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# Your Morning Coffee Podcast: AI Covers, Live Nation News, "If I Ran Spotify...", More
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/your-morning-coffee-podcast-ai-covers-live-nation-news-if-i-ran-spotify-more/
- Published: 2026-05-25T13:42:29.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-25T13:42:29.000Z
- Description: Episode 303 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, music news, News, #beyondwords-skip, Your Morning Coffee

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**YMC Episode 303 — May 25, 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:

- **Live Nation Must Be Broken Up From Ticketmaster After Monopoly Verdict, States Tell Judge**
- **Spotify and Universal Music Group strike landmark deal to let fans create AI covers and remixes**
- **Spotify's Head of Music Announces 'Reserved' Ticketing Initiative: "If I Ran Spotify..."**

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