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# Your Morning Coffee Podcast: Label layoffs • US Music Fairness Act • No UMG TokTok deal in sight • More
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/your-morning-coffee-podcast-label-layoffs-us-music-fairness-act-no-umg-toktok-deal-in-sight-more/
- Published: 2024-03-04T13:34:23.000Z
- Updated: 2024-03-04T14:11:47.000Z
- Description: Episode 186 of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart’s podcast Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business is available now…..
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Music Business, Podcasts, music, music industry, musician, musicians, POIDCAST, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:15

Episode 186 of the Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business podcast is available now.

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### Episode 186

On this week’s YM. hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart dive into these important music industry stories:

- “With Label Layoffs, Will Artists Get Dropped?”(Billboard)
- “Blake Morgan And #irespectmusic Return To Washington For The American Music Fairness Act And #musicfairness” (Chris Castle at Music, Technology Policy)
- “So… Maybe Don’t Bet Your House On Universal Music Group And TikTok Reaching A Deal Anytime Soon” (Music Business Worldwide).

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