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The programmed streams will receive a half-point value per play.
These numbers will be added to the formula with radio airplay and digital buys.
Meanwhile, the Billboard 200 chart currently has one tier for all on-demand streaming services.
Right now 1,500 streams counts as one album unit.
Programed streams and radio airplay do not count toward the Billboard 200 chart.
Presumably the unpaid services, and the artists who rise to fame through those platforms, might argue differently.
The changes will take effect starting in the week of June 29 to July 5.
