YouTube Ditches the Billboard Charts

YouTube Ditches the Billboard Charts

Songs streamed on YouTube will no longer count towards the Billboard charts, the platform announced in a blog yesterday (December 17). The change will take effect on January 16, 2026, according to Lyor Cohen, YouTube’s global head of music. Cohen blamed a long-running dispute over Billboard’s decision to weight subscriber streams more favorably than ad-supported…

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Dave Chappelle Addresses Diddy, Baby Oil & Charlie Kirk In Netflix Special “Dave Chappelle: The Unstoppable…”

Dave Chappelle Addresses Diddy, Baby Oil & Charlie Kirk In Netflix Special “Dave Chappelle: The Unstoppable…”

Dave Chappelle surprised fans with an unannounced Netflix standup special that dropped today. The comedian filmed the 75-minute show Dave Chappelle: The Unstoppable… in Washington, DC, back in October. The special tackles several hot-button topics. Chappelle defends his controversial decision to perform at Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Comedy Festival earlier this year. He doesn’t apologize for…

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Bernice Share New Song “Poisson Noël”: Listen

Bernice Share New Song “Poisson Noël”: Listen

Bernice have been laying low. The Toronto pop experimentalists have been doing shows, and in October they did a special, Monsters, Inc.-themed release. Now they’re back with another holiday gift: A song called “Poisson Noël.” On Instagram, the band wrote, “emerging from newborn life to share our winter song of 2025: poisson noël, recorded at…

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