This article has been imported from chorus.fm for discussion. All of the forum rules still apply. YouTube has announced it’s pulling its data from Billboard’s charts: Billboard uses an outdated formula that weights subscription-supported streams higher than ad-supported. This doesn’t reflect how fans engage with music today and ignores the massive engagement from fans who don’t have a subscription. Paul Resnikoff, writing for Digital Music News, has the argument for why YouTube should change, not Billboard: That logic goes something like this: more dedicated, paying fans – and their purchases – are far more valuable to the music industry and its artists, songwriters, publishers, and labels than freebie ad-supported ones. And the charts should reflect that.The rest is just making up the numbers to fit. Paid stuff feeds the music industry, and accordingly, it weighs more heavily in the rankings. It’s logical enough.Just one problem: in that framework, YouTube will never be a heavy chart influencer compared to other streaming platforms and formats. The harsh reality is that YouTube Music, once a promising paid platform, never materialized as a serious competitor to Apple Music or Spotify – and with the music subscription market now maturing, it’s unlikely to catch up. more Not all embedded content is displayed here. You can view the original to see embedded videos and other embedded content.
for me, theres not a single streaming service worthy of a monthly bill. So despite wishing youtube had more competition when it comes to video, i agree with their pov on this, & that that paul guy has a weak argument. -spotify used to be alright, but its a shitty company & its ad supported profile is trash -apple used to be alright, but its a shitty company & i try to avoid giving them money (exceptions for digital tracks on itunes store when not available on bandcamp) -youtube/google is also just a shitty company, but for me as someone who buys physical music regularly, its been the best ad supported streaming when not at home or using a fiio player with the personal library on it its hard to justify paying a monthly subscription