New Delhi, March 14 -- Facebook Thursday announced licensing partnership with India's leading music labels, including T-Series Music, Zee Music Company and Yash Raj Films, to allow its users to include their favourite tracks while sharing their posts and videos on the social network as well as on Instagram.

"Starting today, people in India can include hundreds of thousands of licensed Indian music in the videos and posts they share on Facebook, making their moments more meaningful and personal," Facebook said in a statement.

Before this partnership, Facebook pulled down any post that used music of famous labels due to copyright issues.

"We are excited about partnering with the music industry in India and the idea that people here will ...