YouTube stops counting paid ads in music-video viewing charts

Music videos can’t pay their way to the top of YouTube’s charts anymore.The online video giant said it will no longer count views from paid advertisements in its one-day record tallies, ending a controversial music-industry practice—and diminishing a sales stream for YouTube.The unit of Alphabet Inc.’s Google has touted its role as a promotional channel for pop-music stardom. Many artists and record labels would pay to run debut songs as YouTube ads, boosting viewership a