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Jimmy Iovine: Building Interscope Records & Beats by Dre Hotney 9 Streams • 7 months ago

Jimmy Iovine is the co-founder of Interscope Records, Beats by Dre, and the USC Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy. Iovine is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the modern music industry.

Growing up in the Red Hook neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, Iovine was raised in an Italian working-class family. He began working as a recording engineer in the early 1970s, and went on to engineer landmark albums including Bruce Springsteen's Born to Run and John Lennon's Rock 'n' Roll and Walls and Bridges, before transitioning into production with Patti Smith's Easter, Tom Petty's Damn the Torpedoes, Stevie Nicks' Bella Donna, and U2's Rattle and Hum.

In 1990, Iovine co-founded Interscope Records with Ted Field. Under his leadership, the label became one of the most dominant forces in popular music, launching or elevating the careers of Dr. Dre, Tupac Shakur, Nine Inch Nails, No Doubt, Eminem, 50 Cent, Lady Gaga, and Kendrick Lamar. He rose to become chairman of Interscope Geffen A&M Records. In 2006, he and Dr. Dre co-founded Beats by Dre, which Apple acquired in 2014 for $3 billion — the largest acquisition in Apple's history at the time. Iovine subsequently helped launch Apple Music in 2015 before departing Apple in 2018.

His accomplishments include being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2022 with the Ahmet Ertegun Award, being honored by the Recording Academy's Producers & Engineers Wing during Grammy Week 2012, co-founding the USC Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy in 2013 with a $70 million donation alongside Dr. Dre, launching the Iovine and Young Center high school program in Los Angeles in 2022 with additional locations in Atlanta and Inglewood, and donating to the city of Compton during the COVID-19 pandemic to fund medical supplies, testing, and meals for residents.

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*Chapters*
00:00:00 The Corny World of Fame
00:00:54 The Impact of Social Media on Fame
00:01:27 Chasing Greatness: Personal Reflections
00:02:10 Technological Shifts in the Music Industry
00:03:24 The Streaming Service Dilemma
00:05:34 The Artist's Perspective on Streaming
00:06:39 Early Career and Influences
00:09:40 The Importance of Humility
00:11:19 Working with the Best: A Career Retrospective
00:13:07 The Role of Brutal Honesty
00:15:00 Navigating the Music Industry
00:33:50 The Birth of Beats by Dre
00:46:14 The Music Industry's Customer Problem
00:46:44 Vertically Integrating Culture and Fashion
00:47:13 Building Beats: From Music Videos to Headphones
00:48:03 Marketing is Empathy
00:50:28 The Journey of Beats Music
00:59:09 The Future of the Music Industry with AI
01:14:40 The Bend in the Pipe: Harnessing Fear and Obsession
01:29:12 Comparing Work Approaches with Dr. Dre
01:30:50 The Tortured Path to Success
01:32:41 Balancing Happiness and Ambition
01:35:22 The Importance of Peace and Therapy
01:49:30 Learning from Legends
01:55:57 The Influence of Bono and Dre
02:00:15 California Dreams and Career Milestones
02:07:20 Final Thoughts and Reflections

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GAEREA - Hellbound (OFFICIAL VIDEO) Hotney 9 Streams • 10 months ago

Taken from the album “Loss” out March 20, 2026.
Stream/download/preorder here: https://gaerea.lnk.to/Loss-AlbumID

Director: Pavel Trebukhin @pashatre
Producer: Denis Kotegov @dkotegovs
DOP: Denis Rayneeed @Rayneeed
1AD: Victoria Niklyaeva @victoria.niklyaeva
Steadycam: Andrii Koval @andriismith
1AC: Maris Grabovskis
2AC: Karlis Kupcs
SFX Makeup: Anastasija Gaile @anastasijagaile
Gaffer: Vadim Zadvorskiy
Bestboy: Toms Vikmanis @thomsonss1
Spark: Maksim Patrenin
Set designer: Yuka Grand @yuka.grand
Set dressers: Edgars Utkins @utkaftw, Eriks Glazkovs
Stylist: Ksenya Krasnodębska @lazycinema
Style assist.: Varvara Iljenko @uservarya
PA: Daniel Visockis @danielvisockis
BTS: Maxim Shesterikov @maxshesterikov
VFX: Nikita Kluchnikov @kluch_nik_off
Dancer: Arturs Fatjkins @arthurfatykin

Special thanks:
ARKOGINTS camera rental @arkogints
CINEVERA LATVIA @cineveralv

Lyrics:

I wear my sins like a second skin
A broken heart I keep buried within
I bite my tongue till it bleeds
I’m a liar with too many needs

Keep running circles in my mind
I’m a prisoner I can’t redefine
Another day, another scar
We can’t escape who we are

I wear the guilt like a crown of thorns
A king of nothing, always torn
I play the part, but I feel so fake
A masquerade I just can’t shake

I wear my sins
A second skin
A broken heart
Buried within

I burn like fire
Hellbound and free
Lost in the flames
I burn like fire

You say you love me, but I know the truth
I’m just the bullet in the gun that you use
You say you need me, but I know the truth
I’m just the ghost you can’t cut loose
I crave the pain, I crave the fight
Dancing on the edge of a knife
Sinking smoke, choking lies
But I can’t let go; I don’t know why

I wear my sins
A second skin
A broken heart
Buried within

I burn like fire
Hellbound and free
Lost in the flames
I burn like fire
Hellbound forever

You say you love me, but I know the truth
I’m just the bullet in the gun that you use
You say you need me, but I know the truth
I’m just the ghost you can’t cut loose

I wear my sins
A second skin
A broken heart
Buried within

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CeeLo Green on Kanye West, Future, André 3000, The Voice, OutKast, Tupac & Atlanta Hotney 5 Streams • 6 days ago

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CeeLo Green joins Club Shay Shay for an unforgettable conversation about his legendary career, growing up in Atlanta, and the life experiences that shaped one of music’s most distinctive voices. The five-time Grammy Award winner reflects on Goodie Mob, Gnarls Barkley, The Voice, NASA selecting his music for the Artemis II mission, working with Kanye West, and why he’s still as motivated as ever.

CeeLo Green opens up about his childhood in Atlanta, the city's transformation, and the lasting impact of the Atlanta Child Murders. He shares emotional stories about his parents, including his father's early passing and his remarkable mother, one of Atlanta's first Black female firefighters, a minister, and an entrepreneur. CeeLo recalls the devastating car accident that left her paralyzed, how her death changed his life forever, and the difficult path that followed.
CeeLo discusses his troubled youth, military school, dropping out of school, getting into crime, and the faith that helped him change direction. He explains how music became his purpose, discovering his singing voice, and why he committed himself to creating music with a message.

CeeLo Green also shares incredible behind-the-scenes stories from the rise of Organized Noise, the Dungeon Family, Goodie Mob, and OutKast. He reveals how he met André 3000, Big Boi, Khujo, T-Mo, and Big Gipp, why "Get Up, Get Out" became a defining record, what it was like living in the Dungeon, and the unforgettable night OutKast's "Player's Ball" hit the radio. He reflects on the iconic Source Awards, the moment André 3000 declared "The South got something to say," Tupac's desire to join the Dungeon Family, Future's early days, and how Atlanta became a global music powerhouse.

Shannon Sharpe and CeeLo Green also discuss L.A. Reid's belief in his talent, writing and producing his own music, the state of R&B, influences like Al Green, Bobby Womack, Sam Cooke, Earth, Wind & Fire, The O'Jays, and Atlantic Starr, and why today's artists should study the legends. The episode wraps with hilarious stories about Chris Brown, Usher, concerts, relationships, and plenty of laughs between two Atlanta icons

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CeeLo Green | EP. 228
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