How to Share Music from SoundCloud to Instagram Stories

In October, SoundCloud has announced that they are adding an option to share songs from SoundCloud tracks to Instagram stories directly. It stands as the most requested feature from the SoundCloud fans across the globe. Finally, now you can easily share your favorite songs from SoundCloud to your Instagram stories in an instant. The company announced the availability of this feature in an official blog post. This article includes the steps to share music from SoundCloud to Instagram stories.

This new feature opens many good opportunities for music fans and the music creators across the world. You don’t have to take a screenshot of your favorite tracks to post them as an Instagram story. As an artist, you can post a link to the single you just dropped so your followers can connect directly to the track on SoundCloud and access your new music on the spot. In addition to that, the fans can interact with the stories to give feedback and suggestions for your music tracks.

How to share music tracks from SoundCloud to Instagram stories

Instagram stories have a high reach, especially for celebrities. It makes sure that when a music is shared, it picks up even faster. Here are the official steps to share music tracks from SoundCloud to Instagram stories:

  • Download and install the SoundCloud’s official app from Google Play or App store.
  • In the latest version of the SoundCloud app, find a track you want to share.
  • Tap the share icon at the bottom of your screen. SoundCloud track options
  • Tap the Instagram icon or select “Share to Instagram Stories” (depending on what phone you’re using).
  • Share the link with all your followers directly to your Instagram Story.

Soundcloud share to instagram stories

That’s it! It is simple as that. SoundCloud fans can now build their music-loving audience base on Instagram with this very new feature. This new feature is currently rolling out to all SoundCloud mobile users across the world. You will have to update your app to the latest version to enjoy sharing to the Instagram stories.

In addition to SoundCloud, the popular music streaming company Spotify also introduced a similar feature for Instagram Stories back in May. Recently, Instagram also added the option to directly add background music to Instagram Stories.

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Akhil G

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