Music Sticker in Instagram Stories (How To Use It)

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In their latest update, Instagram rolled out some new features and we thought we’d take a moment to give a quick guide on the new Music sticker that can be placed on top of photos and videos before they’re shared.

Note: The screenshots for this guide were captured in the iOS Instagram app.

First, take a photo or upload a photo from one of your albums to your Story and click on the Sticker button in the upper-right hand corner of the screen.

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Then, you're going to select the Music sticker option from the pop-up. If your pop-up doesn't look like this, try swiping left or right inside the pop-up window.

Once you select the Music sticker option, a Search bar and Categories (Popular, Moods, Genres) appear. Take your pick or search for songs that fit your photo.

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Soooo…instead of Drake, I did a search for a topic related to these delicious pastries.

Once you've selected your song, you can scrub through it at the bottom of the screen to select what part of the song you want to play

If you want to adjust how much of the song to include, tap the time button under the scrubber and you can change it from 5-15 seconds.

Once you have you song segment selected, it will show up as a sticker over your photo.

Tap on the sticker to change its appearance. Once you've got a winner, you can position it however you like on your photo.

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