Is Post Malone's "Rockstar" Using A YouTube Loophole To Climb The Billboard Charts?

Started by Ordinary Joel, Oct 19, 2017, in Music Add to Reading List

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    https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.44929/...ole-to-climb-the-billboard-charts/amp-context

    October 18, 2017 | 2:52 PM
    by Danielle Harling

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    Post Malone is allegedly reaping the benefits of a curious YouTube video uploaded by his label, Republic Records, last month. According to The FADER, Republic may have used a loophole in order to help Malone’s new single reach #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

    The labeling of the video would lead a viewer to believe it’s the full song for his 21 Savage-assisted record, “Rockstar.” Instead, the video is a loop of the chorus featured on the song. 21 Savage’s verse is absent from the audio.



    Additionally, the description of the video reads “FULL SONG HERE,” and includes a link to the various streaming options for the song.

    As of Wednesday (October 18), a view count for the YouTube video stands at over 44 million. The comments for the YouTube video have been disabled.

    It’s currently unclear just how big of a role the video loop played in “Rockstar” obtaining the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart this past week. In a statement to Genius, Billboard said, “U.S. streams for that clip do contribute to our songs charts, the same way an instrumental track or a remix of a song would count towards the main song’s placement if downloaded or streamed.”

    Regardless, the song is a bonafide hit, and has been topping the daily Spotify charts for more than a week with millions of plays.

    But Republic’s video has caught even more attention given that YouTube streams will reportedly soon be taken into consideration for the Billboard 200 albums chart.
     
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    Billboard is still f---ing autistic for even counting youtube views for streams
     
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    Nah it makes sense to count them considering how many millions of views artists get there, they just need to iron out how to make it fair.
     
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    joel you're late on this one


    anyways, its whatever. its great marketing, no ones gonna remember 2 years from now that they even did this, they'll just know he went #1
     
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    Song would of went number 1 either way. It’s dope and it’s a hit.
     
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    who cares song blaps.

    COCAINE ON THE TABLE, LIQUOR POURIN - DONT GIVE A d---!!
     
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    The song is still hilarious, especially the hook. Imagine this guy having shooters? LMAOOOOOOOO
     
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    Lmao I hate this song and everything about him
     
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    s--- it up buttercup. It’s the best song I’m 2017 so far.
     
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    yeah I can't stand this song lol
     
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    No it's not.
     
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    you must not go out much
     
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    not even top 100, song is mad generic it got boring after first listen
     
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    Lmao imagine thinking this
     
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