YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Geoff Halliday On this very special episode of the YMC podcast, your host Jay Gilbert sits down with Downtown Artists and Label Services SVP of Global Marketing Geoff Halliday. They discussed all of the different aspects of what Downtown does, as well as the crafting of individual release stategies that actually grow engaged audiences. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Geoff Halliday&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;On this very special episode of the &lt;strong&gt;YMC&lt;/strong&gt; podcast, your host &lt;strong&gt;Jay Gilbert&lt;/strong&gt; sits down with &lt;strong&gt;Downtown Artists and Label Services&lt;/strong&gt; SVP of Global Marketing &lt;strong&gt;Geoff Halliday.&lt;/strong&gt; They discussed all of the different aspects of what Downtown does, as well as the crafting of individual release stategies that actually grow engaged audiences.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Subscribe to the newsletter! &lt;strong&gt;YourMorning.Coffee&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Downtown's Geoff Halliday

Episode 279 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart cover these important music industry stories: "What Do The Suno And Udio Licensing Deals Mean For The Future Of AI Music?" (Kristin Robinson at Billboard); "Congress, Please Close Radio's 'Music Loophole'" (An Op-Ed from Gene Simmons of KISS for the Washington Post); "Spotify Wrapped 2025 Is Here — And It's More Vital To The Company's Bottom Line Than Ever" (Millie Giles at Sherwood). Plus an audio drop from Rob Abelow from Openstage. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episode 279&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;On this week's edition of the &lt;strong&gt;YMC&lt;/strong&gt; podcast, your hosts &lt;strong&gt;Jay Gilbert&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Mike Etchart&lt;/strong&gt; cover these important music industry stories: &lt;strong&gt;"What Do The Suno And Udio Licensing Deals Mean For The Future Of AI Music?"&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;(Kristin Robinson at Billboard)&lt;/em&gt;; &lt;strong&gt;"Congress, Please Close Radio's 'Music Loophole'" &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;(An Op-Ed from Gene Simmons of KISS for the Washington Post);&lt;/em&gt; &lt;strong&gt;"Spotify Wrapped 2025 Is Here — And It's More Vital To The Company's Bottom Line Than Ever" &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;(Millie Giles at Sherwood)&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Plus an audio drop from &lt;strong&gt;Rob Abelow&lt;/strong&gt; from &lt;strong&gt;Openstage.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Subscribe to the newsletter! &lt;strong&gt;YourMorning.Coffee&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Episode 279

Episode 278 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart cover these important music industry stories: "Warner Music Group Strikes 'Landmark' Deal With Suno; Settles Copyright Lawsuit" (Murray Stassen at Music Business Worldwide); "It's About Time Spotify Raised Subscription Prices In The U.S." (Jem Aswad at Variety); "In Staff Memo, iHeartRadio Exec Says Company Won't 'Play AI Music' Or Use 'AI Generated Personalities'" (Kristin Robinson at Billboard). Plus an audio drop from Rick Beato on The AI Race Is Over. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning. Coffee

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episode 278&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;On this week's edition of the &lt;strong&gt;YMC&lt;/strong&gt; podcast, your hosts &lt;strong&gt;Jay Gilbert&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Mike Etchart&lt;/strong&gt; cover these important music industry stories: &lt;strong&gt;"Warner Music Group Strikes 'Landmark' Deal With Suno; Settles C&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;opyright Lawsuit"&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;(Murray Stassen at Music Business Worldwide);&lt;/em&gt; &lt;strong&gt;"It's About Time Spotify Raised Subscription Prices In The U.S."&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;(Jem Aswad at Variety)&lt;/em&gt;; &lt;strong&gt;"In Staff Memo, iHeartRadio Exec Says Company Won't 'Play AI Music' Or Use 'AI Generated Personalities'" &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;(Kristin Robinson at Billboard)&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Plus an audio drop from &lt;strong&gt;Rick Beato&lt;/strong&gt; on &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;The AI Race Is Over. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Subscribe to the  newsletter! &lt;strong&gt;YourMorning. Coffee&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Episode 278

YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Livia Tortella On this very special episode of the YMC podcast, your host Jay Gilbert sits down with Black Box Music Agency founder and CEO Livia Tortella to discuss the evolution of the music industry, and the importance of real engagement in artist marketing. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Livia Tortella&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;On this very special episode of the &lt;strong&gt;YMC&lt;/strong&gt; podcast, your host &lt;strong&gt;Jay Gilbert&lt;/strong&gt; sits down with &lt;strong&gt;Black Box&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Music Agency&lt;/strong&gt; founder and CEO &lt;strong&gt;Livia Tortella&lt;/strong&gt; to discuss the evolution of the music industry, and the importance of real engagement in artist marketing. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Subscribe to the newsletter! &lt;strong&gt;YourMorning.Coffee&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

YMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Livia Tortella

Episode 277 On this week's edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these important music industry stories: "The AI Music Deals Are Here. They Raise Big, Complicated Questions" (Robert Levine at Billboard); "AI Music Creators: Music's Superfans" (Mark Mulligan at MIDiA); "AI Is Transforming How We Think About Music" (Erik Hayden at Variety). Plus audio drops with Kristin Robinson from her podcast On The Record, and Stephen Parker, Executive Director of NIVA (National Independent Venue Association). Subscrnibe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episode 277&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;On this week's edition of the &lt;strong&gt;YMC&lt;/strong&gt; podcast, your hosts &lt;strong&gt;Jay Gilbert&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Mike Etchart&lt;/strong&gt; chat about these important music industry stories: &lt;strong&gt;"The AI Music Deals Are Here. They Raise Big, Complicated Questions"&lt;em&gt; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;(Robert Levine at Billboard)&lt;/em&gt;;  &lt;strong&gt;"AI Music Creators: Music's Superfans"&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;(Mark Mulligan at MIDiA)&lt;/em&gt;;  &lt;strong&gt;"AI Is Transforming How We Think About Music"&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;(Erik Hayden at Variety). &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Plus audio drops with &lt;strong&gt;Kristin Robinson &lt;/strong&gt; from her podcast &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;On The Record&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, and &lt;strong&gt;Stephen Parker&lt;/strong&gt;, Executive Director of &lt;strong&gt;NIVA&lt;/strong&gt; (National Independent Venue Association). &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Subscrnibe to the newsletter! &lt;strong&gt;YourMorning.Coffee&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Episode 277

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