Jun 1, 2026
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...
May 25, 2026
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
•...
May 18, 2026
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.
• Sync Is Dying (Quickly)
• Virgin Music Co-CEOs On Downtown Deal,
Fighting Fraud With Price and Why They’re With a
Major
• "The...
May 11, 2026
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 Copyright Office is hiking registration
fees by 43%. Indy music orgs say artists won’t be able to
afford it.
• Spotify wins motion for...
May 7, 2026
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 growth & engagement, tools & tactics, and even AI as it relates to marketing.
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