If your Instagram Stories kept suggesting Creed’s“Higher”this week, it wasn’t just you. Instagram confirmed to CNN that a glitch caused the 1999 hit to be recommended as background music to far more users than intended, no matter what they were posting. The company says it’s still investigating the cause and working on a fix.
The glitch landed at a funny moment. Creed is in the middle of a genuine revival, with a 2024 return to touring and another Summer of’99 and Beyond Cruise earlier this year. Users also reported a spike in suggestions for Soulja Boy’s“Turn My Swag On,”though Instagram says that one is legitimate and not part of the glitch.
So while the app sorts itself out, one thing is clear:“Higher”is having a moment in 2026, whether Instagram planned it or not. What song has your algorithm been obsessed with lately?
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