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Instagram Gains Myspace-Style 'Song on Profile' Feature

Instagram has announced a new feature that allows users to add a song to their profile, an update that harks back to Myspace in the early 2000s.

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Added music appears in the bio area of a user's profile. Unlike Myspace, the songs don't autoplay when someone visits a user's profile. Visitors can play and pause the song - or song sample, since the duration of the music is capped at 30 seconds.

"We're excited to announce that you can now add a song to your profile, giving you more ways to express yourself through music," Instagram said in a post from its creators account. "Your profile song selection will be live until you swap out the song."

To add a song, users need to go to the "edit profile" page and select "Add music to your profile," where they can search for and select a track from Instagram's library of licensed music (the same music that can be used in Reels or posts).

The new feature is being launched in collaboration with singer Sabrina Carpenter, whose profile features a teaser of her new song, "Taste," ahead of its official release later this week.

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Top Rated Comments

Wando64 Avatar
21 months ago
What is the point if the music doesn’t autoplay?
If I visit an Instagram page, the last thing on my mind would be to press an extra button to hear 30 seconds of music.
Score: 12 Votes (Like | Disagree)
attila Avatar
21 months ago
What an absolute half-baked feature.
Score: 10 Votes (Like | Disagree)
FelixDerKater Avatar
21 months ago
*Autoplay on max volume."
Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Alfred.Woodden Avatar
21 months ago
Everything old is new, and everything new is old.
Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)
cocky jeremy Avatar
21 months ago
Can't all of the social media die off and just bring back MySpace?
Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)
contacos Avatar
21 months ago
Saw that ,yesterday and was like WHY? Like what is the purpose of this? To be listening to a track while stalking someone's feed?
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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