A full-length project is on the way. Def Jam Recordings was once the label home of Hip Hop legends like Beastie Boys, DMX, Jay-Z, and Method Man. The company has now signed a digital avatar group ...

FILE - In this June 18, 2009 file photo, former Chairman and CEO of RCA/JIVE Label Group and 2009 Music Visionary of the Year honoree Barry Weiss attends a UJA Federation honors luncheon at The Pierre ...

Today, Universal Music Group announced that it is launching Def Jam Africa, a new label division that operates within the continent to represent the best hip-hop, Afrobeats and trap talent in Africa.

Island Records president and Island Def Jam Music Group COO Steve Bartels has been promoted to president and COO of IDJMG. By Mike Boyle, Billboard, The Associated Press NEW YORK — Island Records ...

Changes are being made with Universal Music Group. As the label reorganizes, its Island Def Jam Motown group will be broken into three standalone labels. The restructuring also brought about some ...

DJ Khaled left Sony Music’s Epic Records for UMG’s Def Jam Recordings, returning to a label he once worked for as an A&R. DJ Khaled signed a deal with Def Jam Recordings and secured a new job as ...

DJ Khaled is bringing his We the Best imprint to Def Jam, leaving Sony Music, where he was signed to Epic Records, for a joint venture with Universal Music Group. In addition, the rapper-producer has ...

According to Variety.com, Steve Bartels, former president and chief operating officer of Island Def Jam, has been promoted to the president/COO of the Island Def Jam Music Group. Bartels will continue ...