The YMC AI Roundtable #2

On this very special episode of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart convene a second edition AI Roundtable special since so much has happened since we did the original back in February.

Our panel joining us on this new special is Kristin Robinson (Billboard), Virginie Berger (Matchtune), Vickie Nauman (CrossBorderWorks), and Bobby Owsinski (Music 3.0).

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Episode 276

On this week's installment of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: "AI Artists May Be on the Charts, But They're Not That Popular— Yet" (Glenn Peoples at Billboard); "50,000 AI Tracks Flood Deezer Daily – As Study Shows 97% Of Listeners Can't Tell The Difference Between Human-Made vs. Fully AI-Generated Music" (Murray Stassen for Music Business Worldwide); "The Independent Artist With 1 Billion Streams - Mike Explains How Nic D Does It…" (Mike Epstein From His "Hey Mike" Blog).

Plus audio drops from Chris Nolte, COO and Co-founder of Duetti, Rick Beato on the AI artists on the charts, and Eliah Seton, CEO of Soundcloud!

And a correction: Soundcloud celebrated their 18th year! We incorrectly said 27th....

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YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Josh Gruss

On this very special episode of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart sit down with Round Hill Music co-founder, Chairman and CEO Josh Gruss to discuss the evolution of music rights and catalog investing.

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Episode 275

On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories: "Class Action Lawsuit Accuses Spotify Of Engaging In 'Payola' With Its 'Discovery Mode'" (Daniel Kreps at Rolling Stone); "Irving Azoff Says It's Time to Stand Up To YouTube's 'Bullying'" (Guest column for Billboard); "No Radio Without Royalties: New Rules For A New Era" (Michael Huppe in a guest column for Billboard).

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YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With MIDiA's Mark Mulligan

On this very special episode of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart sit down with MIDiA's founder and Senior Analyst Mark Mulligan to discuss their recently released report "The Future of Streaming: Change or Be Changed".

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Episode 274

On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these timely music industry stories: "The Universal / Udio Deal FAQ: What Questions Remain About The AI Agreement That's Shaken Up The Music Biz?" (Kristin Robinson at Billboard); "The Future Of Music Marketing Is No Marketing At All" (Sam Saideman for Rolling Stone); "Will AI Do More Harm Than Good For The Music Business?" (Glenn Peoples at Billboard).

Plus an audio drop with co-founder KP from Alchemy Artist Services.

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YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Chris Dalla Riva

On this special edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert chats with Chris Dalla Riva.

Chris lives at the intersection of data and music with his job as Senior Product Manager at Audiomack, where he focuses on data analytics and personalization. He also writes the popular newsletter Can't Get Much Higher and has a new book coming out entitled Uncharted Territory - What Numbers Tell Us About The Biggest Hit Songs And Ourselves.

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Episode 273

On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important stories:,"Spotify Exec Talks Working With Music Biz On Gen AI Products, Removing 'Spammy' Tracks: 'It's Still Early Days for AI Tech'" (Billboard); "Let's Have an Honest Conversation About [Generative] AI" (Mark Mulligan at MIDiA); "Ticketmaster Lawsuit Explainer: Breaking Down The FTC Case With Veteran Attorney Paul Singer" (Billboard).

Plus an audio drop from Kristin Robinson's podcast On The Record.

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YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Serona Elton

On this special edition of the YMC podcast, your host Jay Gilbert speaks with Serona Elton!

Serona is the Interim Vice Dean at University of Miami's Frost School of Music, and the MLC Head of Educational Partnerships, as well as the co-author of the Music Business Handbook and Career Guide (Baskerville / Elton).

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YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Nathan McCartney.

On this very special edition of the YMC podcast, your host Jay Gilbert chats with Nathan McCartney, founder of the bag newsletter and discusses his recent article "First Week Sales: The Most Misleading Stat"

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