1.0RouteNote Bloghttps://routenote.com/blogTom Marshallhttps://routenote.com/blog/author/tom-marshall/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="R2JPSA1bAE"><a href="https://routenote.com/blog/youtube-shorts-image-posts-update/">YouTube Shorts adds music, carousels and text overlays to image posts</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://routenote.com/blog/youtube-shorts-image-posts-update/embed/#?secret=R2JPSA1bAE" width="600" height="338" title="“YouTube Shorts adds music, carousels and text overlays to image posts” — RouteNote Blog" data-secret="R2JPSA1bAE" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://routenote.com/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://routenote.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/logo-shorts.png600338YouTube Shorts now lets creators add music, image carousels and text overlays to image posts. Here's what the update means for independent artists and how to make your music available in Shorts with RouteNote.