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Episode 205 On this week's YMC edition, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart yap about these important music industry stories: "'The Music Business is Still Not the Safest Place for Women to Work" (Music Business Worldwide); "Live Nation Antitrust Lawsuit Will Do Nothing To Lower Ticket Prices" (Op-Ed by Larry Miller for Variety); "How To Plan Your Next Release 2024" (Hypebot). Plus audio drops from Brianna Schwartz at Schwartz & Schreiber, Jessica Vaughn from Head Bitch, and Yoav Zimet - CEO / co-founder of Rythm.   Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

On this very special edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart present our Vinyl Roundtable conversation with our special guests Michael Kurtz (Record Store Day), Billy Fields (Warner Music Group), and Bill Hein (Pressing Business) for a far reaching conversation about the state of vinyl today.   Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

Episode 204 On this week's episode of the YMC podcast, your happenin' hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart  breakdown these important music industry stories: "We've Got To Rethink Music Festivals" (An Op-Ed From By Will Page for Music Business Worldwide); "The New Model For Building Crazy Fandom - 8 Lessons From Fred Again" (Rob Abelow From His 'Where Music's Going Blog'); "Record Labels Have Tried To Get A Radio Performance Right For Decades. Is Anything Different This Time?" (Billboard Magazine).   Plus audio drops from the artist Beccs on mental health, Meng Kuok, CEO & Founder of Caldecott Music Group: BandLab Technologies on the Principles for Music Creation with AI, and Will Page on his Op-Ed "We've Got To Rethink Music Festivals".   Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee    

Episode 203 On this week's installment of the  YMC podcast, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart yap about these important music industry stories: "Major Record Companies Sue Suno And Udio For ‘Mass Infringement’ Of Copyright" (Music Business Worldwide); "As Big Labels And Publishers Lose Market Power, They Are Pushing To Change Rules On Royalties" (Billboard); "2024 Culture & Trends Report" (YouTube).  Plus audio drops from Brando Rich from CashOrTrade, and Peter Sinclair from BeatBread.   Subscribe to the newsletter!!! YourMorning.Coffee

Episode 202 On this week's YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart get jiggy with these important music industry stories: "Why Some Artists Are Waiting to Put Albums On Streaming Services" (Billboard); "What Would Happen If Spotify Started Charging A ‘Modest Fee’ For Its Ad-Funded Tier… Or Shut It Down Entirely?" (Music Business Worldwide); "The Water Cooler Moment" (Patrick Clifton "Tunes & Tales" Blog).   Plus audio drops with Glenn McDonald on his new book "You Have Not Yet Heard Your Favorite Song - How Streaming Changes Music", Evan Dhillon from Kits.AI, and Patrick Clifton from his Tunes & Tales blog on MEDIUM.    Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

Episode 201 On this week's gabfest with your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart, the guys discuss these important music industry stories: "Music Publishers File Complaint With US Federal Trade Commission Against Spotify Over Audiobook Bundle" (Music Business Worldwide); "Spotify Waited Years to Roll Out High-Definition Audio. The Delay Just Might Pay Off" (Billboard); "Robert Kyncl Turns Up Heat On P.R.O. Metadata Matching, And Other Things We Learned From His Latest Interview" (Music Business Worldwide).    Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

Episode 200! On this 200th episode of the YMC podcast, your groovy hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart bring you an action-packed installment of the podcast covering these important stories: "Inside The Growing War Over Merch Fees At Venues: ‘Bands Are Getting Ripped Off’" (Billboard); "Declarations Of Independence: 23 Top Indie Artists’ Share Their Secrets To Success" (Billboard); "PEX Publishes Its Latest Report On ‘Manipulated’ - User Generated Songs (Music Ally).  Plus a cornucopia of music biz info with audio drops from Louis Posen, producer and founder of Hopeless Records, Jeremy Sirota, CEO of Merlin, Steve Knopper, author and Billboard editor at large, and Megh Vakharian, SymphonyOS cofounder!  Subscribe to the newsletter!! YourMorning.Coffee

Episode 199 On this week's installment of the YMC podcast, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart kibbitz on these important music industry stories: "Sony Music Group Boss Rob Stringer Talks Acquisitions, AI And How Music Streaming Services Should Start Charging Free Users" (Music Business Worldwide); "14 Music-Tech Startups Helping To Shape The Music Business, As It's Shaken Up By AI" (Business Insider); "How Napster Created A Monster That Became Bigger Than The Music Industry" (LA Times).  Plus audio drops with Eamonn Forde, author of the new book 1999: The Year The Record Industry Lost Control and Richard Burgess, President and CEO of A2IM:  the American Association of Independent Music on the upcoming A2IM Indie Week - June 10 - 13 in NYC.   Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

On this very special YMC episode, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart talk with their friends Mark Mulligan and Tatiana Cirisano from MIDiA about their insightful report "MIDiA Research 2024-2031 Global Music Forecasts - The Rise of the Global South".    Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

Episode 198 On this episode of the YMC podcast, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart yap about these important stories: "Sexual Violence, NDAs And The Music Industry" (Music Ally);  "Ticketmaster And Live Nation Should Be Broken Up, DOJ Says In New Lawsuit" (Rollling Stone); "Spotify's Battle With Songwriters And Music Publishers Is Getting Complicated. Here's A Recap." (Music Business Worldwide).    Plus an audio drop with Hunter Giles from Infinite Catalog. The Sound Off "Make The Music Industry Safe Report":  https://static1.squarespace.com/static/64efea71ba63473425e1aacd/t/65dead83a5613548b681ecf9/1709092432027/SOUND+OFF%3A+Make+the+Music+Industry+Safe+Report+February+2024     Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee