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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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    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    

    Episode 233

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025 43:18


    Episode 233 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart break down these important stories: "The Playlist Power Broker Who Makes Or Breaks New Artists" (The Wall Street Journal); "Is The Album Dead? Are We Facing A World Of Endless Singles & EP's?" (Soundmatters); "In The Music Business, 80 Is The New 20" (Ted Gioia). Plus an audio clip from a presentation by Darren Hemmings.   Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

    Episode 232

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2025 51:15


    On this week's YMC podcast episode, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart break down these important music business stories: "There Are Now Over 200M Tracks On Audio Streaming Services. Nearly 100M Of Them Aren't Played More Than 10 Times Each Year" (Music Business Worldwide): "Music Business Trends, Topics & Stories To Watch In 2025" (Billboard); "Why Physical Album Variants Have Exploded In The Streaming Era" (Billboard). Plus a quick audio drop from YouTuber Benn Jordan who says he's found a way to spot AI-generated music that so far has identified songs generated using the Suno platform (which many think is the best at creating human-like music) 100% of the time.   Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee  

    YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Jaime Marconette And The Luminate 2024 Report

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2025 28:37


    On this very special episode of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart sit down with Jaime Marconette, VP of Music Insights and Artist Relations at Luminate to break down their recently released 2024 Year-End Music Report.   Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

    Episode 231

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2025 33:13


    Episode 231 On this week's YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart disucss these important music industry stories: "Big Music Myth #1: Streamers Are In The Music Business" (Chris Castle); "Avenged Sevenfold's M. Shadows Unmasks Truth Behind 'Dynamic' Ticket Pricing: 'Artists Love To Hide Behind Live Nation And Ticketmaster And Go, 'Oh. We Had No Clue''' (Ultimate Guitar); "Yes, A TikTok Ban Is Closer Than Ever. No, Your App Won't Just Disappear" (CNN). Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

    YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Jesse Kirshbaum

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2025 41:12


    YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Jesse Kirshbaum   On this special episode of the YMC podcast, your host Jay Gilbert chats with Jesse Kirshbaum of the Nue Agency and Beats + Bytes on the new 2024 Trend Report.    Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

    Episode 230

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2025 53:51


    Episode 230 As we launch into 2025 with the YMC podcast, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important music indsutry stories: "Bob Lefsetz, The Man Who Was ‘So Mean' To Taylor Swift" (Wall Street Journal); "AI's Impact On Music In 2025: Licensing, Creativity And Industry Survival" (Forbes); "20 Essential Music Documentaries To Stream Right Now (LA Times).  Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee  

    YMC Special Episode - A Conversation with Rob Abelow

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2025 28:41


    On this special episode of the YMC podcast, your host Jay Gilbert sits down with Rob Abelow from Where Music's Going about the article in his newsletter,  "Music's Biggest Problems".   Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

    Episode 229

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2024 37:42


    Episode 229 On this New Year's edtion of the YMC podcast, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart welcome 2025 by chatting about these important music industry stories: "Trends That Will Drive The Music Business In 2025" (Hypebot); "Music CAN Thrive In The AI Era" (Wired); "As Vinyl Grows, High-Priced Audiophile Editions Are More Popular. Are They Worth It?" (Billboard).  Plus an audio drop with Bill Hein from Pressing Business.   Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

    Episode 228

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2024 49:42


    Episode 228 On this Christmas edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important music business stories: "The Ghosts In The Machine: Spotify's Plot Against Musicians" (Harpers); "4 Observations On Downtown's Agreed $775 Million Sale To Universal's Virgin Music Group" (Music Business Worldwide); "Five Music Marketing Strategies To Leave Behind In 2024" (Forbes).  Plus an audio drop with MIDiA's Kriss Thakrar on the UMG purchase of Downtown.    Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

    Episode 227

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2024 50:34


    Episode 227 On this week's action packed episode of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discussed these important music industry stories: "Pitchfork Album Of The Year Is Not On Spotify: Trend Or Anomaly?" (Hypebot); "The Year In Pop: Hits Without Stars, Stars Without Hits" (New York Times); "Overanalysing Our Spotify Wrapped: What MIDiA's Stats Say About The Industry" (MIDiA).    Plus an audio drop with Brianna Schwartz Esq. from Schwartz & Schreiber!   Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

    YMC Special - Will Page's "Global Value of Music Copyright 2023 - $45.5B!"

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2024 32:08


    YMC Special - Will Page's Global Value of Music Copyright On this special edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart have a conversation with one of our favorite friends, economist Will Page on his recent piece "Global Value of Music Copyright 2023 - $45.5B!"   Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

    Episode 226

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2024 51:24


    Episode 226 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important music industry stories: "Spotify Wrapped Is Here" (Spotify); "TikTok Faces U.S. Ban After Losing Bid to Overturn New Law" (New York Times); "Artists Make $8 in Profit From a $100 Concert Ticket" (Hearing Things).  Plus an audio drop with Dae Bogen, Head of Third Party Partnerships from the MLC!   Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

    Episode 225

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2024 40:45


    Episode 225 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important stories: "Music Smashes Box Office Records: Global Value Of Music Copyright Soars To $45.5bn, Now Worth More Than Cinema" (Will Page); "How To Identify Botted Playlists And Protect Your Music" (Hypebot); "As Musicians Hit Financial Rock Bottom, Kate Nash Shows Hers" (Paste).  Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee   Thanks to our sponsors!!! The MLC (TheMLC.com) Music.ai (Music.ai) Soundtrack: Music For Business (soundtrack.app/artist-guide) Bandzoogle (Bandzoogle.com) Hypebot (https://www.hypebot.com)

    Episode 224

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2024 46:48


    Episode 224 On this week's offering of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart cover these important music industry stories: "The Growth Of Vinyl And The Impact Of Independent Record Stores On Vinyl Sales" (Luminate); "‘Super-Premium' Music Subscription Tiers Coming In 2025, And 3 Other Things We Learned From Universal Music's Boyd Muir At The Morgan Stanley Conference" (Music Business Worldwide); "No More Nostalgia Concerts, Please" (New York Times).    Sunscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

    Episode 223

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2024 52:28


    Episode 223 On this week's episode of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart yap about these important stories: "Spotify Cruises Past Quarter-Of-A-Billion Subscribers, As It Eyes $1.5bn Annual Operating Profit In 2024" (Music Business Worldwide); "All You Need To Know About Artificial Streaming" (Spotify); "Weighing The Pros And Cons Of The Current DIY Distribution System" (Billboard).    Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

    YMC Special Episode "Sound Advice" with Rhian Jones and Lucy Heyman

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2024 33:12


    On this YMC Special Edition, Jay Gilbert chats with authors Rhian Jones and Lucy Heyman on thier wonderful new book Sound Advice: The Ultimate Guide to a Healthy and Successful Career In Music.    Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee    

    Episode 222

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2024 35:54


    Episode 222 On this week's rockin' episode of the YMC podcast, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chatted about these important stories: "UMG Sues Believe And TuneCore For $500 Million, Alleging ‘Industrial-Scale Copyright Infringement'" (Music Business Worldwide); "Canada Orders TikTok To Close Offices Over ‘Security Risks'" (The Guardian);  "Ed Sheeran's Speech About Max Lousada Is The Reason You All Got Into This Business In The First Place" (Music Business Worldwide).  Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

    YMC Special Episode with Bill Werde, Director of the Bandier Music Industry Program, Syracuse University

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2024 35:42


    On this YMC Special Episode, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart sat down for a conversation with Bill Werde, the Director of the Bandier undergraduate music industry program and the graduate Audio Arts program at the Newhouse School at Syracuse University.    Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

    Episode 221

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2024 40:59


    Episode 221 On this week's happening episode of the YMC podcast, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important music industry stories: "Why Are Concert Tickets So Expensive? Depends On Whom You Ask" (Billboard); "How Big Can Music Merch Get? MIDiA's Latest Report Charts The Course To $16B By 2030" (MIDiA); "Why The Major Labels Pivoted From Investing In Tech Startups To Old-School Music Companies" (Billboard).  Plus an audio drop with Billboard's Kristin Robinson on her Machine Learnings newsletter.    Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee  

    Episode 220

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2024 45:54


    Episode 220 On this week's dynamic episode of the YMC podcast, your groovy hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart break down these important stories: "How AI Can Help Reshape The Music Industry By Doing More Of The Little Things" (Guest column from Billboard); "Universal Music Uses AI Voice Cloning Tool To Create Spanish-language Version Of Brenda Lee's Hit ‘Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree'" (Music Business Worldwide); "How Have The Diddy Allegations Affected His Streaming Numbers & Radio Play?" (The Ledger Newsletter from Glenn Peoples at Billboard).  Plus audio drops with Alexis Schreiber from Schwartz & Schreiber, Channing Moreland and Makenzie Stokel from EVA, and  Kerri Fox-Metoyer from GABB. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee!

    Episode 219

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2024 50:08


    Episode 219 On this week's scintillating episode of the YMC podcast, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important stories: "Did That Song Go Viral On TikTok Organically - Or Was It Paid For?" (Billboard); "No, Vinyl Sales Aren't Down 33% In 2024. They're Up 6.2%" (Discogs); "Spotify Criticized For Letting Fake Albums Appear On Real Artist Pages" (Ars Technica); "Why TikTok's Decision To Sideline Merlin, Hurts Music Culture" (A2IM's Richard James Burgess for Billboard).  Plus audio drops from Meddling founder and CEO Travis Rosenblatt and Sam Tornow from Discogs! Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee 

    Episode 218

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2024 49:52


    Episode 218 On this week's action-packed episode, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important music industry stories: "Record Label Market Share Q3 2024: Island Helps Power Republic As Interscope Makes Big Push" (Billboard); "Inside TikTok's Money Squeeze on Independent Labels: ‘This Is a Classic Divide-and-Conquer Situation'" (Variety); "Artist Tour Riders: Behind the History, Evolution — And Excess — Of Backstage Life on the Road" (Billboard).    Sunscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

    Episode 217

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2024 41:55


    Episode 217 On this week's YMC gabfest, your groovy hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important stories: "Record Store Day's Black Friday Lineup Unveiled" (Variety); "How Recent Music Layoffs Compare To The Post-Napster Years" (Billboard's 'The Ledger'); "Music's Top Money Makers: The Highest-Paid Executives At Publicly Traded Companies" (Billboard).  Plus an audio drop with Dmitri Vietze on the upcoming Music Tectonics conference later this month! Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

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