Current:Home > StocksWhy Instagram's Latest Update Is Giving MySpace Vibes -GrowthInsight
Why Instagram's Latest Update Is Giving MySpace Vibes
View
Date:2025-04-16 04:15:54
Instagram is taking you back to the early aughts.
The Meta-owned social media platform announced a brand new feature Aug. 22 that allows users to choose songs to play on their Instagram profiles.
The feature "lets you add music to your profile so you can curate your vibe," Instagram said in a press release, "and lean into the early 2000s social media nostalgia."
And fans were quick to point out the similarities between Instagram's music feature and one that fans could use on MySpace back when that social platform was all the rage.
"So in other words, "MySpace•stagram," one user joked in the brand's Instagram comments, with another writing, "this one is for the millennials i see."
And one fan person is hoping that MySpace's iconic Top 8 Friend Tom Anderson is remembered for the contributions, saying, "MySpace is back baby!!! I hope Tom gets some royalties."
Instagram also noted on their Creators account that the song selection will live on your profile, until you swap out the song, which you can do by going to the "Edit profile" section and tapping the "Add music to your profile." But as with most platform updates, the feature is slowly rolling out to all accounts.
To help launch the new feature, the platform teamed up with Sabrina Carpenter, with the 25-year-old dropping a teaser of her new song "Taste" on her profile. And as Instagram noted, that's the only way fans can currently hear the track, since the full song won't be released until her new album Short n' Sweet drops on Aug. 23.
But that's not the only way the "Espresso" singer is making a splash on the ‘gram: The platform is also rolling out in-app Easter eggs for her fans that will turn your Notes baby blue—and add a kissy lips emoji—anytime someone mentions a Sabrina-related word or phrase like "please please please," "I'm working late cause" or "it's that me espresso."
And now, fans can kick back and wait for when Instagram gives users the chance to put their html coding skills to use to transform their profiles.
For the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! News AppveryGood! (82)
Related
- 'Survivor' 47 finale, part one recap: 2 players were sent home. Who's left in the game?
- Jenna Lyons’ Holiday Gift Ideas Include an Affordable Lipstick She Used on Real Housewives
- Kylie Jenner reveals she and Jordyn Woods stayed friends after Tristan Thompson scandal
- When is the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting? Time, channel, everything to know
- Jamie Foxx reps say actor was hit in face by a glass at birthday dinner, needed stitches
- 'Height of injustice': New York judge vacates two wrongful murder convictions
- Stock market today: Asian shares mixed ahead of US consumer confidence and price data
- Germany is having a budget crisis. With the economy struggling, it’s not the best time
- Questlove charts 50 years of SNL musical hits (and misses)
- Sarah Jessica Parker's Amazon Holiday Picks Include an $8 Gua Sha Set, $24 Diffuser & More
Ranking
- New Mexico governor seeks funding to recycle fracking water, expand preschool, treat mental health
- Latvia’s chief diplomat pursues NATO’s top job, saying a clear vision on Russia is needed
- Kylie Jenner reveals she and Jordyn Woods stayed friends after Tristan Thompson scandal
- High stakes and glitz mark the vote in Paris for the 2030 World Expo host
- Sarah J. Maas books explained: How to read 'ACOTAR,' 'Throne of Glass' in order.
- Tensions are bubbling up at thirsty Arizona alfalfa farms as foreign firms exploit unregulated water
- Jimmy Carter set to lead presidents, first ladies in mourning and celebrating Rosalynn Carter
- Nikki Haley lands endorsement from Koch brothers-backed Americans for Prosperity PAC
Recommendation
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow owns a $3 million Batmobile Tumbler
Yippy-ki-yay, it's 'Die Hard' season again
As Mexico marks conservation day, advocates say it takes too long to list vulnerable species
Jill Biden unveils White House holiday decorations: 98 Christmas trees, 34K ornaments
Grammy nominee Teddy Swims on love, growth and embracing change
Every MLB team wants to improve starting pitching. Supply and demand make that unrealistic
Sumatran rhino, critically endangered species, gives birth at Indonesian sanctuary: Watch
Jimmy Carter set to lead presidents, first ladies in mourning and celebrating Rosalynn Carter