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Episode 274 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these timely music industry stories: "The Universal / Udio Deal FAQ: What Questions Remain About The AI Agreement That's Shaken Up The Music Biz?" (Kristin Robinson at Billboard); "The Future Of Music Marketing Is No Marketing At All" (Sam Saideman for Rolling Stone); "Will AI Do More Harm Than Good For The Music Business?" (Glenn Peoples at Billboard). Plus an audio drop with co-founder KP from Alchemy Artist Services. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Chris Dalla Riva On this special edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert chats with Chris Dalla Riva. Chris lives at the intersection of data and music with his job as Senior Product Manager at Audiomack, where he focuses on data analytics and personalization. He also writes the popular newsletter Can't Get Much Higher and has a new book coming out entitled Uncharted Territory - What Numbers Tell Us About The Biggest Hit Songs And Ourselves. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

Episode 273 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important stories:,"Spotify Exec Talks Working With Music Biz On Gen AI Products, Removing 'Spammy' Tracks: 'It's Still Early Days for AI Tech'" (Billboard); "Let's Have an Honest Conversation About [Generative] AI" (Mark Mulligan at MIDiA); "Ticketmaster Lawsuit Explainer: Breaking Down The FTC Case With Veteran Attorney Paul Singer" (Billboard). Plus an audio drop from Kristin Robinson's podcast On The Record. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Serona Elton On this special edition of the YMC podcast, your host Jay Gilbert speaks with Serona Elton! Serona is the Interim Vice Dean at University of Miami's Frost School of Music, and the MLC Head of Educational Partnerships, as well as the co-author of the Music Business Handbook and Career Guide (Baskerville / Elton). Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Nathan McCartney. On this very special edition of the YMC podcast, your host Jay Gilbert chats with Nathan McCartney, founder of the bag newsletter and discusses his recent article "First Week Sales: The Most Misleading Stat" Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

Episode 272 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart cover these important music industry stories: "Spotify To Develop 'Artist-First' AI Music Products In Partnership With Sony, UMG, Warner, Merlin, And Believe" (Music Business Worldwide); "The Average Musician Makes $12 A Month,' Garbage Singer (Shirley Manson) Says In Onstage Rant" (SF Chronicle); "Facing 'Stream-Ripping' Allegations From Labels, Suno & Udio Weigh In" (Music Business Worldwide). Plus audio drops from Dimitri Vietze on the upcoming Music Tectonics conference; music attorney Dina LaPolt, and Shirley Manson from Garbage. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Rio Caraeff from Musixmatch On this very special edition of the YMC podcast, your host Jay Gilbert sits down with Musixmatch Co-President Rio Caraeff to chat about the music data platform that allows users to search and share song lyrics, and how music publishers can monetize their lyrics catalogs. For our YMC podcast listeners, here's a link for an exclusive discount code for Musixmatch Pro: https://www.musixmatch.com/pro/partners/your-morning-coffee-podcast Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

Episode 271 On this week's installment of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important music business stories: "First Week Sales in Music: The Most Misleading Stat" (Nathan McCartney); "Spotify Brings Music Recommendations To ChatGPT Via New Integration" (Music Business Worldwide); "I Spent a Day Scrolling On Sora. The Music Industry Should Pay Attention" (Billboard). Plus audio drops with Travis Rosenblatt from A&R research and scouting platform Meddling, and Kristin Robinson from Billboard on her piece on Sora. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Doc McGhee On this very special edition of the YMC podcast, your host Jay Gilbert sits down with the legendary music manager Doc McGhee to chat about his insights and wonderful stories from his decades-long career. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

Episode 270 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important music industry stories: "Can Spotify Maintain Its Dominance After Daniel Ek's Departure As CEO?" (Glenn Peoples at Billboard); "AI Artists Are Here. Is It Ethical To Sign Them To Record Deals?" (Steve Knopper for Billboard); "Michael Rapino Thinks Concert Tickets Are 'Underpriced.'. Here's Why He Might Be Right" (Eric Alper); "On Spotify, Not All Streams Are Created Equal" (Austin Staubus). Plus an audio drop from Billboard's Kristin Robinson's interview with Atlantic Records CEO Elliot Grange from her new podcast On The Record! Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee