Twitter and Billboard partner to share trending tracks

After killing its #Music service, Twitter is taking another stab at its music strategy by announcing a partnership with music news magazine Billboard. The companies have introduced a Billboard Twitter Real-Time Chart, meant to monitor music conversation in the U.S. and create a “social soundtrack” of popular music trends. The chart will also be put up on Billboard.com so users can see the conversation happening on Twitter. You can follow @Billboard and @TwitterMusic to get regular updates on trending songs and popular artists as well.

Source: ReadWrite

Rdio reveals year-end charts for 2013

The year-end countdowns have started to pour in and Rdio has just revealed what topped their charts in 2013. The year-end chart from music subscription site include everything from staff recommendations, 2014 predictions and Rdio Covers for the year. The entire breakdown of the top charts can be seen here but you can take a quick peek at the top global albums and tracks as well as the top tracks and albums from Canada below.

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