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Instagram is adding a Myspace-like ‘song on profile’ feature

The Instagram camera icon on a pink, blue, and black background
Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge

A new feature announced by Instagram today will allow users to add a song on their profile — much like Myspace in the early 2000s.

The music added to a user’s profile shows up in the bio area, according to screenshots shared by Instagram. A song will be featured on a profile until the user removes or replaces it. But unlike Myspace, songs won’t autoplay — people viewing a profile with a song can play and pause the track.

Image: Instagram

Users can add a song by going to the “edit profile” page, where they’ll be able to search for and select a track from Instagram’s library of licensed music that’s also available for things like Reels or posts. From there, users will be able to select a 30-second-long portion of the…

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