This article was co-authored by Melissa McDermott and by wikiHow staff writer, Cory Stillman. Melissa McDermott is a Musician and accomplished Social Media Manager at coBranding Studio based in New York City. She has over seven years of experience teaching piano and music theory, she currently works as a Piano Instructor at O DiBella Music Inc. Additionally, she specializes in creating meaningful, informative, and quality social media content for health and wellness brands and musicians. Melissa received her B.A. in popular music studies from William Paterson University.
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Using trending audio in your Instagram Reels can expose your content to a wider audience. Adding music to Reels is easy, but it can be tricky to find out what's trending. Fortunately, once you know where to find trending songs and sounds on Instagram, the possibilities are endless. This wikiHow article will teach you the best ways to find out which songs are trending on Instagram.
Things You Should Know
- An arrow next to a song on Instagram means the song is trending.
- Create a Reel and note Instagram's music recommendations. Instagram tends to recommend trending audio.
- Check the Trend Report at https://www.instagram.com/creators.
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Although audio that is trending on TikTok may not be trending on Instagram, users are likely to recognize songs from one platform on the other. This wikiHow article can help you import trending TikTok audio to Instagram.Thanks
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If you like a song enough, you can even download it straight from Instagram!Thanks
Expert Interview
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