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# Your Morning Coffee Podcast: Illegal Sellers, 2033 Revenue Projections, Suno & BMG, More
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/your-morning-coffee-podcast-54/
- Published: 2026-08-17T13:16:26.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-17T13:16:26.000Z
- Description: Episode 315 of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart’s podcast Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business is available now.
- Author: Your Morning Coffee
- Tags: Podcasts, Music Business, News, Your Morning Coffee, music business podcast, #beyondwords-skip

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**YMC Episode 315 — August 17, 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:

- **Suno Inks Global Licensing Deal With BMG, Ahead Of Launching New Music Model**
- **Global Recorded Music Retail Revenue to Top $121 Billion by 2033, MIDiA Report Says**
- **Spotify To Label AI Artists With New 'AI Persona' Badge – Keeping Their Music Out Of Recommendations By Default**
- **The Illegal Sellers, Costing Musicians Millions in Revenue**

Plus audio drops with Sam Duboff, Spotify's Global Head of Music Policy on their new "AI Persona" badge, and Steve Knopper on his piece for the WSJ on counterfeit merch!

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