Her throaty crooning, which record exec Jimmy Iovine recently likened to Stevie Nicks, frequently approaches a whisper on her recent album. So you might be surprised to hear her belting Sweet Charity showstopper "Big Spender" on a new track from UK...

Luckily for Akira, he's got his wish, though his career to date is a microcosmic reflection of the changing music industry, and how to thrive when doors of opportunity are shut in your face. Having been signed by Jimmy Iovine back in 2004, he dined out...

During his time on Death Row, Dre also helmed the production of Snoop Dogg's debut Doggystyleas well. Leaving Death Row in 1995, Dre formed his own label Aftermath, releasing the compilation Dr. Dre Presents The Aftermath in 1996. In 1998, Interscope...

South African rave-rap jokers didn't quite manage to jump from Internet fame to the real-world variety after Interscope issued a commercial version of their self-released debut, $O$, in 2010. So that's probably one reason Die Antwoord's new sophomore...

GigaOm said HTC and Beats could compete with iTunes and Spotify on a new music streaming service that could edge out iTunes due to the possibility of it being offered as the standard music service on HTC mobile phones and tablets. HTC Beats was started...

Music services are a tough market to break into as many services like Pandora, Slacker and Spotify offer their for free. This is where HTC's stake in Beats Audio could provide the edge the smartphone maker needs. Beats co-founder Jimmy Iovine has many...

Records by Chris Brown at the age of nine, and has performed with him in several videos and key performances including the official videos for Kiss Kiss, Wall to Wall, and even his own video Head of my Class, which has over 13 million views to...

HTC purchased a 51% stake in Beats Audio over the summer and now that Monster is no longer a partner, HTC looks to firmly capitalize on the brand. GigaOM reports that Interscope chief Jimmy Iovine is planning to roll out the company’s own streaming...

Jepsen, who's currently touring with Hanson, made the announcement on MuchMusic Tuesday night with a special recorded message from Bieber himself. "I teamed up with Scooter Braun and Jimmy Iovine," Bieber said in the video. "When I was in Canada, I...

GigaOM cited sources who said HTC is working on new products including a new tablet, new phones and possibly a music streaming service. It said its sources claim HTC, which last year acquired a substantial stake in Beats Audio - a company started by...

They'll come in both black (pictured, right) and white (below) and will retail for $149 Beats by Dr. Dre Yellow tour High Resolution In-Ear Headphones with ControlTalk. Diddy, Interscope Geffen A&M Records Chairman and Beats by Dr. Dre Co-Founder Jimmy...

It has long harbored ambitions of offering a music service on HTC devices, folks familiar with HTC say. Malik says that HTC had previously been in talks with Spotify, but Spotify, like so many other music services, hasn't exactly had an easy go of it...

Challenges known all too well to Kevin Lee, son of Noel Lee, the founder of Monster Cable. After an extensive managerial stint at Beats by Dr. Dre , the then partnership between Dr. Dre, Jimmy Iovine, and MONSTER, the younger Lee decided to exit the...

My sources say that HTC, which last year acquired a substantial stake in Beats Audio, a company started by Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre, is said to be working with Iovine, a music industry iconoclast to develop a streaming service that will be offered as a...

HTC introduced the Rezound model last fall, the first to come with Beats Audio , sound certified by hip-hop producer and rapper Dr. Dre. Om Malik writes that: My sources say that HTC, which last year acquired a substantial stake in Beats Audio, a...

Om Malik, GigaOm founder and reporter, wrote in the report that HTC is leaning on the connections of Beats co-founder and Chairman Jimmy Iovine's connections in the music industry to build a streaming service that "will be offered as a default music...

Citing sources familiar with HTC's plans, GigaOM reports the manufacturer is developing the streaming platform in partnership with music producer and Interscope-Geffen-A&M chairman Jimmy Iovine. In August 2011, HTC purchased a $300 million, 51 percent...

Malik says the service could be announced as soon as this month at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The announcement will coincide with some new smartphones and a tablet. The move, if true, makes sense. HTC now owns a large chunk of Beats Audio,...

Sources for GigaOm say HTC is working with Interscope Geffen A&M Chairman Jimmy Iovine to create a new music streaming service tailor-made for HTC devices. We could see the service for the first time during Mobile World Congress. If this is true, we’re...