US Billboard charts change streaming rules as YouTube react and stop supplying data

YouTube has announced that it is set to stop supplying data to Billboard for inclusion in the US charts.
The decision comes after Billboard revealed changes to its chart methodology that will narrow the weighting gap between paid and ad-supported streams.
Under Billboard’s current formula for the Billboard 200, one album unit equals 1,250 paid/subscription streams or 3,750 ad-supported streams – a 1:3 ratio.
Billboard’s new methodology, announced on Monday (December 16), will t