Oct 19, 2017 https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.44929/...ole-to-climb-the-billboard-charts/amp-context October 18, 2017 | 2:52 PM by Danielle Harling 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.
Oct 19, 2017 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.
Oct 19, 2017 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
Oct 19, 2017 The song is still hilarious, especially the hook. Imagine this guy having shooters? LMAOOOOOOOO