Beginning today, Facebook users in the US can watch official music videos on Facebook. The music videos will appear in the News Feed, and Facebook is launching a Music section in Facebook Watch, where you can explore videos by genre, artist or mood.

In the coming weeks, we can expect music video premieres from J. Balvin, Karol G, Sebastian Yatra, Alejandro Fernandez and Calibre 50. Updated Artist Pages should make it easier to find and browse music videos by your favorite musicians.

The Watch Live feature will be available for free on the Bandsintown For Artists platform next week. The push notifications will appear in the Bandsintown app, and other platforms that use its event listings, like Facebook and Instagram Stories.

The new Bandsintown Live Twitch channel will raise money for the MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund, which will provide financial relief to artists and music industry professionals impacted by the pandemic. Bandsintown Live hosted its first performance today, with DJ and producer Black Coffee, and next week, it will host a multi-day Live Music Marathon.

“Artists and fans are already missing the tribal experience that live shows create. We all must do whatever we can to keep that feeling alive as well as help artists in these difficult times,” said Fabrice Sergent, managing partner of Bandsintown. “WATCH LIVE and a new Bandsintown Live music channel on Twitch are the first of many new initiatives from Bandsintown.”

When a musician plays music for a movie or TV show, they receive payments called residuals when that movie or show is moved to a “secondary market” such as being sold as a Blu-ray. However, musicians who have played soundtracks for streaming projects such as Netflix originals are not paid these fees. With streaming content becoming more and more popular, that means musicians are missing out on a significant chunk of income.

“In made-for-streaming productions, we get about 25 percent of what we get from traditional theatrical or TV film production,” said Ray Hair, International President of the American Federation of Musicians, as reported by the #BandTogether campaign. “Why should we make 75 percent less, so everybody else in their big, rich companies can make more? They bully us into a regressive economic position, in an effort to ultimately eliminate our employment.”

The situation is unique to musicians. Following successful campaigns, actors, singers, writers and other artists are paid residuals for their streaming work, but musicians are not.

The campaign enjoys support from politician Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) and film composer Hans Zimmer. They are calling on the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers to address the issue of residuals as the musicians negotiate a new contract by November 14th.

Add some music to your story
Audio sharing to Facebook Stories is now available. pic.twitter.com/HSBgmxYd8G

— Spotify (@Spotify) August 30, 2019

To add a song to your Facebook Story, you’ll tap “share” when listening to the track on Spotify, select Facebook, customize your Story and post. At the moment, only single tracks will include a preview. Albums or playlists that you share will not come with a 15-second clip.

Spotify added a similar feature to Instagram last year. At the time, it said this integration with Facebook Stories was coming soon. Tech Crunch pointed out that Spotify had a similar “Share to Facebook Stories” feature earlier this year, but it was short lived. Our guess is that this one is here to stay.

Hi there! We’re afraid the “Share to Facebook Stories” feature is no longer supported on Spotify. Give us a shout if you have other questions /MT

— SpotifyCares (@SpotifyCares) January 30, 2019