{"id":102755,"date":"2025-01-20T16:48:48","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T16:48:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=102755"},"modified":"2025-01-20T16:48:53","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T16:48:53","slug":"instagram-threads-testing-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/instagram-threads-testing-music\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Meta adding music to Threads?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 style=\"user-select: auto;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff; user-select: auto;\">Reports of a music feature being tested on Threads are circulating. Will this feature be added any time soon?<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Meta\u2019s Threads app is reportedly developing a feature that allows users to add music to their posts. This would bring the app closer in line with Instagram and Facebook, where users can already show off their music taste via similar features. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The music feature is currently in an internal prototype stage, as revealed by developer and reverse engineer Alessandro Paluzzi. Sharing his discovery on X, Paluzzi wrote, \u201c#Threads is working on the ability to attach music &#x1f3b5; to posts &#x1f440;.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Threads?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Threads<\/a> is working on the ability to attach music &#x1f3b5; to posts &#x1f440; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xaJx1OmlEO\">pic.twitter.com\/xaJx1OmlEO<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Alessandro Paluzzi (@alex193a) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alex193a\/status\/1877479179433742837?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 9, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Meta\u2019s recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.universalmusic.com\/meta-and-universal-music-group-announce-expanded-global-agreement\/\">renewal of licensing agreements<\/a> with major record labels like Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group included Threads in its coverage. 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