I tried to replace Spotify with YouTube Music (again), and it's still missing one crucial thing

If we’re trying to trace where my frustration with YouTube Music really begins, we have to start at the root cause. The ...

YouTube to pull music data from Billboard’s charts because it doesn’t like its ranking formula

YouTube is pulling its data from Billboard for use in the publisher’s industry-leading U.S. music charts. The decision is in ...
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YouTube won't share streaming data with Billboard in 2026 and it's going to change how your favorite artists perform on the top charts

YouTube will stop sharing music streams with Billboard starting midway through January 2026, it's going to have major ripples ...
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Explained: Why YouTube’s Exit From Billboard May Undermine Popular‑Music Chart’s Credibility

YouTube is removing its streaming data from Billboard charts. Here’s why it exited and how it could undermine music chart ...
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Separate YouTube and YouTube Music With This Easy Hack

Want to keep YouTube and YouTube Music completely separate? Learn how to separate YouTube and YouTube music with this free hack.

6 reasons YouTube Premium is worth the monthly fee

If you still think that $14 per month is a steep price to pay, there’s always YouTube Premium’s Family plan (which I happen ...

AI Is Democratizing Music. Unfortunately.

The pro and anti sides have generally coalesced around two different arguments: one saying AI will leach humanity out of ...
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Billboard just made ‘free’ streams worth more on its US charts. YouTube is still not happy – and is pulling its data.

YouTube says it will soon stop providing data to Billboard for inclusion in the US charts, ending a partnership that has ...

YouTube Ditches the Billboard Charts

The video streaming giant blames the change, set to take effect in January, on a dispute over how non-subscriber streams are ...
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YouTube’s the problem, not Billboard — and everybody in the music industry agrees

Perhaps that’s a philosophical question, though Billboard — and the broader music industry — decided long ago that all streams aren’t created equal. Accordingly, for years, Billboard has ranked ...

YouTube Music is getting an update that will make Spotify users jealous

Google continues to fiddle with YouTube Music's mobile user interface, and some users are reporting an all-new set of tweaks - here's what's coming.