Published 21:37 IST, September 17th 2019

Facebook, Instagram users in India can now add music to 'Stories'

Instagrammers and Facebook users in India will now be able to add music to their 'Stories' on the two social networking platforms

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Instagrammers and Facebook users in India will w be able to d music to ir 'Stories' on two social networking platforms.

"Facebook today (Tuesday) anunced new ways for people in India to express mselves through music on Facebook and Instagram, with music stickers on Stories and or creative tools such as Lyrics on Instagram, Lip Sync Live, and ability to d songs to ir Facebook Profiles," Facebook said in a statement.

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Users can share photos, videos and posts on 'Stories' that are visible only for 24 hours. With roll-out of music products in India, users can d latest tracks such as 'Bekhayali' (Kabir Singh) and Ve Maahi (Kesari) to older songs like Bas Ek Sanam Chaahiye (Aashiqui), to ir Facebook and Instagram Stories.

Music products on Facebook and Instagram are w available in over 55 countries.

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"We want to make it possible for Facebook and Instagram communities to express mselves and connect around music on our platforms...We've partnered with Indian music community to enable se new products," Manish Chopra, director and he of partnerships at Facebook India, said.

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Earlier this year, Facebook India h anunced partnerships with music labels T-Series Music, Zee Music Company and Yash Raj Films, licensing ir music for use in social experiences on Facebook and Instagram.

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To use music feature, users need to open camera on Facebook or Instagram or select a photo or video from your gallery and d Music sticker. After choosing a song, y will be able to select which part of it y would like to highlight on ir story, and d artist's name and track title.

Lip Sync Live on Facebook tool will allow users to perform and dub songs live on Facebook.

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