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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Sep 28, 2026 · 33:18
Episode 321 This week, your hosts Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • Over 50% of a Major Streaming Service's Tracks Come From…
Sep 21, 2026 · 25:48
Episode 320 This week, your hosts Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • Nearly 150,000 Tracks Are Added to Streaming Services Every Day,…
Sep 16, 2026 · 25:48
YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Venture Music President Chris Nardone. On this special episode, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart sit down with Venture Music's…
Sep 14, 2026 · 24:23
Episode 319 This week, your hosts Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • As Suno Rolls Out Its New AI Models With Industry Licenses, What…
Sep 7, 2026 · 28:49
Episode 318 This week, your hosts Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • RIAA 2026 Mid-Year Report: Streaming Growth Drives Revenue to $6…
Sep 4, 2026 · 26:51
YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Sound Exchange President & CEO Michael Huppe. On the special episode, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart sit down with Sound…
Aug 31, 2026 · 27:39
Episode 317 This week, your hosts Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • The Music Industry Is in Good Shape - Despite What You May Have…
Aug 27, 2026 · 37:57
On this very special YMC episode, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart sit down with MIDiA's VP of Music Strategy Tatiana Cirisano and Head of Data Perry Gresham to discuss…
Aug 24, 2026 · 23:06
Episode 316 This week, your hosts Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • Spotify's Playlist Editors Now Explain Their Picks To Listeners,…
Aug 17, 2026 · 47:59
Episode 315 This week, your hosts Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • Suno Inks Global Licensing Deal With BMG, Ahead Of Launching New…
Aug 10, 2026 · 30:21
Episode 314 This week, your hosts Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • Spotify Hits 300M Premium Subscribers in Q2, Adding 7M, As…
Aug 3, 2026 · 34:16
Episode 313 This week, your hosts Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • Majors, Believe, BMG, Concord, HYBE (and more) Propose Chart…
Jul 27, 2026 · 33:18
Episode 312 This week, your hosts Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • The Trouble With Labeling AI Music: Why a Proposal to Add 'AI'…
Jul 23, 2026 · 28:50
A Your Morning Coffee Special Episode: A Conversation with Dan Mackta , the Managing Director at Qobuz Your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat with Dan about what makes…
Jul 20, 2026 · 28:47
Episode 311 This week, your hosts Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • Luminate Midyear Report 2026: R&B/Hip-Hop Falls, Dance Rises,…
Jul 15, 2026 · 37:28
A Your Morning Coffee Special Episode: A conversation with Jaime Marconette , the VP Music Insights and Industry Relations at Luminate. Your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart…
Jul 13, 2026 · 30:18
Episode 310 This week, your hosts Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • Analyzing the 12 Top Music Business Stories of 2026 - So Far •…
Jul 10, 2026 · 31:19
A Your Morning Coffee Special Episode: A conversation with Manuel Moussallam , the VP of Research & Data Science at streaming service Deezer . Your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike…
Jul 6, 2026 · 34:17
Episode 309 This week, your hosts Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • Spotify Slashes Streams of Hit Song after Suspicious Activity on…
Jul 1, 2026 · 36:34
A Your Morning Coffee Special Episode: A conversation with Graham Davies , the prersident of the Digital Media Association (DIMA). Your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat…
Jun 29, 2026 · 29:57
Episode 308 This week, your hosts Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • Suno Launches Artist Incubator, Offering Grants and Marketing to…
Jun 24, 2026 · 41:56
A Your Morning Coffee Special Episode: An Indie Week second edition live conversations with Jay Gilbert and CD Baby's Molly Neuman , Bandcamp's Aly Gillani , and Sean Johnson…
Jun 22, 2026 · 22:58
Episode 307 This week, your hosts Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • The Music Industry Is Closing In On A Billion Global…
Jun 19, 2026 · 43:42
A Your Morning Coffee Special Episode: An Indie Week live conversation with Jay Gilbert and Nettwerk's Mike Jowett and Partisan Records Zena White . Subscribe to the newsletter!…
Jun 15, 2026 · 28:03
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…
Jun 8, 2026 · 25:57
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…
Jun 1, 2026 · 28:43
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…
May 25, 2026 · 27:12
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…
May 18, 2026 · 31:01
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. •…
May 11, 2026 · 30:54
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…
May 7, 2026 · 33:37
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…
May 4, 2026 · 34:56
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…
Apr 30, 2026 · 36:56
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…
Apr 27, 2026 · 35:43
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…
Apr 23, 2026 · 30:43
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…
Apr 20, 2026 · 44:53
Episode 298 This week, Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • Everything to Know About the Live Nation Verdict, What It Means for Fans,…
Apr 15, 2026 · 36:47
A Your Morning Coffee Podcast special episode: A conversation with Oana Ruxnadra , Chief Executive Officer at PopHatch . Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
Apr 13, 2026 · 35:21
Episode 297 This week, Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • The State of Music Streaming in 2026 • As Live Nation Trial Ends, Jury Must…
Apr 9, 2026 · 43:00
A Your Morning Coffee Podcast special episode: A conversation with Russ Crupnick , Managing Partner of MusicWatch . Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee
Apr 6, 2026 · 36:31
Episode 296 This week, Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • Inside the Digital Marketing Agency that Creates Your Musical Taste • The…
Apr 2, 2026 · 30:52
A Your Morning Coffee Podcast special episode: A conversation with 2X Grammy award winning record producer, A&R executive, music publisher, university professor and president of…
Mar 30, 2026 · 37:59
This week, Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • Inside the Secret Tactics Digital Marketers Use to Make Songs Go Viral in 2026 • How…
Mar 23, 2026 · 29:22
This week, Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • 10 Quick (and crucial) Takeaways from IFPI's GLOBAL Music Report 2026 • US Wholesale…
Mar 16, 2026 · 28:33
This week, Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • Everything You Need to Know About the Live Nation Settlement and What Comes Next • The…
Mar 9, 2026 · 26:34
This week, Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • 'The Concert Ticket Industry Is Broken,' Justice Department Says As Ticketmaster Trial…
Mar 4, 2026 · 35:05
A Your Morning Coffee Podcast special episode: A conversation with Musician, Executive, and Educator, Drew Thurlow , Author of MACHINE MUSIC - How AI is Transforming Music's Next…
Mar 2, 2026 · 27:30
This week, Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: • The Death of Spotify: Why Streaming is Minutes Away From Being Obsolete • Artist…
Feb 26, 2026 · 45:11
The YMC AI Roundtable #3 On this very special episode of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart convene a third edition AI Roundtable special since so much…
Feb 23, 2026 · 25:42
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?"…
Feb 16, 2026 · 28:00
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…
Feb 11, 2026 · 35:42
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…
Feb 9, 2026 · 34:26
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…
Feb 2, 2026 · 37:39
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…
Jan 28, 2026 · 29:47
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…
Jan 26, 2026 · 25:52
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…
Jan 19, 2026 · 24:51
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…
Jan 15, 2026 · 33:43
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…
Jan 14, 2026 · 45:57
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…
Jan 12, 2026 · 24:41
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…
Jan 9, 2026 · 39:49
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…
Jan 5, 2026 · 39:10
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…
Dec 29, 2025 · 38:57
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,…
Dec 24, 2025 · 32:53
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…
Dec 22, 2025 · 31:52
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…
Dec 15, 2025 · 37:08
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…
Dec 11, 2025 · 33:31
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…
Dec 8, 2025 · 37:04
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…
Dec 1, 2025 · 39:28
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…
Nov 26, 2025 · 30:45
YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Livia Tortella On this very special episode of the YMC podcast, your host Jay Gilbert sits down with Black Box Music Agency founder and…
Nov 24, 2025 · 48:36
Episode 277 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important music industry stories: "The AI Music Deals Are Here.…
Nov 19, 2025 · 58:20
The YMC AI Roundtable #2 On this very special episode of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart convene a second edition AI Roundtable special since so much has…
Nov 17, 2025 · 47:14
Episode 276 On this week's installment of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: "AI Artists May Be on the…
Nov 12, 2025 · 32:09
YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Josh Gruss On this very special episode of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart sit down with Round Hill Music…
Nov 4, 2025 · 37:57
YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With MIDiA's Mark Mulligan On this very special episode of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart sit down with MIDiA's…
Oct 29, 2025 · 33:18
YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Chris Dalla Riva On this special edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert chats with Chris Dalla Riva . Chris lives at the…
Oct 27, 2025 · 34:22
Episode 273 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important stories:, "Spotify Exec Talks Working With Music Biz On Gen…
Oct 23, 2025 · 43:41
YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Serona Elton On this special edition of the YMC podcast, your host Jay Gilbert speaks with Serona Elton! Serona is the Interim Vice Dean…
Oct 21, 2025 · 37:26
YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Nathan McCartney. On this very special edition of the YMC podcast, your host Jay Gilbert chats with Nathan McCartney, founder of t he…
Oct 20, 2025 · 38:55
Episode 272 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart cover these important music industry stories: "Spotify To Develop 'Artist-First' AI…
Oct 15, 2025 · 32:47
YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Rio Caraeff from Musixmatch On this very special edition of the YMC podcast, your host Jay Gilbert sits down with Musixmatch…
Oct 13, 2025 · 37:59
Episode 271 On this week's installment of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important music business stories: "First Week Sales in Music:…
Oct 8, 2025 · 37:10
YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Doc McGhee On this very special edition of the YMC podcast, your host Jay Gilbert sits down with the legendary music manager Doc McGhee…
Oct 6, 2025 · 34:02
Episode 270 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important music industry stories: "Can Spotify Maintain Its Dominance…
Oct 1, 2025 · 28:15
YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Trapital's Dan Runcie On this very special Your Morning Coffee episode, your host Jay Gilbert sits down for a conversation with our…
Sep 29, 2025 · 32:01
Episode 269 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important music industry stories: "Spotify Has Deleted 75m+ 'Spammy…
Sep 23, 2025 · 40:51
YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Verswire's Sherry Saeedi and Nick Lippman On this very special episode of the YMC podcast, your host Jay Gilbert sits down with…
Sep 22, 2025 · 48:09
Episode 268 On this week's episode of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important music industry stories: "AI Won't Replace Artists — It Will…
Sep 16, 2025 · 25:00
On this very special YMC episode, your host Jay Gilbert sits down with MIDiA's VP of Music Strategy Tatiana Cirisano to discuss their recently released report entitled "All Eyes,…
Sep 15, 2025 · 34:05
Episode 267 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chatted about these important music business stories: "US Streaming Subscriptions…
Sep 8, 2025 · 34:57
Episode 266 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart cover these important music industry stories: "CHRIS CASTLE FROM MUSIC TECHNOLOGY…
Sep 3, 2025 · 40:11
YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With David Israelite A special bonus episode of the Your Morning Coffee Podcast : A Conversation with David Israelite , President of the…
Sep 1, 2025 · 37:36
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…
Aug 28, 2025 · 30:37
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…
Aug 25, 2025 · 48:18
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…
Aug 18, 2025 · 43:02
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:…
Aug 14, 2025 · 46:49
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 ,…
Aug 11, 2025 · 37:45
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…
Aug 4, 2025 · 30:57
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…
Jul 30, 2025 · 32:04
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…
Jul 28, 2025 · 36:50
Episode 260 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important stories: "Will the Rise Of AI Music Content Creators Start…
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