Tag: Dr Dre

2 Years Ago Jimmy Iovine Was In Talks With AT&T To Launch Beats “Daisy” Music Service

Two years ago today we wrote about Beats co-founder Jimmy Iovine in talks with AT&T about a new subscription music service codenamed Daisy. He was late to streaming music, and needed. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/08/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, Disc jockey, Dr Dre, Eddy Cue, internet, Interscope Records, Jimmy Iovine, New York City, Zane Lowe

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Apple Music, iOS8.4 Live @ 11AM ET Today, Beats 1 @ Noon ET

Today is a big day for the music industry. While there's little radically different about the core of Apple Music's streaming service, will it do what Apple usually does with. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/30/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Apple Inc., Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, BBC Radio 1, Disc jockey, Dr Dre, Elton John, Eminem, IOS, Pharrell Williams, Zane Lowe

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Apple Music, iOS 8.4 To Launch 8AM PT Tuesday, Beats 1 Live Radio Follows At 9AM [Ian Rogers]

[UPDATED] Tuesday is launch day for Apple Music and Apple executives including Ian Rogers (remember him?) were busy on social media over the weekend sharing details of the unveiling.

Bruce Houghton on 06/29/2015 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, BBC Radio 1, Disc jockey, Dr Dre, Eminem, Instagram, IOS, Jimmy Iovine, Zane Lowe

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Apple Music’s Beats 1 Radio Unveils Expanded Celebrity DJ Lineup

Apple Music's live global net radio station Beats 1 will launch at 8AM PT on Tuesday June 30th, according to a tweet by Apple Music Senior Director and former Beats. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/26/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., BBC Radio 1, Disc jockey, Dr Dre, Elton John, Eminem, Jaden Smith, Josh Homme, The New York Times, Zane Lowe

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The 5 Richest Artists In Hip Hop 2015

Despite netting $500 million from the sale of his stake in Beats Electronics and Best Music to Apple, Dr. Dre does not have the biggest net worth in the world. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/06/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 50 Cent, Apple Inc., Birdman (rapper), Dr Dre, Forbes, Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, Net worth, Sean Combs, Sean John

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Parody Twitter Account @TIDALFACTS Brings Comedy To @TIDAL #TIDALFACTS Debate

Using the hashtag #TIDALFACTS, Jay Z and friends of TIDAL took to Twitter on Sunday defending the recently relaunched streaming music service from critics who where already calling it a. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/27/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 50 Cent, Alicia Keys, Apple Inc., Bertelsmann, Dolly Parton, Dr Dre, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Mobb Deep, PBS

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Metallica Sued Napster 15 Years Ago Today

No one innovation or event changed the course of the modern music industry more than the introduction of Napster. On this day 15 years ago, Napster faced its first real. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/13/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 2012 Delhi gang rape case, Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive, Cisco Systems, Dr Dre, Internet censorship in the People's Republic of China, Jay-Z, lawsuit, Nicki Minaj, United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Universal Music Group

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Reaching Music Industry Influencers The Right Way

In today’s ultra-crowded and competitive marketplace, artists should use every tool they have to reach out to the influencers who can help their careers. Unfortunately, many go about it in. Continue reading

Guest Post on 04/08/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Artist, Aspiro, Billboard Magazine, Dr Dre, IOS, iTunes, Jay-Z, Jimmy Iovine, Spotify

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Why Competition In The Music Space Is Great And Fragmentation In The Music Space Is Dangerous

As you may have heard, Jay-Z bought himself a music streaming service, called Tidal, which is now being relaunched with lots of high profile musicians onboard — in fact as partial equity owners.

Guest Post on 04/02/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (4)

Tags: Apple Inc., Dr Dre, IOS, iTunes, Jimmy Iovine, Nine Inch Nails, Spotify, Streaming media, The New York Times, Trent Reznor

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What Is Jay-Z’s Radical Idea To Upend The Streaming Music Business?

Rapper and business mogul Jay-Z has an old idea that he’d like to try out on the new music business. Prior to the official announcement of his acquisition of the Swedish streaming music service Aspiro,. Continue reading

Guest Post on 03/24/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Beats Electronics, Dr Dre, headphones, iTunes, Jimmy Iovine, record label, Spotify, Time (magazine), Universal Music Group

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Minority Shareholders Shift, Approve Jay Z Acquisition Of Aspiro’s Streaming Music Services

It looks like Jay Z really is going to get into the streaming music business with a $56 million purchase of Aspiro, the Scandinavian company that owns WiMP and its hi-def. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/11/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Aspiro, Dr Dre, Jay-Z, music industry, Reuters, Scandinavia, Shareholder, Spotify, Streaming media, WiMP

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