Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Over the last few decades, the music business has been rocked to its core several times. In fact, there have been times when there ...

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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 ...

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 ...

Billboard is a staple of the music industry, and the publication has been tracking the top-selling albums each week since 1940. Of course, the way we consume music has undergone multiple significant ...

Songs streamed on YouTube will no longer count towards the Billboard charts, the platform announced in a blog yesterday (December 17). The change will take effect on January 16, 2026, according to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

YouTube will no longer share its music data with Billboard, citing objections to how the publication weights streams when calculating its U.S. music charts. Set to go into effect next month, the ...