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# Your Morning Coffee Podcast: What labels do • TikTok Music’s failure • MLC vs Spotify • More
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/your-morning-coffee-podcast-what-labels-do-tiktok-musics-failure-mlc-vs-spotify-more/
- Published: 2024-09-30T13:23:16.000Z
- Updated: 2024-09-30T15:36:21.000Z
- Description: Episode 216 of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart’s podcast Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business is available now. LISTEN HERE.
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Music Business, Music Tech, music, music industry, musician, Spotify, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:15

Episode 216 of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart’s podcast Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business is available now. **LISTEN HERE.**

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### Episode 216

On this edition of the YMC podcast, your hosts Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart discuss these important stories:

- “What Do Record Labels Do?” (Reverb Nation)
- “Why TikTok Music’s Failure Isn’t Surprising, And What It Says About Today’s Streaming Business” (Billboard)
- “The MLC Urges Court To Deny Spotify’s Motion To Dismiss ‘Bundling’ Lawsuit” (Music Business Worldwide).

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