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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

"When YouTube pulls these shenanigans again, the industry needs to stand up and not allow YouTube to deepen its power over artists," the power-manager wrote in an open letter published Friday By Ethan ...

YouTube’s move to stop sharing streaming data for Billboard’s music charts could change how we think about metrics Billboard’s latest change, and YouTube’s subsequent action, point to a more ...

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 ...