Feb 6, 2023
Episode 130
On this weeks episode of the YMC podcast, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart yap about these important stories: "What Will The Future Of Streaming Royalties Look Like? Tidal And UMG Want To Find Out" (Billboard); "I Spent Two Decades Running Major Labels — Here’s Why I Left It Behind" (Mark Terry); "Spotify Hits 205 Million Paid Subscribers, Topping User Growth Targets For Q4 With Record Total Quarterly Gain" (Variety).
Plus audio interview audio drops with:
-Bruce Houghton, President of Syline Artist Agency and publisher of Hypebot on his persepctive on the LA Times areticle "Everyone Hates Ticketmaster - Is Everyone Wrong?"
- Steve Knopper, Billboard Editor at Large on US cassette sales from the Billboard piece "Cassettes Are Making A Comeback, But Can Production Keep Up?"
- Vickie Neuman, Founder and CEO of CrossBorderWorks on her predictions for Web3 heading into the new year.
-Jennifer Freed, Founder and CEO of Trevanana Tracks on simplifying the complicated world of sync licences.
Check out the Ren "Hi Ren" video" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_nc1IVoMxc
Also check out The Verge article on why so many tech companies are laying off employees?
https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/26/23571659/tech-layoffs-facebook-google-amazon