May 18, 2013

Dr. Dre’s Beats Electronics Receives $60M for Project Daisy

23rd Annual ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Awards - Press Room

*Dr. Dre’s Beats Electronics is onto something bigger and better in the ever evolving world of technology. The company just received a $60 million investment for Project Daisy, a streaming music service created by Beats. Billionaire Len Blavatnik’s Access Industries led Funding for the branch project (which may become it’s own spin-off company). Daisy’s been [...]




Dr. Dre Sues Yamaha Over Headphone Design

dr dre

*Dr. Dre and Beats by Dre are suing Yamaha over headphones the company is manufacturing, which Dre claims infringes upon his Beats Electronics patents. In the new lawsuit filed in California federal court, Beats by Dre says that it has revolutionized the use of headphones as a fashion accessory, and is alleging that Yamaha is [...]




‘Beats by Dr. Dre’ Headphones Causing NYC Thugs to Commit Mayhem (Video)

colorware-beats-by-dr-dre-chrome-02

*Dre’s “Beats” headphones are so popular that folks are committing crimes to get a hold of them. According to a recent NY Post report, “Beats by Dr. Dre,” which retail for $300 to $500, are among the top items being stolen across NYC. “They’re very hot among thieves,” a source said. “It’s like, ‘I see [...]




Video: New ‘Beats by Dre’ Ad featuring LeBron James

beats by dre ad

*Dr. Dre joins Miami Heat forward LeBron James and comedian Affion Crockett for the new “Beats By Dre” commercial. Set in a fitness club, Crockett plays a gym bugaboo who flirts with women during their workouts and needles LeBron and Dre while they’re lifting. All of Crockett’s victims are sporting Beats by Dre headphones. Crockett [...]




LeBron James To Launch Headphone Line

Cleveland Cavaliers James and recording artist Dr. Dre attend MLB's 2010 season opener to watch the New York Yankees take on the Boston Red Sox in their American League baseball game in Boston

*NBA star LeBron James joins a growing list of celebrities whose names front a line of high-end headphones from Monster Cable. The company’s CEO Noel Lee says the Cleveland Cavaliers forward will follow in the footsteps of Dr. Dre, Lady Gaga and Diddy and launch his own set of cans, reports the Associated Press. Lee [...]




Videos: Dre on ‘Detox’ Release, Jay-Z Duet, Red Sox Headphones

Red Sox Headphones

*Dr. Dre made two big announcements this week regarding his long-awaited third solo album “Detox.” During an interview with CNBC to plug his Beats by Dr. Dre headphones, the producer said the project, originally due in 2004, will at last see the light of day by year’s end. “I’m definitely putting an album out this [...]