This Week’s Trending Songs on Instagram Reels: July 4
Hey! You deserve to have a quality go-to resource that provides you with the latest, greatest, trending, gonna-make-you-viral trending songs on Instagram reels. Reels continue to be the star format on Instagram, achieving the highest reach, according to our 2025 Social Media Study. Instagram’s algorithm pushes short video content, as it drives user engagement and brand awareness. To create a sense of relatability and reference pop culture, trending songs on Instagram reels is a strategy to boost visibility.
We know that trends come and go in a matter of days. Social media managers need to stay on top of these trends to create timely content with the hope of going viral. Using trending sounds increases your likelihood of being seen by a wider audience or shared by new users.
Trending Songs on Instagram Reels Today
What’s trending on Instagram reels today? While there are more than just 10 trending songs on the network, this list will give you a good idea of what songs grab users’ attention and appear on their feeds. We’ve chosen to share songs rather than all audio, so don’t be alarmed if you can’t see the popular sound you heard; you can find trending audio in your Instagram ‘Professional Dashboard’. Here’s a look at some of the hottest tracks making waves on Instagram reels, with a focus on their origin, why they’re captivating audiences, and the creative content they inspire:
#1. What Did I Miss – Drake
Hated, adored, never ignored is how you can describe Drake in 2025. Some hate him, some love him, but whenever he drops, he’s always the topic of discussion. The polarizing Canadian is back with a late candidate for song of the summer. The themes he touches on are nothing new: fake friends, betrayal, and some flexing added in for good measure. However, it’s undeniably catchy, and full of Instagrammable lines.
#2. Whatever She Wants – no/vox, karaokey (Bryson Tiller)
As with many great songs of the last 10 years, what started as a Soundcloud sleeper has become a bona fide viral smash. The instrumental of Bryson Tiller’s Whatever She Wants, from his eponymous 2024 album, has been converted into a versatile Instagram sound with creators using it to bring a funky summer vibe to their content. It’s a jumpy, up-tempo beat which lends itself to a variety of videos, from product reviews to thank you messages to loved ones.
#3. HOW DOES IT FEEL? – The Kid LAROI
What would summer be without funky pop songs that all sound like each other? Just kidding… You can never have too many of these, to be honest. The Kid LAROI’s HOW DOES IT FEEL ticks all the boxes for an impactful Reels companion; it’s bouncy, vibrant, and fun. It was only released in Spring with LAROI himself saying, “summer came early”, so we can expect this one to keep heating up over the next few weeks.
#4. Slow Sundays – Ophelia Wilde
The name says it all with this one. Slow Sundays by Ophelia White sounds like for those weekends where you don’t plan to move much, making it ideal for relaxing holiday/leisure content. There is also a slightly melancholic feel to it, which also evokes feelings of sympathy or sadness, something many creators are using to support videos with more serious themes. I have no idea if this is a real song or just an Instagram sound, but it doesn’t matter, I’ll be using it in my reels from now on, and you should too!
#5. Saturday Mood – Kim Ngan Media
Calm seems to be the vibe of this summer, and you won’t hear me complaining. I mean, who doesn’t like chilling? Saturday Mood from Kim Ngan Media instantly transports you to the beach, on a sun lounger, with a cocktail in your hand, not a care in the world, with no one asking you to do anything… Sorry, I got carried away. But that proves the effect of this sound, a relaxing supplement to your summer reels.
#6. One Night Girl – Allison Kane
Allison Kane’s One Night Girl was one of the highlights of 2024 for anyone who’s felt the need to put a potential lover in their place. It’s an assertive, disco-infused pop track with lyrics reminding a romantic interest exactly how to treat a lady. This makes it perfect for female empowerment content, although the instrumental alone is enough to make you want to move. So, feel free to use it in dancing, TikTok-esque reels.
#7. Together – David Guetta, Hypaton, Bonnie Tyler
David Guetta is back bringing the summer vibes as usual with this club banger that instantly takes you to your favourite holiday club. Ibiza, Miami, Barcelona… wherever you like to party in the summertime, this song will take your mind back there. It’s great for throwbacks and group holiday content.
#8. Went West – BabyChiefDoit
One of 2025’s breakout rap stars, BabyCheifDoit, is back with another viral hit. The 17-year-old has been on a steady run this year, solidifying himself as one of the ones to watch when it comes to hip-hop. This song is catchy and hard-hitting, with great production. It’s perfect for highly active content like video memes and comedy skits, like this one below:
#9. Rescue – Lauren Daigle
This beautiful song deserves your beautiful reels. Originally released over 5 years ago, Rescue by Lauren Daigle shares a message of hope. Its lyrics speak to someone vulnerable, while promising to save them, which is why this song has been used a lot in animal rescue reels.
#10. River Washed hair – Zach Bryan
A modern country classic, full of harmonicas and slow strings, is always a hit for me. Zach Bryan’s River Washed Hair is exactly that. The instrumentation makes it a versatile song to use in your reels, with creators adding it to holiday content, storytelling, and wholesome family videos.
How to Save Instagram Songs
If you are scrolling through Instagram reels and you find an audio that you would like to save, just follow these simple steps:
- Tap on the name of the audio you want to use.
- Right next to the ‘Use Audio’ you will see ‘Save Audio’.
If you do not see this it is because you must have a Business or Creator Account to be able to save trending audio.
Want to use any of the songs from this article? Just click the song name in the paragraph title and it will take you to the Instagram audio page.
How to Access Saved Songs
- Go to create a New reel.
- If you want to film before, click on the music icon on the left side of the screen
- On the top, you will see the Save button.
- Here you will see all your Saved songs.
You can also access your saved songs through your Instagram bio, all you have to do is:
- Go to your bio and click on the three lines in the top right corner.
- Click on ‘Saved’.
- The first square will say ‘Audio’.
- Here you can access all your saved songs.
How to Find Trending Songs for Instagram Reels
Instagram portrays which sounds are trending with a little up arrow icon. You can find these arrows by browsing the suggested sounds and on the Instagram reel page. There are also several other ways to find trending sounds, so let’s dive right in!
Browse Suggestions
Click on the +, scroll to reel, and click on the trending arrow. This method is a bit less likely that it will match your niche, instead, Instagram will just show you a library of trending songs being used by all kinds of creators.
On the Instagram Reel tab
This method is a great way to start because this is where your tailored reels live. These reels show up on this page because the Instagram algorithm takes into account the content you would like based on your past engagement.
For example, if you post a lot about makeup or engage with makeup, on this page you will likely see a lot of reels having to do with beauty products. This helps you find sounds that will match your niche.
Through the Creator’s Instagram account
@Creators is used by Instagram to share important updates like platform improvements, reels trends and trending audio. Make sure you’re following this account to stay up to date. This Reel below showcases some recent trends on the platform:
By scrolling TikTok
Using TikTok to get inspired is a great way to find trending sounds. Although they are two completely separate apps, the trends often carry over between the two apps. So, by scrolling through the app and seeing some similarities of videos that would match your niche, odds are they could do well on Instagram too! We update the top 10 TikTok songs each week, so this is a great place to see timely trending songs:
Use Instagram Reels Templates
Instagram has recently added Reel templates, so you can easily create professional videos. When going to create a Reel, you will see a Templates option. You can scroll through different templates created by users, and save your favorite ones. These are also broken into different categories such as trending, and recommended.
After selecting a template you want to use, you can add your clips and edit the video to your liking. These templates can be very helpful because many times the sounds that offer templates not only make editing easier, but they are also most likely trending as well. A recent trending template is the sound: Dog Days Are Over by Florence and the Machines. This song has over 683K reels. The template looks like this:
All you have to do is simply add three clips and the template will edit them in to sync it to the sound!
Instagram does not have exact data as to why songs are trending but we believe it is due to the amount of users that save, use, or interact with a certain sound.
For our visual learners, check out our YouTube video on how to find trending audio on both TikTok and Instagram:
Can Businesses Use Trending Sounds on Instagram?
There are currently over 200 million business profiles on Instagram and being that Reels are the most popular type of content on the app, it is likely that businesses are posting reels frequently. As the owner of your business account, you may have run into the issue where a trending sound was not available for your business account to use. We are here to tell you why.
This is because of Instagram’s Copyright rule. Instagram can remove audio or clips of audio from your content if it detects a potential licensing violation. They can also block content or delete content if they believe that you have infringed their copyright rule.
Businesses have access to all sounds that are labeled “Original Audio” as well as songs that are for “Commercial Use”. And not to worry, because there is quite a library full of original audio that is trending!
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We hope this guide to finding trending songs on Instagram Reels in 2024 was helpful, and let us know if you have any questions or comments!
