YouTube Streaming Data Returns to Billboard Charts, Ending Major Disagreement
Lyor Cohen said YouTube will resume chart data in 2027 after Billboard narrowed its streams weighting to 1:1.5, ending a dispute over ad-supported plays.
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YouTube will resume sharing streaming data with Billboard in 2027 after changes to the chart formula give more weight to free, ad-supported music streams.
YouTube will share its streaming data with Billboard again in 2027, after the magazine reduced the difference between the weight of paid reproductions and those that include ads. The change comes after a disagreement about how to reflect the different ways of listening to music.
YouTube Streams Will Once Again Count Toward Billboard Charts
Huge news for chart nerds and aspiring chart-topping musicians: Billboard will soon count YouTube streams again when tabulating its music charts. The change will take place starting in 2027, according to a blog post from YouTube executive and music industry veteran Lyor Cohen. Measuring the popularity of recorded music with charts is a tricky endeavor,…
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