Def Jam Recordings record label will drop the pop star’s long-awaited seventh studio album on Friday, according to the ...

Although Def Jam enjoyed four No. 1 albums during Rosenberg’s tenure (two each from Kanye West and Logic), it never really regained its previous momentum, commercially or creatively.

When it comes to social media, Def Jam Recordings is No. 1. No, really — the Universal Music Group label boasts the largest number of followers on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube as ...

Labels like Def Jam, Cash Money Records, and Top Dawg Entertainment have flourished in the music world thanks to their stable of Hip Hop heavyweights.

Like all great companies, there is great story behind Def Jam: the demo that James Todd Smith sent to Rick Rubin at his New York University dorm room almost didn't get opened.

Def Jam Recordings is a unit of Island Def Jam Music Group, a unit of Vivendi Universal’s Universal Music Group. Industry sources said Liles, a well-regarded executive, ...

Def Jam Recordings announced a management shake-up on Thursday, naming Paul Rosenberg as its new chief executive. Rosenberg, a veteran manager and record label executive, replaces Steve Bartels ...

Tim Pithouse has been named general manager at Def Jam Recordings. Most recently president of the international management and entertainment company Three Six Zero, Pithouse will oversee the ...

Rapper, actor, producer, and entrepreneur 50 Cent, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, hinted that he may be taking the CEO/chairman position of Def Jam.

(AllHipHop News) Island Def Jam Music Group, a division of Universal Music Group (UMG), has announced that it has appointed Joie Manda as President of Def Jam Recordings.

Former Def Jam Recordings executive Drew Dixon has alleged for years that she was raped by Russell Simmons in 1995. Now, Dixon is suing him. On Thursday, she filed a lawsuit in New York’s state ...

Hip hip HOORAE! Issa Rae has the Midas touch and it seems that Def Jam Recordings wants a piece of her gold. The deal will include publishing, music supervision, a music library, podcasts, and ...