Episode 299
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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
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A Your Morning Coffee Podcast Special Episode: A conversation with Mitch Glazier
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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
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Episode 298
Your Morning Coffee Podcast
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
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A Your Morning Coffee Podcast Special Episode: A conversation with Oana Ruxandra
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A Your Morning Coffee Podcast special episode: A conversation with Oana Ruxnadra, Chief Executive Officer at PopHatch. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
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Episode 297
Your Morning Coffee Podcast
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
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A Your Morning Coffee Podcast Special: A Conversation With Russ Crupnick
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A Your Morning Coffee Podcast special episode: A conversation with Russ Crupnick, Managing Partner of MusicWatch. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
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Episode 296
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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
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A YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Pete Ganbarg
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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. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
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Episode 295
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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!
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Episode 294
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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!
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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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