According to Reuters this past Thursday Billboard included
sales and streaming data from digital platforms such as Spotify and Rhapsody
along with others in their weekly ratings. The entries into the billboard
charts included selections from country, Latin and hip-hop music genres but
will include all music genres. Billboard
also released a statement that confirmed they would be launching a new chart
for the R&B genre of music stating that these songs will now be rated
separately from the once all inclusive categories as rap and hip-hop.
Billboard uses the data provided by Nielson SoundScan to
calculate their weekly ratings for the top albums and singles in various
musical categories. Until recently the Latin, R&B and country music singles
were determined mostly by rotation on radio station with that play their respective
music.
With the huge impact that digital downloads are having on
the industry, it seems long overdue, but better late then never. It seems that
the industry is finally adapting to the changes in technology and rewriting
their old business plans to account for this new digital media platform and it’s
great to t=see Billboard is at the front leading this trend.
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