Visiting that YouTube page accomplishes two things for the record label and artist: First, because the full chorus from the original recording is what’s looped, according to Billboard policy it actually counts toward the song’s streaming data (not unlike the way a user-generated clip that uses at least 30 seconds of an original recording contributes to a song’s chart position). Their tactic is, at the very least, diabolical and seemingly unprecedented: The chorus-loop mix of “Rockstar” is the only posting of the Post Malone recording on YouTube or Vevo (all other video searches of the track turn up covers by amateur artists). ![]() 1 last week, with several reporters accusing Malone and Republic of chart shenanigans. ![]() That YouTube loop has been the subject of much controversy and side-eye since “Rockstar” ascended to No.
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