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Episode 309 Jul 06, 2026

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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 Prediction Market Kalshi • Viberate Opens Music Data to ChatGPT, Claude and Other AI bots Via Official MCP Server Launch • Google Says AI Training Is Fair Use and Copyright Should Be Policed on Outputs, Not Inputs • The Trends Defining Music, Culture & Brand Marketing in 2026 Subscribe to the newsletter! : YourMorning.Coffee

A Your Morning Coffee Special Episode: A Conversation With Graham Davies of DIMA Jul 01, 2026

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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 with Graham about a variety of topics from their recently released 2026 Annual Report.

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Episode 308 Jun 29, 2026

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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 Indie Talents • Why Artists Can't Ignore Vanity Metrics • The Science Behind Ticketing: How Artists & Their Teams Price Tours • The Label Model Is Training Artists Not to Need Labels Subscribe to the newsletter! : YourMorning.Coffee

A Your Morning Coffee Special Episode with Molly Neuman, Aly Gillani and Sean Johnson Jun 24, 2026

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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 from Top Drawer.

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Episode 307 Jun 22, 2026

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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 Subscribers—with Spotify Out In Front • No Fakes Act, Bill Meant To Curb Unauthorized Digital Replicas, Clears Senate Judiciary Committee • Warner and UMG are Quietly Asking Artists for Their Stems • Four Music Datasets Holding Millions Of Tracks Are Being Shared Among AI Developers Subscribe to the newsletter! : YourMorning.Coffee

A Your Morning Coffee Special Episode: A Conversation With Mark Jowett and Zena White Jun 19, 2026

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A Your Morning Coffee Special Episode: An Indie Week live conversation with Jay Gilbert and Nettwerk's Mike Jowett and Partisan Records Zena White.

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Episode 306 Jun 15, 2026

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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

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Episode 305 Jun 08, 2026

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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

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Episode 304 Jun 01, 2026

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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

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Episode 303 May 25, 2026

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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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