Kevin Liles, a longtime music executive who previously worked for Def Jam Recordings and The Island Def Jam Music Group, is ...

Kevin Liles claims that former Def Jam artist Lady Luck engaged in a $30 million extortion plot against him and he denies claims of sexual assault.

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 ...

Vivendi’s Island Def Jam Music Group named Jermaine Dupri president of urban music, a new division. Dupri, a producer and songwriter, will work on records for the Island Def Jam roster and help ...

Veteran music executive Barry Weiss steps down as Universal Music Group announces that Def Jam, Island and Motown Records will now function as standalone labels. By Shirley Halperin Universal ...

Big Sean's "Finally Famous," will be the first new release, containing the hit single "My Last" featuring Chris Brown. By Carly Wolkoff US rapper Kanye West performs during the 10th edition of the ...

Universal Music Group has announced that it has leased new space for its New York offices at Penn 2, the recently completed ...

A small independent record company won a $132 million verdict against industry heavyweight Island Def Jam Music Group and its top executive on Tuesday in a dispute over an unreleased record by ...

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The label, which is to be designed as a joint venture partnership with the Island Def Jam Music Group will boast former Roc-A-Fella recording ...