Best Mike Etchart Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 205 44:49

2h ago44:49

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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…

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YMC Special - The Vinyl Roundtable Discussion 1:08:15

3d ago1:08:15

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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!…

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Episode 204 44:28

6d ago44:28

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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…

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Episode 203 54:08

14d ago54:08

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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 R…

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Episode 202 1:05:10

21d ago1:05:10

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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 Worldw…

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Episode 201 41:16

28d ago41:16

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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 P…

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Episode 200 54:33

1M ago54:33

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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…

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Episode 199 56:33

1M ago56:33

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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 Shap…

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YMC Special Episode - The MIDiA Research 2024-2031 Global Music Forecast - The Rise of the Global South 26:44

2M ago26:44

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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…

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Episode 198 55:37

2M ago55:37

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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 Gettin…

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Episode 197 50:14

2M ago50:14

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Episode 197 On this week's episode of the YMC podcast, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart bring you a gab-tastic edition covering these important stories: "Challenges Artists Face in the Modern Streaming Era" (Chatmetric); "The Mechanical Licensing Collective Brings Legal Action For Unpaid Royalties Against Spotify USA Inc." (The MLC); …

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Episode 196 44:59

2M ago44:59

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Episode 196 On this week's YMC yapfest, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important music industry stories: "TikTok Sues U.S. Government, Saying Ban Violates 1st Amendment" (LA Times); "Randy Travis' Shocks Music Industry With AI Pairing For 'Where That Came From’ - How The Song Came Together" (The Tennessean); "GENRE ISN…

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YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Music Attorney Dina LaPolt 32:45

2M ago32:45

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YMC Special Episode! To celebrate the upcoming 200th episode of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart are excited to share our conversation with music attorney Dina LaPolt. We have talked about Dina many times in the past on the podcast, so we were especially pleased when she agreed to sit down with for a chat about some of the m…

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Episode 195 44:06

2M ago44:06

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Episode 195 On this week's YMC podcast, your mostly non-AI hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important music business stories: "Universal Music And Tiktok Strike New Licensing Deal – Including ‘Improved Remuneration’ For UMG Artists And Songwriters" (Music Business Worldwide); "We Break Down Cleo Abrams YouTube Video “AI Music Simply…

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Episode 194 51:08

3M ago51:08

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Episode 194 On this week's episode of the YMC podcast, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart wax poetic on these important music industry stories: "A New ‘Music-Only’ Subscription Tier Is Coming To Spotify, Confirms Daniel Ek… And 4 Other Things We Learned On The Company’s Latest Earnings Call" (Music Business Worldwide); "How Vinyl Can Ha…

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Episode 193 48:53

3M ago48:53

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Episode 193 On this week's episode of the YMC podcast, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart kibbitz about these important stories: "TikTok Is Talking To UMG Again, But Washington May Hold The Keys To Its Future" (Billboard); "Inside Taylor Swift’s Surprise Return to TikTok" (Wall Street Journal); "NMPA accuses Spotify Of 'Attacking Songwr…

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Episode 192 44:58

3M ago44:58

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Episode 192 On this week's gabtastic episode, your happy hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart converse about these important music industry stories: "Artists Are Seeing Their Music Removed From DSPs For Streaming Fraud They Didn’t Commit" (Ari Herstand for Variety); Spotify Plans To Let Subscribers Speed Up Songs – And Pay Rightsholders When Those Mo…

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Episode 191 44:41

3M ago44:41

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Episode 191 On this week's episode of the YMC podcast, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important music biz stories: "Is UMG's TikTok Ban Hurting Its U.S. Streaming Numbers? Here's What The Evidence Shows" (Glenn Peoples at Billboard); "An Independent Musician’s Perspective - On The TikTok Legislation Before Congress"…

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Episode 190 48:07

4M ago48:07

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Episode 190 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your non-AI generated hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart cover these important stories: "How Are Musicians Supposed To Survive On $0.00173 Per Stream?" (The Guardian); "RIAA Report 2023 Takeaways: Is The U.S. Too Reliant on Paid Subscriptions?" (Billboard). Plus audio examples from AI song gene…

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Episode 189 48:24

4M ago48:24

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Episode 189 On this week's scintilating episode of the YMC podcast, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important music biz stories: "IFPI Global Report 2024: Music Revenues Climb 10% to $28.6 Billion" (Billboard); "Why Are IFPI & MIDiA’s 2023 Revenue Figures So Far Apart? The Answer Lies In ‘Expanded Rights'" (Billboard…

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Episode 188 1:02:24

4M ago1:02:24

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Episode 188 On this week's episode of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart yapped about these important music business stories: "Will Congress Ban TikTok? Here's What's Going On" (Rolling Stone); "Results Of The MusicWatch 2023 Annual Music Study: Record Numbers of Music Streamers and Paid Subscribers" (Music Watch); "Vinyl Sale…

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Episode 187 58:41

4M ago58:41

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Episode 187 On this week's podtastic show, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart talk about these important music business stories: "Over 38% Of Music On TikTok Is ‘Modified’, Says Study That Analyzed 100 Million Audio Tracks On The Platform" (Music Business Worldwide); "The Truth About Ticket Prices" (Live Nation); "The Music Industry’s Over-Rel…

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Episode 186 47:41

4M ago47:41

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Episode 186 On this week's YMC gabfest, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important music industry stories: "With Label Layoffs, Will Artists Get Dropped?"(Billboard); "Blake Morgan And #irespectmusic Return To Washington For The American Music Fairness Act And #musicfairness" (Chris Castle at Music, Technology Policy)…

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Episode 185 50:32

5M ago50:32

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Episode 185 On this week's episode of YMC podcast, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart cover these important stories: "The Label Recovery, Part I: Purpose" (Patrick Clifton); "Show Me the Splits: Tiffany Red Illuminates Stealing Publishing" (Chris Castle); "Anthropic Trained Its AI To Rip Off Copyrighted Lyrics - Music Publishers Allege …

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Episode 184 43:24

5M ago43:24

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Episode 184 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your groovy hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart kibbitz about these important stories: "Music Subscriber Market Shares 2023" (Music Industry Blog); "The Ultimate Guide for Musicians to Have a Kickass Year 2024" (Symphonic); "Record Store Day 2024 Release List Revealed" (Stereogum). Plus audio dr…

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Episode 183 58:38

5M ago58:38

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Episode 183 On this week's episode, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important stories: "Universal Deflates The TikTok Hype: Does TikTok Have A Napster Problem?" (Chris Castle); "Overnight Success Is Very Rare In Music, And There's Date To Prove It" (Billboard); "Robert Kyncl Is 'Confident' That Universal And TikTok W…

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A YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Will Page On SoundCloud Rockonomics 28:33

5M ago28:33

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On this YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Will Page, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat with our friend Will Page about his second in a series of beautifully designed websites that lift the lid on how new models of music streaming serve creators and consumers alike. Getting exclusive access to data (and data scientists) from Sound…

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Episode 182 46:43

5M ago46:43

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Episode 182 On this week's episode of the YMC podcast, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chatted about these important stories: "TikTok Just Lost A Huge Catalog Of Music. What Happened?" (New York Times); "78% Of Small-To-Midsize Businesses In The US Currently Misuse Personal Streaming Accounts To Play Music To Their Customers. It’s Co…

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Episode 181 50:17

6M ago50:17

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Episode 181 On this week's wiz-bang episode, your groovy hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important topics and stories: "RUSS CRUPNICK From MusicWatch, Independent Analyst RICHARD KRAMER and Beatdap CEO MORGAN HAYDUK" (Audio Drops); Industry Leaders On Key Issues Including Artist Development, Exports And AI"(MusicWeek); "If The Musi…

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Episode 180 51:52

6M ago51:52

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Episode 180 On this week's gabfest, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important stories: "Patrick Clifton Breaks Down His Story 'The Record Label Crisis'"; "Spotify Dominates Audio Streaming, But Where Are The Profits?" (Wall Street Journal); "The Music Industry Needs A New Growth Story" (Bloomberg). Luminate Year-End …

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Episode 179 43:36

6M ago43:36

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Episode 179 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your groovy hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart yap about these important stories: "The Luminate U.S. Year-End Music Report For 2023 Is Here" (Luminate); "UMG Stock Gains On Layoff News, BELIEVE Shares Fall On Possible Takeover Report, K-Pop Stocks Flop" (Billboard); "The Future of Vinyl: Dustin…

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Episode 178 45:07

6M ago45:07

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Episode 178 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these importan music industry stories: "Andreessen Horowitz’s Thoughts On AI Shows What The Music Industry Will Be Up Against In 2024" (Music Business Worldwide); "TikTok Global Head Of Music Ole Obermann On All Things Music" (Forbes); "Spo…

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A YMC Special Episode - A Conversation with Bobby Owsinski 44:59

6M ago44:59

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On this special YMC episode, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart have an in-depth conversation with audio engineer, producer and author Bobby Owsinski on his new book, The Musician's Ai Handbook. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

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Episode 177 44:10

7M ago44:10

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Episode 177 Happy New Year to everyone from Jay and Mike! On our first episode of 2024, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart talk about these important stories: "6 Music Business Stories You Missed Over The Holiday Break" (Hypebot); "2023’s Music By The Numbers: Taylor Swift Dominated, Country Boomed, And Hip-Hop Sunk" (Rolling Stone); "The 10 B…

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Episode 176 56:38

7M ago56:38

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Episode 176 On the last YMC podcast episode of the year, your happy hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart unceremoniously shove 2023 out the door and cover these important stories: "The 10 Biggest Music Business Stories of 2023" (Billboard); "Mark Mulligan Of MIDiA’s 2024 Music Industry Predictions" (Hypebot); "The Record Label Crisis" (Patrick Clifto…

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Episode 175 46:54

7M ago46:54

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Episode 175 On this week's episode of the YMC podcast, your happy hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important music industry stories: "11 Music Business Predictions For 2024- From Jay Gilbert!" (Hypebot); "2023 Music Economics Report For Independent Artists" (Duetti); "'We’re On TikTok? What’s TikTok?’ The Forgotten Bands Going Super…

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YMC Special Episode - "Key Changes", with Howie Singer and Bill Rosenblatt 46:40

7M ago46:40

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On this very special episode of the Your Morning Coffee podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart have a conversation with Howie Singer and Bill Rosenblatt, the authors of the new book "Key Changes - The Ten Times Technology Transformed The Music Industry". This book is a must-read for anyone in or interested in the music industry, and we ar…

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Episode 174 45:19

7M ago45:19

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Episode 174 On this week's YMC gabfest, your groovy hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important stories: "Vinyl Industry Opposes ‘Dramatic’ Shift In Music Store Sales Reporting" (Hypebot); "As AI Grows, Artists & Labels Consider: Who Owns a Voice?" (Billboard); and discussion about "The Senate passing the FANS FIRST ACT and Fair U…

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Episode 173 51:26

7M ago51:26

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Episode 173 On this week's YMC podcast, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart yap ahout these important stories: "SPOTIFY WRAPPED IS HERE! The Top Songs, Artists, Podcasts and Listening Trends of 2023 Revealed" (Spotify); "Will AI Be Used To Raise Musicians From The Dead? (Billboard); "Historic Mechanical Royalty Increases, Inflation Adjus…

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YMC Bonus Special Episode - A Conversation With Will Page 3 32:26

8M ago32:26

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On this bonus special YMC episode, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart talk with their good friend and economist Will Page about his article stating the global value of music copyrights for 2022 is hitting the $41.5 BILLION dollar mark! Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

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Episode 172 48:51

8M ago48:51

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Episode 172 On this week's YMC podcast, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important stories: "Everything To Know About Spotify's New Royalties Model: How Does It Work & Who Will It Impact?" (Billboard); "New Study Confirms TikTok Drives Streaming, But There’s No Magic Bullet on Going Viral" (Billboard); "YouTube Launches …

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Episode 171 44:30

8M ago44:30

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Episode 171 On this week's YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart yap about these important stories: "TikTok Strikes Partnership With Spotify, Apple Music And Amazon Music To Link App Directly To Music Streaming Services" (Music Business Worldwide); "Spotify Plans to Charge for Fraud: How It Works & Who It Affects the Most" (Billboard…

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Episode 170 52:16

8M ago52:16

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Episode 170 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart yap about these important stories: "10 Predictions For Music's Future" (Rob Abelow); "The Evolving Roles & Responsibilities Of Artist Management Today" (Chris Nilsson from 10th Street Entertainment); "What Spotify’s New Royalty Model Really Means" …

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Episode 169 50:59

8M ago50:59

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Episode 169 On this week's YMC gabfest, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important stories: "Most Tracks On Spotify Won’t Earn A Royalty Under New Scheme" (Billboard); "It’s Out! The Trapital Report" (Trapital); "Key Changes: The Ten Times Technology Transformed The Music Industry" (Howie Singer/Bill Rosenblatt). Plus au…

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Episode 168 51:14

9M ago51:14

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Episode 168 On this week's episode of the YMC podcast, your digital music mavens Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important music industry stories: "Spotify Is Changing Its Royalty Model To Crush Streaming Fraud And Introduce A Minimum Threshold For Payment" (Music Business Worldwide); "50 Years Of Music Industry Revenues, By Format" (Vis…

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Episode 167 42:47

9M ago42:47

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Episode 167 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your groovy hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart kibbitz about these important music industry stories: "Music Has Become A ‘Just-In-Time’ Economy" (MIDiA); "Superfans And Supine Fans: The Music Industry Is Getting Its Priorities The Wrong Way Around" (Music Business Wordwide); "UMG Sues AI Compan…

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Episode 166 48:33

9M ago48:33

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Episode 166 On this week's YMC podcast, your happy hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important music industry stories: "Music Attorney Don Passman On Contracts, AI And What Makes Superstars Different" (Billboard); "Streaming Is Missing Cultural Moments, And Superstars Know It" (MIDiA); "From Points To Publishing, Here’s How — And …

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Episode 165 44:34

9M ago44:34

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Episode 165 On this week's wild and rockin' episode, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important stories: "Record Label Market Share Q3 2023: Republic Stays Dominant While Interscope & Atlantic Surge" (Billboard); "5 Observations On… Epic Games’ Sale Of Bandcamp To Songtradr" (Music Business Worldwide); "Does Culture B…

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Episode 164 44:59

10M ago44:59

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Episode 164 On this week's installment of the YMC podcast, your dynamic duo hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart yap about these important stories: "The Truth Behind Why You Aren't Getting More Streams" (Randall Foster on Hypebot); "The Fans Also Like Nightmare Of September 2023 – Spotify Fans Also Like Update" (Anothony Pacheco -Simpl.); "Live Natio…

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Episode 163 48:35

10M ago48:35

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Episode 163 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your groovy hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart kibbitz about these important music industry stories: "Four Takeaways From The RIAA 2023 Mid-Year Report: Prices Rise, Subscriptions Slow & More" (Billboard); "Artificial Intelligence In The Music Business ~ What You Need To Know" (Mulitple Sources…

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