YouTube to Resume Sharing Streaming Data With Billboard in 2027
YouTube will resume sharing streaming data with Billboard in 2027, ending a major disagreement. The move follows Billboard's planned update to its chart methodology, which gives more weight to free, ad-supported streams.
YouTube will resume sharing streaming data with Billboard in 2027, ending a major disagreement between the two, according to reports. The return is tied to changes in Billboard's chart methodology.
Billboard has announced that it will update its chart methodology in 2027. Under the revised formula, more weight will be given to free, ad-supported music streams. YouTube's streaming data will be shared with Billboard again after that change.
The arrangement means YouTube streaming activity will once again count toward Billboard charts. The reports did not provide further details about the exact formula or other terms of the data-sharing agreement.
The change is scheduled for 2027, when YouTube is set to resume providing the data and Billboard's updated methodology takes effect.
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