Episode 282
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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). Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
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YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Will Page
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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". Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
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Episode 281
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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). Subscribe...
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Episode 280
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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). Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
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YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Downtown's Geoff Halliday
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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. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
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Episode 279
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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. Subscribe to the newsletter!...
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Episode 278
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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
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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. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
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Episode 277
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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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YMC AI Roundtable #2
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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). Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
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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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