Your Morning Coffee Podcast: Lefsetz’ Year in Music, BOTS Act, Spotify & More

Episode 283 of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart’s podcast Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business is available now.

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YMC Episode 283 — January 5, 2026

On this week’s episode of the Your Morning Coffee podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart chat about these timely music industry stories:

• “Spotify And The Cost Of Chasing Numbers”
• “2025 – The Year In Music” by Bob Lefsetz
• “The BOTS Act Was Created By Ticketmaster. So Why Is The FTC Using It Against Them?”

Plus audio drops from Rick Beato on artists promoting their own music, and Liam Mason on the five most f**cked up things Spotify did last year.

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