Episode 116

On this week's episode of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart yap about the following important storries: "Spotify Q3 Revenue Up 21.4% to $3B As Subscriber Growth Beats Estimates" (Billboard); "Apple Music, Amazon Music, Deezer And YouTube Premium All Raise Their Rates ~ Is Spotify Next?" (Multiple Sources); "It’s Not Just ‘Exhaustion’: Why Mental Health Is Finally A Priority For Music Artists" (Variety); "The MLC Is Sitting On More Than $500M Due Songwriters, Rightsholders" (Hypebot). 

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New York Times interactive article on Stevie Wonder's Talking Book album 50th anniversary:

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Episode 115

On this latest installment of the YMC podcast, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart kibbitz about the following important music industry stories: "How Ticketmaster Gets Away With It" (Popular Information); "TikTok Music Could Change The Game" (MIDiA); "A Raft Of Cancellations Show A Broken Touring Industry That’s Linked To Deeper [hashtag] #BrokenRecord Crisis And Why It Needs To Change" (God Is In The TV); "Streaming Platforms Favor US, European Users And Artists" (Chris Castle and Hypebot). 

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Episode 114

On this week's episode of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss the following important stories from the music industry: "Too Many Songs, Not Enough Hits: Pop Music Is Struggling To Create New Stars" (Billboard); "Music Industry Growth is Booming! And It’s Slowing! Er, What?" (Hypebot/Bill Werde); "TikTok Parent ByteDance Sets Sights On Spotify With Music-Streaming Expansion" (Wall Street Journal). 

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Episode 113

On this latest installment of the YMC podcast, your humble hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart wax poetic on these important stories: "It’s Happened: 100,000 Tracks Are Now Being Uploaded to Streaming Services Like Spotify Each Day" (Music Business Worldwide); "5 Takeaways From ALL THAT MATTERS 2022: TikTok, Web3 And An ‘Emerging’ Subscription Market" (Billboard); "Streamers Use Playlists to Control the Music Industry" (Wired). 

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Episode 112

On this latest installment of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important music indistry stories: "Fan Study - A Deep Dive On Catalog" (Spotify for Artists); "'The Work We Do Isn’t Algorithmic': A&R In The Era Of TikTok" (The Guardian); "What Happens When The 'Relentless Toll' Of The Music Industry Meets The Creator Economy In A Cost-Of-Living Crisis?" (MIDiA); "What We’ve Learned After Nearly 500 Artist Advances: Independence Is Cool. Control Is Even Cooler" (Peter Sinclair CEO & Co-Founder at BeatBread). 

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Episode 111

On this edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss the following important stories: "From The RIAA (and other sources)The RIAA Mid-Year Report ~ We Break It Down" (RIAA and others); "Why Indie Artists Are a Rarity On Radio: ‘If You Don’t Pay, You Don’t Move Up’" (Billboard); "Why Major Labels And Spotify Love Fake Artists" (Penny Fractions); "House Legislation To Get Artists & Labels Paid For Radio Airplay Gets Companion Bill In U.S. Senate" (Billboard). 

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Episode 110

On this latest episode of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important stories: "How The Music Industry Can Increase Its Overall Revenue" (Trapital); "How Much Could Songwriter Royalties Grow? A Look At Three Scenarios" (Billboard); "Sir Lucian Grainge On Music Streaming Growth, Catalog Deals And The Balance Of Power With The DSPs" (Music Business Worldwide); "7 Important Takeaways From The DIY Musician Conference 2022" (Hypebot). 

 

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Episode 109

On this latest installment of the YMC podcast, your "hosts with the mosts" Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart cover these important stories: "The Record Industry's Fake Fight Against Streaming Fraud" (Penny Fraction); "Conversion Rates Around a Hit Song, Examined" (Austin Staubus); "Spotify Editors Share Top Summer Music Trends 2022" (Hypebot). 

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Episode 108

On this installment of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart wax poetic on the following important stories: "Spotify And Fellow Music Streamers Strike Agreement With Publishers For 15.35% Go-Forward Royalty Rate In The US" (Music Biz Weekly); "Fake Musicians: Inside A Million-Dollar Instagram Verification Scheme" (Hypebot); "How To Get Signed To A Record Label  (In 2022); (Digital Music News). 

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Episode 107

On the week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart wax poetic on these important stories: "How Short Will Songs Get?" (Ted Gioia); "Megan Thee Stallion’s Bitter Fight With Her Label, Explained By the Lawyers From Both Sides" (Billboard); "How Did the FN Meka Mess Happen?" (Variety).

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