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 ...

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 ...

The Island Def Jam Music Group today announced that Akinah Rahmaan has been named Vice President of Marketing. In her new position, Rahmaan will be responsible for directing marketing campaigns for… ...

Congrats are in order for Kanye West! The ESSENCE Music Festival headliner recently worked out a long-term agreement for his independent record label G.O.O.D. Music with Island Def Jam Music Group.

Updating a story first posted yesterday (May 29), rising underground rock outfit Thursday has signed a new deal with Island Def Jam and taken to its official Web site to decry what it says is unfair… ...

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, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Universal Music Group announced it was dissolving the Island Def Jam Music Group that housed three of its biggest labels under one ...

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 ...

Island Def Jam Music Group (IDJMG) further expands its A&R and creative initiatives with the appointment, effective immediately, of David Massey as President, Island Records, it was announced today by ...

No one in the record industry will be surprised this morning when Island Def Jam Music Group, a division of media giant Vivendi, captures two of the top three positions on the nation’s album chart for ...