Episode 301

Your Morning Coffee Podcast · May 11, 2026 · 30m

This week, hosts Jay Gilbert & Mike Etchart break down these important music industry stories:

• Rap On Trial: The Long Battle to Keep Hip-Hop Lyrics Out of Court

• The US Copyright Office is hiking registration fees by 43%. Indy music orgs say artists won't be able to afford it.

• Spotify wins motion for arbitration in 'payola' lawsuit

• Udio admits to scraping YouTube audio for AI training in answer to Sony Music lawsuit

Subscribe to the newsletter! : YourMorning.Coffee