The Rise of Jimmy Fallon's Beats Music Company

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Beats headphones were a huge success, but the music industry was still struggling against illegal file sharing. Jimmy wanted to get ahead of the changes and make sure the people who had always been most important to him weren't siloed away from new opportunities that were opening up. Beats offered playlists curated by artists and DJs, rather than by algorithms. In 2014, Jimmy and Dre sold Beats to Apple for $3 billion.

With guest host Angela Ahrendts (Burberry, Apple). To innovate, you need to build an instinct to smash through barriers — especially the ones that terrify you. Music industry legend Jimmy Iovine has done this throughout his career working with legendary artists like John Lennon, Bruce Springsteen, and Dr. Dre, working in innovative tech like Beats Electronics and Apple Music, as well as in his groundbreaking work educating the next generation of creatives.

In the final installment of this two part series, we learn how fear is the tailwind that Jimmy has harnessed to break down barriers and drive creative breakthroughs.

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