Your Morning Coffee Podcast

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!

YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Jesse Kirshbaum 01/08/2025

YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Jesse Kirshbaum 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. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/34770025

Episode 230 01/06/2025

Episode 230 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). Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/34731160

YMC Special Episode - A Conversation with Rob Abelow 01/02/2025

YMC Special Episode - A Conversation with Rob Abelow 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". Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/34693550

Episode 229 12/30/2024

Episode 229 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. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/34650535

Episode 228 12/23/2024

Episode 228 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. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/34575920

Episode 227 12/16/2024

Episode 227 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! Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/34460995

YMC 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 /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/34426935

Episode 226 12/09/2024

Episode 226 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! Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/34335020

Episode 225 12/02/2024

Episode 225 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). Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee Thanks to our sponsors!!! The MLC () Music.ai () Soundtrack: Music For Business () Bandzoogle () Hypebot () /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/34213960

Episode 224 11/25/2024

Episode 224 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). Sunscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/34123481

Episode 223 11/18/2024

Episode 223 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). Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/33966012

YMC Special Episode "Sound Advice" with Rhian Jones and Lucy Heyman 11/12/2024

YMC Special Episode "Sound Advice" with Rhian Jones and Lucy Heyman 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. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/33892567

Episode 222 11/11/2024

Episode 222 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). Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/33874942

YMC Special Episode with Bill Werde, Director of the Bandier Music Industry Program, Syracuse University 11/06/2024

YMC Special Episode with Bill Werde, Director of the Bandier Music Industry Program, Syracuse University 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. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/33768917

Episode 221 11/04/2024

Episode 221 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. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/33768237

Episode 220 10/28/2024

Episode 220 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. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee! /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/33635947

Episode 219 10/21/2024

Episode 219 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! Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/33542292

Episode 218 10/14/2024

Episode 218 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). Sunscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/33444857

Episode 217 10/07/2024

Episode 217 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! Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/33353422

Episode 216 09/30/2024

Episode 216 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). Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/33247497

Episode 215 09/23/2024

Episode 215 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. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/33154247

YMC Special Episode - A Conversation with TikTok's Global Head of Music Ole Obermann 09/18/2024

YMC Special Episode - A Conversation with TikTok's Global Head of Music Ole Obermann 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. Subsceibe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/33102907

Episode 214 09/16/2024

Episode 214 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). Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/33067632

Episode 213 09/09/2024

Episode 213 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). Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/32957722

Episode 212 09/02/2024

Episode 212 Episode 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! Subscribe to the podcast! YourMorning.Coffee /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/32850307

YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Former Spotify Data Alchemist Glenn McDonald 08/30/2024

YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Former Spotify Data Alchemist Glenn McDonald 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". Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/32805782

Episode 211 08/26/2024

Episode 211 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. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/32726462

Episode 210 08/19/2024

Episode 210 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/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/32628842

Episode 209 08/12/2024

Episode 209 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. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/32527987

Episode 208 08/05/2024

Episode 208 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. Subsribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/32440577

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