Writer, producer, and actor Lena Waithe has announced a partnership with Def Jam Records, including a new record label, Hillman Grad Records. Lena Waithe has become an industry powerhouse after ...

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 ...

Snoop Dogg is getting ready to bark out orders at Def Jam Recordings — he's joining the label as an executive creative and strategic consultant. Def Jam announced Monday that newly created role for ...

Last week, iconic hip-hop label Def Jam Records celebrated its 30th anniversary with a gigantic concert at New York’s Barclay Center. While the New York-based label's storied history has been told ...

Superstar rapper Ludacris has inked a joint-venture record label deal with Universal Music’s Island Def Jam. Ludacris and Def Jam agreed to a deal yesterday in which Def Jam will hold a 50 percent ...

Universal Music U.K. has today announced the launch of 0207 Def Jam, a new frontline label and the U.K. home of the iconic Def Jam Recordings label, which will be helmed by newly minted co-presidents, ...

Russell Simmons, who founded Def Jam Records 21 years ago with Rick Rubin and brought the world Run-DMC, Beastie Boys and LL Cool J, has formed a 50/50 joint label with Island Def Jam Music Group. He ...

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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 ...

Snoop Dogg is getting ready to bark out orders at Def Jam Recordings — he’s joining the label as an executive creative and strategic consultant. Snoop Dogg, 49, will be based in Los Angeles and will ...

FILE - Snoop Dogg performs a DJ set as "DJ Snoopadelic" during the "Concerts In Your Car" series on Oct. 2, 2020, in Ventura, Calif. The rapper will join Def Jam Recordings as an executive creative ...