3 Best Ways To Add Music On Snapchat

If you are an Instagram user, you know how adding music to Stories can take your content to the next level. Snapchat has been lacking this amazing feature for a long time.

But towards the end of 2020, Snapchat finally introduced the option to add music to Snaps and Stories. Initially, the feature was exclusively available for iOS users but now it is available for Android users as well.

If you are someone who posts Snapchat Stories regularly, adding songs and music tracks can transform your content. Your Stories will stand out in the crowd and you can grab everyone’s attention easily. In fact, you can also add personalized recordings to Stories and Snaps that you can send across to your friends. In this article, we will illustrate the steps to add music to Snapchat instantly.

Music On Snapchat

What’s the Snapchat Sounds Feature?

If you have used Instagram or even TikTok, you must have added music to Stories and Short Videos. Similarly, you can add music to Stories on Snapchat through Snapchat Sounds feature. You can also add music to your Snaps whether photos or videos. As a matter of fact, you can add music to your Snapchat Memories as well.

Snapchat Sounds feature lets you add music from its in-built audio library. Besides, you can record your own music and add it to your Snaps and Stories.

Moreover, you can also add any song from Spotify and Apple Music on Snapchat. When anyone views your Snap or Story, he gets to listen to the music you have added. Naturally, your content will be more attractive and engaging.

How To Add Music On Snapchat Snaps?

Why should you send a dull Snap when you can add music to it and make it interesting? Adding a song or a music track to your video snaps can add an emotional and engaging angle.

Naturally, the person you are sending will find your snap interesting enough to go through. Here are the steps you have to follow in order to add library music as well as personal recording on your snaps.

1. Add music from the in-built audio library

Snapchat comes with an in-built audio library from which you can get various songs and music tracks. The Playlist section has music belonging to different categories.

For example, you can choose from Trending music on Snapchat or Viral online songs to add to your Snaps. Here are the steps you need to follow to add music to your Snap from the in-built audio library.

  • Launch the Snapchat app on your phone.
  • Tap on the Shutter icon at the bottom of the app screen to take a photo or video.
tap on Shutter icon to take a snap
  • Tap on Music icon on the right side of the app screen. This will open the in-built audio library.
tap on Music icon on Snapchat to add music to your snap
  • Under the audio library, you will find Featured, My Favorites, and My Sounds. The Featured section contains all the popular songs and music tracks. If you have already saved any music as your Favorite, you can choose from My Favourites section. Otherwise, you should be under the Featured tab.
check out different sections under Music to add any song to your snap
  • Under the Playlists section, you get to select any song from the available categories. Under Recommended section, you get to select any music that Snapchat recommends based on your Snap content. Besides, you can search for any song of your choice from the Search option.
  • After selecting the music track, you can tap on the Play icon to listen to it. Once you are satisfied, tap on the Tick-Mark icon. If you are not satisfied, tap on “X” icon and select another song. Moreover, you can trim the song on the same screen as per your Snap.
if you are satisfied with the music, tap on tick-mark icon
  • After applying the music track to your Snap, you will see a yellow sticker where the track name and the artist name appear. You can drag and place the sticker on your Snap or you can even remove it by dragging it to the Trash icon.
  • Once you are fully satisfied, tap on SendTo icon to send it to your friends.

2. Add your own audio by recording instantly

Instead of adding music from the in-built audio library, you can record your own voice or music and add that to your Snap. Therefore, you can add personalized recordings to your Snap and make it more engaging and attention-grabbing. Here are the steps on how you can add your own audio on Snapchat.

  • Launch Snapchat app.
  • Tap on the Shutter icon to capture your Snap.
  • Tap on Music icon on the right side of the screen.
  • Go to My Sounds tab from the default Featured tab.
  • If you have already recorded any sound in the past, you can select from them if you want to. In order to record new audio, tap on Create Sound option.
create your own sound and add your voice on snapchat
  • On the next screen, tap on the Microphone icon to start recording your voice or music from your instrument.
  • Once you are done recording, you can tap on the same Microphone icon to stop recording. In fact, you can long-press the Microphone icon and keep holding it while recording. Once you release your holding on the Microphone icon, the recording will stop.
you can record 10 seconds for photos and 60 seconds for videos.
  • On the next screen, you have to enter a name for your recording and tap on Save Sound button. Here, you can also listen to your recording as well as trim it as per your preference.
  • Thereafter, tap on your recording from My Sounds tab to add it to your photo or video and send it across to your friends.

3. Add Snapchat songs from Spotify

Snapchat in-built audio library has limited songs and music collections. Hence, you may not find the song you want to add to your Snap. Fortunately, you can add any song from Spotify to your Snap. Here are the steps you need to follow minutely.

  • Launch the Spotify app.
  • Play the song that you want to add to your Snap.
  • Tap on three-dot icon at the top-right corner.
  • On the next screen, scroll down and tap on Share.
  • Tap on Copy Link option. The link of the song will be copied to your Clipboard.
copy the link of your favourite song on spotify
add music from spotify on snapchat
  • Wait for a few seconds for Snapchat to link to Spotify app and then tap on Attach to Snap button.
  • The song will get attached to your Snap and tap on SendTo icon to send it to your friends.

4. Add Songs From Apple Music

If you prefer Apple Music over Spotify to listen to songs and music tracks, you can add your favorite song to your Snap. The steps are almost similar to those of Spotify and we are going to enlist them below.

  • Launch Apple Music app.
  • Select the song that you want to add to your Snap.
  • Press and hold the music and tap on Share option.
  • On the next screen, tap on Copy option to copy its link to your clipboard.
  • Open Snapchat app and tap on Shutter icon.
  • Tap on the Pin icon and paste the URL that you copied from Apple Music.
  • Snapchat will link to Apple Music and follow the on-screen instruction.
  • The song will get attached to your Snap and tap on SendTo icon to send it to your friends.

How To Add Music On Snapchat Stories?

More than Snaps, Snappchatters add music to their Stories to make them stand out easily. Here are the steps you need to follow in order to add your desired music to your Snapchat Stories.

  • Open the Snapchat app and tap on the Shutter icon.
  • Tap on the Music icon and add your favorite music as per your requirements.
  • Select the portion of the music that you want to add to your Story. It is important to note that you can add 10 seconds of music to photos. In the case of videos, you can add music as much as the duration of the video. The maximum duration of the video can be 60 seconds.
  • Once you are satisfied with the music, tap on the Tick-Mark icon.
  • Tap on the Stories icon at the bottom left corner beside the download icon. Thereafter, follow the on-screen instructions to post it to your Snapchat Stories.
add music to snapchat stories

How to Add Music to Snapchat Memories?

Snapchat Sounds feature is not restricted to instant Snaps and Stories only. You can add music to your Snapchat memories as well. Memories are the snaps that you have saved for later usage. Here are the steps you need to follow to add music to Snapchat Memories.

  • Open the Snapchat app.
  • Tap on the Memories icon located just beside the Shutter icon that you use for clicking snaps.
add music to snapchat memories
  • Select the snap or story to which you want to add music.
  • Tap on the three-dot icon at the top-right corner.
  • Select the Edit Snap option.
  • Tap on the Music icon on the right side of the screen.
  • Search and select the song or music and tap on the Done option.
  • Tap on the Save Changes button to confirm adding the music to your Snapchat Memories.