Your Morning Coffee Podcast

Hosted by Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart

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Jun 2026

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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.

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June 15, 202628 min

Episode 306

Episode 306 This week, your hosts Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • Google Asserts That YouTube's Terms of Service Allow It to Train AI Models • NMPA Reports Spotify and Amazon Bundling Cost Nearly $500M in Lost Value Since 2024 • WMG Acquires Sureel AI, a Platform That Aims to Protect Music and Other Assets From Unauthorized Use and Monetization • Indie Venues Call For 'Dismantling' the PRO's Blanket Licensing Practice All of this plus Jeremy Sirota drops in to talk about "Breaking Into The Music Business" Jeremy's list of 100+ music companies: https://tinyurl.com/4zk88n4u Subscribe to the newsletter! : YourMorning.Coffee

June 8, 202625 min

Episode 305

Episode 305 This week, your hosts Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • The AI Music Streaming Flood: Where We're At • Will Live Nation & Ticketmaster Really Get Broken Up? • Meta Launches Paid Subscriptions: Is the Era of Free Social Media at an End? • Suno Raised $400M Ahead of New AI Model Made in Partnership With Music Industry Establishment Subscribe to the newsletter! : YourMorning.Coffee

June 1, 202628 min

Episode 304

Episode 304 This week, your hosts Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • TikTok's AI 'Text to Song' Trend May Be a Sign of Music to Come • The Midyear Box Score Report Shows Growth — But It Has Finally Slowed Down? • Clipping campaigns: marketing's next move in a fragmented attention economy • A Full List of Music-Related Legislation Before Congress Right Now Plus an audio drop from Duetti's CEO Lior Tibon Subscribe to the newsletter! : YourMorning.Coffee

May 25, 202627 min

Episode 303

Episode 303 This week, your hosts Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • Live Nation Must Be Broken Up From Ticketmaster After Monopoly Verdict, States Tell Judge • Spotify and Universal Music Group strike landmark deal to let fans create AI covers and remixes • Spotify's Head of Music Announces 'Reserved' Ticketing Initiative: • If I Ran Spotify.... Subscribe to the newsletter! : YourMorning.Coffee

May 18, 202631 min

Episode 302

Episode 302 This week, your hosts Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • "Blue Dot Fever" is a scalper narrative. Don't fall for it. • Sync Is Dying (Quickly) • Virgin Music Co-CEOs On Downtown Deal, Fighting Fraud With Price and Why They're With a Major • "The Feed Is Fake" Subscribe to the newsletter! : YourMorning.Coffee

May 11, 202630 min

Episode 301

This week, hosts Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • Rap On Trial: The Long Battle to Keep Hip-Hop Lyrics Out of Court • The US Copyright Office is hiking registration fees by 43%. Indy music orgs say artists won't be able to afford it. • Spotify wins motion for arbitration in 'payola' lawsuit • Udio admits to scraping YouTube audio for AI training in answer to Sony Music lawsuit Subscribe to the newsletter! : YourMorning.Coffee

May 7, 202633 min

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

May 4, 202634 min

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

April 30, 202636 min

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

April 27, 202635 min

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

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