Universal Music Group has announced a major restructuring, splitting Island Def Jam into three stand-alone labels as Barry Weiss resigns as chairman and CEO of the label’s East Coast group. A Tuesday ...

Steve Bartels has been promoted to president/COO, Island Def Jam Music Group, in which he will oversee all day-to-day matters of the company and its labels. He will continue to work closely with Shawn ...

Veteran exec Jonathan McHugh has been named senior vp of film, TV and soundtracks at Island Def Jam Music Group. L.A.-based McHugh is charged with developing placements for IDJ acts in film, TV and ...

“Steve Redmond has played a pivotal role over more than a decade in helping define BMG as a new kind of music company,” said Coesfeld, who took over for Masuch in 2023. “Most recently, over the past ...

Island Def Jam–the major label that’s home to Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Fall Out Boy, Kanye West and a lot of other big names–is about to officially announce an alliance with the Echo Nest, an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Russell Simmons says he was “shocked” to learn T La Rock and Jazzy Jay’s 1984 single “It’s Yours” was produced by Rick Rubin, a ...

With a time-stopping voice and a Portishead sample, Alessia Cara delivered one of the year's best songs.

According to sources at the much-coveted indie label Roadrunner Records, coveted due to, amongst others, Platinum Nu-Metal Men Slipknot, will make its new home at Island Def Jam. Details of the deal, ...