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Instagram has partnered with Spotify to make it easier than ever to add songs you hear on the social media service directly to Spotify. Here’s a peek at how to do it.
Both Instagram and Spotify announced the update giving Instagram users a quick and easy way to add songs to their Spotify library. “We know that music is all around you and sometimes that means right on your social media feed,” Spotify said in a statement about the feature. “That’s why beginning today, Spotify is excited to unveil a new integration with Instagram that makes it even easier to capture and instantly add songs to Spotify from Instagram with just one simple tap.”
When a user is watching videos on Instagram Reels, they can now tap on it to get more information about the song or to add it to Spotify. The new button shows up next to the player for listening to a preview of the song on Instagram. Simply tapping the button will instantly add the song to your Spotify library. You’ll have to link your Spotify account to Instagram for the feature to work.
Songs that are added to Spotify in this way will appear in the ‘Liked Songs’ playlist and in the ‘Your Library’ tab. The experience is available on both iOS and Android—just make sure you have the latest versions of both Instagram and Spotify before trying to use the new feature.
The feature mimics the same functionality from TikTok, which makes it easy to add new songs to Spotify playlists, Apple Music playlists, or even Amazon Music playlists. Perhaps Instagram is still building out functionality for other digital service providers (DSPs), but for now the inaugural launch of the feature is Spotify-only.
“At Spotify, we’re always looking for new ways to create a deeper connection between artist and fans, and with this Instagram integration we’re introducing new ways for users to discover more of their favorite artists and tracks,” Spotify told 9to5Mac about the new feature.
