Your Morning Coffee Podcast

Your Morning Coffee Podcast

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.

Episodes

February 23, 2026 25 mins
This week, Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories:
 
• "The Sinister Question Spotify Has Not Answered About Its AI: What Did They Train On?"
• "Open Letter: Irving Azoff Gives Kudos To Billboard Charts For Standing Up To YouTube"
• "Noah Kahan Wanted Buying Tickets to Be Fair for Fans — Here's How He Made It Happen"

 
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This week, Jay Gilbert  & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories:
 
• "Spotify Eyes AI 'Derivatives' As New Revenue Stream For Artists –Says Its Technology To Let    Fans Make Remixes And Covers Is Ready"
• "Songs Are Reaching 1bn Spotify Streams 14x Faster Than A Decade ago:  This, And Other Stats From Chartmetric's 2025 Year In Music Report"
• "Could a Combi...
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A special episode of the Your Morning Coffee Podcast: A conversation with audio engineer, producer, musician and author Bobby Owsinski. 
 
We discuss how AI is now involved in the recording process, as well as the roles and responsibilities of engineers, mixers and producers in today's studio environment. 

 

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February 9, 2026 34 mins
This week, Jay Gilbert  & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories:
 
• "Fan Burner Accounts: Music's Latest Dirty Secret"
• "Universal and Suno are in a PR battle over 'Walled Gardens' in AI Music"
• "iTunes Isn't Just Surviving — It's Becoming a Superfan Powerhouse"

 
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February 2, 2026 37 mins
This week, Jay Gilbert  & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories:
 
• "Who Is Building the Future of AI Music? Start With These 11 Companies"
• "Billboard "Power 100" Honorees Answer This Question: What Are Your Frustrations With the Music Industry Right Now?"
• "Could An Upload Fee Help Fix Music Streaming? "
 
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A special episode of the Your Morning Coffee Podcast: A conversation with Lisa Hresko and Ian Harrison from A2IM (American Association of Independent Music). A2IM is the US independent music coalition of more than 700 independent labels.
 
We discuss A2IM's mission, goals, initiatives and the tireless work they do on behalf of the independent music community.

 

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January 26, 2026 25 mins
This week, Jay Gilbert  & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories:
 
• "'Fake as F**k: The Wannabe Rock Star Accused Of Scamming Streamers"
• "Suno Is 'The Ozempic Of The Music Industry,' CEO Says—'Everybody's On It And Nobody    Wants To Talk About It'"
• "Where Will Spotify's Q4 2025 Monthly Active Users Land? The Week In "Prediction Markets."
 
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January 19, 2026 24 mins
This week, Jay & Mike break down these important music industry stories:
 
• Luminate's 2025 YearEnd Music Report
• Music Streaming Platforms Now Host A Quarter Of A BILLION Tracks. Where Does It End?
• Who Evaluates Music Authorship?
 
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YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Luminate's Jaime Marconette

On this very special episode of the YMC podcast, your host Jay Gilbert speaks with our friend, Luminate's Jaime Marconette, about their recently released 2025 Year End Music Report

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YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Keith Jopling

On this very special episode of the YMC podcast, your host Jay Gilbert has an in-depth conversion with author, podcaster and music strategist Keith Jopling  about his new book Body Of Work.

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January 12, 2026 24 mins

Episode 284

On this week's episode of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart cover these important stories: "UMG's Latest Major AI Partnership Arrives Via Tech Giant NVIDIA,With Promise Of 'Antidote To Generic AI Slop'" (Murray Stassen for Music Business Worldwide); "Sir Lucian Grainge Talks AI Music, Superfans In 2026 Memo, Taking Swipe At Firms (that are) 'Validating Business Models That Fail To Respect Artists'...

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YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Morgan Hayduk & Andrew Batey from Beatdapp

On this very special episode of the YMC podcast, your host Jay Gilbert has an in-depth conversion with Beatdapp co-founders and co-CEOs Morgan Hayduk and Andrew Batey about the state of fraud in the music business. 

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January 5, 2026 39 mins

Episode 283

On this the first episode of the YMC podcast for 2026, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important music industry stories: "Spotify And The Cost Of Chasing Numbers" (Ariel Hyatt); "2025 - The Year In Music" (Bob Lefsetz); "The BOTS Act Was Created By Ticketmaster. So Why Is The FTC Using It Against Them?" (A Guest Column For Billboard By Barry Kahn).

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December 29, 2025 38 mins

Episode 282

On this last edition of 2025 for the the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important music business stories:  "Anna's Archive, Spotify, And The Shadow-Library Playbook: Why Spotify Is A Crime Scene" (Chris Castle's Music, Tech Solutions Blog); "Music Lawyer Chris Castle Shares His 2026 Music Predictions" (Hypebot); "Xania Monet's Manager And BMAC's CEO Debate AI Artists' Place On Charts ...

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YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Author and Economist Will Page

On this very special episode of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart call into our friend, author and economist Will Page to chat about his most recent report entitled "Global Value of Music Copyright Reach $47.2B in 2024".

 

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December 22, 2025 31 mins

Episode 281

On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important music industrry stories: "Podcaster, Writer & Consultant Jay Gilbert's 2026 Music Predictions!" (Jeremy Young for Hypebot);  "Global Value Of Music Copyright Reached $47.2 Billion In 2024, Says New Will Page Report" (Murray Stassen for Music Business Worldwide);  "Billboard Just Made 'Free' Streams Worth More On It...

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December 15, 2025 37 mins

Episode 280

On this latest installment of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important music industry stories:  "How To Market Old Artists? A Lot Like Marketing Younger Artists, Survey Finds" (Glenn Peoples / Billboard); "How Country Songwriters Are Combatting - And Adopting - Artificial Intelligence" (Tom Roland / Billboard); "Do Music Stars Write Their Own Songs? A Statistical Analysis" (Daniel...

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YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Geoff Halliday

On this very special episode of the YMC podcast, your host Jay Gilbert sits down with Downtown Artists and Label Services SVP of Global Marketing Geoff Halliday. They discussed all of the different aspects of what Downtown does, as well as the crafting of individual release stategies that actually grow engaged audiences.

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December 8, 2025 37 mins

Episode 279

On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart cover these important music industry stories: "What Do The Suno And Udio Licensing Deals Mean For The Future Of AI Music?" (Kristin Robinson at Billboard); "Congress, Please Close Radio's 'Music Loophole'" (An Op-Ed from Gene Simmons of KISS for the Washington Post); "Spotify Wrapped 2025 Is Here — And It's More Vital To The Company's Bot...

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December 1, 2025 39 mins

Episode 278

On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart cover these important music industry stories: "Warner Music Group Strikes 'Landmark' Deal With Suno; Settles Copyright Lawsuit" (Murray Stassen at Music Business Worldwide); "It's About Time Spotify Raised Subscription Prices In The U.S." (Jem Aswad at Variety)"In Staff Memo, iHeartRadio Exec Says Company Won't 'Play AI Music' Or Use 'A...

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