Beats operates Beats Electronics, which makes premium headphones and speakers, and Beats Music, which offers a subscription music service. Beats was co-founded by music producers Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre. It was purchased by Apple on May 28, 2014 for $3 billion. Beats Electronics will fall under the purview of senior vice-president of worldwide marketing, Phil Schiller, and Beats Music under senior vice-president of services, Eddy Cue. Iovine and Dre will both work for Apple, spending as much time in Cupertino as necessary. Their titles at Apple will be "Jimmy and Dre".
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Every week, we’ll bring you the best new tracks, radio shows, and playlists from Apple Music!
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Apple Music down for you? You’re not alone
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If you're having problems with Apple Music or other other services, you aren't alone.
Beating the drum
New Beats Solo Pro headphones include a H1 chip and noise cancelling tech
There's a new pair of noise cancelling headphones in town and they have a Beats logo on the side. The Beats Solo Pro headphones have Apple's H1 chip for easier pairing, too.
Nothing but net
New Powerbeats Pro ad has NBA star power
There’s a new Powerbeats Pro ad up on the Beats YouTube channel. And it’s making sure Apple gets its money’s worth out of those brand deals with NBA players galore involved.
Dog Days Are Over
Florence and the Machine’s Lungs turns 10, listen to it on Apple Music
Ten years ago, Florence and the Machine dropped its debut album Lungs. In honor of the milestone, listen to it on Apple Music.
Def Jam Anniversary
Apple Music celebrates Def Jam's 35th anniversary with special playlist
In honor of Def Jam’s 35th anniversary, Apple Music shared a special Essentials playlist.
Check this out!!
Listen to Pitchfork’s 200 Best Songs of the 2010s on Apple Music
From Frank Ocean to Grimes to Lana Del Rey, these are the 200 best songs of the 2010s, according to Pitchfork.
Home with you
Listen to FKA twigs' latest single on Apple Music
FKA twigs released her new single “Home With You” on Apple Music, listen to it now.
Sing along with the lyrics
Apple has people manually transcribing song lyrics
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Apple's new time synced music lyrics feature is pretty great and it turns out Apple has people manually transcribing them to ensure accuracy. Who knew?
Big plans ahead
Apple Music to expand with more livestreams and new album content
Apple Music’s Zane Lowe and Oliver Schusser talked to Wired about the future of the streaming service and where it is heading.
It’s poppin’
Dillon Francis drops new mixtape on Apple Music
Dillon Francis released the first part of his upcoming two-part mixtape Magic is Real, Pt. 1. Listen to it on Apple Music.
Tuning out Apple Music
Don't want to see Apple Music on your Mac? You can hide it in the Music app
Keep Apple Music out of sight and out of mind by hiding it in the Music app in macOS Catalina.
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Apple's quest for services super-bundle slowed by record labels
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Apple is working to bundle its services together into a single super-bundle, but record labels aren't keen on the idea.
New music Friday
Wilco’s new album Ode to Joy now available on Apple Music
Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy has been a busy man. Following Wilco's 2016 release Schmilco, the prolific singer-songwriter released a pair of fantastic solo albums, and now he’s back with the band for Ode to Joy.
New hit single
Travis Scott's "Highest in the Room" is now available on Apple Music
Travis Scott today released his new hit single “Highest in the Room” today. Listen to it now on Apple Music.