How to Put Music on Facebook: Stories and Posts

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The best (and simplest) ways to play and share music on Facebook

Co-authored by Chelsea Hunersen and Darlene Antonelli, MA

Last Updated: November 17, 2024 Fact Checked

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Do you want to share a preview of your own music or maybe a particular song that resonates with you on Facebook? You can easily add music to a Facebook Post or Story using the mobile app. Read on to learn more.

Quick Steps

1. Open the Facebook app.
2. Create a Story by tapping +.
3. Tap Music.
4. Select a song.
5. Edit the song (optional).
6. Tap Share (Android) or Share to story (iOS).

Steps

Method 1

Method 1 of 2:

Adding Music to a Facebook Post

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   Open the Facebook mobile app. You can only add music to stories using the mobile app. This feature is not available in a desktop browser. You can download the Facebook app for free from the Google Play Store on Android or the App Store on iPhone and iPad.
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   Tap the "What's on your mind" text field. Doing this will open a "Create Post" window.
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   Tap Music. It's next to an orange icon of music notes at the bottom of the menu.

   • You'll see a list of suggested songs, but you can also perform a search to find another song.
   • Not every song will be available. If Meta no longer has the rights to a song that it used to have, the song will be muted.
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   Tap a song to select it. The song's album cover will be shown in the main body of the post. Leave this blank or tap Add Media to change the image.

   • Click the play icon to preview the song.
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   Edit the post if you want to. You can add text to the post, change the audience, the album it's included in, enable or disable cross-posting, tagging, and adjust the AI label.
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   Tap Post. This posts the photo with music to your Facebook feed. Others can listen by tapping the play icon in the lower right corner of the album cover.

   • People using a computer will be prompted to use the Facebook app for Android, iPhone, or iPad to listen to the song.
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Method 2

Method 2 of 2:

Adding Music to a Facebook Story

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   Open the Facebook app. You can use the mobile app available for free from the App Store (iPhone/iPad) or Google Play Store (Android).
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   Tap + Create Story. It's in a Story preview at the top of your feed.
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   Tap Music. You'll see music notes at the top of your screen.

   • You'll see a list of suggested songs, but you can also perform a search to find another song.
   • Not every song will be available. If Meta no longer has the rights to a song that it used to have, the song will be muted.
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   Tap a song to select it. The song will begin playing as a preview. You can add an image from your camera roll or use a plain background.

   • If you want to include the lyrics to a song, make sure it has the "Lyrics" tag next to it.
   • Click the X to close the "Background" window and see a preview of your Story.
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   Edit the song if you want to. Tap the circular icon of the song's composer or singer to open a timeline of the song. You can drag either end of the sliders to change what part of the song plays.

   • Tap a star on the timeline to quickly change the selected part of the song to another popular section.
   • Add stickers, text, and more to personalize your Story.
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   Tap Share (Android) or Share to story (iOS). This will share the musical Story on Facebook (and Instagram if you have cross-post enabled).
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  I want to post a musical clip from my upcoming album on my Facebook page to get people excited about its release. What should I do?

  

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  You can use your preferred file sharing site to upload your file, and then post the link to that file on your Facebook page. A useful service for this is MediaFire.

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  How do I put MP3s on my Facebook page?

  

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  You cannot directly put audio files directly on Facebook. Instead, use a site that you can upload files to (such as MediaFire) and post the link.

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