Your Morning Coffee Podcast

Hosted by YOUR MORNING COFFEE newsletter creator / curator Jay Gilbert along with Mike Etchart, former host of the syndicated Sound & Vision Radio program. Every week, Jay & Mike break down the top stories so you stay on top of the latest news and trends in this new music business.

A Your Morning Coffee Special Episode: A Conversation with Dan Mackta, Managing Director at Qobuz 07/23/2026

A Your Morning Coffee Special Episode: A Conversation with Dan Mackta, Managing Director at Qobuz A Your Morning Coffee Special Episode: A Conversation with Dan Mackta, the Managing Director at Qobuz Your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat with Dan about what makes Qobuz a different DSP, the challenges of AI, and who's listening to high rez audio. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/42191095

Episode 311 07/20/2026

Episode 311 Episode 311 This week, your hosts Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • Luminate Midyear Report 2026: R&B/Hip-Hop Falls, Dance Rises, CDs Surge 16% & More • Suno Scraped YouTube, Deezer to Train AI, Hacked Code Reveals - Potentially Strengthening UMG & Sony's Case • Spotify’s Editorial Playlists Look Enormous, But They’re Shrinking • Your Catalog Might Be Your Best Marketing Asset, Here’s How To Use It Plus an audio with Craig Meyer from GigLogic! Subscribe to the newsletter! : YourMorning.Coffee /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/42147145

A Your Morning Coffee Special Episode: A conversation with Jaime Marconette 07/15/2026

A Your Morning Coffee Special Episode: A conversation with Jaime Marconette A Your Morning Coffee Special Episode: A conversation with Jaime Marconette, the VP Music Insights and Industry Relations at Luminate. Your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat with Jaime about their just released Mid-Year Report, Trends in Music, TV & film. We discuss the health of the music business, a spike in CD sales, growth areas, music documentaries and, of course, AI. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/42102865

Episode 310 07/13/2026

Episode 310 Episode 310 This week, your hosts Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • Analyzing the 12 Top Music Business Stories of 2026 - So Far • The Future of the Music Creator Economy • RIAA, IFPI & More Come Together to Create System for Tagging AI-Generated Songs • StubHub's 'Marketplace for Fans' is Run by a Mass Scalper, According to SEC Filings Subscribe to the newsletter! : YourMorning.Coffee /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/42053945

A Your Morning Coffee Special Episode: A Conversation with Deezer's Manuel Moussallam 07/10/2026

A Your Morning Coffee Special Episode: A Conversation with Deezer's Manuel Moussallam A Your Morning Coffee Special Episode: A conversation with Manuel Moussallam, the VP of Research & Data Science at streaming service Deezer. Your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat with Manuel about a variety of topics, including AI detection, their User-Centric model approach, and the challenges all streaming services have to navigate in the marketplace today. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/42031145

Episode 309 07/06/2026

Episode 309 Episode 309 This week, your hosts Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • Spotify Slashes Streams of Hit Song after Suspicious Activity on Prediction Market Kalshi • Viberate Opens Music Data to ChatGPT, Claude and Other AI bots Via Official MCP Server Launch • Google Says AI Training Is Fair Use and Copyright Should Be Policed on Outputs, Not Inputs • The Trends Defining Music, Culture & Brand Marketing in 2026 Subscribe to the newsletter! : YourMorning.Coffee /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/41968800

A Your Morning Coffee Special Episode: A Conversation With Graham Davies of DIMA 07/01/2026

A Your Morning Coffee Special Episode: A Conversation With Graham Davies of DIMA A Your Morning Coffee Special Episode: A conversation with Graham Davies, the prersident of the Digital Media Association (DIMA). Your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat with Graham about a variety of topics from their recently released 2026 Annual Report. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/41921590

Episode 308 06/29/2026

Episode 308 Episode 308 This week, your hosts Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • Suno Launches Artist Incubator, Offering Grants and Marketing to Indie Talents • Why Artists Can’t Ignore Vanity Metrics • The Science Behind Ticketing: How Artists & Their Teams Price Tours • The Label Model Is Training Artists Not to Need Labels Subscribe to the newsletter! : YourMorning.Coffee /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/41857490

A Your Morning Coffee Special Episode with Molly Neuman, Aly Gillani and Sean Johnson 06/24/2026

A Your Morning Coffee Special Episode with Molly Neuman, Aly Gillani and Sean Johnson A Your Morning Coffee Special Episode: An Indie Week second edition live conversations with Jay Gilbert and CD Baby's Molly Neuman, Bandcamp's Aly Gillani, and Sean Johnson from Top Drawer. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/41789795

Episode 307 06/22/2026

Episode 307 Episode 307 This week, your hosts Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • The Music Industry Is Closing In On A Billion Global Subscribers—with Spotify Out In Front • No Fakes Act, Bill Meant To Curb Unauthorized Digital Replicas, Clears Senate Judiciary Committee • Warner and UMG are Quietly Asking Artists for Their Stems • Four Music Datasets Holding Millions Of Tracks Are Being Shared Among AI Developers Subscribe to the newsletter! : YourMorning.Coffee /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/41720270

A Your Morning Coffee Special Episode: A Conversation With Mark Jowett and Zena White 06/19/2026

A Your Morning Coffee Special Episode: A Conversation With Mark Jowett and Zena White A Your Morning Coffee Special Episode: An Indie Week live conversation with Jay Gilbert and Nettwerk's Mike Jowett and Partisan Records Zena White. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/41699095

Episode 306 06/15/2026

Episode 306 Episode 306 This week, your hosts Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • Google Asserts That YouTube’s Terms of Service Allow It to Train AI Models • NMPA Reports Spotify and Amazon Bundling Cost Nearly $500M in Lost Value Since 2024 • WMG Acquires Sureel AI, a Platform That Aims to Protect Music and Other Assets From Unauthorized Use and Monetization • Indie Venues Call For ‘Dismantling’ the PRO’s Blanket Licensing Practice All of this plus Jeremy Sirota drops in to talk about “Breaking Into The Music Business” Jeremy's list of 100+ music companies: Subscribe to the newsletter! : YourMorning.Coffee /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/41644995

Episode 305 06/08/2026

Episode 305 Episode 305 This week, your hosts Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • The AI Music Streaming Flood: Where We’re At • Will Live Nation & Ticketmaster Really Get Broken Up? • Meta Launches Paid Subscriptions: Is the Era of Free Social Media at an End? • Suno Raised $400M Ahead of New AI Model Made in Partnership With Music Industry Establishment Subscribe to the newsletter! : YourMorning.Coffee /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/41568890

Episode 304 06/01/2026

Episode 304 Episode 304 This week, your hosts Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • TikTok’s AI ‘Text to Song’ Trend May Be a Sign of Music to Come • The Midyear Box Score Report Shows Growth — But It Has Finally Slowed Down? • Clipping campaigns: marketing’s next move in a fragmented attention economy • A Full List of Music-Related Legislation Before Congress Right Now Plus an audio drop from Duetti's CEO Lior Tibon Subscribe to the newsletter! : YourMorning.Coffee /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/41486155

Episode 303 05/25/2026

Episode 303 Episode 303 This week, your hosts Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • Live Nation Must Be Broken Up From Ticketmaster After Monopoly Verdict, States Tell Judge • Spotify and Universal Music Group strike landmark deal to let fans create AI covers and remixes • Spotify’s Head of Music Announces ‘Reserved’ Ticketing Initiative: • If I Ran Spotify.... Subscribe to the newsletter! : YourMorning.Coffee /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/41412335

Episode 302 05/18/2026

Episode 302 Episode 302 This week, your hosts Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • "Blue Dot Fever" is a scalper narrative. Don't fall for it. • Sync Is Dying (Quickly) • Virgin Music Co-CEOs On Downtown Deal, Fighting Fraud With Price and Why They’re With a Major • "The Feed Is Fake" Subscribe to the newsletter! : YourMorning.Coffee /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/41325745

Episode 301 05/11/2026

Episode 301 This week, hosts Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • Rap On Trial: The Long Battle to Keep Hip-Hop Lyrics Out of Court • The US Copyright Office is hiking registration fees by 43%. Indy music orgs say artists won’t be able to afford it. • Spotify wins motion for arbitration in ‘payola’ lawsuit • Udio admits to scraping YouTube audio for AI training in answer to Sony Music lawsuit Subscribe to the newsletter! : YourMorning.Coffee /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/41243920

A Your Morning Coffee Special Episode: A Conversation With mtheory's Ed Rivadavia. 05/07/2026

A Your Morning Coffee Special Episode: A Conversation With mtheory's Ed Rivadavia. A Your Morning Coffee Special Episode: A Conversation With mtheory EVP of Marketing and Digital Strategy Ed Rivadavia. In this conversation, we talk about his path, audience growth & engagement, tools & tactics, and even AI as it relates to marketing. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/41043090

Episode 300 05/04/2026

Episode 300 Episode 300 This week, Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • Concord and BMG Confirm Merger - Observations • An Idiot’s Guide to Music AI • Universal is Selling 50% of its Spotify Stake, Generating Around $1.4B • Universal Music Artists Can Reap Millions From Spotify Stock Sale,Thanks to Taylor Swift Subscribe to the newsletter! : YourMorning.Coffee /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/41134215

A Your Morning Coffee Special Episode - A conversation with Jeffrey Smith from Alliance Entertainment 04/30/2026

A Your Morning Coffee Special Episode - A conversation with Jeffrey Smith from Alliance Entertainment Welcome to another special episode of the Your Morning Coffee podcast, a conversation with Jeffrey Smith, Vice President of Marketing for Alliance Entertainment. If you’re listening to a vinyl LP today, changes are, it came through Alliance. Jay Gilbert sits down to talk about releases on physical products like CDs and vinyl, Alliance vs Amped, and the truth about vinyl buyers who actually own a record player. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/41078815

Episode 299 04/27/2026

Episode 299 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 /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/41022370

A Your Morning Coffee Podcast Special Episode: A conversation with Mitch Glazier 04/23/2026

A Your Morning Coffee Podcast Special Episode: A conversation with Mitch Glazier 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 /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/40986330

Episode 298 04/20/2026

Episode 298 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 /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/40931850

A Your Morning Coffee Podcast Special Episode: A conversation with Oana Ruxandra 04/15/2026

A Your Morning Coffee Podcast Special Episode: A conversation with Oana Ruxandra A Your Morning Coffee Podcast special episode: A conversation with Oana Ruxnadra, Chief Executive Officer at PopHatch. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/40882530

Episode 297 04/13/2026

Episode 297 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 /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/40818765

A Your Morning Coffee Podcast Special: A Conversation With Russ Crupnick 04/09/2026

A Your Morning Coffee Podcast Special: A Conversation With Russ Crupnick A Your Morning Coffee Podcast special episode: A conversation with Russ Crupnick, Managing Partner of MusicWatch. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/40781360

Episode 296 04/06/2026

Episode 296 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 /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/40741390

A YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Pete Ganbarg 04/02/2026

A YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Pete Ganbarg 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 /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/40707655

Episode 295 03/30/2026

Episode 295 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! /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/40662115

Episode 294 03/23/2026

Episode 294 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! /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/40570160

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