Bundles are coming back to Billboard!

Billboard: WE ARE THE ONLY ONES THAT CAN MANIPULATE OUR CHARTS. The rest of you are cheaters. But only if we say so. Or you pay us. Then we will proclaim how organic everything about you and your rise to popularity is. Don't forget who to make the check out to.

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But isn't that pointless?

If western act now could harness point because of bundles, the same thing could happened to with kpop acts right?

Unless they are explicitly saying this rule can't be used by kpop act

Read my above message. They pull shit, proclaim how harmful it is and how it's cheating, then they backtrack as it pleases them.

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Billboard power tripping as always. "If we like you we'll allow it". It's just their way of supporting the artists they want to see top their charts.

Of course!

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Yes, and they favor radio over sales, while sales supports artists and radio is just someone deciding for figuring out who gives them more $$$ so they can be sure to dictate to lots of other people what they can hear on their channel

Fixed that for you!

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Billboard power tripping as always. "If we like you we'll allow it". It's just their way of supporting the artists they want to see top their charts.

So... any guesses on how much approval costs?

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^^^ the fuck is that post

on topic, ironically this rule will only help KPOP acts + maybe some acts like Taylor since they're the few acts that have a fandom to sell their merch. Taylor's next album about to pull 2M first week

Correction, only if Billboard "approves" their "fan packs" first. If you really think their approval is based on anything but whether or not it benefits them, IMO you're extremely naive.

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