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.

Home Culture & Life Books Features Def Jam Recordings: The First 25 Years of the Last Great Record Label by Bill Adler and Dan Charnas Like all great companies, there is great story behind Def Jam ...

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 ...

But Def Jam had been picking up steam and in 1985-86, the label was more focused on Beastie Boys’ explosive debut, Licensed To Ill, the first rap album to top the Billboard 200 and second to ...

Def Jam Recordings has potentially teased that a new Def Jam game is on the horizon, mentioning a “special announcement” is brewing on its Twitter account. New Def Jam Game Coming?

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 ...

The case follows accusations from Drew Dixon, a former Arista Records and Def Jam executive who in 2017 accused Simmons of raping her in 1995 and Antonio “L.A.” Reid of harassing her.

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Def Jam Recordings said President Kevin Liles has left the company. Def Jam Recordings is a unit of Island Def Jam Music Group, a unit of Vivendi Universal’s Universal Music Group.