Beats Music CEO Ian Rogers to Also Head Up iTunes Radio

[larry t]

Beats shouldn't be underestimated

I'm pretty excited about this. Beats is already paying artists more money per played track, and Apple is already getting exclusive music first through Itunes Radio and album releases like Beyonce's album. This may lead to Beats getting some pretty big exclusives first to there platform.

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Let's see what they can do. Competition is always good.

I'm pretty excited about this. Beats is already paying artists more money per played track, and Apple is already getting exclusive music first through Itunes Radio and album releases like Beyonce's album. This may lead to Beats getting some pretty big exclusives first to there platform.

 

[SchneiderMan]

Nice mug shot.

 

[pdaholic]

Yeah, an awful picture they chose of the guy. Here's a better shot, and it's cool to see Trent Reznor of NIN fame working with them:
http://www.cultofmac.com/289689/apple-taps-beats-music-ceo-ian-rogers-run-itunes-radio/

 

[TsMkLg068426]

They need to change iTunes Radio and make it more like Spotify or Amazon Prime or else this pointless because iTunes Radio is pretty much boring. Also they need to have more dance/electronic music than those pointless rap and pop music.

 

[brendu]

They need to change iTunes Radio and make it more like Spotify or Amazon Prime or else this pointless because iTunes Radio is pretty much boring. Also they need to have more dance/electronic music than those pointless rap and pop music.

IIRC spotify doesnt turn a profit. Apple isnt in the business of losing money on things so I doubt the spotify model is gonna happen anytime soon.

 

[mazz0]

Yeah, they're pretty much definitely merging them arent they?

 

[snebes]

And WHY does this look like a mug shot taken after a crazy night gone bad???

I'm really glad that I'm not the only one that thought this. Looks like it was a long night of beating up hookers to me.

 

[djshack]

IIRC spotify doesnt turn a profit. Apple isnt in the business of losing money on things so I doubt the spotify model is gonna happen anytime soon.

Because Beats Music isn't a similar model to Spotify.....

 

[diddl14]

He probably was born when Winamp 2.0 was about to be launched.

Nope. He joined that company at the age of 28, just before it was launched

 

[dannyyankou]

And WHY does this look like a mug shot taken after a crazy night gone bad???

Haha, came to post the same thing.

 

[CEmajr]

Good. Hopefully he can improve iTunes Radio. In its current form it's miles behind Pandora on just about all fronts.

 

[Born Again]

Looks like a nice guy

 

[djtech42]

Let's hope that this Beats deal will fix iTunes Radio.

 

[macaron95]

mmmmm will a former CEO like him be able to work under Eddy Cue ?

 

[Bjb568]

mmmmm will a former CEO like him be able to work under Eddy Cue ?

Yes.

 

[citi]

Dre's running with a different crowd these days.

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You mean, running with intelligent, driven, innovative people? Yeah, that's not thug at all. Dre hasn't been thug for 20 years, in fact most in the know would say Dre has never been thug. Dre is about success and he will team with anyone that will get him there.

 

[CrazyForApple]

I'm okay with this...

 

[KALLT]

Some people must have really high expectations of mug shots. That picture is not too bad, it’s just a normal picture.

 

[manu chao]

IIRC spotify doesnt turn a profit. Apple isnt in the business of losing money on things so I doubt the spotify model is gonna happen anytime soon.

Apple is also in the business of running their digital offerings (iTMS) at break-even (at least officially).

 

[brendu]

Apple is also in the business of running their digital offerings (iTMS) at break-even (at least officially).

So I just looked into it and you're right. Interesting.

 

[The Leafs Fan]

Hopefully this means iTunes Radio is closer being offered in the UK.

And Canada.

 

[The Barron]

How old is this guy?

And WHY does this look like a mug shot taken after a crazy night gone bad???

Rogers looks like he's 18.

 

[wikiverse]

Hopefully this means iTunes Radio is closer being offered in the UK.

iTunes Radio works in the UK on UK carriers if it is already set up in Australia.

I'm not sure what you can do with this information, but the service and content isn't geo blocked. Maybe you can just trick your iTunes account into thinking you're Australian?

Also, you're not missing much. Almost all songs are 6 months old at least and there is a very limited selection of music.

 

[Mashurrab]

Spotify for iOS has been regularly and frequently updated on the iPhone and is one of the best music apps in terms of beauty, simplicity, and functionality. I agree that the iPad app could use some improvements but Spotify is the company to beat right now on terms of streaming. Their iPhone iOS app is one of the most highly rated apps on the Apps store - and for good reason.

Why do you sound like Spotify rep?

 

[manu chao]

iTunes Radio works in the UK on UK carriers if it is already set up in Australia.

I'm not sure what you can do with this information, but the service and content isn't geo blocked. Maybe you can just trick your iTunes account into thinking you're Australian?

Also, you're not missing much. Almost all songs are 6 months old at least and there is a very limited selection of music.

It's not the geographical location that matters with Apple's digital media offerings, its the payment information associated with an AppleID. You need an Australian (or US) credit card (or gift card) to create an 'Australian AppleID'. With that ID you can then access the iTunes universe from anywhere (well unless third-parties put up roadblocks like China might do). Technically, you also need to be a resident, I think, which means you need an address in the respective country but that address is never verified so it can be bogus (well, to be safe it probably doesn't hurt to use a real address but nothing is ever send by physical mail and thus you definitely don't need to life there).