Jimmy Iovine

More than a year after leaving Apple, Jimmy Iovine, who co-created the Apple Music streaming platform, has spoken to the New York Times about the streaming industry. When asked about why he left Interscope Records and sold Beats to Apple, Iovine said that he says the need for the tech and music industry to come...

Jimmy Iovine has once again criticized the business models of Apple Music's various rivals, arguing that free streaming services without other attached businesses are inherently unprofitable. Iovine sat down with Billboard to discuss his new film The Defiant Ones, a four-part documentary series that focuses on the careers of both Iovine and his long-time partner Dr. Dre, among...

Apple Music executive and record industry mogul Jimmy Iovine recently sat down for a wide-ranging interview with Music Business Worldwide, reflecting upon his desire for more people to start paying for music. One of the main points of the interview is his desire for Apple Music to move away from exclusive albums. Jimmy Iovine explains...

Over the past several months, it has become clear that Apple has some big plans as far as original video content. It has so far announced a few different shows, including "Carpool Karaoke" and a reality TV show called "Planet of the Apps." Now, according to a new profile from Bloomberg on Apple Music exec Jimmy...

It’s no secret that Apple is looking to move into the television market, but a new interview with Jimmy Iovine, one of the executives in charge of Apple Music, said the company isn’t looking to create a subscription-based video streaming service akin to Netflix. In a new piece from Variety, Apple Music chief Jimmy Iovine discussed...

Jimmy Iovine has once again hinted that Apple may indeed be looking to follow Netflix and Amazon down the original TV programming route, telling The Hollywood Reporter that “We’re going to do whatever hits popular culture smack on the nose.” At the Television Critics Association that took place on Saturday, where Iovine appeared to promote his […]

In an interview published on Thursday, Apple Music executives Jimmy Iovine and Larry Jackson adopted a defensive tone when talking about things like the fallout of a Frank Ocean deal. While talking to the New York Times about the Frank Ocean deal, Iovine said: "We had a deal —we were working with Frank Ocean, and he...

A Los Angeles Superior Court judge has dismissed Monster's allegations that Beats co-founders Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine pirated the headphones away from Monster and its founder, Noel Lee, reports the Associated Press. The summary judgement, issued late Monday, closes the main chapter of the year-long case. The case was scheduled to go to trial...

Apple Music has just got better and there are a few good reason why: Besides a welcome facelift – it has become cleaner and less cluttered – at the epicentre of the improvement apparently is human curation. That's Apple's bet for an enhanced customer experience and more subscribers, as explained by Jimmy Iovine and Trent...

Not so long ago, Apple debuted an Apple Music ad starring singer Mary J. Blige, and actresses Kerry Washington and Taraji P. Henson. Apple's Jimmy Iovine and J. Blige joined "CBS This Morning" to discuss the background of the ad and Apple Music in general, during which Iovine started his comment by saying that "women,...

On Wednesday, Apple executive Jimmy Iovine spoke at the Vanity Fair New Establishment Summit where he said that free-to-stream and “freemium” pricing models are killing the music industry. Iovine said that tech companies that offer such streaming music services are profiting on the backs of artists. The Apple executive unsurprisingly touted Apple Music as a...

“All I’ve ever wanted to do is move the needle on popular culture,” Jimmy Iovine confesses in an interview with WIRED. Now he has the chance to fulfill his dream: to revitalize the entire music industry, which isn’t walking in the right direction right now, he believes: “The last 15 years of the record industry,...