Your Morning Coffee Podcast: Recent Episodes

Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart

A highly-curated weekly snapshot of the digital music business info you need to know - now as a weekly podcast! 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!

Episode 314

This week, your hosts Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • Spotify Hits 300M Premium Subscribers in Q2, Adding 7M, As Streamer Posts $762M Operating Profit. • The "Stadium Nations": What's Driving the Global Touring Boom? • The Music Industry Is Trying to Guess the AI Recipe "After Dinner Was Served". • A 'Pressing' Issue: Why Are Vinyl Albums Becoming So Different From Their Digital Versions? Subscribe to the newsletter! : YourMorning.Coffee

Episode 313

This week, your hosts Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • Majors, Believe, BMG, Concord, HYBE (and more) Propose Chart Eligibility Rules for AI Music • Grammys CEO Defends New Asian Pop Category After BTS Says They Won't Participate in 2027 Awards • Once You Hear It: The 'Gen Alpha Melody' Is Everywhere • 10 Biggest AI Music Artists Have Made $6.1 million on Spotify and YouTube, Report Suggests Plus an audio drop with Matt Urmy, CoFounder & CEO at Artist Growth. Subscribe to the newsletter! : YourMorning.Coffee

Episode 312

This week, your hosts Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • The Trouble With Labeling AI Music: Why a Proposal to Add 'AI' Tags Is Missing the Point • 8 Music Business Stories to Watch in the Last Half of 2026 • 90,000 AI tracks Flood Deezer Daily – Passing 50% of All New Music Uploads For the First Time • Major Album Launches Are Leaving Streaming. What Will Bring Them Back? Plus an audio drop with Sam Ramirez from Spotify Subscribe to the newsletter! : YourMorning.Coffee

A Your Morning Coffee Special Episode: A Conversation with Dan Mackta, the Managing Director at Qobuz Your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat with Dan about what makes Qobuz a different DSP, the challenges of AI, and who's listening to high rez audio. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

Episode 311

This week, your hosts Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • Luminate Midyear Report 2026: R&B/Hip-Hop Falls, Dance Rises, CDs Surge 16% & More • Suno Scraped YouTube, Deezer to Train AI, Hacked Code Reveals - Potentially Strengthening UMG & Sony's Case • Spotify's Editorial Playlists Look Enormous, But They're Shrinking • Your Catalog Might Be Your Best Marketing Asset, Here's How To Use It Plus an audio with Craig Meyer from GigLogic! Subscribe to the newsletter! : YourMorning.Coffee

A Your Morning Coffee Special Episode: A conversation with Jaime Marconette, the VP Music Insights and Industry Relations at Luminate. Your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat with Jaime about their just released Mid-Year Report, Trends in Music, TV & film. We discuss the health of the music business, a spike in CD sales, growth areas, music documentaries and, of course, AI. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

Episode 310

This week, your hosts Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • Analyzing the 12 Top Music Business Stories of 2026 - So Far • The Future of the Music Creator Economy • RIAA, IFPI & More Come Together to Create System for Tagging AI-Generated Songs • StubHub's 'Marketplace for Fans' is Run by a Mass Scalper, According to SEC Filings Subscribe to the newsletter! : YourMorning.Coffee

A Your Morning Coffee Special Episode: A conversation with Manuel Moussallam, the VP of Research & Data Science at streaming service Deezer. Your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat with Manuel about a variety of topics, including AI detection, their User-Centric model approach, and the challenges all streaming services have to navigate in the marketplace today. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

Episode 309 This week, your hosts Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • Spotify Slashes Streams of Hit Song after Suspicious Activity on Prediction Market Kalshi • Viberate Opens Music Data to ChatGPT, Claude and Other AI bots Via Official MCP Server Launch • Google Says AI Training Is Fair Use and Copyright Should Be Policed on Outputs, Not Inputs • The Trends Defining Music, Culture & Brand Marketing in 2026 Subscribe to the newsletter! : YourMorning.Coffee

A Your Morning Coffee Special Episode: A conversation with Graham Davies, the prersident of the Digital Media Association (DIMA). Your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat with Graham about a variety of topics from their recently released 2026 Annual Report. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

Episode 308 This week, your hosts Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • Suno Launches Artist Incubator, Offering Grants and Marketing to Indie Talents • Why Artists Can't Ignore Vanity Metrics • The Science Behind Ticketing: How Artists & Their Teams Price Tours • The Label Model Is Training Artists Not to Need Labels Subscribe to the newsletter! : YourMorning.Coffee

A Your Morning Coffee Special Episode: An Indie Week second edition live conversations with Jay Gilbert and CD Baby's Molly Neuman, Bandcamp's Aly Gillani, and Sean Johnson from Top Drawer. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

Episode 307 This week, your hosts Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • The Music Industry Is Closing In On A Billion Global Subscribers—with Spotify Out In Front • No Fakes Act, Bill Meant To Curb Unauthorized Digital Replicas, Clears Senate Judiciary Committee • Warner and UMG are Quietly Asking Artists for Their Stems • Four Music Datasets Holding Millions Of Tracks Are Being Shared Among AI Developers Subscribe to the newsletter! : YourMorning.Coffee

A Your Morning Coffee Special Episode: An Indie Week live conversation with Jay Gilbert and Nettwerk's Mike Jowett and Partisan Records Zena White. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

Episode 306 This week, your hosts Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • Google Asserts That YouTube's Terms of Service Allow It to Train AI Models • NMPA Reports Spotify and Amazon Bundling Cost Nearly $500M in Lost Value Since 2024 • WMG Acquires Sureel AI, a Platform That Aims to Protect Music and Other Assets From Unauthorized Use and Monetization • Indie Venues Call For 'Dismantling' the PRO's Blanket Licensing Practice All of this plus Jeremy Sirota drops in to talk about "Breaking Into The Music Business"

Jeremy's list of 100+ music companies: https://tinyurl.com/4zk88n4u

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Episode 305 This week, your hosts Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • The AI Music Streaming Flood: Where We're At • Will Live Nation & Ticketmaster Really Get Broken Up? • Meta Launches Paid Subscriptions: Is the Era of Free Social Media at an End? • Suno Raised $400M Ahead of New AI Model Made in Partnership With Music Industry Establishment Subscribe to the newsletter! : YourMorning.Coffee

Episode 304 This week, your hosts Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • TikTok's AI 'Text to Song' Trend May Be a Sign of Music to Come • The Midyear Box Score Report Shows Growth — But It Has Finally Slowed Down? • Clipping campaigns: marketing's next move in a fragmented attention economy • A Full List of Music-Related Legislation Before Congress Right Now Plus an audio drop from Duetti's CEO Lior Tibon

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Episode 303 This week, your hosts Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • Live Nation Must Be Broken Up From Ticketmaster After Monopoly Verdict, States Tell Judge • Spotify and Universal Music Group strike landmark deal to let fans create AI covers and remixes • Spotify's Head of Music Announces 'Reserved' Ticketing Initiative: • If I Ran Spotify.... Subscribe to the newsletter! : YourMorning.Coffee

Episode 302 This week, your hosts Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • "Blue Dot Fever" is a scalper narrative. Don't fall for it. • Sync Is Dying (Quickly) • Virgin Music Co-CEOs On Downtown Deal, Fighting Fraud With Price and Why They're With a Major • "The Feed Is Fake" Subscribe to the newsletter! : YourMorning.Coffee

This week, hosts Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • Rap On Trial: The Long Battle to Keep Hip-Hop Lyrics Out of Court • The US Copyright Office is hiking registration fees by 43%. Indy music orgs say artists won't be able to afford it. • Spotify wins motion for arbitration in 'payola' lawsuit • Udio admits to scraping YouTube audio for AI training in answer to Sony Music lawsuit Subscribe to the newsletter! : YourMorning.Coffee

A Your Morning Coffee Special Episode: A Conversation With mtheory EVP of Marketing and Digital Strategy Ed Rivadavia. In this conversation, we talk about his path, audience growth & engagement, tools & tactics, and even AI as it relates to marketing.

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Episode 300

This week, Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • Concord and BMG Confirm Merger - Observations • An Idiot's Guide to Music AI • Universal is Selling 50% of its Spotify Stake, Generating Around $1.4B • Universal Music Artists Can Reap Millions From Spotify Stock Sale,Thanks to Taylor Swift Subscribe to the newsletter! : YourMorning.Coffee

Welcome to another special episode of the Your Morning Coffee podcast, a conversation with Jeffrey Smith, Vice President of Marketing for Alliance Entertainment. If you're listening to a vinyl LP today, changes are, it came through Alliance. Jay Gilbert sits down to talk about releases on physical products like CDs and vinyl, Alliance vs Amped, and the truth about vinyl buyers who actually own a record player. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

Episode 299

This week, Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • In the Age of Generative AI, It's High Time for Artists to Organize. • The Death of the Record Deal • How AI Rights Are Changing Record Contracts — and Why Music Attorneys Are Pushing Back • The Other Vinyl Revolution: Why the Used Record Market Shouldn't Be Overlooked Subscribe to the newsletter! : YourMorning.Coffee

A Your Morning Coffee Special Episode: A Conversation With RIAA Chairman and CEO Mitch Glazier. In his 25 years at the RIAA, Glazier has played a vital role in the music industry's transition to streaming and "anywhere, anytime" access to music. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

Episode 298 This week, Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • Everything to Know About the Live Nation Verdict, What It Means for Fans, and What's Next • Universal's Michael Nash takes aim at 'False narrative of artist Replacement' by AI • Someone Used AI to Steal a Song • A Love Letter to the Music Industry in 2026 Subscribe to the newsletter! : YourMorning.Coffee

A Your Morning Coffee Podcast special episode: A conversation with Oana Ruxnadra, Chief Executive Officer at PopHatch.

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Episode 297 This week, Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • The State of Music Streaming in 2026 • As Live Nation Trial Ends, Jury Must Decide If It's a 'Monopolistic Bully' or a 'Fierce Competitor' • The Music Business Has a Problem. Bill Ackman Just Pounced • A Folk Musician Had Her Voice Cloned by AI—And Her Recordings Claimed by a Copyright Troll. Welcome to 2026. Subscribe to the newsletter! : YourMorning.Coffee

A Your Morning Coffee Podcast special episode: A conversation with Russ Crupnick, Managing Partner of MusicWatch.

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Episode 296 This week, Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • Inside the Digital Marketing Agency that Creates Your Musical Taste • The Architecture of Affinity: How Instagram Facilitates Music Superfandom • The Taylor Swift Effect: Why Music Deals Are Getting Shorter And Smarter Subscribe to the newsletter! : YourMorning.Coffee

A Your Morning Coffee Podcast special episode: A conversation with 2X Grammy award winning record producer, A&R executive, music publisher, university professor and president of Pure Tone Music Pete Ganbarg.

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This week, Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • Inside the Secret Tactics Digital Marketers Use to Make Songs Go Viral in 2026 • How Music Streaming Saved the Industry but Stifled the Artist. • How Prediction Markets Are Changing the Music Industry • Tools, not tricks: How musicians are actually using AI. Subscribe to the newsletter: YourMorning.Coffee!

This week, Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • 10 Quick (and crucial) Takeaways from IFPI's GLOBAL Music Report 2026 • US Wholesale Recorded Music Revenue Reached $11.5B in 2025, As Paid Streaming Subscriptions Hit 106.5M • No One Gives a Shit About Your Pre-Save Campaign Subscribe to the newsletter: YourMorning.Coffee!

This week, Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • Everything You Need to Know About the Live Nation Settlement and What Comes Next • The Problem with AI Companies 'Starting Fresh' • 80 Artists Generated Over $10M Each From Spotify Last Year. Over 1,500 Generated Over $1M. Here's The Full Breakdown. Subscribe to the newsletter: YourMorning.Coffee!

This week, Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • 'The Concert Ticket Industry Is Broken,' Justice Department Says As Ticketmaster Trial Begins • The 6 Biggest Music Industry Trends of 2026 • No More Foreplay - How Streaming Has Changed Song Structure Subscribe to the newsletter: YourMorning.Coffee!

A Your Morning Coffee Podcast special episode: A conversation with Musician, Executive, and Educator, Drew Thurlow, Author of MACHINE MUSIC - How AI is Transforming Music's Next Act. https://machine-music.ai/

This week, Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • The Death of Spotify: Why Streaming is Minutes Away From Being Obsolete • Artist Representatives Launch 'Say No To Suno' Campaign • Primary Wave Nears Deal to Acquire Kobalt, Which Would Create a $7B Indie Music Powerhouse Take the YMC Industry Survey! https://tinyurl.com/pzd8sn5y Subscribe to the newsletter: YourMorning.Coffee

The YMC AI Roundtable #3

On this very special episode of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart convene a third edition AI Roundtable special since so much continues to be happening in this space.

Our panel joining us on this latest special is Kristin Robinson (Billboard), Dani Deahl (Caldecott Music Group), Vickie Nauman (CrossBorderWorks), and Bobby Owsinski (Music 3.0).

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This week, Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • "The Sinister Question Spotify Has Not Answered About Its AI: What Did They Train On?" • "Open Letter: Irving Azoff Gives Kudos To Billboard Charts For Standing Up To YouTube" • "Noah Kahan Wanted Buying Tickets to Be Fair for Fans — Here's How He Made It Happen" Subscribe to the newsletter: YourMorning.Coffee!

This week, Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • "Spotify Eyes AI 'Derivatives' As New Revenue Stream For Artists –Says Its Technology To Let Fans Make Remixes And Covers Is Ready" • "Songs Are Reaching 1bn Spotify Streams 14x Faster Than A Decade ago: This, And Other Stats From Chartmetric's 2025 Year In Music Report" • "Could a Combined BMG & Concord Create a Fourth 'Quiet' Major Label?" Subscribe to the newsletter: YourMorning.Coffee!

A special episode of the Your Morning Coffee Podcast: A conversation with audio engineer, producer, musician and author Bobby Owsinski. We discuss how AI is now involved in the recording process, as well as the roles and responsibilities of engineers, mixers and producers in today's studio environment. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

This week, Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • "Fan Burner Accounts: Music's Latest Dirty Secret" • "Universal and Suno are in a PR battle over 'Walled Gardens' in AI Music" • "iTunes Isn't Just Surviving — It's Becoming a Superfan Powerhouse" Subscribe to the newsletter: YourMorning.Coffee!

This week, Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • "Who Is Building the Future of AI Music? Start With These 11 Companies" • "Billboard "Power 100" Honorees Answer This Question: What Are Your Frustrations With the Music Industry Right Now?" • "Could An Upload Fee Help Fix Music Streaming? " Subscribe to the newsletter: YourMorning.Coffee!

A special episode of the Your Morning Coffee Podcast: A conversation with Lisa Hresko and Ian Harrison from A2IM (American Association of Independent Music). A2IM is the US independent music coalition of more than 700 independent labels. We discuss A2IM's mission, goals, initiatives and the tireless work they do on behalf of the independent music community. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

This week, Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • "'Fake as F**k: The Wannabe Rock Star Accused Of Scamming Streamers" • "Suno Is 'The Ozempic Of The Music Industry,' CEO Says—'Everybody's On It And Nobody Wants To Talk About It'" • "Where Will Spotify's Q4 2025 Monthly Active Users Land? The Week In "Prediction Markets." Subscribe to the newsletter: YourMorning.Coffee!

This week, Jay & Mike break down these important music industry stories: • Luminate's 2025 YearEnd Music Report • Music Streaming Platforms Now Host A Quarter Of A BILLION Tracks. Where Does It End? • Who Evaluates Music Authorship? Subscribe to the newsletter: YourMorning.Coffee!

YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Luminate's Jaime Marconette

On this very special episode of the YMC podcast, your host Jay Gilbert speaks with our friend, Luminate's Jaime Marconette, about their recently released 2025 Year End Music Report.

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YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Keith Jopling

On this very special episode of the YMC podcast, your host Jay Gilbert has an in-depth conversion with author, podcaster and music strategist Keith Jopling about his new book Body Of Work.

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Episode 284

On this week's episode of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart cover these important stories: "UMG's Latest Major AI Partnership Arrives Via Tech Giant NVIDIA,With Promise Of 'Antidote To Generic AI Slop'" (Murray Stassen for Music Business Worldwide); "Sir Lucian Grainge Talks AI Music, Superfans In 2026 Memo, Taking Swipe At Firms (that are) 'Validating Business Models That Fail To Respect Artists' Work'" (Murray Stassen for Music Business Worldwide); "Streaming Innovation Highlights From The Past Year" (DIMA (the Digital Media Association).

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YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Morgan Hayduk & Andrew Batey from Beatdapp

On this very special episode of the YMC podcast, your host Jay Gilbert has an in-depth conversion with Beatdapp co-founders and co-CEOs Morgan Hayduk and Andrew Batey about the state of fraud in the music business.

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Episode 283

On this the first episode of the YMC podcast for 2026, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important music industry stories: "Spotify And The Cost Of Chasing Numbers" (Ariel Hyatt); "2025 - The Year In Music" (Bob Lefsetz); "The BOTS Act Was Created By Ticketmaster. So Why Is The FTC Using It Against Them?" (A Guest Column For Billboard By Barry Kahn).

Plus audio drops from Rick Beato on artists promoting their own music, and Liam Mason on the 5 most f**cked up things Spotify did last year.

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Episode 282

On this last edition of 2025 for the the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important music business stories: "Anna's Archive, Spotify, And The Shadow-Library Playbook: Why Spotify Is A Crime Scene" (Chris Castle's Music, Tech Solutions Blog); "Music Lawyer Chris Castle Shares His 2026 Music Predictions" (Hypebot); "Xania Monet's Manager And BMAC's CEO Debate AI Artists' Place On Charts And Streaming Services" (Billboard Staff).

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YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Author and Economist Will Page

On this very special episode of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart call into our friend, author and economist Will Page to chat about his most recent report entitled "Global Value of Music Copyright Reach $47.2B in 2024".

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Episode 281

On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important music industrry stories: "Podcaster, Writer & Consultant Jay Gilbert's 2026 Music Predictions!" (Jeremy Young for Hypebot); "Global Value Of Music Copyright Reached $47.2 Billion In 2024, Says New Will Page Report" (Murray Stassen for Music Business Worldwide); "Billboard Just Made 'Free' Streams Worth More On Its US Charts. But YouTube Is Not Happy – And Is Pulling Its Data" (Mandy Dalugdug for Music Business Worldwide).

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Episode 280

On this latest installment of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important music industry stories: "How To Market Old Artists? A Lot Like Marketing Younger Artists, Survey Finds" (Glenn Peoples / Billboard); "How Country Songwriters Are Combatting - And Adopting - Artificial Intelligence" (Tom Roland / Billboard); "Do Music Stars Write Their Own Songs? A Statistical Analysis" (Daniel Parris / Stat Significant).

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YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Geoff Halliday

On this very special episode of the YMC podcast, your host Jay Gilbert sits down with Downtown Artists and Label Services SVP of Global Marketing Geoff Halliday. They discussed all of the different aspects of what Downtown does, as well as the crafting of individual release stategies that actually grow engaged audiences.

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Episode 279

On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart cover these important music industry stories: "What Do The Suno And Udio Licensing Deals Mean For The Future Of AI Music?" (Kristin Robinson at Billboard); "Congress, Please Close Radio's 'Music Loophole'" (An Op-Ed from Gene Simmons of KISS for the Washington Post); "Spotify Wrapped 2025 Is Here — And It's More Vital To The Company's Bottom Line Than Ever" (Millie Giles at Sherwood).

Plus an audio drop from Rob Abelow from Openstage.

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Episode 278

On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart cover these important music industry stories: "Warner Music Group Strikes 'Landmark' Deal With Suno; Settles Copyright Lawsuit" (Murray Stassen at Music Business Worldwide); "It's About Time Spotify Raised Subscription Prices In The U.S." (Jem Aswad at Variety); "In Staff Memo, iHeartRadio Exec Says Company Won't 'Play AI Music' Or Use 'AI Generated Personalities'" (Kristin Robinson at Billboard).

Plus an audio drop from Rick Beato on The AI Race Is Over.

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YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Livia Tortella

On this very special episode of the YMC podcast, your host Jay Gilbert sits down with Black Box Music Agency founder and CEO Livia Tortella to discuss the evolution of the music industry, and the importance of real engagement in artist marketing.

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Episode 277

On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important music industry stories: "The AI Music Deals Are Here. They Raise Big, Complicated Questions"(Robert Levine at Billboard); "AI Music Creators: Music's Superfans" (Mark Mulligan at MIDiA); "AI Is Transforming How We Think About Music" (Erik Hayden at Variety).

Plus audio drops with Kristin Robinson from her podcast On The Record, and Stephen Parker, Executive Director of NIVA (National Independent Venue Association).

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The YMC AI Roundtable #2

On this very special episode of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart convene a second edition AI Roundtable special since so much has happened since we did the original back in February.

Our panel joining us on this new special is Kristin Robinson (Billboard), Virginie Berger (Matchtune), Vickie Nauman (CrossBorderWorks), and Bobby Owsinski (Music 3.0).

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Episode 276

On this week's installment of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: "AI Artists May Be on the Charts, But They're Not That Popular— Yet" (Glenn Peoples at Billboard); "50,000 AI Tracks Flood Deezer Daily – As Study Shows 97% Of Listeners Can't Tell The Difference Between Human-Made vs. Fully AI-Generated Music" (Murray Stassen for Music Business Worldwide); "The Independent Artist With 1 Billion Streams - Mike Explains How Nic D Does It…" (Mike Epstein From His "Hey Mike" Blog).

Plus audio drops from Chris Nolte, COO and Co-founder of Duetti, Rick Beato on the AI artists on the charts, and Eliah Seton, CEO of Soundcloud!

And a correction: Soundcloud celebrated their 18th year! We incorrectly said 27th....

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YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Josh Gruss

On this very special episode of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart sit down with Round Hill Music co-founder, Chairman and CEO Josh Gruss to discuss the evolution of music rights and catalog investing.

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YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With MIDiA's Mark Mulligan

On this very special episode of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart sit down with MIDiA's founder and Senior Analyst Mark Mulligan to discuss their recently released report "The Future of Streaming: Change or Be Changed".

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YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Chris Dalla Riva

On this special edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert chats with Chris Dalla Riva.

Chris lives at the intersection of data and music with his job as Senior Product Manager at Audiomack, where he focuses on data analytics and personalization. He also writes the popular newsletter Can't Get Much Higher and has a new book coming out entitled Uncharted Territory - What Numbers Tell Us About The Biggest Hit Songs And Ourselves.

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Episode 273

On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important stories:,"Spotify Exec Talks Working With Music Biz On Gen AI Products, Removing 'Spammy' Tracks: 'It's Still Early Days for AI Tech'" (Billboard); "Let's Have an Honest Conversation About [Generative] AI" (Mark Mulligan at MIDiA); "Ticketmaster Lawsuit Explainer: Breaking Down The FTC Case With Veteran Attorney Paul Singer"(Billboard).

Plus an audio drop from Kristin Robinson's podcast On The Record.

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YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Serona Elton

On this special edition of the YMC podcast, your host Jay Gilbert speaks with Serona Elton!

Serona is the Interim Vice Dean at University of Miami's Frost School of Music, and the MLC Head of Educational Partnerships, as well as the co-author of the Music Business Handbook and Career Guide (Baskerville / Elton).

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YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Nathan McCartney.

On this very special edition of the YMC podcast, your host Jay Gilbert chats with Nathan McCartney, founder of the bag newsletter and discusses his recent article "First Week Sales: The Most Misleading Stat"

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Episode 272

On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart cover these important music industry stories: "Spotify To Develop 'Artist-First' AI Music Products In Partnership With Sony, UMG, Warner, Merlin, And Believe" (Music Business Worldwide); "The Average Musician Makes $12 A Month,' Garbage Singer (Shirley Manson) Says In Onstage Rant" (SF Chronicle); "Facing 'Stream-Ripping' Allegations From Labels, Suno & Udio Weigh In" (Music Business Worldwide).

Plus audio drops from Dimitri Vietze on the upcoming Music Tectonics conference; music attorney Dina LaPolt, and Shirley Manson from Garbage.

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YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Rio Caraeff from Musixmatch

On this very special edition of the YMC podcast, your host Jay Gilbert sits down with Musixmatch Co-President Rio Caraeff to chat about the music data platform that allows users to search and share song lyrics, and how music publishers can monetize their lyrics catalogs.

For our YMC podcast listeners, here's a link for an exclusive discount code for Musixmatch Pro:

https://www.musixmatch.com/pro/partners/your-morning-coffee-podcast

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Episode 271

On this week's installment of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important music business stories: "First Week Sales in Music: The Most Misleading Stat" (Nathan McCartney); "Spotify Brings Music Recommendations To ChatGPT Via New Integration" (Music Business Worldwide); "I Spent a Day Scrolling On Sora. The Music Industry Should Pay Attention" (Billboard).

Plus audio drops with Travis Rosenblatt from A&R research and scouting platform Meddling, and Kristin Robinson from Billboard on her piece on Sora.

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YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Doc McGhee

On this very special edition of the YMC podcast, your host Jay Gilbert sits down with the legendary music manager Doc McGhee to chat about his insights and wonderful stories from his decades-long career.

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Episode 270

On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important music industry stories: "Can Spotify Maintain Its Dominance After Daniel Ek’s Departure As CEO?" (Glenn Peoples at Billboard); "AI Artists Are Here. Is It Ethical To Sign Them To Record Deals?" (Steve Knopper for Billboard); "Michael Rapino Thinks Concert Tickets Are 'Underpriced.'. Here’s Why He Might Be Right" (Eric Alper); "On Spotify, Not All Streams Are Created Equal" (Austin Staubus).

Plus an audio drop from Billboard's Kristin Robinson's interview with Atlantic Records CEO Elliot Grange from her new podcast On The Record!

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YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Trapital's Dan Runcie

On this very special Your Morning Coffee episode, your host Jay Gilbert sits down for a conversation with our friend Dan Runcie, a respected music industry writer and entrepreneur. Dan's company Trapital is a hip-hop media and research firm founded in 2018.

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Episode 269

On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important music industry stories: "Spotify Has Deleted 75m+ ‘Spammy Tracks’ – As It Unveils New AI Music Policies" (Music Business Worldwide); "How TikTok Partnered With Luminate To Measure TikTok’s Impact On Music Discovery, Monetization And Chart Success"(Luminate); "Denis Ladegaillerie (Believe) Sees The Future Of Music. It Looks Nothing Like The Past." (Music Business Woreldwide).

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YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Verswire's Sherry Saeedi and Nick Lippman

On this very special episode of the YMC podcast, your host Jay Gilbert sits down with Verswire's founders Sherry Saeedi and Nick Lippman for a conversation about their artist-first music industry disruptor, that empowers artists with a venture capital model that champions fair pay and creative freedom for musicians.

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Episode 268

On this week's episode of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important music industry stories: "AI Won’t Replace Artists — It Will Make Them Unstoppable" (Guest column from Lyor Cohen in Billboard); "FTC Sues Live Nation, Ticketmaster for Allowing Ticket Brokers To Break Its Rules for Profit: 'Directly Inflates Prices'" (Billboard); "Ad-Supported Streaming Is Struggling. Is Short-Form Video to Blame?" (Billboard);

Plus audio drops from Kristin Robinson at Billboard, Jardson Almeida from Moises, Rene Ritchie and Johanna Richardson from YouTube, and Stephen Parker from NIVA.

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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?

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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!

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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);

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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).

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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.

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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).

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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.

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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

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).

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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.

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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!

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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).

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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).

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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.

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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).

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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).

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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).

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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.

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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).

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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.

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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!

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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".

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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.

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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.

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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).

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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.

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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!

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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!

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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.

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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).

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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!

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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).

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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).

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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.

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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).

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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.

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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.

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On this YMC Special Episode, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart have a conversation on AI with Benji Rogers from Sureel AI.

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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.

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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.

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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).

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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!

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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

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).

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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!

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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).

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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.

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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).

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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".

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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.

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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.

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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!

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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!"

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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!

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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).

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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).

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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).

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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.

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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).

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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!

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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).

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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!

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On this scintillating edition of the YMC podcast, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart yap about these important stories: "What Do Record Labels Do?" (Reverb Nation); "Why TikTok Music’s Failure Isn’t Surprising, And What It Says About Today’s Streaming Business" (Billboard); "The MLC Urges Court To Deny Spotify’s Motion To Dismiss ‘Bundling’ Lawsuit" (Music Business Worldwide).

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Episode 215

On this week's episode of the YMC podcast, your super-groovy hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart wax poetic on these important music industry stories: "Do Albums Still Matter, And Which Artists Should Be Releasing Them?" (Chartmetric); "Universal’s Direct-To-Fan Business Has Been Growing At A Whopping 33% Rate, And 3 Other Things We Learned At UMG’s Capital Markets Day" (Music Business Worldwide); "A Journey Through The Best Record Stores In North America" (My Pack Wizard).

Plus an audio drop with NITO Executive Director Nathaniel Marrow.

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YMC Special Episode!

On this special episode of the YMC podcast, your host Jay Gilbert sat down for an in-depth conversation with TikTok's Global Head of Music Ole Obermann.

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Episode 214

On this week's super-happening episode, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart yap about these important stories: "Is Streaming Broken? The Big AI Fraud Indictment Raises Serious Questions" (Billboard); "Music AI FAQs: Experts Answer the Most-Asked Questions About the Growing Sector" (Billboard); "‘A Fundamental Change’: How Major Labels Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Distribution Deals" (Billboard).

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Episode 213

On this latest installment of the YMC groovefest, your outta-sight hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important music industry stories: "Spotify’s Global Head Of Editorial On The ‘Art And Science’ Of Playlist Curation" (Billboard); "How Digital Album Sales Are Affecting The Race For No. 1 On The Charts" (Billboard); "Feds Indict Musician On Landmark Massive Streaming Fraud Charges" (Rolling Stone).

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Episode 212

On this installment of the YMC podcast, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart wax poetic on these mportant stories: "2024 Mid-Year Music Industry Revenue Report Is Out! YouTube Is Unparalleled In Its Ubiquity. But Music Subscription Services Pay The Bills. Glenn Peoples From Billboard Breaks It All Down" (Billboard); "Why Fan Pages Are Becoming Artists’ Most Useful — and Cheapest — Marketing Tool" (Billboard); "Spotify Has A Fake Band Problem. It’s A Sign Of Things To Come" (Slate).

Plus an audio drop with Tidal Global Head Of Product Agustina Sacerdote!

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On this very special edition of the YMC podcast celebrating our 4th anniversary, your groovy hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart sit down for a conversation with former Spotify data alchemist Glenn McDonald on his new book "You Have Not Yet Heard Your Favourite Song".

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Episode 211

On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your cheeky hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important music industry stories: "2024 Top Streaming Stats" (Bobby Owsinski's Music 3.0 Blog); "Vinyl Prices Have Outpaced Inflation. Are They Finally Flattening Out?" (Billboard); "Mainstream Is The New Niche" (MIDiA).

Plus audio drops from Randall Foster at Symphonic, music from Ashley McBryde, and Todd Dupler from the Recording Academy.

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Episode 210

On the 4th anniversary if the YMC podcast, your curious hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important stories: "Remembering the Music Industry Players Who Died in 2024" (Billboard); "The Business of Selling Out Is Warping the Music Industry" (Bloomberg); "Please, Please, Please Stop Using My Song: Can Artists Force Politicians to Lay Off Their Music?" (Billboard).

Plus audio drops with Alexis Schreiber from the law firm Schwartz and Schreiber, Jason Peterson from GoDigital and CINQ, and Ryder Havdale from Helios.

Episode 209

One this week's jammin' YMC episode, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chatted about these important music industry stories: "How AI Is Creating A Wave Of Innovation And Entrepreneurship That’s Reshaping The Music Industry" (Billboard); "The Music Industry Is Suffering From A Streaming Hangover" (Financial Times); "Recent Earnings Calls From UNIVERSAL MUSIC, WARNER MUSIC and SONY MUSIC ...What We’ve Learned" (Billboard, Music Business Worldwide).

Plus audio drops with Drew Thurlow on his piece for Billboard, and Michelle Solomon from Pandora.

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Episode 208

On this week's rockin' episode of the YMC podcast, you super-cool hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart yap about these important music industry stories: "Can Streaming Save the Music Biz?" (Sherwood News); "Songwriters Take The Stage | A New Playbook For A New Era" Tatiana Cirisano From MIDiA Breaks It Down For Us (MIDiA); "Artists And Major Music Companies Applaud Introduction Of ‘Landmark’ NO FAKES Act In US Senate - Todd Dupler Explains What It All Means" (Music Business Worldwide).

Plus audio drops from Dmitri Vietze from Music Techtonics, Glenn McDonald, author of You Have Not Yet Heard Your Favorite Song: How Streaming Changes Music, Tatiana Cirisano from MIDiA, Todd Dupler with the Recording Academy.

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Episode 207

On this week's scintillating edition of the YMC podcast, your groovy hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important music industry stories: "Jack White Didn't Just Release A Surprise Album — He Made A Stand For Rock Mystique" (The Tennessean); "Daniel Ek Talks New Spotify ‘Deluxe’ Tier, The Company’s Relationship With The Music Business And More On Q2 Earnings Call" (Music Business Worldwide); "What You Should Know About UMG’s Q2 Earnings: Uneven Streaming Growth, Facebook Licensing & More" (Billboard).

Plus audio drops with Lady Gaga at the Olympics, and the new Jack White release!

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Episode 206

On this week's offering of the YMC podcast, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important music industry stories: "Luminate Releases 2024 Mid-year Music Report" (Luminate); "There Are 8bn User-curated Playlists On Spotify, 725m Created This Year Alone, Daniel Ek Says" (Music Business Worldwide); "Country Music Is Booming Again. This Time, The Fans Are In Charge" (Wall Street Journal).

Plus an audio drop from Darryl Ballentine, CEO at LYRICFIND.

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YMC Special - Will Page's "A Case For Completion"

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 "A Case For Completion".

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YMC Special Episode

On this special episode of the YMC podast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart sit down for a chat with our friend Jaime Marconette from Luminate about their recently released Mid-Year 2024 Report!

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Episode 205

On this week's YMC edition, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart yap about these important music industry stories: "'The Music Business is Still Not the Safest Place for Women to Work" (Music Business Worldwide); "Live Nation Antitrust Lawsuit Will Do Nothing To Lower Ticket Prices" (Op-Ed by Larry Miller for Variety); "How To Plan Your Next Release 2024" (Hypebot).

Plus audio drops from Biranna Schwartz at Schwartz & Schreiber, Jessica Vaughn from Jessica Vaughn Music, and Yoav Zimet - CEO / co-founder of Rythm.

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On this very special edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart present our Vinyl Roundtable conversation with our special guests Michael Kurtz (Record Store Day), Billy Fields (Warner Music Group), and Bill Hein (Pressing Business) for a far reaching conversation about the state of vinyl today.

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Episode 204

On this week's episode of the YMC podcast, your happenin' hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart breakdown these important music industry stories: "We've Got To Rethink Music Festivals" (An Op-Ed From By Will Page for Music Business Worldwide); "The New Model For Building Crazy Fandom - 8 Lessons From Fred Again" (Rob Abelow From His 'Where Music's Going Blog'); "Record Labels Have Tried To Get A Radio Performance Right For Decades. Is Anything Different This Time?" (Billboard Magazine).

Plus audio drops from the artist Beccs on mental health, Meng Quok, CEO & Founder of Caldecott Music Group: BandLab Technologies on the Principles for Music Creation with AI, and Will Page on his Op-Ed "We've Got To Rethink Music Festivals".

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Episode 203

On this week's installment of the YMC podcast, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart yap about these important music industry stories: "Major Record Companies Sue Suno And Udio For ‘Mass Infringement’ Of Copyright" (Music Business Worldwide); "As Big Labels And Publishers Lose Market Power, They Are Pushing To Change Rules On Royalties" (Billboard); "2024 Culture & Trends Report" (YouTube).

Plus audio drops from Brando Rich from CashOrTrade, and Peter Sinclair from BeatBread.

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Episode 202

On this week's YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart get jiggy with these important music industry stories: "Why Some Artists Are Waiting to Put Albums On Streaming Services" (Billboard); "What Would Happen If Spotify Started Charging A ‘Modest Fee’ For Its Ad-Funded Tier… Or Shut It Down Entirely?" (Music Business Worldwide); "The Water Cooler Moment" (Patrick Clifton "Tunes & Tales" Blog).

Plus audio drops with Glenn McDonald on his new book "You Have Not Yet Heard Your Favorite Song - How Streaming Changes Music", Evan Dhillon from Kits.AI, and Patrick Clifton from his Tunes & Tales blog on MEDIUM.

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Episode 201

On this week's gabfest with your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart, the guys discuss these important music industry stories: "Music Publishers File Complaint With US Federal Trade Commission Against Spotify Over Audiobook Bundle" (Music Business Worldwide); "Spotify Waited Years to Roll Out High-Definition Audio. The Delay Just Might Pay Off" (Billboard); "Robert Kyncl Turns Up Heat On P.R.O. Metadata Matching, And Other Things We Learned From His Latest Interview" (Music Business Worldwide).

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Episode 200!

On this 200th episode of the YMC podcast, your groovy hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart bring you an action-packed installment of the podcast covering these important stories: "Inside The Growing War Over Merch Fees At Venues: ‘Bands Are Getting Ripped Off’" (Billboard); "Declarations Of Independence: 23 Top Indie Artists’ Share Their Secrets To Success" (Billboard); "PEX Publishes Its Latest Report On ‘Manipulated’ - User Generated Songs (Music Ally).

Plus a cornucopia of music biz info with audio drops from Louis Posen, producer and founder of Hopeless Records, Jeremy Sirota, CEO of Merlin, Steve Knopper, author and Billboard editor at large, and Megh Vakharian, SymphonyOS cofounder!

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Episode 199

On this week's installment of the YMC podcast, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart kibbitz on these important music industry stories: "Sony Music Group Boss Rob Stringer Talks Acquisitions, AI And How Music Streaming Services Should Start Charging Free Users" (Music Business Worldwide); "14 Music-Tech Startups Helping To Shape The Music Business, As It's Shaken Up By AI" (Business Insider); "How Napster Created A Monster That Became Bigger Than The Music Industry" (LA Times).

Plus audio drops with Eamonn Forde, author of the new book 1999: The Year The Record Industry Lost Control and Richard Burges, President and CEO of A2IM: the American Association of Independent Music on the upcoming A2IM Indie Week - June 10 - 13 in NYC.

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On this very special YMC episode, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart talk with their friends Mark Mulligan and Tatiana Cirisano from MIDiA about their insightful report "MIDiA Research 2024-2031 Global Music Forecasts - The Rise of the Global South".

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Episode 198

On this episode of the YMC podcast, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart yap about these important stories: "Sexual Violence, NDAs And The Music Industry" (Music Ally); "Ticketmaster And Live Nation Should Be Broken Up, DOJ Says In New Lawsuit" (Rollling Stone); "Spotify's Battle With Songwriters And Music Publishers Is Getting Complicated. Here's A Recap." (Music Business Worldwide).

Plus an audio drop with Hunter Giles from Infinite Catalog.

The Sound Off "Make The Music Industry Safe Report":

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/64efea71ba63473425e1aacd/t/65dead83a5613548b681ecf9/1709092432027/SOUND+OFF%3A+Make+the+Music+Industry+Safe+Report+February+2024

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Episode 197

On this week's episode of the YMC podcast, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart bring you a gab-tastic edition covering these important stories: "Challenges Artists Face in the Modern Streaming Era" (Chatmetric); "The Mechanical Licensing Collective Brings Legal Action For Unpaid Royalties Against Spotify USA Inc." (The MLC); "A Timeline Of The Music Industry’s "Bundling Feud" With Spotify" (Billboard); "The Most Popular Musician You've Never Heard Of? Johan Röhr Has Been Streamed 15 Billion Times On Spotify" (LaMonde News and Rick Beato with Ted Gioia).

Plus audio drops with Jay Gilbert and his panel from the Music Biz Conference in Nashville, Beatdapp CEO Andrew Batey, and Ted Gioia from his interview with Rick Beato!

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Episode 196

On this week's YMC yapfest, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important music industry stories: "TikTok Sues U.S. Government, Saying Ban Violates 1st Amendment" (LA Times); "Randy Travis' Shocks Music Industry With AI Pairing For 'Where That Came From’ - How The Song Came Together" (The Tennessean); "GENRE ISN’T DEAD, IT JUST SMELLS FUNNY: Rethinking Musical Genre For The Streaming Era" (Pop Matters).

Plus an audio drop with Ryan Blakeley from Pop Matters!

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YMC Special Episode!

To celebrate the upcoming 200th episode of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart are excited to share our conversation with music attorney Dina LaPolt.

We have talked about Dina many times in the past on the podcast, so we were especially pleased when she agreed to sit down with for a chat about some of the most important issues facing artists today.

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Episode 195

On this week's YMC podcast, your mostly non-AI hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important music business stories: "Universal Music And Tiktok Strike New Licensing Deal – Including ‘Improved Remuneration’ For UMG Artists And Songwriters" (Music Business Worldwide); "We Break Down Cleo Abrams YouTube Video “AI Music Simply Explained" (Cleo Abrams at Big If True); "Spotify vs. Songwriters (Again): NMPA Says Spotify's Latest Move To Lower Royalty Rates Is ‘Likely To End Up In A Legal Conflict’" (Music Business Worldwide).

Plus audio drops with Murray Stassen from Music Business Worldwide on the UMG/TikTok agreement, and a clip from Cleo Abrams Big If True podcast on AI music.

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Episode 194

On this week's episode of the YMC podcast, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart wax poetic on these important music industry stories: "A New ‘Music-Only’ Subscription Tier Is Coming To Spotify, Confirms Daniel Ek… And 4 Other Things We Learned On The Company’s Latest Earnings Call" (Music Business Worldwide); "How Vinyl Can Harness the Influence of Superfans" (Billboard - Guest Column by Will Page and Fred Goldring); "Luminate Expands How It Counts Indie Retail Sales for Billboard Charts Via New Partnership" (Billboard).

Plus audio drops with Kris Ahrend, Chief Executive Officer for The Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC), and Patrick Clifton from the Tunes and Tales blog with Notes From The Fan Economy.

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Episode 193

On this week's episode of the YMC podcast, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart kibbitz about these important stories: "TikTok Is Talking To UMG Again, But Washington May Hold The Keys To Its Future" (Billboard); "Inside Taylor Swift’s Surprise Return to TikTok" (Wall Street Journal); "NMPA accuses Spotify Of 'Attacking Songwriters' As It Changes How It Pays Mechanical Royalties In The US" (Music Business Worldwide).

Plus an audio drop with Mark Mulligan, Managing Director and Analyst at MiDIA on their new research report "Bifurcation Theory: How Today's Music Business Will Become Two".

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Episode 192

On this week's gabtastic episode, your happy hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart converse about these important music industry stories: "Artists Are Seeing Their Music Removed From DSPs For Streaming Fraud They Didn’t Commit" (Ari Herstand for Variety); Spotify Plans To Let Subscribers Speed Up Songs – And Pay Rightsholders When Those Modified Tracks Are Streamed" (Music Business Worldwide); "Everyone Wants To Reach Superfans. It Won’t Be Easy" (Billboard).

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Episode 191

On this week's episode of the YMC podcast, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important music biz stories: "Is UMG's TikTok Ban Hurting Its U.S. Streaming Numbers? Here's What The Evidence Shows" (Glenn Peoples at Billboard); "An Independent Musician’s Perspective - On The TikTok Legislation Before Congress" (Blake Morgan); "Q1 2024 Music Trend Report" (Jesse Kirschbaum's Beats & Bytes).

Plus audio drops with Jen Jacobson, Executive Director of the Artists Rights Alliance, and Janice Polizzotto, Chief Relationship Officer of Music Will.

Link to Ohio State Universitie's Music Industry Summit, FREE and open to all!

https://www.ohio.edu/music-industry-summit

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Episode 190

On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your non-AI generated hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart cover these important stories: "How Are Musicians Supposed To Survive On $0.00173 Per Stream?" (The Guardian); "RIAA Report 2023 Takeaways: Is The U.S. Too Reliant on Paid Subscriptions?" (Billboard).

Plus audio examples from AI song generation platform Suno, and AI video generation platform BITH.AI.

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Episode 189

On this week's scintilating episode of the YMC podcast, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important music biz stories: "IFPI Global Report 2024: Music Revenues Climb 10% to $28.6 Billion" (Billboard); "Why Are IFPI & MIDiA’s 2023 Revenue Figures So Far Apart? The Answer Lies In ‘Expanded Rights'" (Billboard); "Loud & Clear: Spotify Releases Their Annual Music Report: The Top 10 Findings" (Spotify).

Plus an audio drop with Jamie Dee Hart from Hart & Songs.

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Episode 188

On this week's episode of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart yapped about these important music business stories: "Will Congress Ban TikTok? Here's What's Going On" (Rolling Stone); "Results Of The MusicWatch 2023 Annual Music Study: Record Numbers of Music Streamers and Paid Subscribers" (Music Watch); "Vinyl Sales Keep Growing - So Why Does It Look Like They've Dropped?" (Billboard).

Plus audio drops with Russ Crupnick from Music Watch, and the YouTube video Clare Dunn Exposes The Dark Side Of The Country Music Industry. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

Episode 187

On this week's podtastic show, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart talk about these important music business stories: "Over 38% Of Music On TikTok Is ‘Modified’, Says Study That Analyzed 100 Million Audio Tracks On The Platform" (Music Business Worldwide); "The Truth About Ticket Prices" (Live Nation); "The Music Industry’s Over-Reliance On TikTok Shows How Lazy It Has Become" (The Guardian).

Plus audio drops with Martin Mills from Merlin, and Allison Hagendorf from The Allison Hagendorf Show!

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Episode 186

On this week's YMC gabfest, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important music industry stories: "With Label Layoffs, Will Artists Get Dropped?"(Billboard); "Blake Morgan And #irespectmusic Return To Washington For The American Music Fairness Act And #musicfairness" (Chris Castle at Music, Technology Policy); "So… Maybe Don’t Bet Your House On Universal Music Group And TikTok Reaching A Deal Anytime Soon" (Music Business Worldwide).

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Episode 185

On this week's episode of YMC podcast, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart cover these important stories: "The Label Recovery, Part I: Purpose" (Patrick Clifton); "Show Me the Splits: Tiffany Red Illuminates Stealing Publishing" (Chris Castle); "Anthropic Trained Its AI To Rip Off Copyrighted Lyrics - Music Publishers Allege - In Escalating Court Battle" (Music Business Worldwide).

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Episode 184

On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your groovy hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart kibbitz about these important stories: "Music Subscriber Market Shares 2023" (Music Industry Blog); "The Ultimate Guide for Musicians to Have a Kickass Year 2024" (Symphonic); "Record Store Day 2024 Release List Revealed" (Stereogum).

Plus audio drops from Fabrice Sergent from Bandsintown, and Megh Vakharia from SymphonyOS.

Check out these music videos Jay and Mike talked about:

Billy Joel "Turn The Lights Back On"

https://youtu.be/UOf6CMbHPuA?si=hkPLVQZ4ixYdNcKP

The Dandy Warhols "I'd Like To Help You With Your Problem (featuring Slash)"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3H2AVm1uD8

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Episode 183

On this week's episode, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important stories: "Universal Deflates The TikTok Hype: Does TikTok Have A Napster Problem?" (Chris Castle); "Overnight Success Is Very Rare In Music, And There's Date To Prove It" (Billboard); "Robert Kyncl Is 'Confident' That Universal And TikTok Will Resolve Their Spat...And 3 Other Things We Learned From WMG's Latest Earnings Call" (Music Business Worldwide).

Plus audio drops from Jorge Brea, CEO of Symphonic, Christine Asazuwa founder of the Measure of Music Conference, and Chris Castle from Music Technology Policy.

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On this YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Will Page, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat with our friend Will Page about his second in a series of beautifully designed websites that lift the lid on how new models of music streaming serve creators and consumers alike.

Getting exclusive access to data (and data scientists) from SoundCloud has allowed Will to surface the relevant engagement metrics that matter to our industry.

Here's a link to the website:

https://www.soundcloudrockonomics.com

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Episode 182

On this week's episode of the YMC podcast, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chatted about these important stories: "TikTok Just Lost A Huge Catalog Of Music. What Happened?" (New York Times); "78% Of Small-To-Midsize Businesses In The US Currently Misuse Personal Streaming Accounts To Play Music To Their Customers. It’s Costing The Music Industry $1.38 Billion Per Year." (Music Business Worldwide); "USC Annenberg's Report On Women's Gains In The Music Industry" (The New York Times).

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Episode 181

On this week's wiz-bang episode, your groovy hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important topics and stories: "RUSS CRUPNICK From MusicWatch, Independent Analyst RICHARD KRAMER and Beatdap CEO MORGAN HAYDUK" (Audio Drops); Industry Leaders On Key Issues Including Artist Development, Exports And AI"(MusicWeek); "If The Music Business Keeps Growing, Why The Layoffs?"(Billboard).

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Episode 180

On this week's gabfest, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important stories: "Patrick Clifton Breaks Down His Story 'The Record Label Crisis'"; "Spotify Dominates Audio Streaming, But Where Are The Profits?" (Wall Street Journal); "The Music Industry Needs A New Growth Story" (Bloomberg).

Luminate Year-End Music Report:

https://luminatedata.com/reports/yearend-music-industry-report/

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Patrick Clifton's article:

https://medium.com/@tunesandtales (https://medium.com/@tunesandtales)

Episode 179

On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your groovy hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart yap about these important stories: "The Luminate U.S. Year-End Music Report For 2023 Is Here" (Luminate); "UMG Stock Gains On Layoff News, BELIEVE Shares Fall On Possible Takeover Report, K-Pop Stocks Flop" (Billboard); "The Future of Vinyl: Dustin Blocker Breaks Down The Resurgence Of Analog In A Digital World" (Magnetic).

Plus an audio drop from Brianna Schwartz and Alexis Schreiber from Schwartz & Schreiber PLLC on Fair Use and Ai.

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Episode 178

On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these importan music industry stories: "Andreessen Horowitz’s Thoughts On AI Shows What The Music Industry Will Be Up Against In 2024" (Music Business Worldwide); "TikTok Global Head Of Music Ole Obermann On All Things Music" (Forbes); "Spotify’s 138% Gain Leads Billboard Global Music Index’s 31% Improvement In 2023" (Billboard).

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On this special YMC episode, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart have an in-depth conversation with audio engineer, producer and author Bobby Owsinski on his new book, The Musician's Ai Handbook.

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Episode 177

Happy New Year to everyone from Jay and Mike!

On our first episode of 2024, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart talk about these important stories: "6 Music Business Stories You Missed Over The Holiday Break" (Hypebot); "2023’s Music By The Numbers: Taylor Swift Dominated, Country Boomed, And Hip-Hop Sunk" (Rolling Stone); "The 10 Biggest Music Business Deals Of 2023" (Billboard).

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Episode 176

On the last YMC podcast episode of the year, your happy hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart unceremoniously shove 2023 out the door and cover these important stories: "The 10 Biggest Music Business Stories of 2023" (Billboard); "Mark Mulligan Of MIDiA’s 2024 Music Industry Predictions" (Hypebot); "The Record Label Crisis" (Patrick Clifton).

Plus an audio drop from Billboard editor at large Steve Knopper on the new Immediate Family documentary.

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Episode 175

On this week's episode of the YMC podcast, your happy hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important music industry stories: "11 Music Business Predictions For 2024- From Jay Gilbert!" (Hypebot); "2023 Music Economics Report For Independent Artists" (Duetti); "'We’re On TikTok? What’s TikTok?’ The Forgotten Bands Going Supersonic Thanks To Gen Z" (The Guardian).

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On this very special episode of the Your Morning Coffee podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart have a conversation with Howie Singer and Bill Rosenblatt, the authors of the new book "Key Changes - The Ten Times Technology Transformed The Music Industry".

This book is a must-read for anyone in or interested in the music industry, and we are really excited to share this with our listeners.

Episode 174

On this week's YMC gabfest, your groovy hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important stories: "Vinyl Industry Opposes ‘Dramatic’ Shift In Music Store Sales Reporting" (Hypebot); "As AI Grows, Artists & Labels Consider: Who Owns a Voice?" (Billboard); and discussion about "The Senate passing the FANS FIRST ACT and Fair Use and Support for Federal Protections Against AI Voice Cloning & Deepfakes".

Plus an audio drop with Jacquelle Amankonah Horton, founder and CEO of FAVE, a new fan engagement platform and marketplace dedicated to empowering superfans! Their new AI-supported tool for artists and their teams is called "FanFinder".

If you are interested in testing FanFinder, reach out to Jacquelle at jacquelle@faveforfans.com!

Episode 173

On this week's YMC podcast, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart yap ahout these important stories: "SPOTIFY WRAPPED IS HERE! The Top Songs, Artists, Podcasts and Listening Trends of 2023 Revealed" (Spotify); "Will AI Be Used To Raise Musicians From The Dead? (Billboard); "Historic Mechanical Royalty Increases, Inflation Adjustments Explained!" (Chris Castle).

Plus an audio drop with Mike Warner, author of Work Hard, Playlist Hard.

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On this bonus special YMC episode, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart talk with their good friend and economist Will Page about his article stating the global value of music copyrights for 2022 is hitting the $41.5 BILLION dollar mark!

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Episode 172

On this week's YMC podcast, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important stories: "Everything To Know About Spotify's New Royalties Model: How Does It Work & Who Will It Impact?" (Billboard); "New Study Confirms TikTok Drives Streaming, But There’s No Magic Bullet on Going Viral" (Billboard); "YouTube Launches Test Of AI Music Generator That Can Mimic Demi Lovato, John Legend, Charlie Puth, Troye Sivan, T-Pain And More" (Variety).

Plus an audio drop with Astral co-founder Jack Bogdan!

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Episode 171

On this week's YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart yap about these important stories: "TikTok Strikes Partnership With Spotify, Apple Music And Amazon Music To Link App Directly To Music Streaming Services" (Music Business Worldwide); "Spotify Plans to Charge for Fraud: How It Works & Who It Affects the Most" (Billboard); "YouTube To Require Creators To Flag AI-Generated Content, Will Add New Ways To Request Removal Of Deepfakes Including Music Videos That Mimic An Artist’s Voice" (Variety).

Plus audio drops from Geraldo Remos, CEO of Moises Systems, and Matt Adell, Co-founder and COO from Somms.AI.

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Episode 170

On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart yap about these important stories: "10 Predictions For Music's Future" (Rob Abelow); "The Evolving Roles & Responsibilities Of Artist Management Today" (Chris Nilsson from 10th Street Entertainment); "What Spotify’s New Royalty Model Really Means" (Variety); "The MLC Has Paid Out Over $1.5bn To Songwriters To Date" (Music Business Worldwide).

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Episode 169

On this week's YMC gabfest, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important stories: "Most Tracks On Spotify Won’t Earn A Royalty Under New Scheme" (Billboard); "It’s Out! The Trapital Report" (Trapital); "Key Changes: The Ten Times Technology Transformed The Music Industry" (Howie Singer/Bill Rosenblatt).

Plus audio drops with Dan Runice from Trapital, and Howie Singer and Bill Rosenblatt, authors of "Key Changes: The Ten Times Technology Transformed The Music Industry"!

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Episode 168

On this week's episode of the YMC podcast, your digital music mavens Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important music industry stories: "Spotify Is Changing Its Royalty Model To Crush Streaming Fraud And Introduce A Minimum Threshold For Payment" (Music Business Worldwide); "50 Years Of Music Industry Revenues, By Format" (Visual Capitalist); "Spotify’s Price Hike Didn’t Hurt Subscriptions, And 3 Other Things We Learned On Its Latest Earnings Call" (Music Business Worldwide).

Plus an audio drop from Oleg Stravitsky, CEO / Co-Founder of ENDEL!

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Episode 167

On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your groovy hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart kibbitz about these important music industry stories: "Music Has Become A ‘Just-In-Time’ Economy" (MIDiA); "Superfans And Supine Fans: The Music Industry Is Getting Its Priorities The Wrong Way Around" (Music Business Wordwide); "UMG Sues AI Company For Using Songs To Train Models: ‘Systematic & Widespread Infringement’" (Billboard).

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Episode 166

On this week's YMC podcast, your happy hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important music industry stories: "Music Attorney Don Passman On Contracts, AI And What Makes Superstars Different" (Billboard); "Streaming Is Missing Cultural Moments, And Superstars Know It" (MIDiA); "From Points To Publishing, Here’s How — And How Much — Producers Get Paid Now" (Billboard).

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Episode 165

On this week's wild and rockin' episode, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important stories: "Record Label Market Share Q3 2023: Republic Stays Dominant While Interscope & Atlantic Surge" (Billboard); "5 Observations On… Epic Games’ Sale Of Bandcamp To Songtradr" (Music Business Worldwide); "Does Culture Become A Commodity, Or Do Commodities Become Culture?" (MIDiA).

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Episode 164

On this week's installment of the YMC podcast, your dynamic duo hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart yap about these important stories: "The Truth Behind Why You Aren't Getting More Streams" (Randall Foster on Hypebot); "The Fans Also Like Nightmare Of September 2023 – Spotify Fans Also Like Update" (Anothony Pacheco -Simpl.); "Live Nation Scraps Artist Merch Fees at Its US Club Venues As Part Of New ‘On the Road Again’ Program" (Music Business Worldwide).

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Corrected link for the TikTok Artist Handbook 2023 - https://bit.ly/3rqhIUi

Episode 163

On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your groovy hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart kibbitz about these important music industry stories: "Four Takeaways From The RIAA 2023 Mid-Year Report: Prices Rise, Subscriptions Slow & More" (Billboard); "Artificial Intelligence In The Music Business ~ What You Need To Know" (Mulitple Sources); "6 Music Industry Topics Every Musician Should Learn More About" (Symphonic).

Plus an audio drop with Jack Bogdan, co-founder and CPO of Astral!

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Episode 162

On this week's YMC podcast, your groovy hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart wax poetic on these important music industry stories: "Streaming Is Changing The Sound of Music" (Wall Street Journal); "If I Ran Spotify, I'd Do These 8 Things" (Rob Abelow); "A New Era Of ‘Fan-Made’ Music Is About To Begin" (MIDiA).

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Episode 161

On this week's YMC gabfest, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important stories: "How to Make Artist Centric, Artist Centric" (Mark Mulligan Via The Music Industry Blog); "Multiple Criminal Gang Members Confirm They've Used Spotify For Money Laundering In Bombshell New Report" (Music Business Worldwide); "Independent artists Deserve An Equitable Music Ecosystem" (A Guest Post By Ben Patterson, President, Artist & Label Services of Downtown Music).

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Your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart celebrate their third anniversary of the podcast with a very special episode featuring Tatiana Cirisano and Kriss Thakrar from MIDiA.

Tatiana and Kriss break down MIDiA's two recently released reports: The MIDiA Research 2023-2030 Global Music Forecasts(Speed Bump) and The State and Future Of Misic Fandom - Unleashing Fan Creativity.

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Episode 160

On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart yap about these important music industry stories: "From Madelynn Elyse & Hypebot -Build Fans, Don’t Chase Streams" (Hypebot); "Has TikTok Killed the Music Video Star?" (Billboard); "Economist Will Page Unwraps the Touring Bounceback" (IQ).

Plus audio drops from Madelynn Elyse on her story in Hypebot, and Dimitri Vietze on the upcoming Music Techtonics conference - and with a special deal for YMC listeners!

Episode 159

On this weeks YMC podcast, your gregarious groovy guys Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important music industry stories: "Pushing Songs Up the Charts Was a Label Job. Then Fans Took Over" (Billboard); "Up Close And Personal: When The Algorithm Goes Too Far" (MIDiA); "The CD Finds New Life Among Gen Z Collectors" (The Washington Post).

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Episode 158

On this week's episode of the YMC podcast, the boys Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart yap about these important stories: "We Got An Early Look At TikTok's New Music App That Hasn't Arrived In The US Yet. The Spotify Rival Made Great Playlists But Had A Few Big Flaws" (Business Insider); "Songwriters & Publishers Have A $250M Payday Coming After Streaming Royalty Determination" (Billboard); "If I Ran a Major Record Label..." (Ted Gioia).

Plus and audio drop with AudioShake CEO Jessica Powell!

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Episode 157

On this week's YMC podcast, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important music industry stories: "The 3 Major Music Companies Generated $1bn More In The First Half Of 2023 Vs. The First Half Of 2022" (Music Business Worldwide); "AI Music: What Musicians Need To Know" (Berklee Online); "State of the Hot 100 Top 10: Mid-Year 2023 Report" (Billboard).

Plus and audio drop from Kuok Meng Ru, the founder of BandLab.

Episode 156

On this week's YMC podcast, your punchdrunk hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important stories: "Pop Stars Aren’t Popping Like They Used To — Do Labels Have A Plan?" (Billboard); "A Guide To 'Fan' Organizations Funded By The Ticketing Industry" (Pitchfork); "Dustin Blocker Key Takeawaays From The Making Viny; Conference".

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A YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Will Page

In this special episode of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart have an extended conversion with our friend Will Page.

Will is the author of one of our favorite industry books "Tarzan Economics: Eight Principles For Pivoting Through Disruption", which has been renamed for the paperback (Will tells us why in the episode) to "Pivot: Eight Principles For Transforming Your Business In A Time Of Disruption". He is also the former Chief Economist of Spotify and PRS for Music where he pioneered Rockonomics!

Also, check out Will's mix of Carol King's 1973 track I Believe In Humanity entitled "2023 I Believe In Humanity" with an intro from Carol herself:

https://soundcloud.com/willpagensc/2023-believe-in-humanity

Episode 155

On this week's episode of the YMC podcast, your happening hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discussed these music industry stories: "Fan Study: Fans Make It Possible, And We Have The Data To Prove It" (Spotify for Artists); "An Updated Look At Artist Merch Trends In 2023" (ATVENU); "User-centric: New Study Of 50k Indie SoundCloud Artists Shows 1 In 5 Could Double Income Under Streaming Model" (Music Business Worldwide).

Plus and audio drop from Fabrice Sergent from Bandsintown on the MIDiA "Return To Live" study!

Episode 154

On this week's show, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important music business stories: "Talking Merch Cut Blues - #MyMerch; Jacki Benson Reading Her OpEd" (Music Technology Policy); "‘People Really Like Music. But The Music Industry Lets Everyone Else Capture The Value’ " (Music Business Worldwide); "Music’s Addicted To The ‘Monthly Active User’ Metric. But It Tells Us Nothing." (Music Business Worldwide).

Plus an audio drop with Tony Van Veen from Disc Makers.

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Episode 153

On this week's YMC podcast, your happening hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart yap about these important stories: "On-Demand Audio Streams Grew 13.5% To Reach 616.5bn In The US And 5 Other Key Stats From Luminate’s Midyear Report" (Music Business Worldwide); "Predatory Ticket Resellers Cost Artists & Confused Fans Millions, NITO Study Shows" (Hypebot); "There’s A Free Mobile App Helping Teens Crash The Hot 100, And It’s Not TikTok" (Billboard).

Plus audio drops from Keith Jopling (The Song Sommelier and The Art of Longevity podcast) + Frank Riley and Nathaniel Morrow from NITO!

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YMC Special Episode - The Luminate Midyear Report 2023

On this special edition of the YMC podcast, hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart talk to Luminate Senior Director of Music Insights and Industry Relations Jaime Marconette about their eye-popping Midyear Report for 2023.

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Episode 152

On this week's episode of the YMC podcast, your hipster hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart get jiggy with these important stories: "Spotify Had 44.4m US Subscribers In February, Apple Music Had 32.6m, According To New Data" (Music Business Worldwide); "Let’s Bust The 10 Biggest AI Music Myths" (Bobby Owsinski's Music 3.0); "How to Succeed In Business Like Taylor Swift" (Wall Street Journal).

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On this special edition of the YMC podcast, Jay Gilbert sits down for an extended conversation with our good friend Chris Castle in a wide-ranging interview!

Chris is a well respected attorney and writes for the Music Technology Policy blog.

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Episode 151

On this week's episode of the YMC podcast, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart wax poetic about these important music industry stories: "Music Industry On ‘Cusp’ of Sweeping Changes as Revenue Growth Slows, Says Goldman Sachs" (Billboard); "Music Tectonics Speakers on What’s Now and What’s Next in Music and Tech" (Music Techtonics); "Why Music Streaming Can’t Agree on a Payout Model " (Trapital).

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Episode 150

On this week's episode, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart yap about these important stories: "AM And FM Radio Do Not Pay Royalties To Artists — That’s Un-American"(Variety); "Grammys OK AI Use In Music—But Ban Fully AI-Generated Songs"(Time Magazine); "Changes at Spotify ~ What You Need To Know"(Various Sources).

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Episode 149

On this week's installment of the YMC podcast, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart dish on these important stories: "Study Shows Who Wins And Loses If Music Streamers Adopt User-Centric Payments "(Hypebot); "Hate Ticketmaster? Love Taylor Swift? Politicians Are Backing New Bills to Get Your Vote"(Billboard); "Boomers Aren’t Saving Music Subscriptions Anytime Soon" (Musicwatch).

Plus audio drops from Steve Knopper and Russ Crupnick

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Episode 148

On this week's installment of the YMC podcast, your men-about-town hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these music industry stories: "The U.S. Recorded Music Business Is Surging — Can It Return to Double-Digit Revenue Growth in 2023?" (Billboard); "This Independent Artist Has Over A Billion Streams On Spotify. 10 Years Ago, A Record Label Told Him His Music Was ‘Unreleasable’" (Music Business Worldwide); "TikTok Is Under Fire From Some Of Music's Most Powerful Players. Global Music Boss Ole Obermann Says The Future's Bright - And Answers Some Tough Questions" (Music Business Worldwide).

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Check out SongsLikeX.com!

Episode 147

On this week's episode of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important stories: "Are Major Labels Cooling On Viral Artists?" (Billboard); "The $1.2 Billion Vinyl Industry's Rise, Fall and Rebirth, Explained" (The Walll Street Journal); "Tunes and Tactics: The Strategies Behind May's Music Releases" (Single).

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Episode 146

On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your groovy hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important music industry stories: "Universal Partners With Generative AI Startup Endel To Create 'AI-Powered, Artist-Driven Functional Music’" (Music Business Worldwide); "There Are Now 120,000 New Tracks Hitting Music Streaming Services Each Day" (Music Business Worldwide); "Songwriters’ Streaming Rates From 2018-2022 Have Been Determined (Finally)" (Billboard); "Dispelling The Utopian Dream: The Complex Reality Of Music Royalties" (Music Ally).

Plus Audio Drops From:

Kris Ahrend, CEO of the MLC (Music Licensing Coalition) - https://www.themlc.com

Oleg Stavitsky, CEO of Endel

Tracy Chan, SVP of Creator for SoundCloud

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Matt Vaughn is the President and owner of Seattle's Easy Street Records, and we chatted with him about Record Store Day and his relationship with Pearl Jam.

Episode 145

On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart yap about these important music business stories: "Music Streaming Revenue Growth Expected To Fall To 3% By 2029, Says MIDiA Research" (Billboard); "This Insider Spotify Data Is MIND-BLOWING" (Rick Beato/YouTube); "The Music Business Is Finally Starting to Pay Attention to Streaming Fraud" (Billboard).

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Episode 144

On this week's episode of the podcast, your non-AI generated hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart dish on these important stories: "The Case for Keeping Music Streaming Prices Where They Are" (Guest Column by Russ Crupnick) (Billboard); "An Ed Sheeran Stream Is Not Worth the Same As A Stream Of Rain Falling on a Roof’: "Robert Kyncl Says Music Streaming Payout And Pricing Models Must, And Will, Change" (Music Business Worldwide); "Spotify Pulled Thousands Of Songs To Fight Fraud - Not AI" (Billboard).

Plus an audio drop from the "Music LM Artist workshop with AI Test Kitchen & Google Arts & Culture Lab” video.

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Episode 143

On this week's episode of the YMC podcast, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about the following important music business stories: "#1 The AI Effect: A New Era In Music And Its Unintended Consequences" (Rick Beato); "What If You Could Sing In Your Favorite Musician's Voice?" (TED); "AI Music App Boomy Has Created 14.4m Tracks To Date. Spotify Just Deleted A Bunch Of Its Uploads After Detecting 'Stream Manipulation’" (Music Business Worldwide).

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Episode 142

On this week's YMC podcast, your groovy hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss the following important new music business stories: "50% Of Vinyl Buyers In The US Don’t Own A Record Player, Data Shows" (Music Business Worldwide); "Spotify‘s Q1 2023 Results Are In ~ Plus A Message From Its Founder On The Threat And Opportunity From AI" (Various Sources); "The Algorithm Is Your New Boss" (Music Business Worldwide).

Plus an audio drop from Martin Clancy on, what else, AI!

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Episode 141

On this week's episode of the YMC podcast, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart dish about these important music industry stories: "AI-Generated Music Is About to Flood Streaming Platforms" (Wired); "Spotify Breaks Down the Mapping Technology Behind Its Algorithm" (Wall Street Journal); "Venues Need to Stop Shaking Down Artists for Every Last Dollar" (Variety).

Plus audio drops from Portia Sabin of the Music Business Association and Garrett Levin from DiMA.

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Episode 140

On this week's edition of thne YMC podcast, your travelin' men and hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important music industry stories: "The End of the Music Business" (The Nation); "Songwriters And Artists Refuse To Be Pitted Against Each Other" (Music Business Worldwide); "What Is An AI Cover Song, And Why Are Major Labels So Afraid Of Them?" (Hypebot).

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Episode 139

On this week's episode of the YMC podcast, your gregarious hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart yap about these important music industry stories: "TikTok Myths Vs. Facts" (Gupta Media); "The Case For — And Against — Higher Streaming Subscription Rates"(Billboard); "Is The Music Industry Being Reshaped For The Better Or Worse By Tech Companies?" (CBC Documentary).

The Jimi Hendrix Experience - I Was There: Hendrix at LA Forum by Billy Gibbons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbrpcgISFUs

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Episode 138

On this weeks edition of the YMC podcast, your groovy hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important music industry stories: "The Major Record Companies Release Around 3,900 Tracks Every Day. Their Problem? That’s A Drop In The Ocean" (Music Business Worldwide); "As Government Threatens TikTok Shutdown, The Music Industry Holds Its Breath" (LA Times); "What Is Artificial Intelligence And How Will It Impact The Future Of Music?" (Various Sources).

Plus audio drops from USC's Bobby Borg on his new book and Chris Castle on AI and artists rights.

Links:

Ohio University Music Summit: ohio.edu/music-industry-summit

Human Artistry Campaign: humanartistrycampaign.org

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Episode 137

On this week's episode of the YMC podcast, your wild and crazy hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important music industry stories: "There Were 589m Paid Streaming Users In 2022, Driving A 9% Rise In Global Recorded Music Revenues To $26.2bn" (Music Business Worldwide); "Five Takeaways From The 2023 IFPI Global Music Report" (Billboard); "38 Million Tracks On Streaming Services Were Played ZERO Times Last Year (or: Why Spotify Should Take A Leaf Out Of Elon Musk’s Book)" (Music Business Worldwide).

Plus an audio drop from Bruno Del Granada on the state of Latin Music!

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Episode 136

On this week's episode of the YMC podcast, your (mostly) humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart yap about these important music business stories: "David Guetta Replicated Eminem’s Voice In A Song Using Artificial Intelligence" (Variety); "Streaming In The Dark: Where Music Listeners’ Money Goes – And Doesn’t" (PublicKnowledge.Org); "Global Recorded Music Revenues Reached $31.2bn In 2022, But Year Over Year Growth Slowed ‘Significantly’" (Music Business Worldwide); "Rebuilding The Touring Industry From Scratch - A SXSW 2023 Panel Recap" (Billboard).

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Episode 135

On this week's episode of the YMC podcast, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart dish on the following important music biz stories: "A YOUR MORNING COFFEE PODCAST Deep Dive On Spotify's 'Stream On' Presentation - Discovery Mode, Pre-Saves, Countdown Pages And More"; "U.S. Recorded Music Revenue Scores All-Time High Of $15.9 Billion In 2022"(RIAA).

Plus an audio drop from Peter Sinclair, co-founder of BeatBread. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMoring.Coffee!

Episode 134

On this week's episode of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart dish on these important industry stories: "Which Music Trends Have Outlived the Pandemic?" (Trapital); "You Follow Drugs, You Get Drug Addicts And Drug Dealers. But You Start To Follow The Money, And You Don't Know Where The F It's Gonna Take You." (The Bag); "What Came Into Focus As The Touring Industry Gathered For Pollstar Live!" (Hypebot)*.

Plus, audio drops from Martin Clancy on AI Benefits, and Todd Dupler from the Recording Academy on the HITS Act!

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Episode 133

On this week's episode of the YMC podcast, Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss the following important stories: "LIVE NATION Entertainment Announces Support for a Fair Ticketing Act"; "How Much Humanity Will AI-Generated Songs Need To Be Copyrightable?" (Billboard); "Spotify Opens Up ‘Discovery Mode’ Wide, Enabling Artists To Get More Listeners And Streams – For A Cost" (Ari's Take); "Fake Songs On Spotify: Your Favorite Soul Artist Did NOT Issue A New Single" (SoulTracks).

*Important note this week: Just as Jay and Mike were finishing recording this episode, Mike had a brief power outage at his house as he was saving his audio files, and they were lost. Argh! We were forced to use the Zoom backup tracks for Mike's side, which don't have the audio quality we typically have. Thanks for understanding!

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Episode 132

On this week's episode of the YMC podcast, your groovy hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart yap about these important stories: "Hit Songwriters Tell All, From Thieving Artists To Grammy Snubs" (Rolling Stone); "How DO Streaming Algorithms Change The Way We Listen To Music?" (MusicAlly); "Generation Audio: A Different Way To Look At Audio Listeners" (MusicWatch); "The FAN ENGAGEMENT 2023 REPORT" (Digital Media Association).

Plus an audio drop with Kevin Breuner, SVP of Engagement and Education at CD Baby discussing how artists and creators need to be more strategic in using tools to gather fans.

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Episode 131

On this week's episode of the YMC podcast, your tireless hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart cover these important music industry stories: "OOPS! 100,000 Tracks Are NOT Uploaded To Spotify, Apple & Amazon Music Daily" (Hypebot); "How Streaming Platforms Are Changing The Way We Listen To Music" (PBS); "Everyone Hurts – The Problem With ‘Fixing’ Streaming" (Music Think Tank); "Deezer CEO Jeronimo Folgueira: Five Big Ideas For The Future Of Streaming" (Music Week).

Jem Aswad's great Burt Bacharach aritcle in Variety, "The Genius of Burt Bacharach In 12 Songs" :

https://variety.com/2023/music/news/burt-bacharach-best-songs-1235518533/

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Episode 130

On this weeks episode of the YMC podcast, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart yap about these important stories: "What Will The Future Of Streaming Royalties Look Like? Tidal And UMG Want To Find Out" (Billboard); "I Spent Two Decades Running Major Labels — Here’s Why I Left It Behind" (Mark Terry); "Spotify Hits 205 Million Paid Subscribers, Topping User Growth Targets For Q4 With Record Total Quarterly Gain" (Variety).

Plus audio interview audio drops with:

-Bruce Houghton, President of Syline Artist Agency and publisher of Hypebot on his persepctive on the LA Times areticle "Everyone Hates Ticketmaster - Is Everyone Wrong?"

Steve Knopper, Billboard Editor at Large on US cassette sales from the Billboard piece "Cassettes Are Making A Comeback, But Can Production Keep Up?"
Vickie Neuman, Founder and CEO of CrossBorderWorks on her predictions for Web3 heading into the new year.

-Jennifer Freed, Founder and CEO of Trevanana Tracks on simplifying the complicated world of sync licences.

Check out the Ren "Hi Ren" video" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_nc1IVoMxc

Also check out The Verge article on why so many tech companies are laying off employees?

https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/26/23571659/tech-layoffs-facebook-google-amazon

Episode 129

This week on the YMC podcast, your charming hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss the following important music business stories and topics: "Everyone Hates Ticketmaster; Is Everyone Wrong?" (LA Times); "Calls To End Fees That Venues Charge Artists To Sell Merch Grow Louder" (Hypebot).

We also have interview clips from Jonny Kaps on +1 Records new partnership with Exceleration, and Michael Huppe, President and CEO of Sound Exchange.

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Episode 128

On this week's episode, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important music industry stories: "NY:LON Conference Recap" (Music Ally/Music Business Association); "Streaming Fraud Accounts For At Least 1-3% Of Plays On Services Like Spotify And Deezer In France, Shows Investigation" (Music Business Worldwide); "What Comes Next In The Music Streaming Model Makeover?" (MIDiA).

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Episode 127

On this latest episode of the YMC podcast, your rain-loving hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about the following important music industry stories: "The Luminate U.S. Year-End Music Report For 2022" (Luminate Report); "Sir Lucian Grainge: Music Needs A New Streaming Payout Model... And We're Working On It" (Music Business Worldwide); The Ultimate Guide For A Kick Ass Year 2023" (Symphonic).

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Episode 126

On this week's installment of the YMC podcast, your happy hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important music industry stories: "5 Numbers That Will Come To Define The Music Business In 2023" (Music Business Worldwide); "2023 Music Predictions From CD Baby's Kevin Breuner & Chris Robley" (Hypebot); "How To Get Your Music On Spotify Playlists" (Digital Music News).

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Episode 125

Happy New Year from Jay and Mike!

On this first episde of 2023, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss the following important music business stories: "Music Streaming Highlights - Streaming Platforms Name Top 2022 Songs" (DiMA); "23 Moments That Made Us Smile in 2022" (Rolling Stone); "‘Why This Video’ Is Like An Official Roadmap To Success On TikTok" (Hypebot); "Audio Engineers Have The Ears Of The Artists — And Now A Piece Of The Project" (Variety).

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Episode 124

On this week's year-end extravaganza, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart wind down 2022 and chat about the following important stories: "2023 Music Industry Predictions" (Jesse Kirshbaum); "The Music Business Review Of The Year 2022" (Complete Music Update); "Confronting Music’s Mental Health Crisis" (Pitchfork); "What Is Your Purpose?" (Randall Foster/Symphonic).

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Episode 123

On this holiday edition of the YMC podcast, your happy hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important stories: "The 10 Biggest Music Business Stories & Trends of 2022" (Billboard); "Playlists Don’t Hit Like They Used To" (Billboard); "The Changing World Of Record Labels: Physical Retail" (Billboard); "Five Ways 2022 Pushed Music Royalties Forward" (Billboard).

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Episode 122

On this week's episode of the YMC podcast, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important music biz stories: "So You Wanna Be A TikTok Star" (The New Yorker); "15 Key Moments From The Fights For Musicians’ Rights In 2022" (Music Ally); "Music Subscription Market Shares" (MIDiA).

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Episode 121

On this weeks installment of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important music industry stories: "The 50 Worst Decisions in Music History" (Rolling Stone); "Fake Streams Aren’t Slowing Down" (Billboard); "Is the Music Industry’s Love Affair With TikTok ‘Dead’?" (Billboard).

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Episode 120

On this week's episode of the YMC podcast, the dynamic duo of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss the following important music industry stories: "The TaylorMaster: Deep Thoughts On A Broken Live Music Biz" (Bill Werde/Hypebot); "The Record Labels’ TikTok Opportunity Cost" (MIDiA); "Where Are All The Twitter Users Going - And What Is The Fediverse?" (Hypebot).

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Episode 119

On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important music industry stories: "Here’s Why Shorter Songs Are Surging (And Why Some Welcome It)" (Billboard); "Pink Floyd Wanted $500 Million For Its Music. What Went Wrong?" (Bloomberg); "Taylor Swift Ticket Sales Crash Ticketmaster, Ignite Fan Backlash" (Deadline); "What's It Like Using TikTok's Music-Streaming App?" (Billboard).

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Episode 118

On this weeks episode of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and MIke Etchart chat about the following important stories:

"With 100,000 Tracks Uploaded Daily, A Long-tail Music Cull Is Coming" (Hypebot/Mark Mulligan MIDiA); "Record Labels Ask TikTok to Share More of Its $12 Billion Dollars" (Bloomberg); "Sped-Up Songs Are Taking Over TikTok and Driving Songs Up the Charts" (Billboard); "YouTube’s Automated Copyright Tool Riles Up Musicians" (Marketplace).

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Episode 117

On this week's episode, your groovy hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important stories: "How Streaming Has Impacted the Value of Music"(Larry Miller/Musonomics); "Introducing... The Culture Report"(Dan Runcie/Trapital); "Global Value Of Music Copyrights Jumps 18% To A Record High Of $39.6bn In 2021: Could It Have Been Even Higher?"(Will Page).

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Episode 116

On this week's episode of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart yap about the following important storries: "Spotify Q3 Revenue Up 21.4% to $3B As Subscriber Growth Beats Estimates" (Billboard); "Apple Music, Amazon Music, Deezer And YouTube Premium All Raise Their Rates ~ Is Spotify Next?" (Multiple Sources); "It’s Not Just ‘Exhaustion’: Why Mental Health Is Finally A Priority For Music Artists" (Variety); "The MLC Is Sitting On More Than $500M Due Songwriters, Rightsholders" (Hypebot).

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Episode 115

On this latest installment of the YMC podcast, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart kibbitz about the following important music industry stories: "How Ticketmaster Gets Away With It" (Popular Information); "TikTok Music Could Change The Game" (MIDiA); "A Raft Of Cancellations Show A Broken Touring Industry That’s Linked To Deeper [hashtag] #BrokenRecord Crisis And Why It Needs To Change" (God Is In The TV); "Streaming Platforms Favor US, European Users And Artists" (Chris Castle and Hypebot).

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Episode 114

On this week's episode of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss the following important stories from the music industry: "Too Many Songs, Not Enough Hits: Pop Music Is Struggling To Create New Stars" (Billboard); "Music Industry Growth is Booming! And It’s Slowing! Er, What?" (Hypebot/Bill Werde); "TikTok Parent ByteDance Sets Sights On Spotify With Music-Streaming Expansion" (Wall Street Journal).

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Episode 113

On this latest installment of the YMC podcast, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart wax poetic on these important stories: "It’s Happened: 100,000 Tracks Are Now Being Uploaded to Streaming Services Like Spotify Each Day" (Music Business Worldwide); "5 Takeaways From ALL THAT MATTERS 2022: TikTok, Web3 And An ‘Emerging’ Subscription Market" (Billboard); "Streamers Use Playlists to Control the Music Industry" (Wired).

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Episode 112

On this latest installment of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important music indistry stories: "Fan Study - A Deep Dive On Catalog" (Spotify for Artists); "'The Work We Do Isn’t Algorithmic': A&R In The Era Of TikTok" (The Guardian); "What Happens When The 'Relentless Toll' Of The Music Industry Meets The Creator Economy In A Cost-Of-Living Crisis?" (MIDiA); "What We’ve Learned After Nearly 500 Artist Advances: Independence Is Cool. Control Is Even Cooler" (Peter Sinclair CEO & Co-Founder at BeatBread).

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Episode 111

On this edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss the following important stories: "From The RIAA (and other sources)The RIAA Mid-Year Report ~ We Break It Down" (RIAA and others); "Why Indie Artists Are a Rarity On Radio: ‘If You Don’t Pay, You Don’t Move Up’"(Billboard); "Why Major Labels And Spotify Love Fake Artists" (Penny Fractions); "House Legislation To Get Artists & Labels Paid For Radio Airplay Gets Companion Bill In U.S. Senate" (Billboard).

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Episode 111

On this edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss the following important stories: "From The RIAA (and other sources)The RIAA Mid-Year Report ~ We Break It Down" (RIAA and others); "Why Indie Artists Are a Rarity On Radio: ‘If You Don’t Pay, You Don’t Move Up’"(Billboard); "Why Major Labels And Spotify Love Fake Artists" (Penny Fractions); "House Legislation To Get Artists & Labels Paid For Radio Airplay Gets Companion Bill In U.S. Senate" (Billboard).

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Episode 110

On this latest episode of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important stories: "How The Music Industry Can Increase Its Overall Revenue" (Trapital); "How Much Could Songwriter Royalties Grow? A Look At Three Scenarios" (Billboard); "Sir Lucian Grainge On Music Streaming Growth, Catalog Deals And The Balance Of Power With The DSPs" (Music Business Worldwide); "7 Important Takeaways From The DIY Musician Conference 2022" (Hypebot).

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Episode 110

On this latest episode of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important stories: "How The Music Industry Can Increase Its Overall Revenue" (Trapital); "How Much Could Songwriter Royalties Grow? A Look At Three Scenarios" (Billboard); "Sir Lucian Grainge On Music Streaming Growth, Catalog Deals And The Balance Of Power With The DSPs" (Music Business Worldwide); "7 Important Takeaways From The DIY Musician Conference 2022" (Hypebot).

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Episode 109

On this latest installment of the YMC podcast, your "hosts with the mosts" Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart cover these important stories: "The Record Industry's Fake Fight Against Streaming Fraud" (Penny Fraction); "Conversion Rates Around a Hit Song, Examined" (Austin Staubus); "Spotify Editors Share Top Summer Music Trends 2022" (Hypebot).

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Episode 109

On this latest installment of the YMC podcast, your "hosts with the mosts" Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart cover these important stories: "The Record Industry's Fake Fight Against Streaming Fraud" (Penny Fraction); "Conversion Rates Around a Hit Song, Examined" (Austin Staubus); "Spotify Editors Share Top Summer Music Trends 2022" (Hypebot).

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Episode 108

On this installment of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart wax poetic on the following important stories: "Spotify And Fellow Music Streamers Strike Agreement With Publishers For 15.35% Go-Forward Royalty Rate In The US" (Music Biz Weekly); "Fake Musicians: Inside A Million-Dollar Instagram Verification Scheme" (Hypebot); "How To Get Signed To A Record Label (In 2022); (Digital Music News).

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Episode 107

On the week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart wax poetic on these important stories: "How Short Will Songs Get?"(Ted Gioia); "Megan Thee Stallion’s Bitter Fight With Her Label, Explained By the Lawyers From Both Sides" (Billboard); "How Did the FN Meka Mess Happen?"(Variety).

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Episode 106

On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart get jiggy with the following important stories: "Shazam Turns 20! ~ We Walk You Through Some Important Milestones"; "TikTok Curators Are Helping Songs Go Viral — And Labels Are Writing Checks" (Billboard); "How Much Should Indie Artists Fear A Major Label Push For A Two-Tier Payout System?"(Peter SInclair).

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Episode 105

On this latest episode of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss the following stories this week: "A Breakdown Of TikTok’s Plan To Takeover"(Trapital); "How Did Two Unknown Latin Music Operators Make $23 Million From YouTube? The IRS Says They Stole It" (Billboard); "Spam Acts Use This Trick To Get Songs On A Major Streaming Playlist" (Billboard).

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Episode 104

On this episode of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart go deep - and we mean deep - on music distribution, covering these important topics from Billboard magazine's Deep Dive: The Distribution Revolution: "How It Works For Labels and Streaming", "Streaming Platforms As Distributors - Does It Work?", "Music Distributors For Indie Artists - How To Pick The Right One".

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Episode 103

On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about the following important stories: "Inside the Multi-Billion Dollar Battle Royale Over Music-Streaming Royalties" (Variety); "The Playlist Fallacy" (Bob Lefsetz); "The Case Against The Pre-save On Spotify And Apple Music" (Austin Staubus).

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Episode 102

On this week's installment of the YMC podcast, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss the following important stories: "It's Official: 'New Music' Is Shrinking In Popularity In The US" (Music Business Worldwide); "How Four Tet vs. Domino Points To Our Industries Profit-Share Future" (Music Business Worldwide); "On SoundCloud's New Deal With Warner Music (Or Why The Debate Over Fan Powered Royalties Is More Complicated Than 'Fairness'" (Music Business Worldwide).

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To commemorate our 100th episode of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart had an opportunity to interview one of our favorite experts in the digital music space, Mr. Will Page.

The author of Tarzan Economics and the former Chief Economist at Spotify has a unique perspective on the goings on in the industry today, and also where the industry is going in the future. He brings both an educated analytical mind and the incredible passion of a music creator and fan - a truly unique and refreshing combination - to his viewpoint, and we always expand our own knowledge when we hear from him.

We hope you enjoy the interview!

Episode 101

On the latest installment of the YMC podcast, hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important stories: "MIDiA Music Forecasts: The New Era Of Growth" (MIDiA); "Luminate Releases 2022 U.S. Midyear Report" (Luminate); "Changing Streaming’s Royalty Model Will Unlock A New Music Economy" (MIDiA).

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Episode 100!

On this 100th episode (woo hoo!) of the YMC podcast, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss the following important stories: "How Artists Get Paid From Streaming" (The Pudding); "The 25 Musical Moments That Defined The First Quarter Of The 2020's" (Billboard); "Artists Are Leveraging False Infringement Claims Against Rivals" (Billboard).

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Episode 99

On the march to Episode 100, hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart cover these important stories: "Songwriter Streaming Royalties Set At 15.1% In Long-Awaited CRB Ruling" (Billboard); "Musicians - The Algorithm Doesn't OWE You, But It Definitely OWNS You" (Hypebot); "Why Are CDs Trending In 2022?" (Hypebot).

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Episode 98

On this latest edition of the YMC podcast, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these most interesting and important stories: "Must See Documentary: The Way The Music Died" (Music Tehcnology Policy); "Major Music Companies Lost Billions In Value Last Week After A Report Led People To Believe Streaming Subscriptions Are ‘Shrinking’ In The UK. MBW Doesn’t Think That Idea Smells Quite Right -- And We’re Not Alone" (Music Business Worldwide); "Two Lawsuits Could Reshape How Much Labels Pay Artists For Streaming" (Hypebot).

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Episode 97

On this weeks edition of the YMC podcast, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss the following important stories: "Goldman Sachs: The Global Music Industry Is Going To Be Worth Even More Than We Thought" (Music Business Worldwide); "This 'Labels Are Bad and Unnecessary' Narrative Is BS, And Needs To Stop" (Motive Unknown); "Gaming The (Billboard) Charts" (Tedium).

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Episode 96

On this weeks episode of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about the following important stories: "The Changing World Of: Record Label Streaming" (Billboard); "Spotify Lays Out A Roadmap To Higher Margins: Here's The Plan" (Billboard).

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Episode 95

On this edition of the YMC podcast, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important music industry stories: "We Tracked What Happens After TikTok Songs Go Viral" (VOX/The Pudding); "A Guide To Releasing Music In 2022: Albums vs EPs vs Singles" (Hypebot).

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Episode 94

On this installment of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss the following important industry stories: "Halsey Claims Label Won’t Release New Song Unless They ‘Fake A Viral Moment on TikTok’" (Rolling Stone); "For The Record: How Vinyl Got Its Groove Back — To The Tune Of A Billion Dollars" (Billboard); "Pop, Rock & Single Songwriters: The State Of The Billboard Hot 100’s Top 10 In Q1 2022" (Billboard).

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Episode 93

On this latest episode of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss the following stories: "From ‘La Bamba’ To Bad Bunny: CAA’s Bruno Del Granado On How Latin Music Conquered America"(Variety); "How The Industry Went From Discussing Fairness To Accuracy – And Why It Matters"(Billboard); "Everything You Need To Know About ‘Controlled Compositions'"(Hypebot); "An Open Letter to Paul McCartney Regarding Ticket Prices"(Los Angeles Magazine).

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Episode 92

On this edition of the YMC podcast, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important articles: "Artists Without Labels Must Be The ‘CEO Of Their Brand'" (Billboard); "Fraudulent Streaming Is On The Rise – But Solutions Exist" (Billboard); "Labels Are Still Pushing for 360 Deals — But The Terms Are Better" (Billboard); "More Bizarre Goings On At the Copyright Royalty Board, This Time With Additional Google, Fava Beans And A Fine Chianti" (Music Technology Policy).

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Episode 91 On this installment of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart cover these important stories: "Just How Pervasive Is Streaming Fraud?" (Billboard); "Major Labels, Publishers Reach Deal At CRB To Increase Songwriter Mechanical Royalties" (Billboard); "How Dolby Atmos Is Revolutionizing Everything We Listen To" (Input).

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Episode 90

On this episode of the YMC podcast, hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about the following important stories: "Debunking The '60,000 Songs Uploaded To Spotify A Day' Myth" (Hypebot); "If Your Management Plan Is To Try And Get A Record To Blow Up On TikTok… You Don’t Have A Plan" (Music Business Worldwide); "How To Manage A Music Star: Advice From 33 Masters" (Billboard).

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Episode 89 On this week's YMC podcast, hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart kibbitz about this week's important stories: "The Future Of Music Business With Economist Will Page" (Trapital); "Amy Thomson: How I’d Fix the Music Industry in 3 Easy Steps" (Music Business Worldwide); "Why Your Followers Aren’t Fans Of Your Music" (Trapital). Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

On this very special edition of the YMC podcast, hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart have an in-depth conversation with the founder of the Hipgnosis Song Fund, Merck Mercuriadis.

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Episode 88

On this weeks edition of the YMC podcast, hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart go deep on the following important stories: "Politicians Hate Spotify’s Discovery Mode. Managers Love It — For Now" (Billboard); "Why Are There So Few New Hits in 2022? " (Billboard); "Latin Music Is On Course To Generate Over $1 Billion In The US In 2022" (Music Business Worldwide); "Judges In The US Have Hinted That The Mechanical Royalty Rate Paid To Publishers And Songwriters For Vinyl Sales Should Rise. The Major Labels' Lawyers Have Come Out Swinging" (Music Business Worldwide).

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Episode 87

On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these cool stories: "Three Things To Know About Spotify’s Featured Curators Pilot"(Spotify); "The Changing World Of Record Label Marketing"(Billboard); "Inside the Lavish, Top-Secret World of Private Gigs"(Rolling Stone); "Record Label Market Share Q1 2022: Interscope Leads, Indies Gain, Disney Surges Into Top 10"(Billboard).

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Episode 86

On this latest installment of the YMC podcast, Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss the following important articles: "Respect Is A Well From Which Everyone Can Drink: The Accidentals’ Sav Buist on Sexism in the Music Industry" (Atwood Magazine); "Is The Music Industry Wasting Money On Viral Artists? 'People Are Signing These Artists and They’re Screeching to a Red Light'" (Digital Music News); "An MBW Reader Just Blew Open The Spotify Fake Artists Story; Here's What They Have To Say" (Music Business Worldwide).

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Episode 85

On this latest weekly episode of the YMC podcast, hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss the following important news stories: "Key Insights From The Latest IFPI Global Music Report" (Music Business Worldwide); "Music Economics Site Loud & Clear Updated With 2021 Figures" (Spotify); "What Crypto Enthusiasts Get Wrong About Entertainment" (Bloomberg).

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Episode 84

On this latest edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss the following important stories: "To Pay the Bills, Some Artists Are Writing Music Directly For Fans"(Billboard); "The Vinyl Resurgence is Understated"(Music Tech Solutions); "In Streaming-Centric Industry, All Stakeholders Must Come to Table For Lasting Change"(Billboard); "The Future Is Now! Major Tours Are Here"(Pollstar).

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Episode 83

On this latest edition of the YMC podcast, Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart banter about these most important stories "Five Takeaways From RIAA’s 2021 Report: Big Business, Bigger Growth, Biggest Vinyl Shipments" (Billboard); "A Complete Guide To Spotify Recommendation Algorithms" (Music Tomorrow); "TikTok Just Launched Its Own Music Distribution Platform, SoundOn" (Music Business Worldwide).

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Episode 82 On this latest episode of the YMC podcast, Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss the following important music industry stories: "Who Gets Paid For A Stream?" (Billboard); "Amazon Music To Become The #2 Music Streamer In The US, Apple Music Distant #4" (Hypebot); "The Changing World Of Radio Promotion" (Billboard); "There’s A CD Revival In The Making" (Disk Makers Blog).

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Episode 81

On this episode of the YMC podcast, hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss the following important stories: "Making Music Is About Making Assets For Social Media: Pop Stars Battle Digital Burnout" (The Guardian); "How TikTok Creators Are Redefining 'Success' In The Music Industry" (Yash Bagal); "Deadmau5 Manager Dean Wilson Talks DAOs, NFTs, Crypto And How To Protect Your IP In Web3" (Variety).

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Episode 80

On this latest edition of the YMC podcast, hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss the following important stories: "The Ultimate Guide For A Kickass Year 2022" (Symphonic); "Music Streaming Really Does Pay; You Just Aren’t Doing The Math Right" (Hypebot); "Should Music Do More To Combat Fake Streams?" (Billboard).

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Episode 79

On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important stories: "#IRespectMusic Takes Fight For American Music Fairness Act To iHeartRadio’s NYC HQ" (Hypebot); "Music Trends 2022 – How Artists Can Stay Ahead Of The Curve" (Routenote/Viberate); "The 3 Major Music Companies Jointly Generated Over $20BN Last Year (That’s Over $2M Per Hour)"(Music Business Worldwide); "Warner Chappell Chiefs Draw Battle Lines in Upcoming Streaming Royalty Decision Against Spotify, Google, Amazon and Pandora"(Variety).

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Episode 78

On this latest installment of the YMC podcast, Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss the following important stories: "6MO Report: Breakthrough Music Artists And Tracks" (Chartmetric); "The Changing World Of A&R" (Billboard); "Everything You Need To Know About NFT’s" (Symphonic).

Great YouTube video on NFT's: "Line Goes Up - The Problem with NFT's"

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Episode 77

On this latest episode of the YMC podcast, Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discus the following important music business stories: "Three Judges Decide What Spotify, Apple, And YouTube Music Pay Songwriters In The US"(MBW); "In Removing Neil Young’s Music, Spotify Didn’t Need To Listen To The Artist, But Did Have To Heed His Label"(Variety); "There Is No CD Revival"(Dada Dummer).

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Episode 76

On this latest installment of the YMC Podcast, Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart cover the following stories: "Innovations That Shaped The Music Industry In 2021" (DIMA); "Payola Is Illegal’: Lawsuit Revives Pay-For-Play Accusations In Radio Industry" (Rolling Stone); "Why Artists Like Bruce Springsteen, John Legend And Bob Dylan Are Suddenly Selling Their Catalogues" (Washington Post); "Jewel-Box Heroes: Why The CD Revival Is Finally Here" (Rolling Stone).

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Episode 75

On this latest episode of the YMC podcast, Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart break down the following stories: "About That Catalog Music Stat We Published The Other Day… "(Music Business Worldwide); "Major Label Revenue Surged In 2021, But What Does That Mean?"(MIDiA); "Lucian Grainge’s Memo To UMG Staff: Big Hits, Good Deeds And Embracing Change" (Billboard); "How Relevant Are Awards In The Age Of Spotify Wrapped?"(MIDiA).

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Episode 74

On this latest edition of the YMC podcast, Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss the following important stories on the music business: "Welcome To The MRC Data Year-End Report" (MRC/Billboard); "A Complete List of Absolutely Everything The Music Business Needs To Fix Or Get Rid Of In 2022 (almost)" (Music Business Worldwide).

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Episode 73

On this first episode of 2022, Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss the following important stories: "Weekly U.S. Vinyl Album Sales Break Modern-Era Record, Fueled by Holiday Shopping" (Billboard); "Genre Is Disappearing. What Comes Next?" (The New Yorker); "Why 2021 Was the Year of the Drummer" (Variety); "Strategies For Digital Growth From Spotify’s CFO" (M.I.T.).

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Episode 72

On this last episode of the YMC podcast for 2021, Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart talk about these important stories: "From Vinyl Variants To NFTs, Inside 2021’s Collecting Craze" (Billboard); "What’s A Record Label Looking For?" (Hypebot); "Where Do We Go From Here? The Case For A New Streaming Royalty" (DaDa Drummer); "YouTube Copyright Transparency Report Misses A Lot" (Hypebot).

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Episode 71

On this edition of the YMC podcast, hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss the following stories: "What To Expect in 2022: Jay Gilbert Shares His Music Industry Predictions" (Hypebot); "In The Streaming World, Do Hits Matter?" (Billboard); "Rapper Logic's Hit '1-800-273-8255' Song May Have Help Prevent Hundreds Of Deaths" (NBC News); "Dr. Dre Just Released New Music, But Only 'Grand Theft Auto' Fans Can Hear Them" (Rolling Stone); "The Year In Touring: Artists And Their Teams Step Up To Challenge Of The Rescheduling Rollercoaster" (Pollstar).

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Episode 70

On this latest installment of the YMC podcast, Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss the following important stories: "Comedians Wanted Spotify To Pay Them More Royalties. Their Albums Were Removed" (LA Times); "The Insane Resurgence Of Vinyl Records" (The Hustle); "'Brennan Bill' Second Reading: What Happened… And What Happens Next?" (Music-Ally); "Audiomack And The Coming Monetization / Remuneration Tipping Point" (Music Industry Blog).

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Episode 69

On this latest installment of the YMC podcast, Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss the following stories from last week: "Spotify 'Wrapped' 2021 Is Here" (Hypebot); "The UK’s Streaming Bill Is Splitting the Music Biz Over Higher Artist Royalties & Reversion Rights" (Billboard); "Adele Broke 3 Common Release Rules Brilliantly" (Hypebot); "Beyond The Stream: Music’s Exciting New Monetization Models" (MIDEM).

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Episode 68

On this latest episode of the YMC podcast, Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about the following important stories: "The 2022 Grammy Nominations Are Filled With Snubs, Surprises" (LA Times); "Spotify Dropped Auto-Shuffle For Adele's '30'. Now, It's Doing That For All Artists" (Mashable); "From Playlists To Mailing Lists With Aileen Crowley" (Chartmetric); "UK Proposes Law Demanding Record Labels Pay Artists More for Streams" (Billboard); "How To Support Your Music Career with YouTube" (Symphonic).

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Episode 67

On this week's YMC podcast, Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart talk about the following stories: "The Next 10 Years In Music Hold A Wealth Of Opportunity, But Only If Copyright, Revenue Collection And Distribution Catch Up" (Music Business Worldwide); "Spotify’s 15th anniversary: Its impact On The Music Industry (Amplify You); "Will Pre-Saves Still Be Effective in 2022?" (SIMPL);"Tidal to Launch User Centric-Royalties System And Direct-To-Artist Payments" (Music Business Worldwide).

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Episode 66

This week on the YMC podcast, Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart talk about the following important stories: "Astroworld Organizers Had Extensive Medical, Security Plans. Did They Follow Them?" (LA Times); "TikTok And Social Media’s Explosion In Music Is Only Going To Get Louder" (Music Business Worldwide); "Will ‘Alternative Monetization’ Drive Tomorrow’s Music Creator Economy?" (Hypebot); "Celebrating Artist Success With Spotify Charts: New Website, New Charts, and New Features" (Spotify for Artists).

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Episode 65

On this installment of the YMC podcast, Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss: "Walking A Fine Line - When Will Spotify Become And Stay Profitable?"(Yahoo); "Grammys Guide To ‘For Your Consideration’ Marketing" (Hypebot); "Welcome To The Music Metaverse" (Eric Elliot); "Will YouTube Be The Music Industry’s Biggest Partner By 2025?" (Music Ally).

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Episode 64

On this episode of the YMC podcast, Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart talk about these stories: "Songwriters vs. Giant Tech Streaming Services: What You Need To Know" (Billboard); "The Vinyl Straw: Why The Vinyl Industry Is At Breaking Point"(MixMag); "125 Ways to Promote Your Music"(Symphonic); "18 Ways Fans Can Support Musicians"(Bandzoogle).

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Check out the Mike Warner upcoming workshop on Pandora for Artists and Labels:

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On this edition of the YMC podcast, Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart cover: "Spotify Meets Shopify: Turn Your Artist Profile Into a Virtual Merch"(Spotify); "Tips to Monetize Your Music from Day 1"(Juan Camilo Sarassa/Keys of B#); "6 Of The Most Innovative Digital Music Platforms You Might Not Have Heard Of… From Around The World" (MBW); "How Much Are Artists Really Making On Twitch?"(Cherie Hu).

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Episode 62

On this latest episode of the YMC podcast, Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart go deep on the following cool stories: "Five Ways the Music Industry Has Changed Since Adele Last Released an Album" (Billboard); "12 Predictions for the Future of Music"(Ted Gioia); "Spotify And Pandora Lead US In Audio Listeners"(eMARKETER).

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Episode 61

On this latest edition of the YMC podcast, Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss the following important music biz stories: "The 5 Things You Need To Know About The Economics Of Streaming Music" (Hypebot); "How Universal Music Going Public Ushers In A New Era For Music" (Billboard); "BMG’s CEO Has A Grand Idea For The Music Industry: Don’t Screw Over Artists" (Rolling Stone); "What Is Artificial Streaming?" (Spotify); "Fans and Influencers Bankrolling Artists Directly" (Trapital); "Spotify’s Listener-To-Follower Ratio: What It Reveals About Audience Engagement" (Amplify You).

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Episode 60

On this latest edition of the YMC podcast, Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important stories: "One Year Of The Billboard Global Charts: The Artists, Countries And Trends That Are Shaping The Global Music Scene" (Billboard); "Just How Difficult Is It To Make A Sustainable Living From Streaming?" (Cherie Hu); "21 Revenue Streams For Musicians" (ASCAP/Dave Cool); "Music Attorney Dina LaPolt Marks 20 Years In The Biz, And 20 Lessons She Learned Along The Way" (Variety).

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Episode 59

On this latest installment of the YMC podcast, Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss the weeks biggest stories, including: "Let’s Break Down The Mind-Blowing Money In Universal Music’s IPO" (Rolling Stone); "Welcome To The New Record Business: Warner Music Group Is Now Generating Over $270m From TikTok, Facebook, Peloton And Other 'Alternative' Platforms Annually" (Music Business Worldwide); "Hartwig Masuch Thinks The Music Industry Is Putting Too Much Of Its Money In The Wrong Places" (Music Business Worldwide); "‘Middle Class’ Artists Need Niche, Not Scale" (MIDiA).

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Episode 58

On the 58th edition of the YMC podcast, Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about the following music industry stories: "U.S. Recorded Music Revenues Return To Double-Digit Growth: RIAA Mid-Year Report" (Billboard); "How Do You Discover New Music?"(Music X); "'TikTok Is Running Everything.'" (Music Business Worldwide); "Sonicly Learned From PledgeMusic’s Mistakes To Launch A Music Crowdfunding Platform That Works" (Hypebot); "‘Listening To Kenny G’ Asks The Question: What Is Good Music?" (Ludwig Van Toronto).

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Episode 57

On this latest edition of the YMC podcast, Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss: "'No Shelf Life Now’: The Big Business of Interpolating Old Songs for New Hits" (Rolling Stone); "Music Analytics: The Definitive Guide" (Anthony Pacheco/SIMPL); "#ThisIsNotWorking: Call From Musicians and Music Industry Workforce For Abuse to End" (Musician's Union UK); "Lossless Music Streaming: Do You Really Need It?" (Android Authority).

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Episode 56

On this latest edition of the YMC podcast, Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart get jiggy with the following topics: "Hipgnosis Founder Merck Mercuriadis' Message To The Majors" (Music Week); Excerpts From A Phone Conversation With Chris Castle On Fixing Streaming; "Artists That Blew Up On TikTok First" (Flypaper); "Advice for New Artists From Def Jam's VP of Digital Marketing JD Tuminski"(Hypebot); "Musicians Warning Fans About the Music Industry"(Loudwire).

For the full phone interview with Chris Castle, click this link: https://youtu.be/NTmyP-sTEA0

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Episode 55 On this episode, hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart wax poetic about the following articles and topics: "Spotify Took Down Their Music. They Still Don’t Know Why" (Rolling Stone); "Meet TikTok's Spotify influencers"(Mashable); "Are Concerts Safe? For A Growing Number Of Artists And Tour Pros, Risk Outweighs Reward"(LA Times); "Music Distribution Is Getting More Transparent. It’s About Damn Time"(Rolling Stone); "We're Seeing The Change To A Consumption Model: How Streaming Has Transformed The Albums Chart"(Music Week). Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

On this edition of the YMC podcast, hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss: "A Better Way To Value Streams On Spotify" (Hypebot); "Don't Expect Radio To Start Paying Artists Anytime Soon"(Billboard); "UnitedMasters Is Now Offering $1M Advances To Indie Artists, Plus Real-Time Streaming Royalty Pay-Outs" (Music Business Worldwide); "How Risky Are Concerts? We Asked An Infectious Disease Expert" (Billboard); "Spotify HiFi: Release Dates, Formats, Compatibility, Specs And Everything We Know So Far" (Music Tech).

Check out Mike Warner's latest edition of "Work Hard, Playlist Hard"! https://workhardplaylisthard.com

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Episode 53

On this latest installment of the YMC podcast, Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss: "He Was A Celebrated Singer-Songwriter With Famous Fans. Then He Started Posting About The Vaccine" (LA Times); "As Delta Variant Spreads, Artists and Venues Scramble to Keep Concerts Safe" (Rolling Stone); "How We Discover Music In 2021" (Garrett Levin, CEO The Digital Media Association [DiMA]); "*Tyler, The Creator's 'Call Me If You Get Lost' Campaign Teardown" (Amber Horsburgh and Dan Runcie on YouTube)*; "Spotify Needs to Fix Its Stalling User Growth" (Rolling Stone).

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Special Artist Spotlight - Nancy Wilson

To commemorate the first anniversary of YMC podcast, Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart had a very special "coffee talk" with the great co-founder, guitarist, vocalist and songwriter from Heart, Nancy Wilson! We talked about her upbringing, the early days of Heart, and most importantly a walkthrough of her very first solo album "You and Me". We hope you enjoy it as much as we did!

Episode 50

On this latest installment of the Your Morning Coffee Podcast, Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these articles: "Why Are We Still Measuring Artist Success With a Major Label Yardstick?" - Guest Column (Billboard); "Billboard's U.S. Money Makers: The Top Paid Musicians of 2020" (Billboard); "Vinyl Keeps Setting Records" (Jacob's Media); "How A Viral Song On TikTok Turned Into An Artist’s Worst Nightmare" (Amplify You); "Will Songfinch Become 'Cameo' For Songs?" (Trapital).

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Episode 49

On this installment of the YMC podcast, hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss: "Audio Streams Up 15%, Vinyl Sales Double in First Half of 2021 / MRC Data’s 2021 U.S. Midyear Report" (Billboard); "UK Parliament Inquiry Recommends 'Complete Reset’ of Streaming Business / House of Commons, DCMS Report: Economics Of Music Streaming" (Billboard); "Why Are Independent Artists and Labels Turning Away From Vinyl?" (Pitchfork); "How Millennials and Gen Zs Are Redefining Digital Audio" (Billboard).

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Episode 48

On this weeks edition of the YMC podcast, Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss: "Why Deepfake Vocals of Music Legends Are On The Rise" (Billboard); "How The Kid LAROI Went Viral On TikTok (twice)" (Case Study - Amber Horsburgh for Hypebot); "SubmitHub Review: How I Got Featured on Blogs and Spotify Playlists" (Music Think Tank); "Vinyl Is More Popular Than Ever. Surprisingly, That's a Problem" (Vice); "TIKTOK NEWS, including FROM THE DAILY RIND - Going Viral or Black Hole Spiral".

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Episode 47

On this 47th edition of the podcast, Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about: "How Are TikTok Royalties Calculated?" (Hypebot); "Why Apple, Amazon and Spotify Are Embracing Hi-Def Music: A Guide to ‘Lossless’ Streaming" (Wall Street Journal); "340+ Promising Tunecore Artists Have Been Upstreamed To Believe" (Hypebot); "Indie Labels Loathe Spotify’s Discovery Mode - But DIY Giants Are Loving It" (MBW); "YouTube Is About To Change Its Terms Of Service, And Musicians Will NOT Be Happy" (Hypebot).

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Episode 46

On this latest edition of the podcast, Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss: "Inside Universal, Sony, and Warner’s Arms Race For Your Attention" (Trapital); " The Pop Star Versus The Playlist"(Vox); "Measuring Metrics To Increase Your Music Income (Bandsintown); " Paradox Of Small: More Artists Find A Global Audience But Have Little Chance Of Real Income"**(Hypebot).

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Episode 45

On this latest installment of the YMCP, Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart kibbitz on: "The 10 Great Record Stores in America" (Spin); "Billie Eilish Becomes a DJ As Amazon Music Rethinks Radio" (Billboard) ; "What Could Be Music’s Next Spotify?" (Rolling Stone); "How Many ‘Creators’ Are There And How Do They Make Money?" (Hypebot).

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Episode 44

On this latest edition of the podcast, Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss: "The Pandemic Caused An Explosion In Vinyl Demand – Here’s Why The Music Industry Can’t Meet It" (Billboard); "YouTube Isn’t the Music Villain Anymore" (NY Times); "Now That You’ve Bought a Multi-Million-Dollar Music Catalog, What Are You Going to Do With It?" (Variety); "How SoundScan Changed Music, Driving Metal, Rap and Alt-Rock Up the Charts" (Billboard).

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Jay's favorite podcasts:Inner Circle (Bobby Owsinski), The MIDiA Podcast, Music Tectonics, Creative Innovations (Gigi Johnson), Water & Music (Cherie Hu).

Mike's favorite podcasts: Little Steven's Underground Garage, MacBreak Weekly (with Leo Laporte), Song Exploder, Switched On Pop, The Great Fail.

Episode 43

On this edition of the YMC podcast, Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart cover: "As Spotify's ARPU Drops, Subscriber 'Lifetime Value' Has Grown" (Billboard); "YouTube Says It Paid The Music Industry Over $4B In The Past 12 Months" (MBW); "Some Venue Owners Get a Federal Lifeline. Others Are Told They’re Dead And More" (NY Times); "TikTok Stars Like Bella Poarch Can Turn Random Songs Into Hits. So Why Not Make ’em Themselves?" (LA Times).

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Episode 42

On this edition of the YMC podcast, Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about: "Bandsintown Data Shows In-person Concerts Returning Much Faster Than Predicted" (Hypebot); "BTS Set Spotify Record, But 10m Streams Are Discounted On Service’s Chart" (MBW); "Songwriter U: Are You Getting All Your Streaming Money?" (American Songwriter); "Grammys Revise Award Rules, Release 2021-22 Deadlines" (Hypebot); "We Used Spotify’s New Play-Count Feature to ID the Best Deep Cuts in Pop History" (InsideHook).

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Episode 41

On this edition of the YMC podcast, Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss: "Introducing: Spotify Fan Study" (Spotify); "The Fight Over Music-Streaming Royalties Misses the Point" (Rolling Stone) ; "Apple Music Announces Spatial Audio With Dolby Atmos; Will Bring Lossless Audio To Entire Catalog" (Apple); "MusicFIRST Warns Congress Of Radio’s Misleading Narrative On Rights To Sound Recordings" (Hypebot).

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Episode 40

On this latest edition of the podcast, Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart wax poetic about: "The Artist Impostors of Spotify - I Tracked Some Down" (Slate); "AI-Powered Rapper FN Meka Has 9M Followers, 1B Views On TikTok" (Hypebot); "What Comes After Streaming?" (MIB); "Music Festivals Are Back, But Their Covid Risks Are All on You" (Rolling Stone); "The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Reveals Class Of 2021" (Billboard).

Ways To Game Spotify article:

https://www.vice.com/en/article/xgz8p3/how-to-game-spotify-and-instagrams-algorithms-to-help-artists

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Episode 39

On this latest edition, Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss: "Spotify & Fellow Streamers Soared in 2020, But Expect Growth to Slow"(Glenn Peoples / Billboard); "The Reality of Your Music Industry Dream Job" (Complex); 'An Ex-Spotify Exec Breaks Down Modern Music’s ‘Tarzan Economics’" (Rolling Stone); "Pop on Top, R&B Rising: The State of the Hot 100's Top 10 in Q1 2021 (Billboard).

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Episode 38

On this latest edition, Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss: "Got Twitch? If You’re A Music Artist Looking To Monetize, This New Data Says You Should" (Forbes); "Twitch’s Rockonomics" (Will Page); "Tipping is taking over the internet" (Axios); "Who Needs an Album? Just Keep Remaking the Song!" (NY Times); "The Advice YouTube Executive Tuma Basa Wants to Share With Up-And-Coming Artists" (OkayPlayer).

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Episode 37

On this latest episode, Jay and Mike discuss: "How TikTok Chooses Which Songs Go Viral" (Bloomberg); "What Does It Mean To 'Fix' Streaming?" (Keith Joplin/MIDiA); "The Truth Behind Apple Music's Higher Payouts + 5 Key Takeaways From Its Open Letter To Artists" (Hypebot); "3 Facts About Streaming Music Payouts" (Hypebot).

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Episode 36

For this latest installment, Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss: "15 Years Of Spotify: How The Streaming Giant Has Changed And Reinvented The Music Industry" (Variety); "The Music Streaming Debate: What The Artists, Songwriters And Industry Insiders Say" (Guardian); "Want To Make Your Music Blow Up On TikTok? Here Are 8 Proven Tips" (Digital Music News).

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Episode 35

On this latest edition of the podcast, Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss: "Inside the Dirty Business of Hit Songwriting" (Variety); "Pearl Jam, Tom Petty, Ariana Grande Lead Record Store Day Drops 2021" (Rolling Stone); "'He's a Genius': How Lil Nas X's 'Montero' Marketing Strategy Pressed All the Right Buttons" (Billboard); "The Ins-and-Outs of Music Catalog Sales and the Behind-the-Scenes Players Advising Songwriters Who Cash Out" (Variety); "What’s Behind The Boom In Iconic Boomer Musicians Selling Their Songs" (CNBC).

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Episode 34

On this episode of the podcast, Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss: "Justin Bieber 'Justice' Campaign Tear Down" (Amber Horsburgh); "The Cardinal Rules For Safely Getting Added To Spotify - A Guide For Artists And Labels" (Digital Music News); "Spotify Acquires Live Audio App Locker Room, With Plans To Build Clubhouse Rival" (Billboard); "How Bandcamp Is Changing The Conversation Around Payments In The Streaming Era" (Billboard).

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Episode 33

On this episode, Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss: "IFPI Global Music Report 2021: Revenues Rise For Sixth Straight Year to $21.6B" (Billboard); "Why Is Tower Records Coming Back Now, Of All Times?" (Slate); "Let's Talk About Ethics And Music Promotion" (Music Think Tank).

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Episode 32

On this edition of the podcast, Jay Gilbert andMike Etchart discuss: "We Hear You Loud And Clear" (Spotify); "8 Spotify Stats That May Make You Rethink Your Career In Music" (Hypebot); "Audio Streaming 1: The Missing Millions" (BachTrack); Audio Streaming 2: Algorithms, Playlists, Payment Models" (BachTrack).

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On this latest edition of the podcast, Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart cover these stories: "Inside The ‘Black Market’ Where Artists Can Pay for Millions of Streams" (Rolling Stone); "10 Hard & Awful Truths About Being an Independent Artist (And What You Can Do About It)" (Music Think Tank).

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Links from the show:

Fake Streams, Listening Bots, and Click Farms: Counterfeiting Attention in the Streaming Music Economy [Eric Drott] https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5406/americanmusic.38.2.0153?refreqid=fastly-default%3A3e6411ba8a2be498032f5fcafd01e2b5&seq=1 SPOTIFY: How To Tell If Your Account Has Been Botted [Maddie Elyse] https://madelynnelyse.medium.com/spotify-how-to-tell-if-your-account-has-been-botted-42328e8e6a52

Why you shouldn’t pay for playlist pitching [Dustin Boyer] https://www.venturemusic.com/blog/stop-paying-for-playlist-pitching

Episode 30

On this edition of the Your Morning Coffee podcast, Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss: "The ABC's of NFT's: A Guide To Non-Fungible Tokens, The Cryptomedia Trend Bringing Ownership To The Internet" (AdWeek); "RIAA Releases Year-End Music Industry Report For 2020" (MusicBiz.org); "Are Streaming Services Really That Bad For David Crosby And Other Classic Artists?" (Hypebot).

Additional Resources:

https://www.kapwing.com/resources/how-to-create-and-sell-nft-crypto-art/

https://www.patreon.com/posts/46185603

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Episode 28

On this edition of the podcast, Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss "Black Box Invasion: ImplicationsOf The MLC’s $424M Black Box" (Chris Castle); "Universal Launches Virgin Music Label & Artist Services Around The World, Rebranding Caroline and Caroline International" (MBW); "Spotify, Apple and Amazon To Face MPs In Final Streaming Inquiry Session" (MusicWeek); "Taylor Swift And The Changing Tide Of Artist Power" (MIDiA).

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Episode 27

On this latest installment of the Your Morning Coffee Podcast, Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss the articles "Clubhouse, The Invite Only Audio App" (Vox), "As Streaming Dominates The Music World, Is Radio's Signal Fading" (Variety), Spotify's $1B spend in sales and marketing (MBW), and "Trigger Cities Could Be The Key To Expanding Your Audience" (Bobby Owsinski/Hypebot).

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Episode 26: On this episode, hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss: This Week's Top Story's from the YMC Newsletter; How Music Promotion Is Going To Change in 2021 (Simpl); and Jay's Facebook Live event on How To Have A KickAss 2021 as an Independent Artist or Record Label (Symphonic).

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Episode 25

On this edition of the Your Morning Coffee podcast, Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss:

- "The Three Biggest Myths Deluding the Modern Music Business" (Rolling Stone).

- "Best Music Industry Newsletters You Should Subscribe To In 2021" (Symphonic).

- "DistroKid Launches 'Matchmaking Service' To Help Labels Find Unsigned Artists; Republic Records Named First Partner" (MBW).

- "Searching For Consolidated, Purposeful, Actionable Streaming Music Data" (musicdatapro).

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Episode 24

On this episode, Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss:

- "How Should the Music Streaming Revenue Pie Be Split?" (MBW)

- "The Harsh Reality About The Music Business, And A Pantomime Led By Clueless Self-Regarders".(MBW)

- "Everything You Need To Know About Clubhouse". (Symphonic)

- "Songs Are The Golden Eggs In Music Catalogs, But Who Is Looking After The Goose?"(MIDiA)

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Episode 19

On this episode, Jay and Mike discuss:

- "Streaming Is Stalling: Can Music Keep Up In The Attention Economy?" (Billboard).

- "The Year The Music Died" (LA Times).

- "Five Takeaways From TikTok's First-Ever Annual Music Report" (Billboard).

- "The Future of Music Journalism… Is on TikTok" (Rolling Stone).

- "Artificial Intelligence A&R Tools Keep Finding New Hit Artists. This One Actually ‘Listens’ To Music" (Music Business Worldwide).

From last week, we (OK, really me Mike) forgot to add in the link to OBS Studio: Here' 'tis -How to Livestream Through OBS - Tutorial https://bit.ly/2ILtr9z

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Episode 18

On the episode, Jay andMike discuss:

- "Nile Rodgers Asks Record Labels To Be Clearer About Streaming Incomes" (Guardian).

- "David Crosby Forced To Sell His Song Catalog: 'It's my only option... streaming stole my record money.'"(Music Business Worldwide).

- "Why Would Bob Dylan Sell His Entire Catalog?" (Vice).

- "Will We Get A Festival Season In 2021?"(The Forty-Five).

- "Concerts Aren’t Back. Livestreams Are Ubiquitous. Can They Do the Job?"(NYTimes).

- "The Music Industry Is Trying to Engineer Viral TikToks to Sell Old Records"(Vice).

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In this episode, Jay and Mike discuss:

- Spotify News: "Check Your 2020 Stats With Spotify 'Wrapped For Artists'" (Hypebot).

- Spotify News: "The Sinister Grift of Spotify's 'Wrapped For Artists'" (Slate).

- "KISS Plan Massive, Extravagant (and Safe) New Year’s Eve Livestream Show in Dubai" (Rolling Stone).

- "It’s Time To Move Past Songs To The Fan Economy Say Top MIDiA Analysts" (Hypebot).

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On this episode, Jay and Mike discuss:

- "Recording Chief Harvey Mason Jr. Responds To The Weekend's 'The Grammy's Remain Corrupt' Tweet" (Billboard).

- "Several Hundred Million Dollars In Black Box Royalties Is Due To Musicians, Publishers" (Hypebot).

- "What Everyone Got Wrong About The 'Long Tail'" (Marker).

- "Streaming Needs To Pay Artists More - But There's An Idea From China That Cold Help" (Slate).

- "Thoughts Of A Manager: A Paean For Artists" (Music Business Worldwide).

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On this episode of the Your Morning Coffee podcast, Jay and Mike discuss:

- "Tower Records Is Back - As An Online Music Retailer" (Billboard)......and listen for Jay's python story!

- "How To Verify A Spotify For Artists Profile, And Why You Need To Do It Now" (Hypebot).

- "Spotify Opens A Marketplace For Canvas Looping Artwork Designers" (TechCrunch).

- "This Record Deal Simulator Could Upend The Way Artists Do Business" (Pitchfork).

- "Smart URLs For Music - Explained" (Simpl).

- "Why Marketers Should Care About The Music Industry’s Latest Transformation" (Lyor Cohen).

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On this episode, Jay and Mike discuss:

Rapper Russ Earns $100K Weekly As TuneCore Artists, Offers Advice To Others (Hypebot).

-How Ticketmaster Plans To Check Your Vaccine Status For Concerts (Exclusive, Billboard).

- State Of Play: The Rise Of In-Game Concerts (Cherie Hu/DJ Mag).

- Finding Unsigned Talent With Andrson While Live Gigs Are Gone (Pollstar).

- Symphonic Virtual Music Industry Sessions

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On this edition of the Your Morning Coffee podcast, Jay and Mike discuss:

"Spotify Is Letting Record Labels Influence Personalized Recommendations… So Long As They Pay For It In Royalties" (Music Business Worldwide).

- "3 Things To Know About Spotify's Controversial New 'Pay For Influence' Tool, Discovery Mode" (Music Business Worldwide).

- "Junglepussy’s Spotify Through The Eyes Of A Marketer (Amber Horsburgh). - "The Noisey Guide to Deciphering Music Licensing and Contract Terms" (Vice). - Experts Panel: "How Can The Music Industry Diversify Its Income Streams? (MusicAlly). YourMorning.Coffee

On this episode of the Your Morning Coffee Podcast, Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss:

"Spotify: How To Tell If Your Account Has Been Botted" (Madelyn Elyse).
"The State Of The Music Industry in 2020" (Toptal).
Spotify News:

"Spotify Stocks Drops As It Misses Third-Quarter Forecasts — But Revenue and Subscribers Climb" (Rolling Stone)

"Spotify Takes On Radio With Its Own Daily Morning Show" (TechCrunch).

"Spotify Is Testing Price Rises And Paying Labels Billions" (MBW).

"He Helped Create Lollapalooza. Now He Wants to Save Live Music" (NY Times).

YourMorning.Coffee

On this week's episode of the Your Morning Coffee podcast, Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss:

"Music's Third-Quarter Earnings Report: 7 Key Points To Watch" (Billboard)
"The Streaming Startups Truing To Save The Music Industry Mid-Pandemic" (Guardian)
"Do Rappers Need Record Labels? Marlon Craft Found A Fan-Funded Alternative After Leaving Sony Music" (HipHopDX)
"This Would Have Changed My Career: Music Industry Finally Acts On Artists Mental Health" (Guardian)
"How Apple Music Fell Behind In Digital Streaming" (Trapital)
"Audio's Opportunity And Who Will Capture It?" (Matthew Ball)

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On this episode, Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss:

-British parliament launches inquiry into economics of music streaming [STUART DREDGE MusicAlly]

-Elvis Costello On Making Albums In a Streaming World [ROBERT LEVINE Billboard] "Streaming hasn’t changed the way I write songs, but there’s a sequence of songs that I have carefully assembled — and I have to accept that no one will ever hear it like that, unless they’re of a certain generation."

-Meet the 17-Year-Old Leaking Music From Some of the World's Biggest Rappers [By Dylan Raffaele at Vice] He explains how he gets unreleased tracks and sells them for thousands.

- SPOTIFY NEWS - New Spotify format lets podcasters place songs between talk segments in shows (like radio does) [BY MURRAY STASSEN MBW] -How Spotify Turned The Top 40 Into The Top 43,000 [Hypebot]

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On this episode, hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart cover:

-"Pay For Play Was Banned From Radio - But Texts Reveal It May Still Be A Thing" (Rolling Stone).

"Spotify Dominates Paid Subscriptions As Streaming Revenues Fall For First Time" (Hypebot).
BMG Eliminates 'Poisonous' Controlled Composition Clauses From It's US Record Contracts" (Music Business Worldwide).
"Tools: IsItAGoodPlaylist.com - Analyze Spotify Playlists To Know If They'll Increase Your Stream Count" (MusicAlly).

-"Independent Artist Creativity and Innovation In The Age of Covid-19" (MIDiA).

"Scooter Braun and Jessie Reyez On How Covid-19 Is 'Forcing The Entire Industry To Innovate" (Fast Co.).
"Spotify News Announcements" (Symphonic, Hypebot, Variety, Verge, MBW).

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On this week's episode of Your Morning Coffee, Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss:

-How Streaming Bots Are Running Careers of Independent Artists (VentureMusic.com)

-How Much Does It Cost To Go To Number One? (Crystal Bell, PaperMag.com)

-Music Marketing Tips: The Pros Share Their Best Advice at Sandbox Summit (Stuart Dredge on Music Ally)

-How We Discover New Music Varies Wildly By Genre (Hypebot)

Music Biz Live Digital Platforms Workshops: What's Now and What's Next? October 5-8

FREE: https://musicbiz.org/events/music-biz-live-onward-upward/

Grammy Pro>Sessions - Driving Revenue in the New Digital Economy October 8 GRAMMY.COM/PROSESSIONS

Coming Up....Music Tectonics Conference October 27-28

In Episode #7 of the Your Morning Coffee podcast, Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart cover:

THE CHEATER’S GUIDE TO SPOTIFY-Why Spotify Has So Many Bizarre, Generic Artists Like ‘White Noise Baby Sleep’ [OneZero] by PETER SLATTERY.

2.Kanye West Offers 7 ‘Guidelines’ For Fairer Recording, Publishing Deals. [Hypbot]

Serious Musicians Still Need To Make Albums: Here’s Why [Hypebot] guest post by Patrick McGuire of the Bandzoogle Blog.
‘Change Is the Only Constant’: Epic Records Chief Sylvia Rhone Looks Back on Four Decades in the Music Business [Variety] by Shirley Halperin.
Denzyl Feigelson and Troy Carter talk artists, labels and music industry evolution [MusicAlly] by Stuart Dredge.

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In this week's episode, Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart cover:

-Spotify Promotion in 2020: The Definitive Guide(Toneden)

-Industry Jargon Explained (Parts 1 and 2) (Route)

-Music streaming revenues on course to grow by over $1bn in the US in 2020, despite everything (MBW)

-Did Facebook, Instagram Actually Ban Music Livestreams? (Hypebot)

-Best Practices: Pitching In Spotify For Artists (Hypebot)

-What To Do After Being Added To A Spotify Playlist (Symphonic)

Your Morning Coffee :: Weekly Music News for the New Music Business

In this week's episode, Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart cover:

-Data Shows 90 Percent of Streams Go to the Top 1 Percent of Artists (Rolling Stone)

-Vinyl Sales Surge 47% After Record Store Day Weekend #1 (Hypebot)

-9 Music Marketing Strategies That No Longer Work In 2020 (Music Think Tank)

-Ex-Spotify Exec on Artist Payouts: ‘The blame is on the labels’ (MusicAlly)

-What Does an A&R Actually Do? (Complex)

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Record Store Day Drops 2020 :: https://recordstoreday.com/PromotionalEvent/572

In this weeks episode, Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss:

-Chartmetric's New Music Industry Trends Report (Chartmetric)

-Want a record deal? Call a Tok Tok Marketing Company (Rolling Stone)

-How Playlists Reshaped the Music Industry (Medium)

-Facebook, Instagram Update Music Guidelines - And It’s Bad News For Live Streams (Hypebot)

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