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Your Morning Coffee PodcastYMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Josh GrussYMC 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. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
2025-11-1232 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastEpisode 275Episode 275 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: "Class Action Lawsuit Accuses Spotify Of Engaging In 'Payola' With Its 'Discovery Mode'" (Daniel Kreps at Rolling Stone); "Irving Azoff Says It's Time to Stand Up To YouTube's 'Bullying'" (Guest column for Billboard); "No Radio Without Royalties: New Rules For A New Era" (Michael Huppe in a guest column for Billboard). Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
2025-11-1033 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastYMC Special Episode - A Conversation With MIDiA's Mark MulliganYMC 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". Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
2025-11-0437 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastEpisode 274Episode 274 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these timely music industry stories: "The Universal / Udio Deal FAQ: What Questions Remain About The AI Agreement That's Shaken Up The Music Biz?" (Kristin Robinson at Billboard); "The Future Of Music Marketing Is No Marketing At All" (Sam Saideman for Rolling Stone); "Will AI Do More Harm Than Good For The Music Business?" (Glenn Peoples at Billboard). Plus an audio drop with co-founder KP from Alchemy Artist Services. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coff...
2025-11-0339 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastYMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Chris Dalla RivaYMC 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. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
2025-10-2933 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastEpisode 273Episode 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. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
2025-10-2734 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastYMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Serona EltonYMC 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). Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
2025-10-2343 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastYMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Nathan McCartneyYMC 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" Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
2025-10-2137 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastEpisode 272Episode 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. Su...
2025-10-2038 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastYMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Rio Caraeff from MusixmatchYMC 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 Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
2025-10-1532 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastEpisode 271Episode 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. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
2025-10-1337 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastYMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Doc McGheeYMC 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. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
2025-10-0837 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastEpisode 270Episode 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 f...
2025-10-0634 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastYMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Trapital's Dan RuncieYMC 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. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
2025-10-0128 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastEpisode 269Episode 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). Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
2025-09-2932 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastYMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Verswire's Sherry Saeedi and Nick LippmanYMC 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. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
2025-09-2340 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastEpisode 268Episode 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. Subscri...
2025-09-2248 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastYMC Special Episode - A Conversation With MIDiA's Tatiana CirisanoOn this very special YMC episode, your host Jay Gilbert sits down with MIDiA's VP of Music Strategy Tatiana Cirisano to discuss their recently released report entitled "All Eyes, No Ears: Why Virality Is Not Building Fandom", which was written by Tatiana and Olivia Jones. This just-released white paper tackles one of the music industry's biggest questions: how is social media really shaping discovery, streaming, and fandom? Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
2025-09-1625 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastEpisode 267Episode 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 Robin...
2025-09-1534 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastEpisode 266Episode 266 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart cover these important music industry stories: "CHRIS CASTLE FROM MUSIC TECHNOLOGY POLICY joins us with his latest OP:ED: Spotify's Updated Terms of Use: Your Data Is Their New Oil"; "Downtown Music Boss Speaks Out On UMG Deal: 'The Debate Must Be Honest. It Must Be About Facts, Not Agendas'" (Music Business Worldwide). "The Music Industry Must Work WITH AI Companies Rather Than Fight Them In Court" (Charles Goldstuck White Paper/Billboard); Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
2025-09-0834 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastYMC Special Episode - A Conversation With The NMPA's David IsraeliteYMC Special Episode - A Conversation With David Israelite A special bonus episode of the Your Morning Coffee Podcast: A Conversation with David Israelite, President of the National Music Publishers Association (NMPA). https://bio.to/UloQY6 We sit down with David to talk about the work that's being done to make sure songwriters are fairly paid for their work and the challenges they face today. Important issues like AI training, social media and short form video use. David takes complex issues and breaks them down so they can be easily understood. ...
2025-09-0340 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastEpisode 265Episode 265 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important music industry stories: "Slide Into Spotify's DMs: Platform Launches In-App Messaging To Boost Content Sharing" (Music Business Worldwide); "Suno Argues None Of The Millions Of Tracks Made On Its Platform 'Contain Anything Like A Sample'" (Music Business Worldwide); "Anthropic Settles Authors' Lawsuit Over Pirated Books...And It Could Be A Gift For Universal Music Group's Lawyers"(Music Business Worldwide). Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
2025-09-0137 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastYMC Special Episode - A Conversation With BMG's Dan GillYMC Special Episode - A Conversation With BMG's Dan Gill On this very special edition of the YMC podcast, your host Jay Gilbert sat down with BMG's Dan Gill, West Coast EVP of Recorded Music, for an interesting and wide ranging conversation. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
2025-08-2830 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastEpisode 264Episode 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).
2025-08-2548 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastEpisode 263Episode 263 On this week's 5th Anniversary show, and our 300th episode (regular episodes + specials), your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart break down these important stories: "How Do Artists Get Paid When AI Models Are Training On Their Work?" (Billboard); Bob Lefsetz Weighs In On "Spotify Myths"; "AI-Generated Music Is Here To Stay. Will Streaming Services Like Spotify Label It?" (NPR); "ElevenLabs Launches AI Music Model, Signs Licenses With Merlin & Kobalt: Here's How It Will Work" (Billboard). Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
2025-08-1843 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastYMC Special Episode - A Conversation With David Macias of Thirty TigersYMC Special Episode - A Conversation With David Macias On this very special edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart sat down with David Macias, Co-Founder and President of Thirty Tigers for an interesting and wide ranging conversation. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
2025-08-1446 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastEpisode 262Episode 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 th...
2025-08-1137 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastEpisode 261Episode 261 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these import stories: "Can You Tell If That Song Is AI-Generated? Here Are Some Things To Check" (Associated Press); "Spotify Boycott: Artists Leave 'Garbage Hole' Platform After CEO Invests In AI Weapons" (LA Times); "What Is The Value Of A Stream In 2025?" (MIDiA): "Spotify's Q2 Earnings Results: What You Should Know"(Billboard). Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
2025-08-0430 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastYMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Bandcamp's Dan Melnick YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Dan Melnick On this very special edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart sat down with Dan Melnick, General Manager of Bandcamp for an interesting and wide ranging conversation. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
2025-07-3032 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastEpisode 260Episode 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 So...
2025-07-2836 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastYMC Special Episode - A Conversation with DIMA's Graham DaviesYMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Graham Davies On this very special edition of the YMC podcast, your host Jay Gilbert sat down with President and CEO of the Digital Media Assocation (DIMA) Grahama Davies for an interesting and wide ranging conversation. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
2025-07-2532 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastEpisode 259Episode 259 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important music industry stories: "The Luminate 2025 Mid-Year Report Is Here [we break it all down]" (Luminate); "AI Music Is Going Viral, But It's Not What Fans Want" (Emily White); "Everyone's A Manager Now" (B-side). Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
2025-07-2145 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastYMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Jaime Marconette On The Luminate 2025 Mid-year ReportYMC Special Episode - A Chat With Jaime Marconette On The Luminate 2025 Mid-year Report On this very special edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart sat down with Luminate's Jaime Marconette to discuss their recently released Lumninate 2025 Midyear Music Report. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
2025-07-1648 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastEpisode 258Episode 258 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important music industry stories: "UMG's Michael Nash On AI: 'Copyright Is Not The Enemy Of Innovation…' And 3 Other Things We Learned From His Keynote At The UN's AI Summit" (Music Business Worldwide); "What Smart Marketers Know About Fans That Most Artists Don't" (Symphonic); "The 5 Biggest Music Deals Of 2025 So Far: Concord, Pophouse, Warner Music & More" (Billboard). Subscribe to the nerwsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
2025-07-1441 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastEpisode 257Episode 257 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important stories: "The AI Music Problem On Spotify (and other streaming platforms) Is Worse Than You Think" (Music Business Worldwide); Deerhoof To Remove Their Catalog From Spotify (Paste Magazine); "US Senate Rejects 10-year Ban On State AI Regulation In Win For Creative Sector" (Music Business Worldwide). Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
2025-07-0738 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastEpisode 256Episode 256 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important stories: "A New Documentary Explores the Perils Of AI Music" (Austin Chronicle); "For Years, Marketers Have Urged Artists to Post More On TikTok — Now, They're Turning To Fans" (Billboard);"Budweiser Boasts Of "$0 Spent On Music Rights" In "Iconic Songs" Campaign, And Wins Ad-Land's Biggest Prize" (Complete Music Update). Subscribe to the newsletter! Your Morning.Coffee
2025-06-3043 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastEpisode 255Episode 255 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important stories: "Did Sony's Rob Stringer Just Hand Regulators The Case To Tank Universal's Downtown Dreams?" (Complete Music Update); "This Palm Springs Venue Was A Hot Spot For Music. Then Came The Pandemic And A Bitter Legal Battle" (LA Times); "Why Tariffs Are Quietly Undermining The American Vinyl Comeback" (Chris Castle/Music Technology Policy). Plus an audio drop from Ruby Marchand - Recording Academy Chief Awards and Global Industry Officer. Subscribe to the news...
2025-06-2346 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastEpisode 254Episode 254 On this week's episode of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart cover these important music industry stories: "Billboard Indie Power Players Revealed" (Billboard); "What Suno And Udio's AI Licensing Deals With Music Majors Could Mean For Creators Rights" (Forbes); "It's Time for Fair Play — AM Radio Must Pay Artists" (Music Technology Policy); "Sir Lucian Grainge's Interview With Spotify's Alex Norström: 5 Things We Learned…"(Music Business Worldwide). Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
2025-06-1645 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastYMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Jeremy Sirota, CEO of MerlinOn this very special episode of the YMC podcast, your host Jay Gilbert sits down with Merlin CEO Jeremy Sirota for an in-depth conversation. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
2025-06-1041 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastEpisode 253Episode 253 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: "7 TAKEAWAYS FROM GOLDMAN SACHS' NEW 'MUSIC IN THE AIR' REPORT" (Music Business Worldwide); "5 REASONS WHY AI LICENSING DEALS BETWEEN MAJOR LABELS AND SUNO & UDIO WILL BE HARD TO PULL OFF" (Billboard); "WHY EVENT TICKETS SHOULD NOT BE TREATED AS UNREGULATED TRADABLE EQUITIES" (Randy Nichols). Plus an audio drop from the amazing Steve Perry on his upcoming auction to benefit SoCal wildfire victims! Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
2025-06-0943 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastEpisode 252Episode 252 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat aout these important music business stories: "AI Continues To Alarm The Music Industry – But Artists Are Fighting Back" (Clash); "The Billboard Boxscore Midyear 2025 Report, Breaking Down The Year's Biggest Tours, Venues And Promoters" (Billboard); "20 Years Ago, Labels Targeted Fandom. Will It Work The Second Time Around?" (MIDiA). Plus audio drops from music tech writer Drew Thurlow on copyrights and royalties, and Benn Jordan on "The Art Of 'Poison-Pilling' Music Files". Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMo...
2025-06-0241 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastYMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Oscar HöglundOn this very special episode of the YMC podcast, your host Jay Gilbert sits down with Epidemic Sound co-founder and CEO Oscar Höglund for an in-depth conversation. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
2025-05-2941 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastEpisode 251Episode 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...
2025-05-2652 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastEpisode 250Episode 250 On this week's episode of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart converse about these important music business stories: "Will Record Stores Resurge Like Bookstores? A Guest Column By (our friend) Fred Goldring" (Billboard); "Why Are So Many Artists Changing Management This Year?" (Billboard); "Indie Retail's Evolving Sales Data & Increasingly Young Customer Base Get Spotlight At Music Biz 2025 Panel" (Billboard). Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
2025-05-1954 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastYMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Jennie SmytheOn this very special episode of the YMC podcast with author and CEO of Girlilla Marketing Jennie Smythe, we sit down with her to discuss overcoming adversity, the importance of relationships in the music industry, and her female-led business. She emphasized mental health, early cancer detection, and the need for gratitude amidst challenges. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
2025-05-1545 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastEpisode 248Episode 248 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important music industry stories: "The Department Of Justice And Federal Trade Commission Open Inquiry Into The Concert Industry" (LA Times); "Licensing AI Music: The Industry Is Focusing On The Wrong Problem" (Music Ally); "How Record Labels Came Back From The Dead And Turned into Tech Platforms" (Big Newsletter). Plus audio drops from Chris Castle from Music Technology Policy and Johan Lagerlof from Pophouse! Subscribe to the newsletter!! YourMorning.Coffee
2025-05-1252 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastYMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Michael HuppeOn this very special edition of the YMC podcast, your host Jay Gilbert sits down with SoundExchange President and CEO Michael Huppe for an engaging conversation! Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
2025-05-0831 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastEpisode 247Episode 247 On this week's episode of the YMC podcast, join your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart as they discuss these important music industry stories: "2025 Q1 Earnings: Here's What Every Music Company Made" (Billboard); "The Music Business Saturation Problem Keeps Getting Bigger" (Billboard); "Are We Reaching Peak Fandom?" (MIDiA). Plus audio drops from Portia Sabin, President of the Music Business Association, Russ Crupnick, Managing Partner of Musicwatch, and Michael Huppe, President and CEO at Sound Exchange. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
2025-05-0553 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastEpisode 246Episode 246 On this week's episode of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important music industry stories: "Disc Maker CEO Responds To Spotify In '1,000 Streams' Debate" (Hypebot); "What Is The Point Of An Independent Record Label In 2025?" (SmartDumb); "Imogen Heap Just Went Viral With 'Headlock' — Now She's Letting You Borrow Its Vibe Via AI" (Rolling Stone). Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee!
2025-04-2838 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastEpisode 245Episode 245 On this week's episode of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important music industry stories: "Tariff-Proof, Recession-Proof Music Industry Will Thrive Despite Global Uncertainty" (Music Business Worldwide); "Spotify Makes Kate Nash's Argument With the Usual Blame Game" (Op-Ed from Chris Castle/Artist Rights Watch); "Did The Spotify 1,000 Stream Rule Cost Artists $47 Million? + Spotify Responds" (Hypebot). Plus audio drops with Jorge Brea, CEO of Symphonic Distribution, and David Ponte, Co-founder and CMO at Audiomack. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
2025-04-2146 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastYMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Jason FlomOn this very special episode of the YMC podcast, your host Jay Gilbert sat down with Lava Media CEO Jason Flom for an in-depth conversation. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
2025-04-1757 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastEpisode 244Episode 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. Your Morning Coffee Podcast feat...
2025-04-1450 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastEpisode 243Episode 243 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important music industry stories: "Why Songs Seem Shorter—And Why It's More Complicated Than YouThink" (Chartmetric); "Old School Vs New School" (Bob Lefsetz); "8 Things We Learned From Universal Music Group's 2024 Annual Report" (Music Business Worldwide). Plus audio drops wth Harvey Mason Jr. from the Recording Academy, Michael Huppe from Sound Exchange, and Mark Mulligan from MIDiA! Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
2025-04-0748 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastEpisode 242Episode 242 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart talked about these important stories: "Music Subscriber Market Shares 2024: Slowdown? What Slowdown? (MIDiA); "A Record 100 million Americans Now Pay For A Music Subscription — Is Streaming The Final Format For Fans?" (Sherwood); "22,100 Artists Generated Over $50k On Spotify Last Year. The Company Argues That 'Way More Artists Are Generating Meaningful Money Now Than In Any Previous Era Of The Music Industry'" (Music Business Worldwide); "SoundCloud Listener Report Highlights the Platform's Role As A Gen-Z Tastemaker" (Billboard). Subscribe to the newsletter! Your...
2025-03-3135 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastEpisode 241Episode 241 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important music industry stories: "RIAA's Year-End Report By The Numbers" (Billboard); "11 Quick (And Important) Takeaways From IFPI's Global Music Report 2025" (Music Business Worldwide); "A Model For A New Music Streaming Industry" (MIDiA). Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
2025-03-2436 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastYMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Dina LaPoltOn this very special episode of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat with one of their favorite people in the music business, entertainment attorney and artist rights advocate Dina LaPolt. Subscribe to the podcast! YourMorning.Coffee
2025-03-1930 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastEpisode 240Episode 240 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart yap about these important stories from the music business: "2024 Recorded Music Market Share Report Is Out" (MIDiA); "The 2025 Loud & Clear Report, Unveiled" (Spotify + Howie Singer Weighs In); "4 Out Of 5 Songs Sent To Music Services Are Never Played; What This Means For The Industry" (Bill Rosenblatt for Forbes). Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
2025-03-1738 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastYMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Richard BurgessOn this special episode of the YMC podcast, your host Jay Gilbert sits down for a far-reaching conversation with A2IM President and CEO Richard Burgess. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
2025-03-1331 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastEpisode 239Episode 239 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important music industry stories: "A Letter To Steve Boom" (Tim Ingham at Music Business Worldwide); "No, Spotify Hasn't Gone Down – Unless You Were Pirating The Premium Service" (Music Business Worldwide); "Why Are The Grammys' Rock Categories Stuck In The Past?" (NPR). Plus audio drops from Alexis Schreiber on AI, and Rick Beato on the importance of albums. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
2025-03-1043 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastYMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Benji RogersOn this YMC Special Episode, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart have a conversation on AI with Benji Rogers from Sureel AI. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
2025-03-0546 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastEpisode 238Episode 238 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important stories: "$500m-Valued Suno Has Admitted Training AI On Copyrighted Music. That Hasn't Stopped Amazon From Adding Its Controversial Tech To Alexa" (Music Business Worldwide); "iHeart Being Investigated For Payola. Is Spotify Next?" (Music Technology Policy); "Major Record Company Bosses Back Campaign Against UK AI Copyright Proposal" (Music Business Worldwide). Plus an audio drop with Russ Crupnick from MusicWatch. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
2025-03-0334 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastYMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Molly NeumanYMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Molly Neuman On this very special edition of the YMC podcast, your host Jay Gilbert had a wondeful, in-depth conversation with CD Baby President Molly Neuman. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
2025-02-2631 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastEpisode 237Episode 237 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important music industry stories: "Pay To Get Playlisted? The Accusations Against Spotify's Discovery Mode" (The Guardian); "Michael Rapino Confirms Live Nation Ticketing Talks With Spotify, Apple And Amazon For Superfan Tiers" (Music Business Worldwide); "TikTok And Luminate Release The Latest Music Impact Report" (TikTok). Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
2025-02-2434 minYour Morning Coffee PodcastEpisode 236Episode 236 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart break down these important stories: "How Are Spotify, YouTube, Soundcloud And More Preparoing For AI Music? (Billboard); "Oasis Fans Outraged As Ticketmaster Begins Canceling Bots Tickets" (Rolling Stone); "Songs Are Reaching 1 Billion Streams Faster Than Ever' (Hypebot). Plus an audio drop from Angry Mob Music CEO Marc Caruso! Subscribe to the newslettter! YourMorning.Coffee
2025-02-1840 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastEpisode 235Episode 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! Songwri...
2025-02-101h 01
Your Morning Coffee PodcastYMC Special Episode - The AI Roundtable PanelOn this special edition of the YMC podcast, hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart had a wonderful conversation with panel of experts about how AI is re-shaping the music industry. Our experts were Bobby Owsinski (Music 3.0), Kristin Robinson (Billboard), Virginie Berger (Matchtune) and Matt Adell (Music AI). Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
2025-02-0545 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastEpisode 234Episode 234 On this week's rockin' episode of the YMC podcast, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chatted about these important stories: "Spotify Has Led The Music Business To Record Growth. So Why Are Artists& Songwriters So Angry?" (Billboard); "Universal Music Group And Spotify Have A New Deal. It wipes out Spotify's Infamous 'Audiobook Bundle' Royalty Discount In The US" (Music Business Worldwide); "18 Music Industry Power Players Share Predictions for 2025" (Billboard). Plus an audio drop from Tony van Veen from Disk Makers! Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
2025-02-0346 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastYMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Liz PellyOn this very special edition of the YMC podcast, your host Jay Gilbert has an in-depth conversation with author Liz Pelly on her recently released book entitled Mood Machine - The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
2025-01-2945 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastEpisode 233Episode 233 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart break down these important stories: "The Playlist Power Broker Who Makes Or Breaks New Artists" (The Wall Street Journal); "Is The Album Dead? Are We Facing A World Of Endless Singles & EP's?" (Soundmatters); "In The Music Business, 80 Is The New 20" (Ted Gioia). Plus an audio clip from a presentation by Darren Hemmings. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
2025-01-2743 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastEpisode 232On 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 i...
2025-01-2051 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastYMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Jaime Marconette And The Luminate 2024 ReportOn this very special episode of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart sit down with Jaime Marconette, VP of Music Insights and Artist Relations at Luminate to break down their recently released 2024 Year-End Music Report. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
2025-01-1628 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastEpisode 231Episode 231 On this week's YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart disucss these important music industry stories: "Big Music Myth #1: Streamers Are In The Music Business" (Chris Castle); "Avenged Sevenfold's M. Shadows Unmasks Truth Behind 'Dynamic' Ticket Pricing: 'Artists Love To Hide Behind Live Nation And Ticketmaster And Go, 'Oh. We Had No Clue''' (Ultimate Guitar); "Yes, A TikTok Ban Is Closer Than Ever. No, Your App Won't Just Disappear" (CNN). Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
2025-01-1333 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastYMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Jesse KirshbaumYMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Jesse Kirshbaum On this special episode of the YMC podcast, your host Jay Gilbert chats with Jesse Kirshbaum of the Nue Agency and Beats + Bytes on the new 2024 Trend Report. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
2025-01-0841 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastEpisode 230Episode 230 As we launch into 2025 with the YMC podcast, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important music indsutry stories: "Bob Lefsetz, The Man Who Was 'So Mean' To Taylor Swift" (Wall Street Journal); "AI's Impact On Music In 2025: Licensing, Creativity And Industry Survival" (Forbes); "20 Essential Music Documentaries To Stream Right Now (LA Times). Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
2025-01-0653 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastYMC Special Episode - A Conversation with Rob AbelowOn this special episode of the YMC podcast, your host Jay Gilbert sits down with Rob Abelow from Where Music's Going about the article in his newsletter, "Music's Biggest Problems". Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
2025-01-0228 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastEpisode 229Episode 229 On this New Year's edtion of the YMC podcast, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart welcome 2025 by chatting about these important music industry stories: "Trends That Will Drive The Music Business In 2025" (Hypebot); "Music CAN Thrive In The AI Era" (Wired); "As Vinyl Grows, High-Priced Audiophile Editions Are More Popular. Are They Worth It?" (Billboard). Plus an audio drop with Bill Hein from Pressing Business. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
2024-12-3037 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastEpisode 228Episode 228 On this Christmas edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important music business stories: "The Ghosts In The Machine: Spotify's Plot Against Musicians" (Harpers); "4 Observations On Downtown's Agreed $775 Million Sale To Universal's Virgin Music Group" (Music Business Worldwide); "Five Music Marketing Strategies To Leave Behind In 2024" (Forbes). Plus an audio drop with MIDiA's Kriss Thakrar on the UMG purchase of Downtown. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
2024-12-2349 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastEpisode 227Episode 227 On this week's action packed episode of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discussed these important music industry stories: "Pitchfork Album Of The Year Is Not On Spotify: Trend Or Anomaly?" (Hypebot); "The Year In Pop: Hits Without Stars, Stars Without Hits" (New York Times); "Overanalysing Our Spotify Wrapped: What MIDiA's Stats Say About The Industry" (MIDiA). Plus an audio drop with Brianna Schwartz Esq. from Schwartz & Schreiber! Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
2024-12-1650 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastYMC Special - Will Page's "Global Value of Music Copyright 2023 - $45.5B!"YMC Special - Will Page's Global Value of Music Copyright On this special edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart have a conversation with one of our favorite friends, economist Will Page on his recent piece "Global Value of Music Copyright 2023 - $45.5B!" Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
2024-12-1332 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastEpisode 226Episode 226 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important music industry stories: "Spotify Wrapped Is Here" (Spotify); "TikTok Faces U.S. Ban After Losing Bid to Overturn New Law" (New York Times); "Artists Make $8 in Profit From a $100 Concert Ticket" (Hearing Things). Plus an audio drop with Dae Bogen, Head of Third Party Partnerships from the MLC! Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
2024-12-0951 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastEpisode 225Episode 225 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important stories: "Music Smashes Box Office Records: Global Value Of Music Copyright Soars To $45.5bn, Now Worth More Than Cinema" (Will Page); "How To Identify Botted Playlists And Protect Your Music" (Hypebot); "As Musicians Hit Financial Rock Bottom, Kate Nash Shows Hers" (Paste). Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee Thanks to our sponsors!!! The MLC (TheMLC.com) Music.ai (Music.ai) Soundtrack: Music For Business (soundtrack.app/artist...
2024-12-0240 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastEpisode 224Episode 224 On this week's offering of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart cover these important music industry stories: "The Growth Of Vinyl And The Impact Of Independent Record Stores On Vinyl Sales" (Luminate); "'Super-Premium' Music Subscription Tiers Coming In 2025, And 3 Other Things We Learned From Universal Music's Boyd Muir At The Morgan Stanley Conference" (Music Business Worldwide); "No More Nostalgia Concerts, Please" (New York Times). Sunscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
2024-11-2546 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastEpisode 223Episode 223 On this week's episode of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart yap about these important stories: "Spotify Cruises Past Quarter-Of-A-Billion Subscribers, As It Eyes $1.5bn Annual Operating Profit In 2024" (Music Business Worldwide); "All You Need To Know About Artificial Streaming" (Spotify); "Weighing The Pros And Cons Of The Current DIY Distribution System" (Billboard). Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
2024-11-1852 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastYMC Special Episode "Sound Advice" with Rhian Jones and Lucy HeymanOn this YMC Special Edition, Jay Gilbert chats with authors Rhian Jones and Lucy Heyman on thier wonderful new book Sound Advice: The Ultimate Guide to a Healthy and Successful Career In Music. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
2024-11-1233 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastEpisode 222Episode 222 On this week's rockin' episode of the YMC podcast, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chatted about these important stories: "UMG Sues Believe And TuneCore For $500 Million, Alleging 'Industrial-Scale Copyright Infringement'" (Music Business Worldwide); "Canada Orders TikTok To Close Offices Over 'Security Risks'" (The Guardian); "Ed Sheeran's Speech About Max Lousada Is The Reason You All Got Into This Business In The First Place" (Music Business Worldwide). Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
2024-11-1135 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastYMC Special Episode with Bill Werde, Director of the Bandier Music Industry Program, Syracuse UniversityOn this YMC Special Episode, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart sat down for a conversation with Bill Werde, the Director of the Bandier undergraduate music industry program and the graduate Audio Arts program at the Newhouse School at Syracuse University. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
2024-11-0635 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastEpisode 221Episode 221 On this week's happening episode of the YMC podcast, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important music industry stories: "Why Are Concert Tickets So Expensive? Depends On Whom You Ask" (Billboard); "How Big Can Music Merch Get? MIDiA's Latest Report Charts The Course To $16B By 2030" (MIDiA); "Why The Major Labels Pivoted From Investing In Tech Startups To Old-School Music Companies" (Billboard). Plus an audio drop with Billboard's Kristin Robinson on her Machine Learnings newsletter. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
2024-11-0440 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastEpisode 220Episode 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 a...
2024-10-2845 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastEpisode 219Episode 219 On this week's scintillating episode of the YMC podcast, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important stories: "Did That Song Go Viral On TikTok Organically - Or Was It Paid For?" (Billboard); "No, Vinyl Sales Aren't Down 33% In 2024. They're Up 6.2%" (Discogs); "Spotify Criticized For Letting Fake Albums Appear On Real Artist Pages" (Ars Technica); "Why TikTok's Decision To Sideline Merlin, Hurts Music Culture" (A2IM's Richard James Burgess for Billboard). Plus audio drops from Meddling founder and CEO Travis Rosenblatt and Sam Tornow from Discogs! Subscribe to the...
2024-10-2150 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastEpisode 218Episode 218 On this week's action-packed episode, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important music industry stories: "Record Label Market Share Q3 2024: Island Helps Power Republic As Interscope Makes Big Push" (Billboard); "Inside TikTok's Money Squeeze on Independent Labels: 'This Is a Classic Divide-and-Conquer Situation'" (Variety); "Artist Tour Riders: Behind the History, Evolution — And Excess — Of Backstage Life on the Road" (Billboard). Sunscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
2024-10-1449 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastEpisode 217Episode 217 On this week's YMC gabfest, your groovy hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important stories: "Record Store Day's Black Friday Lineup Unveiled" (Variety); "How Recent Music Layoffs Compare To The Post-Napster Years" (Billboard's 'The Ledger'); "Music's Top Money Makers: The Highest-Paid Executives At Publicly Traded Companies" (Billboard). Plus an audio drop with Dmitri Vietze on the upcoming Music Tectonics conference later this month! Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
2024-10-0741 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastEpisode 216On 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). Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
2024-09-3047 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastEpisode 215Episode 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. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee...
2024-09-2342 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastYMC Special Episode - A Conversation with TikTok's Global Head of Music Ole ObermannYMC 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. Subsceibe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
2024-09-1854 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastEpisode 214Episode 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). Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
2024-09-1643 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastEpisode 213Episode 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). Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
2024-09-0954 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastEpisode 212Episode 212 On this installment of the YMC podcast, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart wax poetic on these important 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! Subscr...
2024-09-0239 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastYMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Former Spotify Data Alchemist Glenn McDonaldOn 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". Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
2024-08-3044 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastEpisode 211Episode 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. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
2024-08-2641 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastEpisode 210Episode 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.
2024-08-1952 min