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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.    Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee 

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, and What's Next •  Universal's Michael Nash takes aim at 'False narrative of artist Replacement' by AI •  Someone Used AI to Steal a Song •  A Love Letter to the Music Industry in 2026   Subscribe to the newsletter! : YourMorning.Coffee

A Your Morning Coffee Podcast special episode: A conversation with Oana Ruxnadra, Chief Executive Officer at PopHatch.    Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee 

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 Decide If It's a 'Monopolistic Bully' or a 'Fierce Competitor' •  The Music Business Has a Problem. Bill Ackman Just Pounced •  A Folk Musician Had Her Voice Cloned by AI—And Her Recordings Claimed by a Copyright Troll. Welcome to 2026.     Subscribe to the newsletter! : YourMorning.Coffee

A Your Morning Coffee Podcast special episode: A conversation with Russ Crupnick, Managing Partner of MusicWatch.   Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee 

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 Architecture of Affinity: How Instagram Facilitates Music Superfandom •  The Taylor Swift Effect: Why Music Deals Are Getting Shorter And Smarter   Subscribe to the newsletter! : YourMorning.Coffee

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 Pure Tone Music Pete Ganbarg.   Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee 

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 Music Streaming Saved the Industry but Stifled the Artist. •  How Prediction Markets Are Changing the Music Industry •  Tools, not tricks: How musicians are actually using AI.   Subscribe to the newsletter: YourMorning.Coffee!

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 Recorded Music Revenue Reached $11.5B in 2025, As Paid Streaming Subscriptions Hit 106.5M •  No One Gives a Shit About Your Pre-Save Campaign   Subscribe to the newsletter: YourMorning.Coffee!

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 Problem with AI Companies 'Starting Fresh' •  80 Artists Generated Over $10M Each From Spotify Last Year. Over 1,500 Generated Over $1M. Here's The Full Breakdown.   Subscribe to the newsletter: YourMorning.Coffee!

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 Begins •  The 6 Biggest Music Industry Trends of 2026 •  No More Foreplay - How Streaming Has Changed Song Structure   Subscribe to the newsletter: YourMorning.Coffee!

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 Act.  https://machine-music.ai/  

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 Representatives Launch 'Say No To Suno' Campaign • Primary Wave Nears Deal to Acquire Kobalt, Which Would Create a $7B Indie Music  Powerhouse Take the YMC Industry Survey! https://tinyurl.com/pzd8sn5y   Subscribe to the newsletter: YourMorning.Coffee

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 continues to be happening in this space.  Our panel joining us on this latest special is Kristin Robinson (Billboard), Dani Deahl (Caldecott Music Group), Vickie Nauman (CrossBorderWorks), and Bobby Owsinski (Music 3.0).    Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

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"   Subscribe to the newsletter: YourMorning.Coffee!