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 ...

Veteran exec Jonathan McHugh has been named senior vp of film, TV and soundtracks at Island Def Jam Music Group. L.A.-based McHugh is charged with developing placements for IDJ acts in film, TV and ...

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 ...

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For months, rumors circulated that L.A. Reid would be leaving his post at Island Def Jam for TV, and reports yesterday confirmed that Simon Cowell picked the executive for his X-Factor show. Reid ...

We heard the news yesterday and read his farewell letter today. Antonio "L.A." Reid—the now former CEO of Island Def Jam who left his job to become a judge on Simon Cowell's "The X Factor"—has a ...

Kanye West has ushered in a new era of G.O.O.D Music signing his company to a worldwide label deal with Island Def Jam Music Group. “G.O.O.D. Music is an exciting new chapter in the long and ...

NEW YORK, May 9 -- Mariah Carey, who received a $28 million buyout from her previous record label after delivering a flop album, has signed a deal with Island/Def Jam that includes setting up her own ...