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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May 4, 2026
Episode 300
This week, Jay Gilbert & Mike
Etchart break down these important music industry
stories:
• Concord and BMG Confirm Merger -
Observations
• An Idiot’s Guide to Music AI
• Universal is Selling 50% of its Spotify Stake,
Generating Around $1.4B
• Universal Music Artists Can Reap
Millions...
Apr 30, 2026
Welcome to another special episode of the Your Morning
Coffee podcast, a conversation with Jeffrey
Smith, Vice President of Marketing for Alliance
Entertainment.
If you’re listening to a vinyl LP today, changes are, it came
through Alliance. Jay Gilbert sits down to talk
about releases on physical products like...