Episode 283 On this the first episode of the YMC podcast for 2026, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important music industry stories: "Spotify And The Cost Of Chasing Numbers" (Ariel Hyatt); "2025 - The Year In Music" (Bob Lefsetz); "The BOTS Act Was Created By Ticketmaster. So Why Is The FTC Using It Against Them?" (A Guest Column For Billboard By Barry Kahn). Plus audio drops from Rick Beato on artists promoting their own music, and Liam Mason on the 5 most f**cked up things Spotify did last year. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Episode 283&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;On this the first episode of the &lt;strong&gt;YMC&lt;/strong&gt; podcast for 2026, your hosts &lt;strong&gt;Jay Gilbert&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Mike Etchart&lt;/strong&gt; discuss these important music industry stories: &lt;strong&gt;"Spotify And The Cost Of Chasing Numbers"&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;(Ariel Hyatt)&lt;/em&gt;; &lt;strong&gt;"2025 - The Year In Music"&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;(Bob Lefsetz)&lt;/em&gt;; &lt;strong&gt;"The BOTS Act Was Created By Ticketmaster. So Why Is The FTC Using It Against Them?"&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;(A Guest Column For Billboard By Barry Kahn).&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Plus audio drops from &lt;strong&gt;Rick Beato&lt;/strong&gt; on artists promoting their own music, and &lt;strong&gt;Liam Mason&lt;/strong&gt; on the 5 most f**cked up things Spotify did last year. &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>

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Episode 283

Episode 283

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