“[T]he album is being sold with a device that can be used for other means besides the playing of the album. As such, the
Stem [Player]/
Donda package would fall within
Billboard’s latest merch bundle policy, where albums sold with merchandise are not chart-eligible.
Since the Stem Player is a fairly new concept, however, people familiar with the matter from both
Billboard and MRC say they plan to continue to monitor its evolution as it relates to chart eligibility.”