Your Morning Coffee Podcast

Episode 265 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important music industry stories: "Slide Into Spotify’s DMs: Platform Launches In-App Messaging To Boost Content Sharing" (Music Business Worldwide); "Suno Argues None Of The Millions Of Tracks Made On Its Platform ‘Contain Anything Like A Sample’" (Music Business Worldwide); "Anthropic Settles Authors’ Lawsuit Over Pirated Books...And It Could Be A Gift For Universal Music Group’s Lawyers"(Music Business Worldwide). Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

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-Cancel’ Rule Could Soon Be Law. What Would That Mean For Streaming Services?" (Music Business Worldwide). 

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); "ElevenLabs Launches AI Music Model, Signs Licenses With Merlin & Kobalt: Here’s How It Will Work" (Billboard).    Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

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 Honest Broker); "2025 Q2 Earnings: Here’s What Every Music Company Made" (Elizabeth Dilts Marshall and Glenn Peoples for Billboard). Plus audio drops from Chris Robley from Demo and the Scratch Track Podcast, and Jack Conte from Patreon!   Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

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 Earnings Results: What You Should Know"(Billboard).   Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

  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

Delve into the intriguing world of AI in music creation and its competition with traditional artists. Discover the surprising impact of 'super listeners,' who may only represent 2% of an artist's audience but buy half of the concert tickets. Learn about the legislative push for the RAP Act, protecting artists' lyrics in court. The hosts also discuss the shift from record labels to innovative solutions for creators, emphasizing the evolving landscape of the music industry and its future.

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