Episode 184

On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your groovy hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart kibbitz about these important stories: "Music Subscriber Market Shares 2023" (Music Industry Blog); "The Ultimate Guide for Musicians to Have a Kickass Year 2024" (Symphonic); "Record Store Day 2024 Release List Revealed" (Stereogum).

Plus audio drops from Fabrice Sergent from Bandsintown, and Megh Vakharia from SymphonyOS.

Check out these music videos Jay and Mike talked about:

Billy Joel "Turn The Lights Back On"

https://youtu.be/UOf6CMbHPuA?si=hkPLVQZ4ixYdNcKP

The Dandy Warhols "I'd Like To Help You With Your Problem (featuring Slash)"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3H2AVm1uD8

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Episode 183

On this week's episode, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important stories: "Universal Deflates The TikTok Hype: Does TikTok Have A Napster Problem?" (Chris Castle); "Overnight Success Is Very Rare In Music, And There's Date To Prove It" (Billboard); "Robert Kyncl Is 'Confident' That Universal And TikTok Will Resolve Their Spat...And 3 Other Things We Learned From WMG's Latest Earnings Call" (Music Business Worldwide).

Plus audio drops from Jorge Brea, CEO of Symphonic, Christine Asazuwa founder of the Measure of Music Conference, and Chris Castle from Music Technology Policy.

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On this YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Will Page, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat with our friend Will Page about his second in a series of beautifully designed websites that lift the lid on how new models of music streaming serve creators and consumers alike.

Getting exclusive access to data (and data scientists) from SoundCloud has allowed Will to surface the relevant engagement metrics that matter to our industry. 

Here's a link to the website:

https://www.soundcloudrockonomics.com

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Episode 182

On this week's episode of the YMC podcast, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chatted about these important stories: "TikTok Just Lost A Huge Catalog Of Music. What Happened?" (New York Times); "78% Of Small-To-Midsize Businesses In The US Currently Misuse Personal Streaming Accounts To Play Music To Their Customers. It’s Costing The Music Industry $1.38 Billion Per Year." (Music Business Worldwide); "USC Annenberg's Report On Women's Gains In The Music Industry" (The New York Times).

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Episode 181

On this week's wiz-bang episode, your groovy hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important topics and stories: "RUSS CRUPNICK From MusicWatch, Independent Analyst RICHARD KRAMER and Beatdap CEO MORGAN HAYDUK" (Audio Drops); Industry Leaders On Key Issues Including Artist Development, Exports And AI"(MusicWeek); "If The Music Business Keeps Growing, Why The Layoffs?" (Billboard).

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Episode 180

On this week's gabfest, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important stories: "Patrick Clifton Breaks Down His Story 'The Record Label Crisis'"; "Spotify Dominates Audio Streaming, But Where Are The Profits?" (Wall Street Journal); "The Music Industry Needs A New Growth Story" (Bloomberg). 

Luminate Year-End Music Report:

https://luminatedata.com/reports/yearend-music-industry-report/

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Patrick Clifton's article: 

 https://medium.com/@tunesandtales (https://medium.com/@tunesandtales)

Episode 179

On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your groovy hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart yap about these important stories: "The Luminate U.S. Year-End Music Report For 2023 Is Here" (Luminate); "UMG Stock Gains On Layoff News, BELIEVE Shares Fall On Possible Takeover Report, K-Pop Stocks Flop" (Billboard); "The Future of Vinyl: Dustin Blocker Breaks Down The Resurgence Of Analog In A Digital World" (Magnetic). 

Plus an audio drop from Brianna Schwartz and Alexis Schreiber from Schwartz & Schreiber PLLC on Fair Use and Ai.

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Episode 178

On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these importan music industry stories: "Andreessen Horowitz’s Thoughts On AI Shows What The Music Industry Will Be Up Against In 2024" (Music Business Worldwide); "TikTok Global Head Of Music Ole Obermann On All Things Music" (Forbes); "Spotify’s 138% Gain Leads Billboard Global Music Index’s 31% Improvement In 2023" (Billboard). 

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On this special YMC episode, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart have an in-depth conversation with audio engineer, producer and author Bobby Owsinski on his new book, The Musician's Ai Handbook.  

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Episode 177

Happy New Year to everyone from Jay and Mike!

On our first episode of 2024, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart talk about these important stories: "6 Music Business Stories You Missed Over The Holiday Break" (Hypebot); "2023’s Music By The Numbers: Taylor Swift Dominated, Country Boomed, And Hip-Hop Sunk" (Rolling Stone); "The 10 Biggest Music Business Deals Of 2023" (Billboard).

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