Episode 258

On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important music industry stories: "UMG’s Michael Nash On AI: ‘Copyright Is Not The Enemy Of Innovation…’ And 3 Other Things We Learned From His Keynote At The UN’s AI Summit" (Music Business Worldwide); "What Smart Marketers Know About Fans That Most Artists Don’t" (Symphonic); "The 5 Biggest Music Deals Of 2025 So Far: Concord, Pophouse, Warner Music & More" (Billboard).

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Episode 257

On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important stories: "The AI Music Problem On Spotify (and other streaming platforms) Is Worse Than You Think" (Music Business Worldwide); Deerhoof To Remove Their Catalog From Spotify (Paste Magazine); "US Senate Rejects 10-year Ban On State AI Regulation In Win For Creative Sector" (Music Business Worldwide).

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Episode 256

On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important stories: "A New Documentary Explores the Perils Of AI Music" (Austin Chronicle); "For Years, Marketers Have Urged Artists to Post More On TikTok — Now, They’re Turning To Fans" (Billboard);"Budweiser Boasts Of “$0 Spent On Music Rights” In “Iconic Songs” Campaign, And Wins Ad-Land’s Biggest Prize" (Complete Music Update).

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Episode 255

On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important stories: "Did Sony’s Rob Stringer Just Hand Regulators The Case To Tank Universal’s Downtown Dreams?" (Complete Music Update); "This Palm Springs Venue Was A Hot Spot For Music. Then Came The Pandemic And A Bitter Legal Battle" (LA Times); "Why Tariffs Are Quietly Undermining The American Vinyl Comeback" (Chris Castle/Music Technology Policy).

Plus an audio drop from Ruby Marchand - Recording Academy Chief Awards and Global Industry Officer.

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Episode 254

On this week's episode of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart cover these important music industry stories: "Billboard Indie Power Players Revealed" (Billboard); "What Suno And Udio’s AI Licensing Deals With Music Majors Could Mean For Creators Rights" (Forbes); "It’s Time for Fair Play — AM Radio Must Pay Artists" (Music Technology Policy); "Sir Lucian Grainge’s Interview With Spotify’s Alex Norström: 5 Things We Learned…"(Music Business Worldwide).

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On this very special episode of the YMC podcast, your host Jay Gilbert sits down with Merlin CEO Jeremy Sirota for an in-depth conversation.

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Episode 253

On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: "7 TAKEAWAYS FROM GOLDMAN SACHS’ NEW ‘MUSIC IN THE AIR’ REPORT" (Music Business Worldwide); "5 REASONS WHY AI LICENSING DEALS BETWEEN MAJOR LABELS AND SUNO & UDIO WILL BE HARD TO PULL OFF" (Billboard); "WHY EVENT TICKETS SHOULD NOT BE TREATED AS UNREGULATED TRADABLE EQUITIES" (Randy Nichols).

Plus an audio drop from the amazing Steve Perry on his upcoming auction to benefit SoCal wildfire victims!

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Episode 252

On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat aout these important music business stories: "AI Continues To Alarm The Music Industry – But Artists Are Fighting Back" (Clash); "The Billboard Boxscore Midyear 2025 Report, Breaking Down The Year’s Biggest Tours, Venues And Promoters" (Billboard); "20 Years Ago, Labels Targeted Fandom. Will It Work The Second Time Around?" (MIDiA).

Plus audio drops from music tech wrtier Drew Thurlow on copyrights and royalties, and Benn Jordan on "The Art Of 'Poison-Pilling' Music Files".

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