Tag: Jimmy Iovine

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)
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Top Tech Writers Review Apple Music: “Handsome… Robust… Complicated” [+ A Video Tour]

Several tech writers were given a 1 day trial of Apple Music yesterday and overnight their reviews started to trickle. While generally positive, there were some real concerns that could slow. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/30/2015 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)
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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)
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TIDAL Adds Tunecore, DistroKid Distribution As CEO Resigns, 25 Employees “Forced To Leave”

Even as Apple may be fighting with the indies, TIDAL is adding tens of thousands of tracks from two of the sector's bigger players. But TIDAL's CEO has just resigned. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/23/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Apple Music’s Beats1 Radio Goes Live At 9AM PT On June 30th

I'm fond of referring to Apple Music's live online radio station Beats1 as Jimmy Iovine's wet dream. After all, what music exec wouldn't want to have such influence over a. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/19/2015 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (1)
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UK Indies Join Apple Music Protest

Led by U.S. trade group A2IM, indie labels are threatening not to sign on to Apple Music because of a 90 day free trial during which no payments will be. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/17/2015 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (1)
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What I Want To See Next From Apple [Mark Mulligan]

With Apple Music barely a few hours old it might seem a little perverse to focus on what Apple needs to do next but Apple’s potential remains more latent than realized.

Guest Post on 06/11/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Apple Music: Millions of Songs, But We’re Only Gonna Play 150

At Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco, the company unveiled its long-rumored reboot of Beats Music. In some respects, this day was one that many who have followed streaming. Continue reading

Guest Post on 06/10/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)
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Apple Music To Stream At 20% Below Industry Standard 320kps

Jimmy Iovine may pontificate about the importance of audio quality when he's selling Beats headphones and speakers, but apparently he's less concerned with the quality of the music streams delivered. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/10/2015 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (4)
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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

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