- You can only add music to your Facebook story using the mobile app.
- To add music to your Facebook story, you'll need to use Facebook's "Music" menu, which will let you select from a library of songs.
- Once you add music to your Facebook story, you can trim and edit the song in various ways.
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You can add music to any sort of Facebook story, whether it's a video or photo.
Regardless of what music you add, the process looks about the same as adding any other sort of feature to your story, like stickers or text.
It's important to note that this can only be done on the mobile app, however. Even though you can view stories on the desktop website, you can't post them there.
Here's how to add music to your Facebook story, using the mobile app for iPhone, iPad, and Android devices.
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How to add music to a Facebook story
There are two types of Facebook story posts that can use music.
The first is a Music post, which exclusively features the music you choose, its lyrics or cover art, and stickers.
The second is a normal post, which features a photo or video of yours, with music simply playing in the background.
Here's how to make both.
To create a Music post
1. Open the Facebook app on your iPhone, iPad, or Android device and tap "Create a Story" or "Add to Story" at the top of the newsfeed.
2. Tap "Music" at the top to start a blank post with music. You can also choose a photo or video from your camera roll and then add music later.
"Music" will be the second option. William Antonelli/Business Insider3. This will immediately open music options, with popular songs listed first. You can select music from a category, or begin searching for a song using the search bar at the top.
4. Tap on a song to choose it.
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Marissa Perino is a former editorial intern covering executive lifestyle. She previously worked at Cold Lips in London and Creative Nonfiction in Pittsburgh. She studied journalism and communications at the University of Pittsburgh, along with creative writing. Find her on Twitter: @mlperino.
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