able to play, pause, and listen to music clips directly in their chat windows.

The new Instagram features rolled out slowly to select users before expanding worldwide. While we’ve yet to see whether Apple Music, Amazon Music, or Spotify will add a dedicated “Share to Instagram Messenger” button, it’s something we would like to see. For now, users will have to make do with sharing links in their messages.

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