SHARE YOUR SOUNDS

Spotify Takes Instagram Sharing to the Next Level with Audio Previews and Real-Time Listening Notes

August 21, 2025

Spotify is making it easier than ever to connect with your friends on Instagram through the songs you love. We recently rolled out two exciting new integrations: audio previews in Instagram Stories and real-time music sharing in Instagram Notes. Both features are designed to enhance discovery and sharing, allowing you to seamlessly bring your favorite tracks to your social circle in new ways.

Sound on stories: Your story, now with audio

Ready to level up your song-sharing experience on Instagram? Now, with the addition of sound-on stories, when you share a track from Spotify, a short audio snippet will automatically be included, giving your friends a taste of the song right within their stories.

It’s all about elevating music discovery. If you stumble upon a song you love in a friend’s story, a simple tap on the music sticker will now open the track in Spotify, so you can easily listen to that new find in full. Want to learn more about the song? Tap the song title at the top of the story, then select “View Song Details.” This takes you to the track’s audio page on Instagram, where you can explore reels using the audio and even save tracks directly to your Spotify “Liked Songs” playlists. Try it out to ensure your new discoveries are never lost. 

Here’s how easy it is to spread that musical love:

    • Start by sharing a song from Spotify to your Instagram Story.
    • An audio clip of the shared song will now automatically be included.
    • Anyone viewing your Story can tap the music sticker to see an option to “Open on Spotify,” taking them directly to the track.

Your Soundtrack, Shared: Real-Time Song Sharing with Notes 

Ever wanted to share your current musical mood with your friends in real time? Well now, with Instagram Notes, you can. This new integration allows you to effortlessly display your latest obsessions and timeless favorites while also keeping up with your friends’ latest finds. 

It’s a seamless way to express yourself and discover new tunes—just follow these steps:

    • On Instagram, you can opt into this integration by tapping on the 🎵 symbol when creating a note.
    • In the audio browser, tap “Share from Spotify.”
    • If you’re already playing music on Spotify, your note will automatically update to show what you’re listening to. If not, your note will automatically display the next song you play within 30 minutes.
    • Add text to your note if you want, then tap “Share” to post it for your friends to see.

If you see a friend displaying their content too, you can tap their note to respond with a message or even add the song directly to your Liked Songs on Spotify.

On top of the real-time sharing feature, we’ve also made it easier to share a specific song directly from Spotify to your Instagram Notes. If you’re on Spotify and hear a track you want your friends to see, simply tap the Share icon from the Now Playing View. You’ll now find “Notes” as an option next to other Instagram icons you’re used to—like Instagram Stories and Instagram Direct Messages—making it a quick way to post a particular song to your profile.

These exciting features are now available globally for Spotify and Instagram users on Android and iOS, making music sharing more interactive and intuitive than ever before.

Ready to share your soundtrack? Just make sure your Spotify and Instagram apps are updated to try out these new features!

And if you haven’t linked your Spotify account to Instagram yet, just go to Instagram Settings > App website permissions, and then link your Spotify account. You can also tap a Spotify song shared in Reels, Stories, or Notes, hit “Add,” and then you’ll be prompted to link your accounts.