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

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

GRAMMY-winning artist Fridayy has released his latest single, “February ‘23,” as anticipation builds for his upcoming album, ...

Alongside the announcement, Coco shares her new single Taste —a sultry R&B anthem produced by Stargate (Beyoncé, Rihanna) and ...

Lyor Cohen, the former president of Def Jam Recordings, has issued an open letter addressed to Kanye West. Cohen is currently ...

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

Murder Inc. Records founder Irv Gotti has died at 54. He helped launch careers for talent such as Ashanti, DMX and Ja Rule.

Famed music executive Irv Gotti, founder of hip-hop label Murder Inc. which produced superstars including Ashanti and Ja Rule, has died at the age of 54, according to the record’s distributor Def Jam.

The Def Jam Recordings alum currently serves as global head of music at YouTube. By Shirley Halperin Lyor Cohen, who held key executive roles at Def Jam Recordings from 1988 to 2004, has addressed ...

Russell Simmons has escaped a Def Jam executive's rape lawsuit -- for now -- because a federal judge ruled that he now lives in Indonesia.

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