
Jimmy
Iovine
2022
Bruce Springsteen
Jimmy Iovine has crafted one of the more unique success stories in the business of rock & roll, playing the roles of engineer, producer, label founder, entrepreneur, and digital music innovator. He developed a “magic ear” for production, proven in his work with rock & roll icons such as Patti Smith, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Stevie Nicks and U2. After founding Interscope Records and elevating the careers of artists like Nine Inch Nails, Tupac, No Doubt, and Lady Gaga, Iovine expanded his empire in co-founding the premier audio brand – Beats headphones.
Induction
Impact

Jimmy has this brutal honesty, but brutal honesty is why you want him in the room.
Bono

2022 Hall of Fame Essay
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has inducted numerous music-industry personnel, but seldom has one person excelled at so many aspects of the business as Jimmy Iovine...
Written By Parke Puterbaugh
sealed with a signature
This is the signature that appears on the inductee’s plaque at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame to officially commemorate their induction.
Jimmy Iovine
More from
the Hall

