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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

We heard the news yesterday and read his farewell letter today. Antonio "L.A." Reid—the now former CEO of Island Def Jam who left his job to become a judge on Simon Cowell's "The X Factor"—has a ...

For months, rumors circulated that L.A. Reid would be leaving his post at Island Def Jam for TV, and reports yesterday confirmed that Simon Cowell picked the executive for his X-Factor show. Reid ...

THE BAND ANTHRAX might be remembered less for its thrash-metal music and more for its choice of name. When letters containing the anthrax bacterium were sent to several news media offices in the weeks ...

NEW YORK, May 9 -- Mariah Carey, who received a $28 million buyout from her previous record label after delivering a flop album, has signed a deal with Island/Def Jam that includes setting up her own ...