Jimmy Iovine
CountryUnited States 
GenderMale
BirthdayMärz 11, 1953
BiographyJames Iovine ( EYE-ə-veen; born March 11, 1953) is an American entrepreneur, former record executive, and media proprietor. He is best known as the co-founder of Interscope Records and became chairman and CEO of Interscope Geffen A&M, an umbrella music unit formed by Universal Music Group in 1999.
Iovine has been involved in the production of more than 250 albums.
In 2006, Iovine and close friend, hip hop musician Dr. Dre, co-founded Beats Electronics. Two years later, the brand launched its first official set of headphones. In late 2013, they began development for, and in 2014, launched Beats Music, which went on to become the framework for Apple Music. The company was purchased by Apple Inc. for $3 billion in May 2014. At the same time, Iovine vacated his positions as chairman and CEO of Interscope Geffen A&M Records, ending his twenty-five year relationship with his label.
On August 21, 2018, after initial denial, Iovine parted ways with Apple and effectively retired from the media business. Despite his retirement, he is still credited or named in institutional education centers such as the USC Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy, which inaugurated in 2013, and the Iovine and Young Center, a magnet high school which opened in Los Angeles in August 2022.
Biography from the Wikipedia article Jimmy Iovine. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. Full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Iovine has been involved in the production of more than 250 albums.
In 2006, Iovine and close friend, hip hop musician Dr. Dre, co-founded Beats Electronics. Two years later, the brand launched its first official set of headphones. In late 2013, they began development for, and in 2014, launched Beats Music, which went on to become the framework for Apple Music. The company was purchased by Apple Inc. for $3 billion in May 2014. At the same time, Iovine vacated his positions as chairman and CEO of Interscope Geffen A&M Records, ending his twenty-five year relationship with his label.
On August 21, 2018, after initial denial, Iovine parted ways with Apple and effectively retired from the media business. Despite his retirement, he is still credited or named in institutional education centers such as the USC Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy, which inaugurated in 2013, and the Iovine and Young Center, a magnet high school which opened in Los Angeles in August 2022.
Biography from the Wikipedia article Jimmy Iovine. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. Full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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