music streaming services

3 statements across 1 episodes · 0 bullish · 3 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Feb 1, 2026 by Jimmy Iovine · across every show →

Everything said about music streaming services, oldest first

Feb 1, 2026 negative
Opinion
Iovine: Streaming revenue is only meaningful for top-tier streamed artists
“What you're hearing about is that the artists are like, they used to be able to earn a living like that. But now, unless you're in that top chunk Of heavy, heavy, heavy, heavy streaming, the money's not really meaningful.”
Jimmy Iovine Feb 1, 2026 ▶ 5:11 Jimmy Iovine: Building Interscope Records & Beats by Dre
Feb 1, 2026 bearish
Assertion Supported
Iovine: Music streaming economics broke by copying Apple's 70/30 download split
“If you look at those deals are reflective of the iTunes download market, 70, 30. That was the same business as the download market. So they just copied that, which is not a great bit model for that. Why? Because you have Not enough money in the streaming servi…”
Jimmy Iovine Feb 1, 2026 ▶ 4:01 Jimmy Iovine: Building Interscope Records & Beats by Dre
Feb 1, 2026 bearish
Opinion
Iovine: Music streaming services risk obsolescence by restricting artist communication
“So the streaming services, to me, are minutes away from being obsolete because of that. You can't rub against the artist like that. You just can't. You gotta give them what they want. They're driving this ship.”
Jimmy Iovine Feb 1, 2026 ▶ 6:22 Jimmy Iovine: Building Interscope Records & Beats by Dre
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