First impressions are always important, and this is never more true than when entering a user’s profile on social networks. The words a person uses to describe themselves can tell us a lot about them, in addition to their choice of profile picture and the links or photos they have posted. On Instagram, having a good profile can gain us many followers, and even provide us with opportunities of all kinds.
That’s why Meta has made sure that the Instagram profile is one of the most customizable aspects of the mobile app. And with the latest addition, it’s even better. It’s the ability to add a song to our profilewho can play while people visit our account and see our photos, statuses and reels.
The feature began to reach Spanish users this week, and it is very likely that you already have it without realizing it. In fact, it is not obvious at first glance that this option has been added, until you access your profile settings.
To add a song to our profile, we must first log in to our account and Click on “Edit profile”. Here we will find the usual options, such as the one that allows us to choose our name, our pronouns and to write a recommendation text. At the very bottom, we will find a new section called “Music”.
If we click here, a song selector will open, with an integrated search engine. Instagram has made deals with record labels to be able to use the songs while protecting copyright; This is the reason why we can’t just download the music file we want.
Despite this limitation, we should be able to find songs from all our favorite artists through the search engine; Instagram will also show us recommendations based on its algorithm, based on our history and the posts we have liked.
Once the song is selected, a window will appear in which we can cut out the part we want to use; such as the chorus, a part of the lyrics that we really like, or even the guitar solo. Either way, once we select it, that part of the song will appear on our profile when they visit.
It’s not exactly a new idea, since it was very common in the era of personal blogs to insert a music player with our favorite songs. But it’s a good inspiration from Instagram. To celebrate this release, Instagram has teamed up with singer Sabrina Carpenter to present her new song “Taste”; the artist’s Instagram profile will be the first place we can hear it.
