Coco Jones announced Thursday (Feb. 20) that she’ll be dropping her debut album Why Not More on April 25 via Def Jam ...

A private funeral service for Irv Gotti was held on Wednesday, Feb. 19)at the Greater Allen A.M.E. Cathedral of New York.

Universal Music Group‘s REPUBLIC Collective has announced a new round of executive promotions and hires across various ...

The REPUBLIC Collective, which includes Island, Def Jam, Mercury and Republic, announced several executive promotions and new ...

Qualtrics today announced three iconic industry-defining leaders - influential producer and co-founder of Def Jam Recordings Rick Rubin, Hall of Fame Marketing Executive Bozoma Saint John, and ...

Irv Gotti, the boisterous, smiley music mogul who founded Murder Inc. Records and was behind major hip-hop and R&B artists, has died. He was 54.

Kanye West fired back at Lyor Cohen in a fiery Instagram rant, accusing him of profiting from violence in Hip-Hop and ...

"I am deeply disappointed and troubled by your recent actions involving the use of Nazi symbols and antisemitic rhetoric." ...

West signed to Roc-A-Fella Records, a subsidiary of Def Jam Recordings, in 2002 and released his breakout debut album, The ...

On this day in 1987, Def Jam Recordings, in collaboration with Columbia Records, released Public Enemy’s groundbreaking debut album, Yo! Bum Rush the Show. The project introduced the world to the ...

Universal Music Group has promoted Julie Adam to president and CEO of Universal Music Canada. She replaces Jeffrey Remedios, ...

Hip-hop loses a pioneer as Irv Gotti, founder of Murder Inc. Records, passes away at 54. Learn about his monumental contributions to music.