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
Your Morning Coffee Podcast
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
Your Morning Coffee Podcast
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 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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