Jul 27, 2026
Episode 312
This week, your hosts Jay Gilbert &
Mike Etchart break down these important music
industry stories:
• The Trouble With Labeling AI Music: Why a
Proposal to Add ‘AI’ Tags Is Missing the Point
• 8 Music Business Stories to Watch in the Last
Half of 2026
• 90,000 AI tracks Flood Deezer Daily
–...
Jul 23, 2026
A Your Morning Coffee Special Episode: A
Conversation with Dan Mackta, the Managing
Director at Qobuz
Your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike
Etchart chat with Dan about what makes Qobuz a different
DSP, the challenges of AI, and who's listening to high rez
audio.
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Jul 20, 2026
Episode 311
This week, your hosts Jay Gilbert &
Mike Etchart break down these important music
industry stories:
• Luminate Midyear Report 2026: R&B/Hip-Hop
Falls, Dance Rises, CDs Surge 16% & More
• Suno Scraped YouTube, Deezer to Train AI,
Hacked Code Reveals - Potentially Strengthening UMG & Sony's
Case
•...
Jul 15, 2026
A Your Morning Coffee Special Episode: A
conversation with Jaime Marconette, the VP Music
Insights and Industry Relations at Luminate.
Your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike
Etchart chat with Jaime about their just
released Mid-Year Report, Trends in Music, TV &
film. We discuss the health of the music business, a spike
in...
Jul 13, 2026
Episode 310
This week, your hosts Jay Gilbert &
Mike Etchart break down these important music
industry stories:
• Analyzing the 12 Top Music Business Stories of
2026 - So Far
• The Future of the Music Creator
Economy
• RIAA, IFPI & More Come Together to Create
System for Tagging AI-Generated Songs
•...