Adding and removing songs from your Facebook profile can allow you to personalize your profile and share your musical tastes with friends. Here are some tips on how to add and remove songs on Facebook.
Adding Songs to Your Facebook Profile
There are a couple of ways to add songs to your Facebook profile:
- Posting song lyrics or quotes as your status update
- Listing your favorite bands, albums, or songs under the “Music” section of your profile
- Sharing music videos, Spotify links, or other audio links in your posts
- Making a Facebook playlist that is visible on your profile
Posting lyrics, listing favorites, and sharing links are quick and easy ways to showcase the music you love. To add full playable songs to your profile, you’ll need to create a Facebook playlist.
Creating a Facebook Playlist
Here are the steps to create a playlist on Facebook that will be visible on your profile:
- Go to the “Music” section of your Facebook profile
- Click on the tab labeled “Playlists”
- Click on the “Create Playlist” button
- Give your playlist a name and description
- Use the search bar to find songs, albums, or artists to add
- Click “Add Song” to add tracks to your playlist
- Arrange your songs in the desired order
- Click “Save” to make your playlist public on your profile
Your new playlist will now show up on your profile for all to see. You can continue adding or removing tracks at any time.
Adding Songs from Spotify
If you have a Spotify account connected to your Facebook, you can also add Spotify playlists and tracks to your Facebook profile:
- Go to your Spotify app and open a playlist
- Click the three dots next to the playlist name
- Select “Share” then choose “Facebook”
- Pick which playlist or tracks you want to share
- Choose where to share it – your Timeline, a friend’s Timeline, a Facebook group, etc.
The Spotify tracks will now show up on your Facebook profile as a playable playlist for you and your friends to enjoy.
Removing Songs from Your Facebook Profile
To delete music from your Facebook profile:
- Go to the “Music” section of your profile
- For playlists, hover over the playlist name and click the “X” icon to delete
- For favorite bands/music, click the “X” icon next to each one to remove
- For song or video posts on your Timeline, hover over the post and click the dropdown arrow to find the option to delete the post
Deleting playlists, favorites, and song/video posts will remove those music contents from your profile. However, some music, like Spotify integration, may require additional steps.
Removing Spotify
If you have Spotify music synced to your Facebook that you want removed, do the following:
- Go to the “Apps and Websites” settings page on Facebook
- Locate the Spotify app
- Click the “Remove” button to disconnect Spotify from Facebook
- Refresh your Facebook profile to see that Spotify content is now removed
Disconnecting Spotify this way will prevent further syncing and remove all existing Spotify content from Facebook.
Adjusting Music Privacy Settings
In addition to adding and removing music content, you can also adjust who sees the music on your Facebook profile.
- Go to your profile’s “About” section
- Find the “Music” box and click the down arrow
- Adjust the privacy setting using the dropdown menu
You can make your music visible to Public, Friends, or Only Me. Use these settings to control who can listen to or view your profile’s playlists and music integrations.
Using Third-Party Apps for Music
In the past, Facebook had partnerships with Spotify, Apple Music, and other platforms that allowed full music integration. However, Facebook removed access to third parties in 2014 due to expired contracts.
Now, the only way to add playable music is by creating Facebook’s own playlists. You can no longer use apps to sync entire music libraries to your profile. However, you can still manually share songs, albums, playlists, or videos from third-party apps on your Timeline.
Music on Facebook Profiles vs. Pages
It’s important to note that music capabilities differ between personal Facebook profiles and Facebook Pages:
- Profiles – Can create Facebook playlists with up to 100 songs
- Pages – Cannot add full playable playlists
Pages can only share music posts, videos, and links – not full integration like profiles can. So if you want to showcase music on Facebook, a personal profile has more options than a Page.
Facebook’s Evolving Music Features
Over the years, Facebook has changed how users can share and listen to music:
| Year | Music Feature Added | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Music section added to profiles | Allowed listing favorite music under “Info” |
| 2010 | Music Dashboard launch | Streamed songs and music videos |
| 2011 | Deezer partnership | Full Deezer music integration in Music Dashboard |
| 2012 | Spotify partnership | Allowed syncing Spotify playlists to Facebook |
| 2014 | Removal of 3rd parties | Ended Spotify and other music app integration |
| 2016 | Live Audio API | Allowed broadcasting live music videos |
| 2020 | Music sticker in Stories | Can add music clips to Stories from library |
While full music platform integration is gone, new features like live audio and music stickers show Facebook’s continued investment in social music experiences.
Best Practices for Music on Facebook
If you want to maximize music on your Facebook profile, keep these tips in mind:
- Create Facebook playlists to showcase full songs
- Share music content broadly – posts, videos, links, lyrics
- Use music stickers in Stories for short music clips
- Go live with music broadcasts to engage followers
- Adjust privacy settings for music visibility
- Remove Spotify integration if no longer in use
- Add favorite bands, albums, songs under “Music” info
- Post playlists to your Timeline from Spotify, Apple Music, and other streaming platforms
With so many users, Facebook is a great platform for musical discovery. Utilize all the options available to grow your audience and share your sounds!
Conclusion
Facebook offers profile customization features that let you integrate music and express your musical identity. By creating playlists, sharing content, posting lyrics, listing favorites, and going live, you can give fans a full music experience through your Facebook profile.
While external app integration is limited compared to the past, you can still manually connect your Spotify, Apple Music, and other streaming activities by sharing and posting that content. With Facebook’s strong user base, profiles with music integration can gain more listeners, followers, and engagement from music lovers.
Next time you want to spice up your profile, try adding some of your favorite tunes or playlists. The music you share is a direct line into your personality, passions, and preferences. So crank up the volume and get more music on your Facebook!