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 ...

Def Jam’s Kevin Liles has resigned from his position as president of the label, after negotiations between the mogul and parent company Universal Music Group broke down.According to The New York Post, ...

Island Def Jam Music Group is launching a mobile music subscription service dubbed IDJ Radio. The service will feature six streaming "radio" stations and on-demand music videos. By Antony Bruno, ...

The Mercury Records label will be relaunched as a new division under the Island Def Jam Music Group. The relaunched label will be helmed by David Massey, who formerly served as president of Daylight ...

The Island Def Jam Music Group (IDJMG) is an American record label group formed in 1999 when the Universal Music Group (UMG) merged two of its daughter companies Island Records and Def Jam Recordings.

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 ...

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 ...

Def Jam Recordings has a storied timeline considering it's a company touted as the "most influential and longest-lasting rap record label and hip-hop brand in history." Today the label is ...

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 ...

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 ...