How can I add my own music to a reel if I own the rights to the song?

To add your own music, edit the reel outside of Instagram using an editing app like iMovie, CapCut, or similar. Add your audio track in that app, render the video with the embedded audio, and then upload it to Instagram. If Instagram flags it for copyright, you can provide evidence proving you own the song.

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Asked by a photographer wanting to use their own music · Answered by Indra · art-marketing-101 · 2026-07-27