How to Add Music to Instagram Post, Carousel, and Profile

Adding music to your Instagram posts makes them more attractive and helps connect with your audience. You can choose from Instagram's music library and select the perfect song part that matches your photo. The process works the same way for both Android and iPhone users.

Follow these steps to add music to your Instagram post:

1. Open Instagram and tap the Create button at the bottom of your screen

2. Tap POST to start creating your content

3. Take a new photo using your camera or choose an existing photo from your phone's gallery

4. After selecting your photo, tap Next in the bottom right corner

5. Tap Next again to move to the editing screen

6. Look for Add music option and tap it to open the music library

7. Browse through the suggested songs in the list or use the search function to find a specific song

8. Once you find the song you want, tap on it to select it

9. Use the sliding bar at the bottom of the screen to choose which part of the song will play with your photo

10. When you are happy with your selection, tap Done in the top right corner

11. Complete your post by adding captions and tags, then tap Share at the bottom to publish your post

Creating posts with multiple photos is called making a carousel post on Instagram. You can add music to these carousel posts to make them more engaging. However, you cannot add music to carousel posts that contain videos mixed with photos.

Here is how to add music to multiple photo posts:

1. Open Instagram and tap Create in the top left corner, or swipe right from anywhere in your feed

2. Tap POST at the bottom of the screen

3. Tap the Select multiple icon to choose more than one photo

4. Select all the images you want to include in your carousel post

5. Tap Next in the top right corner to continue

6. Tap Filters if you want to add filters to your photos, then tap Done in the bottom right

7. Tap Next in the bottom right to move to the next step

8. Tap Add music to open the music options

9. You can choose a song from the "For you" suggestions section

10. Browse through different music categories in the "Browse" section

11. Use the search bar to type and find specific songs

12. After selecting your music, edit the segment of the song you want in your post

13. Tap Done in the top right corner

14. Complete your post details and tap Share to publish

Adding music to your Instagram profile lets you share your favorite songs with everyone who visits your page. The music appears in your bio section and plays a 30-second clip when people tap on it. This feature helps express your personality and music taste to your followers.

For Android Users

To add music to your profile on Android devices:

1. Tap Profile or your profile picture in the bottom right corner

2. Tap Edit profile to access your profile settings

3. Find and tap Add music to your profile option

4. Search for your favorite song using the search function

5. Browse the "For you" section for song recommendations that match your interests

6. Tap the song you want to add to your profile

7. Tap Next to continue with your selection

8. Choose which 30 seconds of the song you want to feature

9. Tap Done to save your music selection to your profile

The song will now appear in your Instagram bio and stay there until you decide to remove it.

For iPhone Users

iPhone users can add music to their profiles with these steps:

1. Tap Profile or your profile picture in the bottom right corner

2. Select Edit profile from the options

3. Tap Add music to your profile

4. Tap Pick a song for your profile to start selecting

5. Search for your favorite song or browse recommended songs in the "For you" section

6. Select the song you want by tapping on it

7. Choose which 30 seconds of the song to feature on your profile

8. Tap Done to add the music to your bio

Listening to and Removing Profile Music

To listen to music on any Instagram profile:

- Tap the play button next to the song name to hear the clip

- Tap on the song name to discover more content using that song

To remove music from your profile:

- Tap on the song displayed on your profile

- Select Remove profile song to delete it

Remember that if your account is public, other users can reuse your original audio in their own posts. To prevent this, you can make your account private in your privacy settings.