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# Your Morning Coffee Podcast Anniversary Edition: Venue COVID mandates • Spotify 99¢ tier • YouTube strategies • more
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/your-morning-coffee-podcast-anniversary-edition-venue-covid-mandates-spotify-99-c2-a2-tier-youtube-strategies-more/
- Published: 2021-08-10T13:07:41.000Z
- Updated: 2021-08-10T13:07:43.000Z
- Description: Congratulations to co-hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart on this special 1st Anniversary episode of the “Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business” podcast! Episode #52 1st. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2021/08/your-morning-coffee-podcast-anniversary-edition-ve
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Music Business, Podcasts, music business podcast, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 09:48

Congratulations to co-hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart on this special 1st Anniversary episode of the “Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business” podcast!

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### Episode #52

### 1st Anniversary Edition H**ighlights**

On this first year anniversary of the YMC podcast, Jay and Mike discuss:

• More Venues Are Adding Vaccine, Mask Mandates. Will They Hurt Or Help The Return Of Live Music?  
• Spotify Is Testing A Less Restrictive Ad-Supported Tier Costing $0.99 A Month  
• The Programming Strategies That Shape The World’s Biggest YouTube Channels  
• Warner Boss Steve Cooper Talks TikTok And Peloton Revenues, The Rise Of Virtual Artists, And The Value Of Record Labels

**Listen:**