101 FREE Instagram & TikTok Hooks for Music Artists 🔥

Struggling to come up with good text hooks? 😅

You’re not alone.

That’s why I’ve put together 101 hooks you can use right now to stop the scroll and get more people to actually listen to your music.

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1. Waiting for the [famous artist you look up to] followed you from this reel notification

2. I think I’m addicted to turning [other genre] into [your genre]

3. I think I got a song for [famous artist you sound like’s] USB

4. POV you like [genre] but also [other genre]

5. [artist] and [artist] dont have a collab so i made one myself

6. [Artist] - “[Track Title]”, but for the [name for people who like your genre]…

7. How do I even explain this [genre/vibe/style] to someone

8. showing my song to my best friends who miss [era & genre]…

9. why does this [beat/song/drop/etc] sound like it’s [vibe]

10. I think we just made a must-play at every [describe where it would be played and when]

11. I’m looking for a [vocalist/collaborator/guitarist/label/etc] for this song

12. [genre] that makes you [vibe it gives you]

13. If [season] had a song, it would sound like this…

14. POV: You try to bring back that [nostalgic vibe you’re trying to bring back]

15. i’m [age] yrs old and i [describe situation] to chase my dream

16. If anyone comes up to me at a future concert and shows me this video I would let them come hangout backstage because they are an OG [your artist name] fan [emoji]

17. pov: ur listening to an [unreleased song/new song/ genre song/ID] from a [your age] year old [where you’re from] musician named [your artist name]

18. It’s crazy to me that I can work for [number] years as a songwriter then you stopping to listen and hitting all the buttons could change my life overnight

19. this one’s for the person you [love, hate, describe relationship]

20. This song comes out [day/next month/next week/etc]

21. What [emotions/vibes/feelings/memories/etc] does this song make you [feel/remember/etc]?

22. everyone sayin music is starting to sound like [era] again?

23. guys peep what [I/we] just [made/produced/wrote/etc]…

24. hey guys! my name’s [your artist name]

25. crazy how I made this song but still have to [go to school/work a day job/etc] 😭…

26. a song for the [a specific person or type of person your song is for and why it’s for them]

27. pov: you’re [describe situation that goes with the song]

28. This is proof you have [type of music] music taste. You just stumbled across a [describe yourself] who makes main character [style of music] like this song you’re hearing rn

29. [Famous Artist] 🤝 [Your Genre]

30. Patiently waiting for [life/summer 2025/etc] to sound like this mashup again…

31. We made the [hardest/craziest/chillest/vibiest/etc] song of the summer[descriptive emoji]

32. when ur about to leave the party but we play that [track] [track] mashup:

33. What DJs actually do: [technique] Breakdown

34. this with your [best friends/lover/rave partners/besties/etc]

35. << What’s a track that always gives you [emotion]? >>

36. wanted to make a song that [goal you want to achieve]:

37. who knew [artist] & [artist] would go so perfectly together…

38. giving [type of music fan] their own [trending song/remix]

39. POV you like [genre] but also [different type of vibe]

40. Wait.. [genre] is back?????

41. This [song title] remix should be illegal 😳

42. If [non-EDM artist] accidentally got booked for EDC

43. what in the [popular movie/book/show/etc that has a vibe like your track sounds] is going on here??

44. if you wished you knew [famous artist you kinda sound like] before she was famous, you have a second chance with me! hi day ones :p

45. If you’re missing [artist/band]…

46. some of the [describe vibe] lyrics i’ve ever written

47. these lyrics [describe emotional reaction]…

48. “I wish I knew [artist you sound like] before [she/he/they] was famous…”

49. hey! could you be a [girls girl/homie/friend/etc] and press some buttons to help a [age] year old small artist out (ur listening to my music rn!)

50. THIS is what [situation] FEELS like…

51. This vibe in the [location] >

52. I told my [gf/bf/friends/parents/etc] I was done writing songs about [vibe/person/etc]

53. I wrote a [genre/vibe] song that I think everybody needs to hear

54. Someone said this sounds like [describe] and now I can’t unhear it…

55. leaking my [album/ep/WIPs/track IDs] but only 1 second of each song

56. Nobody in this [location] knows I made this [describe track]

57. I was legit checking my streams today and saw someone streamed this song [number] times yesterday

58. why does every song sound better with [describe musical element]?

59. someone [sample/remix] this

60. zac efron said 128 bpm synergizes most with your heart beat, but I think it’s actually [bpm]

61. [person], [location] & the track you’ve been waiting for 🚀 Dropping at [time/date]

62. pov: it’s 2025 and this [song/remix/bootleg/cover/mashup] still hasn’t been released

63. [artist] just dropped this song yesterday so i just had to [bootleg/remix/mashup] it

64. pov : you walk into the room and hear this [banger/tune/masterpiece/etc]

65. What if [”SONG TITLE”] was made in 2025

66. music from the [era] just hits differently

67. greatest [describe vibe and section of song] of all time

68. [era] [genre] with [describe musical twist]

69. I wrote this song about [describe personal situation]

70. Just wrote a [riff/song/chorus/instrumental/etc] that sounds WAY easier than it is to play

71. everyone sayin music is starting to sound like [era] again?

72. if [’track title’] was written on [instrument]

73. Adding [instrument] to songs that don’t need them

74. I’m releasing [describe song] and it’s patiently waiting in my bio for you to pre save it

75. I was so [emotion], i had to make some music… THE MUSIC:

76. I’ve never written a song so fast in my life. [describe how it happened]

77. Playing our new single in [Location]..

78. hi i’m [name] from [describe] and this is my band [band name]

79. Hoping this song finds fans of [era] [genre]

80. [genre] isn’t heard, it’s felt >>

81. POV: You hired a [DJ type] DJ for your [event]

82. if [season] 2025 doesn’t sound like this [song/remix/mashup/cover/bootleg] then I don’t want it…

83. [Famous artist] on [your genre] goes so hard

84. i ❤️ [genre]

85. There’s NO WAY [artist] and [artist] are supposed to work this well together 😭

86. [genre] + [genre] just makes sense

87. [instrument] on [genre]?

88. this is pure [emotion]

89. Should I drop this one in [day/month]??

90. Someone told me this sounds like [artist] meets [artist]

91. i [describe your situation] and this is the song i came up with

92. I found out [what you found out that goes with the lyrics of your song]

93. POV: You [describe situation your song is about]… and you write this.

94. just when you thought this [track type] couldn’t get more epic…

95. Can someone please send this to [your hero]?

96. Ok, imagine hearing this track at a [venue] during sunset!!

97. for everyone whos equally obsessed w [type of track] rn

98. how to do [genre] in 90 sec..

99. This is a new song called “[track title]”

100. 🚨CALLING ALL FANS OF🚨 [list artists]

101. ok but imagine you're driving through the [location] and this song starts playing:

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Stay Creative,

Lukas (musicbyLukas)

Founder & CEO, SocialSound