YouTube streaming data returns to Billboard charts, ending major disagreement
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.
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Source account: 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.
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