Jimmy Iovine

Jimmy Iovine is an American entrepreneur and former record executive who began in the early 1970s as a recording engineer and worked with John Lennon and Bruce Springsteen. He gained notice for his work on Patti Smith's Easter (1978) and produced albums for Stevie Nicks, Dire Straits, Bob Seger and the Pretenders. With Ted Field he started Interscope Records in 1989, and he later led Interscope Geffen A&M as chairman and chief executive from 1999 to 2014, signing or overseeing acts such as Tupac Shakur, Eminem and 50 Cent. In 2006 he and Dr. Dre founded Beats Electronics, which Apple Inc. acquired in 2014 for $3 billion, and he helped create Apple Music. He co-produced 8 Mile (2002), executive produced Get Rich or Die Tryin', and produced More than a Game. In 2022 the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted him in its Ahmet Ertegun Award category.