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 ...

Vivendi’s Island Def Jam Music Group named Jermaine Dupri president of urban music, a new division. Dupri, a producer and songwriter, will work on records for the Island Def Jam roster and help ...

In an enormous victory for folks who like their music pre-fabricated and gloriously, almost surreally artificial, Island Def Jam has announced its intention to create an ...