Genius Teams Up With Instagram on Lyric Reels

Artists will discuss the words to their newest hits and the stories behind the songs

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Genius teamed up with Instagram on Lyric Reels, a series of 30-second Instagram Reels videos featuring artists discussing the lyrics of their newest hit songs and the stories behind them.

The series kicks off Monday with Megan Thee Stallion discussing “Body,” and artists set to appear in future installments include 24kGoldn and Tate McRae.

Lyric Reels can be viewed on select new song pages on the Genius site and iOS application, as well as the @genius Instagram account.

Genius, a destination for song lyrics and music knowledge, said Lyric Reels represents the first official video annotation integration on its site.

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