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 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

Episode 293 03/16/2026

Episode 293 This week, Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • Everything You Need to Know About the Live Nation Settlement and What Comes Next • The Problem with AI Companies ‘Starting Fresh’ • 80 Artists Generated Over $10M Each From Spotify Last Year. Over 1,500 Generated Over $1M. Here’s The Full Breakdown. Subscribe to the newsletter: YourMorning.Coffee! /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/40490640

Episode 292 03/09/2026

Episode 292 This week, Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • 'The Concert Ticket Industry Is Broken,’ Justice Department Says As Ticketmaster Trial Begins • The 6 Biggest Music Industry Trends of 2026 • No More Foreplay - How Streaming Has Changed Song Structure Subscribe to the newsletter: YourMorning.Coffee! /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/40361990

A YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Drew Thurlow 03/04/2026

A YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Drew Thurlow A Your Morning Coffee Podcast special episode: A conversation with Musician, Executive, and Educator, Drew Thurlow, Author of MACHINE MUSIC - How AI is Transforming Music’s Next Act. /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/40307495

Episode 291 03/02/2026

Episode 291 This week, Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • The Death of Spotify: Why Streaming is Minutes Away From Being Obsolete • Artist Representatives Launch ‘Say No To Suno’ Campaign • Primary Wave Nears Deal to Acquire Kobalt, Which Would Create a $7B Indie Music Powerhouse Take the YMC Industry Survey! Subscribe to the newsletter: YourMorning.Coffee /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/40277070

The YMC AI Roundtable #3 02/26/2026

The YMC AI Roundtable #3 The YMC AI Roundtable #3 On this very special episode of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart convene a third edition AI Roundtable special since so much continues to be happening in this space. Our panel joining us on this latest special is Kristin Robinson (Billboard), Dani Deahl (Caldecott Music Group), Vickie Nauman (CrossBorderWorks), and Bobby Owsinski (Music 3.0). Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/40238035

Episode 290 02/23/2026

Episode 290 This week, Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • "The Sinister Question Spotify Has Not Answered About Its AI: What Did They Train On?" • "Open Letter: Irving Azoff Gives Kudos To Billboard Charts For Standing Up To YouTube" • "Noah Kahan Wanted Buying Tickets to Be Fair for Fans — Here’s How He Made It Happen” Subscribe to the newsletter: YourMorning.Coffee! /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/40195900

Episode 289 02/16/2026

Episode 289 This week, Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • "Spotify Eyes AI ‘Derivatives’ As New Revenue Stream For Artists –Says Its Technology To Let Fans Make Remixes And Covers Is Ready" • "Songs Are Reaching 1bn Spotify Streams 14x Faster Than A Decade ago: This, And Other Stats From Chartmetric’s 2025 Year In Music Report" • "Could a Combined BMG & Concord Create a Fourth ‘Quiet’ Major Label?” Subscribe to the newsletter: YourMorning.Coffee! /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/40118760

YMC Special Episode: A Conversation with Bobby Owsinski 02/11/2026

YMC Special Episode: A Conversation with Bobby Owsinski A special episode of the Your Morning Coffee Podcast: A conversation with audio engineer, producer, musician and author Bobby Owsinski. We discuss how AI is now involved in the recording process, as well as the roles and responsibilities of engineers, mixers and producers in today's studio environment. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/40069395

Episode 288 02/09/2026

Episode 288 This week, Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • "Fan Burner Accounts: Music's Latest Dirty Secret" • "Universal and Suno are in a PR battle over ‘Walled Gardens’ in AI Music" • "iTunes Isn’t Just Surviving — It’s Becoming a Superfan Powerhouse” Subscribe to the newsletter: YourMorning.Coffee! /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/40040170

Episode 287 02/02/2026

Episode 287 This week, Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • "Who Is Building the Future of AI Music? Start With These 11 Companies" • "Billboard “Power 100” Honorees Answer This Question: What Are Your Frustrations With the Music Industry Right Now?" • "Could An Upload Fee Help Fix Music Streaming? ” Subscribe to the newsletter: YourMorning.Coffee! /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/39958895

YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With A2IM's Lisa Hresko and Ian Harrison 01/28/2026

YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With A2IM's Lisa Hresko and Ian Harrison A special episode of the Your Morning Coffee Podcast: A conversation with Lisa Hresko and Ian Harrison from A2IM (American Association of Independent Music). A2IM is the US independent music coalition of more than 700 independent labels. We discuss A2IM’s mission, goals, initiatives and the tireless work they do on behalf of the independent music community. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/39906040

Episode 286 01/26/2026

Episode 286 This week, Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • "'Fake as F**k: The Wannabe Rock Star Accused Of Scamming Streamers" • "Suno Is ‘The Ozempic Of The Music Industry,’ CEO Says—’Everybody’s On It And Nobody Wants To Talk About It’" • "Where Will Spotify’s Q4 2025 Monthly Active Users Land? The Week In “Prediction Markets.” Subscribe to the newsletter: YourMorning.Coffee! /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/39875050

Episode 285 01/19/2026

Episode 285 This week, Jay & Mike break down these important music industry stories: • Luminate's 2025 YearEnd Music Report • Music Streaming Platforms Now Host A Quarter Of A BILLION Tracks. Where Does It End? • Who Evaluates Music Authorship? Subscribe to the newsletter: YourMorning.Coffee! /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/39779755

YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Luminate's Jaime Marconette 01/15/2026

YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Luminate's Jaime Marconette YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Luminate's Jaime Marconette On this very special episode of the YMC podcast, your host Jay Gilbert speaks with our friend, Luminate's Jaime Marconette, about their recently released 2025 Year End Music Report. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/39725105

YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Keith Jopling 01/14/2026

YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Keith Jopling YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Keith Jopling On this very special episode of the YMC podcast, your host Jay Gilbert has an in-depth conversion with author, podcaster and music strategist Keith Jopling about his new book Body Of Work. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/39724710

Episode 284 01/12/2026

Episode 284 Episode 284 On this week's episode of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart cover these important stories: "UMG’s Latest Major AI Partnership Arrives Via Tech Giant NVIDIA,With Promise Of ‘Antidote To Generic AI Slop’" (Murray Stassen for Music Business Worldwide); "Sir Lucian Grainge Talks AI Music, Superfans In 2026 Memo, Taking Swipe At Firms (that are) 'Validating Business Models That Fail To Respect Artists’ Work'" (Murray Stassen for Music Business Worldwide); "Streaming Innovation Highlights From The Past Year" (DIMA (the Digital Media Association). Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/39694495

YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Morgan Hayduk & Andrew Batey from Beatdapp 01/09/2026

YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Morgan Hayduk & Andrew Batey from Beatdapp YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Morgan Hayduk & Andrew Batey from Beatdapp On this very special episode of the YMC podcast, your host Jay Gilbert has an in-depth conversion with Beatdapp co-founders and co-CEOs Morgan Hayduk and Andrew Batey about the state of fraud in the music business. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee /episode/index/show/yourmorningcoffeepodcast/id/39670225

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