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James Iovine was born in [[Brooklyn, New York]]. As a teenager, Iovine was introduced to music production after he met a songwriter who got him a job cleaning a recording studio. He began working as a studio professional around 1972.<ref>{{cite web|last=Salamone|first=Gina|title=Brooklyn-born 'American Idol' Mentor Preps Contestants For Finale|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/brooklyn-born-american-idol-mentor-jimmy-iovine-preps-contestants-finale-article-1.1082105|date=May 22, 2012|publisher=New York Daily News|accessdate=13 March 2013}}</ref> Since the start of his career, Iovine has been involved in the production of more than 250 albums.<ref name=allmusicbio /><ref>{{cite web|last=Hillburn, Robert and|first=Phillips, Chuck|title=They Sure Figured Something Out|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1993-10-24/entertainment/ca-49148_1_interscope-records|date=October 24, 1993|publisher=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=March 15, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Lamb|first=Bill|title=Profile: Jimmy Iovine|url=http://top40.about.com/od/popmusicproducers/p/Jimmy-Iovine.htm|publisher=About.com|accessdate=March 13, 2013}}</ref>
James Iovine was born in [[Brooklyn, New York]]. As a teenager, Iovine was introduced to music production after he met a songwriter who got him a job cleaning a recording studio. He began working as a studio professional around 1972.<ref>{{cite web|last=Salamone|first=Gina|title=Brooklyn-born 'American Idol' Mentor Preps Contestants For Finale|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/brooklyn-born-american-idol-mentor-jimmy-iovine-preps-contestants-finale-article-1.1082105|date=May 22, 2012|publisher=New York Daily News|accessdate=13 March 2013}}</ref> Since the start of his career, Iovine has been involved in the production of more than 250 albums.<ref name=allmusicbio /><ref>{{cite web|last=Hillburn, Robert and|first=Phillips, Chuck|title=They Sure Figured Something Out|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1993-10-24/entertainment/ca-49148_1_interscope-records|date=October 24, 1993|publisher=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=March 15, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Lamb|first=Bill|title=Profile: Jimmy Iovine|url=http://top40.about.com/od/popmusicproducers/p/Jimmy-Iovine.htm|publisher=About.com|accessdate=March 13, 2013}}</ref>


In the early 1970s, Iovine became a recording engineer, working with [[John Lennon]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Hochman|first=Steve|title=Jimmy Iovine Is Hot On The Trail Of The Dead|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2001/oct/28/entertainment/ca-62495|date=October 28, 2001|publisher=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=13 March 2013}}</ref> and [[Bruce Springsteen]], among others. By 1973, Iovine was on staff at the New York studio the [[Record Plant]],<ref>{{cite web|title=The Record Plant|url=http://www.recordplant.com/rphistory1.html|publisher=The Record Plant|accessdate=13 March 2013}}</ref> where he worked on Springsteen's ''[[Born to Run]]'' and Meat Loaf's ''[[Bat Out of Hell]]'' albums. He came to prominence via his work on the 1978 [[Patti Smith]] album ''[[Easter (Patti Smith Group album)|Easter]]'', which included her [[Top 40]] hit "[[Because the Night]]". He teamed with [[Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers]] on ''[[Damn the Torpedoes (album)|Damn the Torpedoes]]'' and [[U2]] on ''[[Rattle and Hum]]''. Iovine also produced ''[[Bella Donna (album)|Bella Donna]]'' (the first solo album for [[Stevie Nicks]]), ''[[Making Movies]]'' for [[Dire Straits]], and ''[[Get Close]]'' for [[The Pretenders]]. Iovine was also responsible for supervising the music used in the 1984 romance film, [[Sixteen Candles]] and 1988 comedy film, [[Scrooged]]. In 1990, Iovine co-founded Interscope Records, which became [[Interscope Geffen A&M]] after a merger in 1999.<ref>{{cite web|title=Corporate Profile: Interscope Geffen A&M|url=http://profileengine.com/groups/profile/433108559/interscope-geffen-am-records|publisher=Profile Engine|accessdate=13 March 2013}}</ref> Iovine signed [[Tupac Shakur]] to a recording contract as one of the first Hip Hop acts on the Interscope label in 1991. Iovine was also responsible for providing distribution, initial funding and financial oversight for the highly successful Death Row Records hip hop label in the 1990s. Death Row operated as a subsidiary of his company Interscope, and was largely responsible for Interscope's initial platinum selling chart successes throughout the 1990s, which later launched the company into greater success in the 2000s with platinum artists like [[Eminem]] and [[Lady Gaga]]. In 2002, Iovine co-produced the [[Academy Award for Best Original Song#2000s|Academy Award]]-winning Eminem movie, ''[[8 Mile (film)|8 Mile]]'', which opened at #1 at the box office and went on to gross more than $240 million worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|title=8 Mile Box Office|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=8mile.htm|publisher=Box Office Mojo|accessdate=13 March 2013}}</ref> Additionally, Iovine executive produced the 2009 [[LeBron James]] documentary, ''More Than A Game''<ref>{{cite web|last=Turan|first=Kenneth|title=More Than A Game|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2009/oct/02/entertainment/et-game2|publisher=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=13 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Jimmy Iovine at IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0409666/|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=13 March 2013}}</ref> and 50 Cent's ''[[Get Rich or Die Tryin' (film)|Get Rich or Die Tryin']]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Goldstein|first=Patrick|title=Has He Got Next?|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2005/nov/08/entertainment/et-goldstein8/2|date=November 8, 2005|accessdate=15 March 2013}}</ref> In 2008, Iovine teamed up with Dr. Dre to co-found Beats By Dr. Dre, a headphones brand. Due in part to the design of its headphones and an expansion into smartphones and automotive audio systems, the company has captured 40 percent market share of the headphones industry.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sanborn|first=Josh|title=How Dr. Dre Mad $300 Headphones a Must-Have Essential|url=http://business.time.com/2013/01/16/how-dr-dre-made-300-headphones-a-must-have-accessory/|date=January 16, 2013|publisher=Time Magazine|accessdate=13 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Fricke|first=David|title=The Man With The Magic Ears|url=http://www.rollingstone.com|date=April 12, 2012|publisher=Rolling Stone|accessdate=13 March 2013}}</ref> In January 2013, Iovine announced the expansion of the Beats brand into the online digital music world with Daisy, a new service slated to launch in late 2013. Former [[Topspin]] Media executive Ian Rogers and Nine Inch Nails front man [[Trent Reznor]] were said to be involved.<ref>{{cite web|title=Trent Reznor Named Creative Chief of Beats' Daisy Music Service|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/trent-reznor-named-creative-chief-of-beats-daisy-music-service-20130110|date=January 12, 2013|publisher=Rolling Stone|accessdate=13 March 2013}}</ref> On May 28, 2014, [[Apple Inc.]] announced the acquisition of [[Beats Electronics]]. Iovine was hired to assume an undisclosed position at Apple<ref>{{cite web|title=It's Official: Apple Buys Beats Electronics for $3 Billion|url=http://www.maclife.com/article/news/its_official_apple_buys_beats_electronics_3_billion|website=MacLife|accessdate=28 May 2014}}</ref> where he helped in the creation of [[Apple Music]], the electronics giant's foray into [[streaming media|streaming music]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Parsons|first=Jeff|title=WWDC 2015: Apple Music from Beats is Tim Cook and Jimmy Iovine's 'one more thing...'|url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/technology-science/technology/wwdc-2015-apple-music-beats-5848024|date=June 8, 2015|publisher=The Mirror|accessdate=8 June 2015}}</ref> In 2005, Iovine made a guest appearance as himself on "[[Don't Make Me Over (Family Guy)|Don't Make Me Over]]", an episode of [[Seth MacFarlane]]'s ''[[Family Guy]]''. From 2011 to 2013, Iovine was a mentor on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]'s ''[[American Idol]].''<ref>{{cite web|last=McKinley, Jr.|first=James C.|title=Straight Shots on Idol, At Last, Courtesy of Jimmy Iovine|url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/02/straight-shots-on-idol-at-last-courtesy-of-jimmy-iovine/|publisher=New York Times|accessdate=15 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Episode Guide, American Idol|url=http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/american-idol/episodes-season-1/100036|publisher=TV Guide|accessdate=13 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Ribeiro Truman|first=Gabriela|title=Jimmy Iovine: From Music Icon To Mentor|url=http://www.themortonreport.com/entertainment/television/jimmy-iovine-from-music-icon-to-idol-mentor/|date=May 25, 2012|publisher=Morton Report|accessdate=13 March 2013}}</ref> Iovine's protégés—[[Scotty McCreery]], [[Phillip Phillips]], [[Jessica Sanchez]], and [[Candice Glover]]—release their music through Interscope.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mansfield|first=Brian|title=Phillip Phillips Looks Beyond Home With Debut Album|url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2012/11/19/idol-phillip-phillips-album-world-from-the-side-of-the-moon/1714849/|date=November 19, 2012|publisher=USA Today|accessdate=13 March 2013}}</ref> Iovine stopped working with the show in mid-2013.<ref>[http://www.deadline.com/2013/08/jimmy-iovine-out-of-american-idol-randy-jackson-to-replace-him-as-in-house-mentor/ Jimmy Iovine Out Of ‘American Idol’, Randy Jackson Poised To Replace Him As Mentor] Deadline, Retrieved August 23, 2013</ref> In May 2013, Iovine and Dr. Dre donated a $70 million endowment to the [[University of Southern California]] to create the USC Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy for Arts, Technology and the Business of Innovation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/15/technology/dr-dre-and-jimmy-iovine-start-usc-program.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0|title=Two Musical Minds Seek a Different Kind of Mogul|first=Jenna|last=Wortham|date=14 May 2013|publisher=The New York Times}}</ref> The goal of the Academy has been stated as "to shape the future by nurturing the talents, passions, leadership and risk-taking of uniquely qualified students who are motivated to explore and create new art forms, technologies, and business models".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.usc.edu/50816/jimmy-iovine-and-dr-dre-give-70-million-to-create-new-academy-at-usc?pagewanted=all&_r=0|title=Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre give $70 million to create new academy at USC|first=Dan|last=Lacovara|date=15 May 2013|publisher=University Of Southern California}}</ref> The first class of the Academy began in September 2014 with 31 students.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://iovine-young.usc.edu/studentlife/index.html|title=Current Students|publisher=University of Southern California}}</ref> In 2011, Iovine was honored by [[Producers and Engineers Wing of the Recording Academy#Producers .26 Engineers Wing|The Producers & Engineers Wing]] of the [[Grammy Awards]]. "This year we pay tribute to an industry leader, Jimmy Iovine, who has made an indelible impact as a recording engineer, producer, founder of Interscope Records, and now, entrepreneur focused on audio quality," Neil Portnow, president of the [[National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences]], the governing body of the [[Grammy Awards]], said in presenting the award.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jimmy Iovine To Be Honored|url=http://www.grammy.com/news/the-producers-engineers-wing-to-honor-jimmy-iovine|publisher=The Recording Academy|accessdate=13 March 2013}}</ref> On May 17, 2013, Iovine received an honorary Doctor of Music degree<ref>{{cite web|url=http://honorarydegrees.usc.edu/past-recipients/|title=Past Recipients · Honorary Degrees|website=University of Southern California|accessdate=28 May 2014}}</ref> from the [[University of Southern California]] and gave the 2013 USC commencement address.<ref>{{cite web|title=2013 Commencement Speaker |url=https://commencement.usc.edu/2013-commencement-speaker |publisher=University of Southern California |accessdate=15 May 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518210912/https://commencement.usc.edu/2013-commencement-speaker/ |archivedate=18 May 2015 |df= }}</ref> While producing her album ''[[Bella Donna (album)|Bella Donna]]'', Iovine entered a relationship with singer [[Stevie Nicks]]. The two split in 1982. Nicks wrote the song "Straight Back", included in the [[Fleetwood Mac]] album ''[[Mirage (Fleetwood Mac album)|Mirage]]'', about him. Iovine was married 24 years to model and writer Vicki Iovine before divorcing; the couple have four children.<ref name=huffpost>{{cite web |url= http://www.huffingtonpost.com/vicki-iovine/divorce-is-trite-but-ever_b_199805.html |title= Divorce Is Trite, But Everyone's Is Special |work= [[Huffington Post]] |first= Vicki|last=Iovine|authorlink=Vicki Iovine|date= May 8, 2009 |accessdate= September 9, 2009| archivedate=June 29, 2015| archiveurl =https://web.archive.org/web/20150629094018/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/vicki-iovine/divorce-is-trite-but-ever_b_199805.html | deadurl=no}}</ref> In 2014 he started dating [[Liberty Ross]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/esmagazine/liberty-at-last-liberty-ross-on-moving-on-and-falling-in-love-again-after-that-affair-9727013.html|title=Liberty at last: Liberty Ross on moving on and falling in love again after THAT affair|last=|first=|date=|website=standard.co.uk/|publisher=London Evening Standard|access-date=|last1=De Bertadano|first1=Helena|accessdate=September 12, 2014}}</ref> They got married in front of their Malibu beach house on Valentine's Day, 2016, with friends and family in attendance.
==Career==

===Music and film engineering and production career===
In the early 1970s, Iovine became a recording engineer, working with [[John Lennon]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Hochman|first=Steve|title=Jimmy Iovine Is Hot On The Trail Of The Dead|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2001/oct/28/entertainment/ca-62495|date=October 28, 2001|publisher=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=13 March 2013}}</ref> and [[Bruce Springsteen]], among others. By 1973, Iovine was on staff at the New York studio the [[Record Plant]],<ref>{{cite web|title=The Record Plant|url=http://www.recordplant.com/rphistory1.html|publisher=The Record Plant|accessdate=13 March 2013}}</ref> where he worked on Springsteen's ''[[Born to Run]]'' and Meat Loaf's ''[[Bat Out of Hell]]'' albums. He came to prominence via his work on the 1978 [[Patti Smith]] album ''[[Easter (Patti Smith Group album)|Easter]]'', which included her [[Top 40]] hit "[[Because the Night]]". He teamed with [[Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers]] on ''[[Damn the Torpedoes (album)|Damn the Torpedoes]]'' and [[U2]] on ''[[Rattle and Hum]]''. Iovine also produced ''[[Bella Donna (album)|Bella Donna]]'' (the first solo album for [[Stevie Nicks]]), ''[[Making Movies]]'' for [[Dire Straits]], and ''[[Get Close]]'' for [[The Pretenders]].

Iovine was also responsible for supervising the music used in the 1984 romance film, [[Sixteen Candles]] and 1988 comedy film, [[Scrooged]].

In 1990, Iovine co-founded Interscope Records, which became [[Interscope Geffen A&M]] after a merger in 1999.<ref>{{cite web|title=Corporate Profile: Interscope Geffen A&M|url=http://profileengine.com/groups/profile/433108559/interscope-geffen-am-records|publisher=Profile Engine|accessdate=13 March 2013}}</ref>
Iovine signed [[Tupac Shakur]] to a recording contract as one of the first Hip Hop acts on the Interscope label in 1991.
Iovine was also responsible for providing distribution, initial funding and financial oversight for the highly successful Death Row Records hip hop label in the 1990s. Death Row operated as a subsidiary of his company Interscope, and was largely responsible for Interscope's initial platinum selling chart successes throughout the 1990s, which later launched the company into greater success in the 2000s with platinum artists like [[Eminem]] and [[Lady Gaga]].

In 2002, Iovine co-produced the [[Academy Award for Best Original Song#2000s|Academy Award]]-winning Eminem movie, ''[[8 Mile (film)|8 Mile]]'', which opened at #1 at the box office and went on to gross more than $240 million worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|title=8 Mile Box Office|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=8mile.htm|publisher=Box Office Mojo|accessdate=13 March 2013}}</ref> Additionally, Iovine executive produced the 2009 [[LeBron James]] documentary, ''More Than A Game''<ref>{{cite web|last=Turan|first=Kenneth|title=More Than A Game|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2009/oct/02/entertainment/et-game2|publisher=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=13 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Jimmy Iovine at IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0409666/|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=13 March 2013}}</ref> and 50 Cent's ''[[Get Rich or Die Tryin' (film)|Get Rich or Die Tryin']]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Goldstein|first=Patrick|title=Has He Got Next?|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2005/nov/08/entertainment/et-goldstein8/2|date=November 8, 2005|accessdate=15 March 2013}}</ref>

===Business career===
In 2008, Iovine teamed up with Dr. Dre to co-found Beats By Dr. Dre, a headphones brand. Due in part to the design of its headphones and an expansion into smartphones and automotive audio systems, the company has captured 40 percent market share of the headphones industry.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sanborn|first=Josh|title=How Dr. Dre Mad $300 Headphones a Must-Have Essential|url=http://business.time.com/2013/01/16/how-dr-dre-made-300-headphones-a-must-have-accessory/|date=January 16, 2013|publisher=Time Magazine|accessdate=13 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Fricke|first=David|title=The Man With The Magic Ears|url=http://www.rollingstone.com|date=April 12, 2012|publisher=Rolling Stone|accessdate=13 March 2013}}</ref>

In January 2013, Iovine announced the expansion of the Beats brand into the online digital music world with Daisy, a new service slated to launch in late 2013. Former [[Topspin]] Media executive Ian Rogers and Nine Inch Nails front man [[Trent Reznor]] were said to be involved.<ref>{{cite web|title=Trent Reznor Named Creative Chief of Beats' Daisy Music Service|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/trent-reznor-named-creative-chief-of-beats-daisy-music-service-20130110|date=January 12, 2013|publisher=Rolling Stone|accessdate=13 March 2013}}</ref>

On May 28, 2014, [[Apple Inc.]] announced the acquisition of [[Beats Electronics]]. Iovine was hired to assume an undisclosed position at Apple<ref>{{cite web|title=It's Official: Apple Buys Beats Electronics for $3 Billion|url=http://www.maclife.com/article/news/its_official_apple_buys_beats_electronics_3_billion|website=MacLife|accessdate=28 May 2014}}</ref> where he helped in the creation of [[Apple Music]], the electronics giant's foray into [[streaming media|streaming music]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Parsons|first=Jeff|title=WWDC 2015: Apple Music from Beats is Tim Cook and Jimmy Iovine's 'one more thing...'|url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/technology-science/technology/wwdc-2015-apple-music-beats-5848024|date=June 8, 2015|publisher=The Mirror|accessdate=8 June 2015}}</ref>

===Television career===
In 2005, Iovine made a guest appearance as himself on "[[Don't Make Me Over (Family Guy)|Don't Make Me Over]]", an episode of [[Seth MacFarlane]]'s ''[[Family Guy]]''.

From 2011 to 2013, Iovine was a mentor on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]'s ''[[American Idol]].''<ref>{{cite web|last=McKinley, Jr.|first=James C.|title=Straight Shots on Idol, At Last, Courtesy of Jimmy Iovine|url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/02/straight-shots-on-idol-at-last-courtesy-of-jimmy-iovine/|publisher=New York Times|accessdate=15 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Episode Guide, American Idol|url=http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/american-idol/episodes-season-1/100036|publisher=TV Guide|accessdate=13 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Ribeiro Truman|first=Gabriela|title=Jimmy Iovine: From Music Icon To Mentor|url=http://www.themortonreport.com/entertainment/television/jimmy-iovine-from-music-icon-to-idol-mentor/|date=May 25, 2012|publisher=Morton Report|accessdate=13 March 2013}}</ref> Iovine's protégés—[[Scotty McCreery]], [[Phillip Phillips]], [[Jessica Sanchez]], and [[Candice Glover]]—release their music through Interscope.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mansfield|first=Brian|title=Phillip Phillips Looks Beyond Home With Debut Album|url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2012/11/19/idol-phillip-phillips-album-world-from-the-side-of-the-moon/1714849/|date=November 19, 2012|publisher=USA Today|accessdate=13 March 2013}}</ref> Iovine stopped working with the show in mid-2013.<ref>[http://www.deadline.com/2013/08/jimmy-iovine-out-of-american-idol-randy-jackson-to-replace-him-as-in-house-mentor/ Jimmy Iovine Out Of ‘American Idol’, Randy Jackson Poised To Replace Him As Mentor] Deadline, Retrieved August 23, 2013</ref>

In May 2013, Iovine and Dr. Dre donated a $70 million endowment to the [[University of Southern California]] to create the USC Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy for Arts, Technology and the Business of Innovation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/15/technology/dr-dre-and-jimmy-iovine-start-usc-program.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0|title=Two Musical Minds Seek a Different Kind of Mogul|first=Jenna|last=Wortham|date=14 May 2013|publisher=The New York Times}}</ref> The goal of the Academy has been stated as "to shape the future by nurturing the talents, passions, leadership and risk-taking of uniquely qualified students who are motivated to explore and create new art forms, technologies, and business models".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.usc.edu/50816/jimmy-iovine-and-dr-dre-give-70-million-to-create-new-academy-at-usc?pagewanted=all&_r=0|title=Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre give $70 million to create new academy at USC|first=Dan|last=Lacovara|date=15 May 2013|publisher=University Of Southern California}}</ref> The first class of the Academy began in September 2014 with 31 students.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://iovine-young.usc.edu/studentlife/index.html|title=Current Students|publisher=University of Southern California}}</ref> In 2011, Iovine was honored by [[Producers and Engineers Wing of the Recording Academy#Producers .26 Engineers Wing|The Producers & Engineers Wing]] of the [[Grammy Awards]]. "This year we pay tribute to an industry leader, Jimmy Iovine, who has made an indelible impact as a recording engineer, producer, founder of Interscope Records, and now, entrepreneur focused on audio quality," Neil Portnow, president of the [[National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences]], the governing body of the [[Grammy Awards]], said in presenting the award.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jimmy Iovine To Be Honored|url=http://www.grammy.com/news/the-producers-engineers-wing-to-honor-jimmy-iovine|publisher=The Recording Academy|accessdate=13 March 2013}}</ref> On May 17, 2013, Iovine received an honorary Doctor of Music degree<ref>{{cite web|url=http://honorarydegrees.usc.edu/past-recipients/|title=Past Recipients · Honorary Degrees|website=University of Southern California|accessdate=28 May 2014}}</ref> from the [[University of Southern California]] and gave the 2013 USC commencement address.<ref>{{cite web|title=2013 Commencement Speaker |url=https://commencement.usc.edu/2013-commencement-speaker |publisher=University of Southern California |accessdate=15 May 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518210912/https://commencement.usc.edu/2013-commencement-speaker/ |archivedate=18 May 2015 |df= }}</ref> While producing her album ''[[Bella Donna (album)|Bella Donna]]'', Iovine entered a relationship with singer [[Stevie Nicks]]. The two split in 1982. Nicks wrote the song "Straight Back", included in the [[Fleetwood Mac]] album ''[[Mirage (Fleetwood Mac album)|Mirage]]'', about him. Iovine was married 24 years to model and writer Vicki Iovine before divorcing; the couple have four children.<ref name=huffpost>{{cite web |url= http://www.huffingtonpost.com/vicki-iovine/divorce-is-trite-but-ever_b_199805.html |title= Divorce Is Trite, But Everyone's Is Special |work= [[Huffington Post]] |first= Vicki|last=Iovine|authorlink=Vicki Iovine|date= May 8, 2009 |accessdate= September 9, 2009| archivedate=June 29, 2015| archiveurl =https://web.archive.org/web/20150629094018/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/vicki-iovine/divorce-is-trite-but-ever_b_199805.html | deadurl=no}}</ref> In 2014 he started dating [[Liberty Ross]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/esmagazine/liberty-at-last-liberty-ross-on-moving-on-and-falling-in-love-again-after-that-affair-9727013.html|title=Liberty at last: Liberty Ross on moving on and falling in love again after THAT affair|last=|first=|date=|website=standard.co.uk/|publisher=London Evening Standard|access-date=|last1=De Bertadano|first1=Helena|accessdate=September 12, 2014}}</ref> They got married in front of their Malibu beach house on Valentine's Day, 2016, with friends and family in attendance.


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Jimmy Iovine
Born (1953-03-11) March 11, 1953 (age 71)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur, record producer
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Musical career

James Iovine (/ˈaɪ.əviːn/; Italian pronunciation: [ˈjovine]; born March 11, 1953)[1] is an American-Italian record and film producer. He is best known as the co-founder of Interscope Records and chairman of Interscope Geffen A&M.[2] In 2006, Iovine teamed with Dr. Dre to found Beats Electronics, a company which produces audio products and operated a now defunct music streaming service. The company was purchased by Apple for $3 billion in May 2014.[3] He is currently married to Liberty Ross.

Early life and training

James Iovine was born in Brooklyn, New York. As a teenager, Iovine was introduced to music production after he met a songwriter who got him a job cleaning a recording studio. He began working as a studio professional around 1972.[4] Since the start of his career, Iovine has been involved in the production of more than 250 albums.[1][5][6]

In the early 1970s, Iovine became a recording engineer, working with John Lennon[7] and Bruce Springsteen, among others. By 1973, Iovine was on staff at the New York studio the Record Plant,[8] where he worked on Springsteen's Born to Run and Meat Loaf's Bat Out of Hell albums. He came to prominence via his work on the 1978 Patti Smith album Easter, which included her Top 40 hit "Because the Night". He teamed with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers on Damn the Torpedoes and U2 on Rattle and Hum. Iovine also produced Bella Donna (the first solo album for Stevie Nicks), Making Movies for Dire Straits, and Get Close for The Pretenders. Iovine was also responsible for supervising the music used in the 1984 romance film, Sixteen Candles and 1988 comedy film, Scrooged. In 1990, Iovine co-founded Interscope Records, which became Interscope Geffen A&M after a merger in 1999.[9] Iovine signed Tupac Shakur to a recording contract as one of the first Hip Hop acts on the Interscope label in 1991. Iovine was also responsible for providing distribution, initial funding and financial oversight for the highly successful Death Row Records hip hop label in the 1990s. Death Row operated as a subsidiary of his company Interscope, and was largely responsible for Interscope's initial platinum selling chart successes throughout the 1990s, which later launched the company into greater success in the 2000s with platinum artists like Eminem and Lady Gaga. In 2002, Iovine co-produced the Academy Award-winning Eminem movie, 8 Mile, which opened at #1 at the box office and went on to gross more than $240 million worldwide.[10] Additionally, Iovine executive produced the 2009 LeBron James documentary, More Than A Game[11][12] and 50 Cent's Get Rich or Die Tryin'.[13] In 2008, Iovine teamed up with Dr. Dre to co-found Beats By Dr. Dre, a headphones brand. Due in part to the design of its headphones and an expansion into smartphones and automotive audio systems, the company has captured 40 percent market share of the headphones industry.[14][15] In January 2013, Iovine announced the expansion of the Beats brand into the online digital music world with Daisy, a new service slated to launch in late 2013. Former Topspin Media executive Ian Rogers and Nine Inch Nails front man Trent Reznor were said to be involved.[16] On May 28, 2014, Apple Inc. announced the acquisition of Beats Electronics. Iovine was hired to assume an undisclosed position at Apple[17] where he helped in the creation of Apple Music, the electronics giant's foray into streaming music.[18] In 2005, Iovine made a guest appearance as himself on "Don't Make Me Over", an episode of Seth MacFarlane's Family Guy. From 2011 to 2013, Iovine was a mentor on Fox's American Idol.[19][20][21] Iovine's protégés—Scotty McCreery, Phillip Phillips, Jessica Sanchez, and Candice Glover—release their music through Interscope.[22] Iovine stopped working with the show in mid-2013.[23] In May 2013, Iovine and Dr. Dre donated a $70 million endowment to the University of Southern California to create the USC Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy for Arts, Technology and the Business of Innovation.[24] The goal of the Academy has been stated as "to shape the future by nurturing the talents, passions, leadership and risk-taking of uniquely qualified students who are motivated to explore and create new art forms, technologies, and business models".[25] The first class of the Academy began in September 2014 with 31 students.[26] In 2011, Iovine was honored by The Producers & Engineers Wing of the Grammy Awards. "This year we pay tribute to an industry leader, Jimmy Iovine, who has made an indelible impact as a recording engineer, producer, founder of Interscope Records, and now, entrepreneur focused on audio quality," Neil Portnow, president of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, the governing body of the Grammy Awards, said in presenting the award.[27] On May 17, 2013, Iovine received an honorary Doctor of Music degree[28] from the University of Southern California and gave the 2013 USC commencement address.[29] While producing her album Bella Donna, Iovine entered a relationship with singer Stevie Nicks. The two split in 1982. Nicks wrote the song "Straight Back", included in the Fleetwood Mac album Mirage, about him. Iovine was married 24 years to model and writer Vicki Iovine before divorcing; the couple have four children.[30] In 2014 he started dating Liberty Ross.[31] They got married in front of their Malibu beach house on Valentine's Day, 2016, with friends and family in attendance.

References

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  3. ^ Moore, Heidi (May 28, 2014). "Apple buys Dr Dre's Beats for $3bn as company returns to music industry". theguardian.com.
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  5. ^ Hillburn, Robert and, Phillips, Chuck (October 24, 1993). "They Sure Figured Something Out". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 15, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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  7. ^ Hochman, Steve (October 28, 2001). "Jimmy Iovine Is Hot On The Trail Of The Dead". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
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  24. ^ Wortham, Jenna (14 May 2013). "Two Musical Minds Seek a Different Kind of Mogul". The New York Times.
  25. ^ Lacovara, Dan (15 May 2013). "Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre give $70 million to create new academy at USC". University Of Southern California.
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  30. ^ Iovine, Vicki (May 8, 2009). "Divorce Is Trite, But Everyone's Is Special". Huffington Post. Archived from the original on June 29, 2015. Retrieved September 9, 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  31. ^ De Bertadano, Helena. "Liberty at last: Liberty Ross on moving on and falling in love again after THAT affair". standard.co.uk/. London Evening Standard. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
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