Billboard updates chart rules on bundles yet again
Billboard has updated its chart rules on album bundling yet again as part of its ongoing efforts to gauge the…
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Kanye West's Donda 2 deemed ineligible for Billboard charts
Billboard says Kanye West's Donda 2 is not chart eligible while it is sold exclusively via his Stem Player devices, under rules on bundled sales.…
Billboard launches a load of new country-specific music charts
Billboard has launched weekly top 25 charts for dozens of countries, based on streaming and download data, published via its Hits Of The World section.…
Facebook music video plays to be counted in Billboard charts
Billboard will count plays of officially licensed music videos on Facebook as ad-supported streams in its US charts from 27 March.…
Billboard launches global music charts
Billboard and MRC Data have launched two global music charts compiled from sales and streaming data in over 200 markets, one including US data and one excluding it.…
CMU Digest 20.07.20: COVID-19, Migos, Digital Dollar, Spotify, Billboard charts
A digest covering cancelled shows and venue closures, the Migos lawsuit, the Digital Dollar book, Spotify's Russian launch and Billboard's chart rule changes.…
Billboard updates album bundle rules (again), and cuts off CD single chart boost ruse
Billboard has changed its rules so that records bundled with another product in a single priced sale will no longer be counted in its US charts.…
6ix9ine and Nicki Minaj score record US chart fall
6ix9ine and Nicki Minaj's 'Trollz' fell from number one to number 34 in its second week on the Billboard Hot 100, the biggest single-week fall for a debut number one.…
6ix9ine urges fans to buy new single four times each, following previous chart conspiracy theory
6ix9ine has urged fans to buy his new single 'Trollz' up to four times each, after earlier claiming Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber rigged the chart, which Billboard denied.…
Setlist: Safe harbours and 6ix9ine's chart battle battle
CMU's Andy Malt and Chris Cooke discuss the US Copyright Office's safe harbour report and 6ix9ine's dispute with Ariana Grande over her US chart position.…
CMU Digest 25.05.30: ERA, Copyright Office, Spotify, Q magazine, 6ix9ine
This week's digest covers the streaming royalties debate, a US Copyright Office report on safe harbour, Spotify's countersuit against Sosa Entertainment and Bauer's magazine review.…
Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber deny 6ix9ine's claims they bought US number one position
Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber deny 6ix9ine's claims that they bought their way to US number one, citing fan support and last-minute CD sales.…