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YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With BMG's Dan Gill  On this very special edition of the YMC podcast, your host Jay Gilbert sat down with BMG's Dan Gill , West Coast EVP of Recorded Music , for an interesting and wide ranging conversation.   Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning. Coffee

Episode 264 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important stories: "Burner Pages and Volume Posting: Inside Music's Hottest New TikTok Marketing Strategy"  (Machine Learning/Billboard) ; " Stability AI Study Says AI Is Creating 'Potentially New' Music Genres As Artists Take Control"  (Music Business Worldwide) ; " The US's 'Click-To-Canc...

Episode 263 On this week's 5th Anniversary show, and our 300th episode (regular episodes + specials), your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart break down these important stories:   "How Do Artists Get Paid When AI Models Are Training On Their Work?" (Billboard) ; Bob Lefsetz Weighs In On "Spotify Myths";   "AI-Generated Music Is Here To Stay. Will Streaming Services Like Spotify Label It?" (NPR) ;...

YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With David Macias On this very special edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart sat down with David Macias , Co-Founder and President of Thirty Tigers for an interesting and wide ranging conversation.   Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning. Coffee

Episode 262 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important stories: " From Our Friend Chris Robley: A Special Your Morning Coffee Op:Ed "The Bad, The Ugly, And Yes, The Good Of Spotify" ; "The State of Physical Music In 2025"  (Ed Christman at Billboard) ; "You Have To Get People's Attention In The First Two Seconds" (Ted Gioia at The...

Episode 261   On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these import stories: " Can You Tell If That Song Is AI-Generated? Here Are Some Things To Check"  (Associated Press) ;  "Spotify Boycott: Artists Leave 'Garbage Hole' Platform After CEO Invests In AI Weapons" (LA Times) ; "What Is The Value Of A Stream In 2025?"  (MIDiA) : "Spotify's Q2 Ear...

  YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Dan Melnick On this very special edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart sat down with  Dan Melnick, General Manager of Bandcamp  for an interesting and wide ranging conversation.   Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning. Coffee

Episode 260 On this week's edition of the  YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important stories: "Will the Rise Of AI Music Content Creators Start Competing With Traditional Artists?" (Billboard) ; "'Super Listeners' Make Up Just 2% Of An Artist's Monthly Streaming Audience, Yet Buy 50% Of Concert Tickets' Spotify S ays" (Music Business Worldwide); "Music Industry B...

YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Graham Davies On this very special edition of the YMC podcast, your host Jay Gilbert sat down with President and CEO of the Digital Media Assocation ( DIMA ) Grahama Davies for an interesting and wide ranging conversation.   Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning. Coffee

Episode 259 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important music industry stories: "The Luminate 2025 Mid-Year Report Is Here [we break it all down]" (Luminate) ;  "AI Music Is Going Viral, But It's Not What Fans Want" (Emily White); "Everyone's A Manager Now" (B-side).   Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning. Coffee

YMC Special Episode - A Chat With Jaime Marconette On The Luminate 2025 Mid-year Report On this very special edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart sat down with Luminate's Jaime Marconette to discuss their recently released Lumninate 2025 Midyear Music Report .    Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning. Coffee

Episode 258 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important music industry stories:   "UMG's Michael Nash On AI: 'Copyright Is Not The Enemy Of Innovation…' And 3 Other Things We Learned From His Keynote At The UN's AI Summit" (Music Business Worldwide) ; "What Smart Marketers Know About Fans That Most Artists Don't" (Symphonic) ; "The...

Episode 257 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important stories: "The AI Music Problem On Spotify (and other streaming platforms) Is Worse Than You Think" (Music Business Worldwide); Deerhoof To Remove Their Catalog From Spotify (Paste Magazine); "US Senate Rejects 10-year Ban On State AI Regulation In Win For Creative Sector" (Music B...

Episode 256 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important stories: "A New Documentary Explores the Perils Of AI Music"  (Austin Chronicle) ; "For Years, Marketers Have Urged Artists to Post More On TikTok — Now, They're Turning To Fans"  (Billboard) ; "Budweiser Boasts Of "$0 Spent On Music Rights" In "Iconic Songs" Campaign, And Wins...

Episode 255 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important stories: "Did Sony's Rob Stringer Just Hand Regulators The Case To Tank Universal's Downtown Dreams?" (Complete Music Update) ; " This Palm Springs Venue Was A Hot Spot For Music. Then Came The Pandemic And A Bitter Legal Battle" (LA Times) ; "Why Tariffs Are Quietly Undermining T...

Episode 254 On this week's episode of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart cover these important music industry stories: "Billboard Indie Power Players Revealed" (Billboard) ; "What Suno And Udio's AI Licensing Deals With Music Majors Could Mean For Creators Rights" (Forbes) ; "It's Time for Fair Play — AM Radio Must Pay Artists" (Music Technology Policy); " Sir Lucian Grainge'...

On this very special episode of the YMC podcast, your host Jay Gilbert sits down with Merlin CEO Jeremy Sirota for an in-depth conversation.    Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning. Coffee

Episode 253 On this week's edition of the  YMC podcast, your hosts J ay Gilbert and Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories:  " 7 TAKEAWAYS FROM GOLDMAN SACHS' NEW 'MUSIC IN THE AIR' REPORT" (Music Business Worldwide) ;   "5 REASONS WHY AI LICENSING DEALS BETWEEN MAJOR LABELS AND SUNO & UDIO WILL BE HARD TO PULL OFF" (Billboard) ;   "WHY EVENT TICKETS SHOULD NOT BE TREATED A...

Episode 252 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat aout these important music business stories: "AI Continues To Alarm The Music Industry – But Artists Are Fighting Back" (Clash) ; "The Billboard Boxscore Midyear 2025 Report, Breaking Down The Year's Biggest Tours, Venues And Promoters" (Billboard) ; "20 Years Ago, Labels Targeted Fandom. Will It Wo...

On this very special episode of the YMC podcast, your host Jay Gilbert sits down with Epidemic Sound co-founder and CEO Oscar Höglund for an in-depth conversation.    Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning. Coffee

Episode 251 On this week's feature-packed episode of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important music industry stories: "Public Comment On Unfair And Anticompetitive Practices In The Live Ticketing Industry" (Randy Nichols) ; "The Economics Of Live Nation" (Wall Street Journal) ;   "Why Some Artists Are Rethinking Touring" ( Chartmetric) ; "Massive State Oppos...

Episode 250 On this week's episode of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart converse about these important music business stories:  "Will Record Stores Resurge Like Bookstores? A Guest Column By (our friend) Fred Goldring" (Billboard) ; "Why Are So Many Artists Changing Management This Year?" (Billboard) ; "Indie Retail's Evolving Sales Data & Increasingly Young Customer Base Ge...

On this very special episode of the YMC podcast with author and CEO of  Girlilla Marketing Jennie Smythe , we sit down with her to discuss overcoming adversity, the importance of relationships in the music industry, and her female-led business. She emphasized mental health, early cancer detection, and the need for gratitude amidst challenges.   Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning. Coffee

Episode 248 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important music industry stories: "The Department Of Justice And Federal Trade Commission Open Inquiry Into The Concert Industry" (LA Times) ; "Licensing AI Music: The Industry Is Focusing On The Wrong Problem" (Music Ally) ; "How Record Labels Came Back From The Dead And Turned into Tec...

On this very special edition of the  YMC podcast, your host Jay Gilbert sits down with SoundExchange President and CEO Michael Huppe for an engaging conversation!   Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning. Coffee