While not normally known for his musical talent, Elon Musk is releasing a debut album under the name of iLoveMakonnen. Musk, who co-founded PayPal and co-founded Tesla, tweeted out a link to an Apple Music playlist of the EP on Friday.
The son of billionaire PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel, Musk could use his influence to help combat the slow rollout of new music in the streaming age. Spotify was rumored to be acquiring music-streaming service Tidal last year, but it never closed the deal. The deal may have gone down over conflicts between major label execs and Tidal founder Jay
While not normally known for his musical talent, Elon Musk is releasing a debut album with Tesla chief designer Franz Solana.
And while Solana is best known for crafting the futuristic and aerodynamic cars that give Tesla its swagger, Musk says he’s the real star of the new album.
Musk described Solana’s music as “biological-y, a little bit atonal, atonal-y. It has a lot of frequencies that, if you’re under 50, you might be thinking are screechy or jarring. But if you’re older, and can appreciate music, it’s very sensual.”