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# Your Morning Coffee Podcast: Pop struggles • Is the music industry really growing? • TikTok Music • more
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/your-morning-coffee-podcast-pop-struggles-is-the-music-industry-really-growing-tiktok-music-more/
- Published: 2022-10-18T12:37:50.000Z
- Updated: 2022-10-18T12:37:54.000Z
- Description: Episode #114 of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart’s Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business podcast is now live. Learn what they are discussing and listen to. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2022/10/your-morning-coffee-podcast-pop-struggles-is-the-music-industry-real
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Music Business, Music Tech, DIY musicians, music, music industry, musician, musicians, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 09:44

Episode #114 of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart’s Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business podcast is now live. Learn what they are discussing and listen to it here.

### Episode #114

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Episode 114: On this week’s episode of the YMC podcast, hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss the following important stories from the music industry:

- “Too Many Songs, Not Enough Hits: Pop Music Is Struggling To Create New Stars” (Billboard)
- “Music Industry Growth is Booming! And It’s Slowing! Er, What?” (Hypebot/Bill Werde)
- “TikTok Parent ByteDance Sets Sights On Spotify With Music-Streaming Expansion” (Wall Street Journal).

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