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A highly-curated weekly snapshot of the digital music business info you need to know - now as a weekly podcast too! Hosted by YMC creator and curator Jay Gilbert, along with Mike Etchart, former host of the syndicated Sound & Vision Radio program . Every Monday Jay and Mike break down the important music news to keep you up to date and informed on the latest trends in the digital music world! Subscribe now wherever you get your podcasts!

Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart


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    YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With MIDiA's Tatiana Cirisano

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2025 25:00


    On this very special YMC episode, your host Jay Gilbert sits down with MIDiA's VP of Music Strategy Tatiana Cirisano to discuss their recently released report entitled "All Eyes, No Ears: Why Virality Is Not Building Fandom", which was written by Tatiana and Olivia Jones.  This just-released white paper tackles one of the music industry's biggest questions: how is social media really shaping discovery, streaming, and fandom?   Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

    Episode 267

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2025 34:05


    Episode 267 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chatted about these important music business stories: "US Streaming Subscriptions Hit 105m In The First Half Of 2025, But Recorded Music Revenue Was Up By Less Than 1% YoY" (Music Business Worldwide); "Nearly A Third Of All Tracks Uploaded To Deezer Are Now Fully AI-generated, Says Platform" (Music Business Worldwide). "What Would An AI Music License Even Look Like? It's Complicated" (Billboard);  "Spotify Is Finally Launching Lossless – But It's Not Part Of A ‘Super Premium' Tier" (Billboard). Plus comments from Kristin Robinson at Billboard with thoughts on the Spotify Lossless article! Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

    Episode 266

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2025 34:57


    Episode 266 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart cover these important music industry stories: "CHRIS CASTLE FROM MUSIC TECHNOLOGY POLICY joins us with his latest OP:ED: Spotify's Updated Terms of Use: Your Data Is Their New Oil"; "Downtown Music Boss Speaks Out On UMG Deal: ‘The Debate Must Be Honest. It Must Be About Facts, Not Agendas'" (Music Business Worldwide). “The Music Industry Must Work WITH AI Companies Rather Than Fight Them In Court” (Charles Goldstuck White Paper/Billboard);  Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

    YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With The NMPA's David Israelite

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2025 40:11


    YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With David Israelite A special bonus episode of the Your Morning Coffee Podcast: A Conversation with David Israelite, President of the National Music Publishers Association (NMPA). https://bio.to/UloQY6 We sit down with David to talk about the work that's being done to make sure songwriters are fairly paid for their work and the challenges they face today. Important issues like AI training, social media and short form video use. David takes complex issues and breaks them down so they can be easily understood. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

    Episode 265

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2025 37:36


    Episode 265 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important music industry stories: "Slide Into Spotify's DMs: Platform Launches In-App Messaging To Boost Content Sharing" (Music Business Worldwide); "Suno Argues None Of The Millions Of Tracks Made On Its Platform ‘Contain Anything Like A Sample'" (Music Business Worldwide); "Anthropic Settles Authors' Lawsuit Over Pirated Books...And It Could Be A Gift For Universal Music Group's Lawyers"(Music Business Worldwide). Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

    YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With BMG's Dan Gill

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2025 30:37


    YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With BMG's Dan Gill  On this very special edition of the YMC podcast, your host Jay Gilbert sat down with BMG's Dan Gill, West Coast EVP of Recorded Music, for an interesting and wide ranging conversation.   Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

    Episode 264

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2025 48:18


    Episode 264 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important stories: "Burner Pages and Volume Posting: Inside Music's Hottest New TikTok Marketing Strategy" (Machine Learning/Billboard); "Stability AI Study Says AI Is Creating ‘Potentially New' Music Genres As Artists Take Control" (Music Business Worldwide); "The US's ‘Click-To-Cancel' Rule Could Soon Be Law. What Would That Mean For Streaming Services?" (Music Business Worldwide). 

    Episode 263

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2025 43:02


    Episode 263 On this week's 5th Anniversary show, and our 300th episode (regular episodes + specials), your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart break down these important stories:  "How Do Artists Get Paid When AI Models Are Training On Their Work?" (Billboard); Bob Lefsetz Weighs In On “Spotify Myths”;  "AI-Generated Music Is Here To Stay. Will Streaming Services Like Spotify Label It?" (NPR); "ElevenLabs Launches AI Music Model, Signs Licenses With Merlin & Kobalt: Here's How It Will Work" (Billboard).    Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

    YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With David Macias of Thirty Tigers

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2025 46:49


    YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With David Macias On this very special edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart sat down with David Macias, Co-Founder and President of Thirty Tigers for an interesting and wide ranging conversation.   Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

    Episode 262

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2025 37:45


    Episode 262 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important stories: "From Our Friend Chris Robley: A Special Your Morning Coffee Op:Ed “The Bad, The Ugly, And Yes, The Good Of Spotify”; "The State of Physical Music In 2025" (Ed Christman at Billboard); "You Have To Get People's Attention In The First Two Seconds" (Ted Gioia at The Honest Broker); "2025 Q2 Earnings: Here's What Every Music Company Made" (Elizabeth Dilts Marshall and Glenn Peoples for Billboard). Plus audio drops from Chris Robley from Demo and the Scratch Track Podcast, and Jack Conte from Patreon!   Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

    Episode 261

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2025 30:57


    Episode 261   On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these import stories: "Can You Tell If That Song Is AI-Generated? Here Are Some Things To Check" (Associated Press); "Spotify Boycott: Artists Leave 'Garbage Hole' Platform After CEO Invests In AI Weapons" (LA Times); "What Is The Value Of A Stream In 2025?" (MIDiA): "Spotify's Q2 Earnings Results: What You Should Know"(Billboard).   Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

    YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Bandcamp's Dan Melnick

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2025 32:04


      YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Dan Melnick On this very special edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart sat down with Dan Melnick, General Manager of Bandcamp for an interesting and wide ranging conversation.   Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

    Episode 260

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2025 36:50


    Episode 260 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important stories: "Will the Rise Of AI Music Content Creators Start Competing With Traditional Artists?" (Billboard); "‘Super Listeners' Make Up Just 2% Of An Artist's Monthly Streaming Audience, Yet Buy 50% Of Concert Tickets' Spotify Says" (Music Business Worldwide); "Music Industry Backs Reintroduced ‘RAP Act' That Would Bar Lyrics From Being Used As Evidence In US Court Trials" (Music Business Worldside); "ONErpm's Emmanuel Zunz: 'There Are No More Distribution Companies, There Are No More Record Labels. There Are Just Companies Providing Solutions to Creators.'" (Music Business Worldside);  Plus an audio drop with Jennifer Roe, Executive Director of Folk Alliance.    Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

    YMC Special Episode - A Conversation with DIMA's Graham Davies

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2025 32:50


    YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Graham Davies On this very special edition of the YMC podcast, your host Jay Gilbert sat down with President and CEO of the Digital Media Assocation (DIMA) Grahama Davies for an interesting and wide ranging conversation.   Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

    Episode 259

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2025 45:04


    Episode 259 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important music industry stories: "The Luminate 2025 Mid-Year Report Is Here [we break it all down]" (Luminate);  "AI Music Is Going Viral, But It's Not What Fans Want" (Emily White); "Everyone's A Manager Now" (B-side).   Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

    YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Jaime Marconette On The Luminate 2025 Mid-year Report

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2025 48:41


    YMC Special Episode - A Chat With Jaime Marconette On The Luminate 2025 Mid-year Report On this very special edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart sat down with Luminate's Jaime Marconette to discuss their recently released Lumninate 2025 Midyear Music Report.    Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

    Episode 258

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2025 41:43


    Episode 258 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important music industry stories:  "UMG's Michael Nash On AI: ‘Copyright Is Not The Enemy Of Innovation…' And 3 Other Things We Learned From His Keynote At The UN's AI Summit" (Music Business Worldwide); "What Smart Marketers Know About Fans That Most Artists Don't" (Symphonic); "The 5 Biggest Music Deals Of 2025 So Far: Concord, Pophouse, Warner Music & More" (Billboard).  Subscribe to the nerwsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

    Episode 257

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2025 38:55


    Episode 257 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important stories: "The AI Music Problem On Spotify (and other streaming platforms) Is Worse Than You Think" (Music Business Worldwide); Deerhoof To Remove Their Catalog From Spotify (Paste Magazine); "US Senate Rejects 10-year Ban On State AI Regulation In Win For Creative Sector" (Music Business Worldwide).   Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

    Episode 256

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2025 43:46


    Episode 256 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important stories: "A New Documentary Explores the Perils Of AI Music" (Austin Chronicle); "For Years, Marketers Have Urged Artists to Post More On TikTok — Now, They're Turning To Fans" (Billboard);"Budweiser Boasts Of “$0 Spent On Music Rights” In “Iconic Songs” Campaign, And Wins Ad-Land's Biggest Prize" (Complete Music Update).   Subscribe to the newsletter! Your Morning.Coffee

    Episode 255

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2025 46:51


    Episode 255 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important stories: "Did Sony's Rob Stringer Just Hand Regulators The Case To Tank Universal's Downtown Dreams?" (Complete Music Update); "This Palm Springs Venue Was A Hot Spot For Music. Then Came The Pandemic And A Bitter Legal Battle" (LA Times); "Why Tariffs Are Quietly Undermining The American Vinyl Comeback" (Chris Castle/Music Technology Policy).  Plus an audio drop from Ruby Marchand  - Recording Academy Chief Awards and Global Industry Officer.    Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

    Episode 254

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2025 45:17


    Episode 254 On this week's episode of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart cover these important music industry stories: "Billboard Indie Power Players Revealed" (Billboard); "What Suno And Udio's AI Licensing Deals With Music Majors Could Mean For Creators Rights" (Forbes); "It's Time for Fair Play — AM Radio Must Pay Artists" (Music Technology Policy); "Sir Lucian Grainge's Interview With Spotify's Alex Norström: 5 Things We Learned…"(Music Business Worldwide).   Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee  

    YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Jeremy Sirota, CEO of Merlin

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2025 41:46


    On this very special episode of the YMC podcast, your host Jay Gilbert sits down with Merlin CEO Jeremy Sirota for an in-depth conversation.    Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

    Episode 253

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2025 43:11


    Episode 253 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: "7 TAKEAWAYS FROM GOLDMAN SACHS' NEW ‘MUSIC IN THE AIR' REPORT" (Music Business Worldwide);  "5 REASONS WHY AI LICENSING DEALS BETWEEN MAJOR LABELS AND SUNO & UDIO WILL BE HARD TO PULL OFF" (Billboard);  "WHY EVENT TICKETS SHOULD NOT BE TREATED AS UNREGULATED TRADABLE EQUITIES" (Randy Nichols).  Plus an audio drop from the amazing Steve Perry on his upcoming auction to benefit SoCal wildfire victims! Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

    Episode 252

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2025 41:22


    Episode 252 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat aout these important music business stories: "AI Continues To Alarm The Music Industry – But Artists Are Fighting Back" (Clash); "The Billboard Boxscore Midyear 2025 Report, Breaking Down The Year's Biggest Tours, Venues And Promoters" (Billboard); "20 Years Ago, Labels Targeted Fandom. Will It Work The Second Time Around?" (MIDiA).  Plus audio drops from music tech writer Drew Thurlow on copyrights and royalties, and Benn Jordan on "The Art Of 'Poison-Pilling' Music Files".    Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

    YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Oscar Höglund

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2025 41:06


    On this very special episode of the YMC podcast, your host Jay Gilbert sits down with Epidemic Sound co-founder and CEO Oscar Höglund for an in-depth conversation.    Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

    Episode 251

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2025 52:31


    Episode 251 On this week's feature-packed episode of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important music industry stories: "Public Comment On Unfair And Anticompetitive Practices In The Live Ticketing Industry" (Randy Nichols); "The Economics Of Live Nation" (Wall Street Journal);  "Why Some Artists Are Rethinking Touring" (Chartmetric); "Massive State Opposition To A.I. Regulation Safe Harbor Moratorium In The ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act'" (Chris Castle for Trichordist). Plus audio drops from Meng Kuok (CEO Caldecott Music Group), Randy Nichols (Live Music & Ticketing Advocate); Lars Murray (Unlimited Supply Podcast), and The Wall Street Journal.   Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

    Episode 250

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025 54:06


    Episode 250 On this week's episode of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart converse about these important music business stories:  "Will Record Stores Resurge Like Bookstores? A Guest Column By (our friend) Fred Goldring" (Billboard); "Why Are So Many Artists Changing Management This Year?" (Billboard); "Indie Retail's Evolving Sales Data & Increasingly Young Customer Base Get Spotlight At Music Biz 2025 Panel" (Billboard).    Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee  

    YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Jennie Smythe

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 45:14


    On this very special episode of the YMC podcast with author and CEO of Girlilla Marketing Jennie Smythe, we sit down with her to discuss overcoming adversity, the importance of relationships in the music industry, and her female-led business. She emphasized mental health, early cancer detection, and the need for gratitude amidst challenges.   Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

    Episode 248

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 52:34


    Episode 248 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important music industry stories: "The Department Of Justice And Federal Trade Commission Open Inquiry Into The Concert Industry" (LA Times); "Licensing AI Music: The Industry Is Focusing On The Wrong Problem" (Music Ally); "How Record Labels Came Back From The Dead And Turned into Tech Platforms" (Big Newsletter).  Plus audio drops from Chris Castle from Music Technology Policy and Johan Lagerlof from Pophouse!   Subscribe to the newsletter!! YourMorning.Coffee

    YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Michael Huppe

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2025 31:59


    On this very special edition of the YMC podcast, your host Jay Gilbert sits down with SoundExchange President and CEO Michael Huppe for an engaging conversation!   Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

    Episode 247

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2025 53:29


    Episode 247 On this week's episode of the YMC podcast, join your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart as they discuss these important music industry stories: "2025 Q1 Earnings: Here's What Every Music Company Made" (Billboard); "The Music Business Saturation Problem Keeps Getting Bigger" (Billboard); "Are We Reaching Peak Fandom?" (MIDiA). Plus audio drops from Portia Sabin, President of the Music Business Association, Russ Crupnick, Managing Partner of Musicwatch, and Michael Huppe, President and CEO at Sound Exchange. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

    Episode 246

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 38:37


    Episode 246 On this week's episode of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important music industry stories: "Disc Maker CEO Responds To Spotify In ‘1,000 Streams' Debate" (Hypebot); "What Is The Point Of An Independent Record Label In 2025?" (SmartDumb); "Imogen Heap Just Went Viral With ‘Headlock' — Now She's Letting You Borrow Its Vibe Via AI" (Rolling Stone).  Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee!

    Episode 245

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2025 46:52


    Episode 245 On this week's episode of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important music industry stories: "Tariff-Proof, Recession-Proof Music Industry Will Thrive Despite Global Uncertainty" (Music Business Worldwide); "Spotify Makes Kate Nash's Argument With the Usual Blame Game" (Op-Ed from Chris Castle/Artist Rights Watch);  "Did The Spotify 1,000 Stream Rule Cost Artists $47 Million? + Spotify Responds" (Hypebot).   Plus audio drops with Jorge Brea, CEO of Symphonic Distribution, and David Ponte, Co-founder and CMO at Audiomack.   Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

    YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Jason Flom

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 57:25


    On this very special episode of the YMC podcast, your host Jay Gilbert sat down with Lava Media CEO Jason Flom for an in-depth conversation.     Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

    Episode 244

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 50:25


    Episode 244 On this week's episode of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important music industry stories: "With Superfan Streaming On The Horizon, How Much Extra Revenue Awaits?" (Billboard); "The NO FAKES Act Aimed At Cracking Down On Deepfakes Reintroduced In US Congress – This Time With Support Of Google And OpenAI" (Music Business Worldwide); "A 'View' On The Internet Means Even Less Than You Think" (The Verge). Plus audio drops with Matt Zarracina, CEO of True Tickets, and producer Howard Benson.   Subcribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

    Episode 243

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025 48:39


    Episode 243 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important music industry stories: "Why Songs Seem Shorter—And Why It's More Complicated Than YouThink" (Chartmetric); “Old School Vs New School” (Bob Lefsetz); "8 Things We Learned From Universal Music Group's 2024 Annual Report" (Music Business Worldwide).  Plus audio drops wth Harvey Mason Jr. from the Recording Academy, Michael Huppe from Sound Exchange, and Mark Mulligan from MIDiA!   Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

    Episode 242

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 35:00


    Episode 242 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart talked about these important stories: "Music Subscriber Market Shares 2024: Slowdown? What Slowdown? (MIDiA); "A Record 100 million Americans Now Pay For A Music Subscription — Is Streaming The Final Format For Fans?" (Sherwood); "22,100 Artists Generated Over $50k On Spotify Last Year. The Company Argues That ‘Way More Artists Are Generating Meaningful Money Now Than In Any Previous Era Of The Music Industry'" (Music Business Worldwide); "SoundCloud Listener Report Highlights the Platform's Role As A Gen-Z Tastemaker" (Billboard).  Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

    Episode 241

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 36:09


    Episode 241 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important music industry stories: "RIAA's Year-End Report By The Numbers" (Billboard); "11 Quick (And Important) Takeaways From IFPI's Global Music Report 2025" (Music Business Worldwide); "A Model For A New Music Streaming Industry" (MIDiA).   Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

    YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Dina LaPolt

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2025 30:28


    On this very special episode of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat with one of their favorite people in the music business, entertainment attorney and artist rights advocate Dina LaPolt.    Subscribe to the podcast! YourMorning.Coffee

    Episode 240

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 38:08


    Episode 240 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart yap about these important stories from the music business: "2024 Recorded Music Market Share Report Is Out" (MIDiA); "The 2025 Loud & Clear Report, Unveiled" (Spotify + Howie Singer Weighs In); "4 Out Of 5 Songs Sent To Music Services Are Never Played; What This Means For The Industry" (Bill Rosenblatt for Forbes).    Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

    YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Richard Burgess

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2025 31:03


    On this special episode of the YMC podcast, your host Jay Gilbert sits down for a far-reaching conversation with A2IM President and CEO Richard Burgess.    Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

    Episode 239

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2025 43:30


    Episode 239 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important music industry stories: "A Letter To Steve Boom" (Tim Ingham at Music Business Worldwide); "No, Spotify Hasn't Gone Down – Unless You Were Pirating The Premium Service" (Music Business Worldwide); "Why Are The Grammys' Rock Categories Stuck In The Past?" (NPR).  Plus audio drops from Alexis Schreiber on AI, and Rick Beato on the importance of albums.   Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

    YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Benji Rogers

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2025 46:06


    On this YMC Special Episode, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart have a conversation on AI with Benji Rogers from Sureel AI.   Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

    Episode 238

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025 34:16


    Episode 238 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important stories: "$500m-Valued Suno Has Admitted Training AI On Copyrighted Music. That Hasn't Stopped Amazon From Adding Its Controversial Tech To Alexa" (Music Business Worldwide); "iHeart Being Investigated For Payola. Is Spotify Next?" (Music Technology Policy); "Major Record Company Bosses Back Campaign Against UK AI Copyright Proposal" (Music Business Worldwide).  Plus an audio drop with Russ Crupnick from MusicWatch.    Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

    YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Molly Neuman

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2025 31:00


    YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Molly Neuman   On this very special edition of the YMC podcast, your host Jay Gilbert had a wondeful, in-depth conversation with CD Baby President Molly Neuman.    Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

    Episode 237

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2025 34:51


    Episode 237 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important music industry stories: "Pay To Get Playlisted? The Accusations Against Spotify's Discovery Mode" (The Guardian); "Michael Rapino Confirms Live Nation Ticketing Talks With Spotify, Apple And Amazon For Superfan Tiers" (Music Business Worldwide); "TikTok And Luminate Release The Latest Music Impact Report" (TikTok). Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

    Episode 236

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2025 40:44


    Episode 236 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart break down these important stories: "How Are Spotify, YouTube, Soundcloud And More Preparoing For AI Music? (Billboard); "Oasis Fans Outraged As Ticketmaster Begins Canceling Bots Tickets" (Rolling Stone); "Songs Are Reaching 1 Billion Streams Faster Than Ever' (Hypebot).   Plus an audio drop from Angry Mob Music CEO Marc Caruso!   Subscribe to the newslettter! YourMorning.Coffee

    Episode 235

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025 61:19


    Episode 235   On this week's YMC podcast show, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important music industry stories: "Spotify Adds Highest-Ever 35 Million Monthly Users In Fourth Quarter" (Billboard); "Sir Lucian Grainge's 2025 Memo To Universal Music Group Staff" (Music Business Worldwide);  "Warner Has A New Deal With Amazon Music… And 4 Other Things We Learned From Robert Kyncl On WMG's Latest Earnings Call" (Music Business Worldwide); "A Judge Says Copyright Termination Is Global. Will That Help Songwriters - Or Cause ‘Chaos'?" (Billboard) with Tim Kappel from music law Firm, Wells / Kappel dropping in to break it all down for us!     Songwriters Who Unknowingly Signed Away Their Rights Finally Get a Real Second Chance: The Promise of Vetter v. Resnik (Guest Column) VARIETY   https://variety.com/2025/music/opinion/songwriters-who-signed-away-their-rights-get-second-chance-vetter-resnik-1236298492/ Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

    YMC Special Episode - The AI Roundtable Panel

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2025 45:22


    On this special edition of the YMC podcast, hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart had a wonderful conversation with  panel of experts about how AI is re-shaping the music industry. Our experts were Bobby Owsinski (Music 3.0), Kristin Robinson (Billboard), Virginie Berger (Matchtune) and Matt Adell (Music AI).     Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

    Episode 234

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025 46:27


    Episode 234 On this week's rockin' episode of the YMC podcast, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chatted about these important stories: "Spotify Has Led The Music Business To Record Growth. So Why Are Artists& Songwriters So Angry?" (Billboard); "Universal Music Group And Spotify Have A New Deal. It wipes out Spotify's Infamous 'Audiobook Bundle' Royalty Discount In The US" (Music Business Worldwide); "18 Music Industry Power Players Share Predictions for 2025" (Billboard).  Plus an audio drop from Tony van Veen from Disk Makers!   Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

    YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Liz Pelly

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2025 45:02


    On this very special edition of the YMC podcast, your host Jay Gilbert has an in-depth conversation with author Liz Pelly on her recently released book entitled Mood Machine - The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist.  Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee    

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