Episodes

  • Episode 303

    Episode 303
    May 25 2026
    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
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    27 mins
  • Episode 302

    Episode 302
    May 18 2026
    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
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    31 mins
  • Episode 301

    Episode 301
    May 11 2026
    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
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    31 mins
  • A Your Morning Coffee Special Episode: A Conversation With mtheory's Ed Rivadavia.

    A Your Morning Coffee Special Episode: A Conversation With mtheory's Ed Rivadavia.
    May 7 2026
    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.

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    34 mins
  • Episode 300

    Episode 300
    May 4 2026

    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
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    35 mins
  • A Your Morning Coffee Special Episode - A conversation with Jeffrey Smith from Alliance Entertainment

    A Your Morning Coffee Special Episode - A conversation with Jeffrey Smith from Alliance Entertainment
    Apr 30 2026
    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
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    37 mins
  • Episode 299

    Episode 299
    Apr 27 2026

    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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    36 mins
  • A Your Morning Coffee Podcast Special Episode: A conversation with Mitch Glazier

    A Your Morning Coffee Podcast Special Episode: A conversation with Mitch Glazier
    Apr 23 2026
    A Your Morning Coffee Special Episode: A Conversation With RIAA Chairman and CEO Mitch Glazier. In his 25 years at the RIAA, Glazier has played a vital role in the music industry's transition to streaming and "anywhere, anytime" access to music.

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    31 mins