Apple executive Jimmy Iovine, who works closely with Dr. Dre, Eddy Cue, Rober Kondrk, Trent Rezor, and other music executives plans to leave the Cupertino-based company in the month of August, according to the publication specialized in music Billboard.
The first rumor about Jimmy Iovine's departure from Apple appeared in the Hits Daily Double, but it has been the publication Billboard who has been able to confirm the news and make it "official" since the Apple company has not commented on it and probably will not do so in the next few days.
Jimmy Iovine became part of the Apple executive in 2014, specifically when Apple bought Beats Electronics and the streaming music service Beats Music from their founders, where Besides Jimmy Iovine is Dr. Dre. Iovine has a long history in the world of music, in fact, in 2003 he already told Steve Jobs about the idea of launching a streaming music service.
Currently, and since Apple bought the company, Iovine despite being an executive of the company, has never had an official role on Apple Music Since its launch in June 2015, it has still handled many of the deals Apple has reached to add new labels in addition to one-off deals. Under the baton of Iovine, and the rest of the executives who are in charge of Apple Music, the platform currently has just over 30 million subscribers.
It is not clear whether after the departure of Iovine, the company that Tim Cook runs will replace your position, or what he will do after leaving the company, it may be retirement, since according to Bloomberg, Jimmy will leave Apple after receiving the final payment after Apple's acquisition of Beats Electronics. In addition, on more than one occasion, his ideas have clashed with the opinions of other company executives, especially those of Eddy Cue.