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The change, which YouTube says will take effect in January, will mean that YouTube withdraws its data from all of Billboard's U.S. and global charts. By Billboard Staff YouTube said in a blog post ...
YouTube, one of the biggest music streaming platforms in the world, will no longer submit data to Billboard for its U.S. music charts starting early next year. As Cohen explained, YouTube’s main gripe ...
The split between YouTube and Billboard may mark a turning point in the music business as streaming data takes on a larger role in determining chart success. YouTube will stop providing streaming ...
Billboard and YouTube are closing out 2025 with a feud, of sorts, centered on the charts value of ad-supported streams. As always, we’re here to break down the key takeaways from this latest industry ...
YouTube announced that it will no longer share data with Billboard for the creation of the Billboard Hot 100 and other charts because the video platform doesn't believe they're calculated fairly. The ...
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Over the last few decades, the music business has been rocked to its core several times. In fact, there have been times when there were many well-informed observers and experts who openly worried that ...
YouTube is pulling its data from Billboard for use in the publisher’s industry-leading U.S. music charts. The decision is in response to a recent change Billboard made to its ranking formula, which ...
Lyor Cohen, the company's global head of music, argued that Billboard's formula for the charts doesn't put enough weight on ad-supported streams. By Ethan Millman Music Editor YouTube will stop ...