Current:Home > ScamsWhy Instagram's Latest Update Is Giving MySpace Vibes -TradeCircle
Why Instagram's Latest Update Is Giving MySpace Vibes
View
Date:2025-04-16 06:11:40
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! (513)
Related
- Apple iOS 18.2: What to know about top features, including Genmoji, AI updates
- Lauryn Hill and the Fugees abruptly cancel anniversary tour just days before kickoff
- Stephen Curry talks getting scored on in new 'Mr. Throwback' show
- Four are killed in the crash of a single-engine plane in northwestern Oklahoma City
- Paige Bueckers vs. Hannah Hidalgo highlights women's basketball games to watch
- Judge rejects bid by Judicial Watch, Daily Caller to reopen fight over access to Biden Senate papers
- Dolce & Gabbana introduces fragrance mist for dogs: 'Crafted for a playful beauty routine'
- Climate Advocates Rally Behind Walz as Harris’ VP Pick
- Friday the 13th luck? 13 past Mega Millions jackpot wins in December. See top 10 lottery prizes
- How do breakers train for the Olympics? Strength, mobility – and all about the core
Ranking
- Paige Bueckers vs. Hannah Hidalgo highlights women's basketball games to watch
- Judge keeps alive Vermont lawsuit that accuses police of force, discrimination against Black teen
- How M. Night Shyamalan's 'Trap' became his daughter Saleka's 'Purple Rain'
- Powerball winning numbers for August 5 drawing: jackpot rises to $185 million
- Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Triathlon
- Ex-Illinois deputy shot Sonya Massey out of fear for his life, sheriff's report says
- 2024 Olympics: Why Simone Biles Addressed MyKayla Skinner's Comments Amid Win
- Olympic medals today: What is the medal count at 2024 Paris Games on Wednesday?
Recommendation
Justice Department, Louisville reach deal after probe prompted by Breonna Taylor killing
Armand “Mondo” Duplantis breaks pole vault world record in gold-medal performance at Olympics
Billy Bean, second openly gay ex-MLB player who later worked in commissioner’s office, dies at 60
Jenna Ortega speaks out on age-gap controversy with Martin Freeman in 'Miller's Girl'
Behind on your annual reading goal? Books under 200 pages to read before 2024 ends
Georgia property owners battle railroad company in ongoing eminent domain case
Utility company’s proposal to rat out hidden marijuana operations to police raises privacy concerns
Ex-Illinois deputy shot Sonya Massey out of fear for his life, sheriff's report says