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YouTube announced that its streaming metrics will count towards Billboard's official chart rankings starting in 2027, following a year-long dispute over chart calculations. Billboard's new methodology, which better reflects how fans engage with music across both subscription and ad-supported services, will adjust the ratio of streams between the subscriber and ad-supported tiers from 1:2.5 to 1:1.5. This change will significantly boost chart representation for hip-hop and Latin music artists, whose fanbases drive massive engagement on YouTube relative to traditional audio subscription services.
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