"I want Def Jam to be the destination for the next generation of global Black music," the longtime A&R exec says as he leads the iconic company into its 40th year. By Dan Rys When Tunji Balogun took ...
This is a big year for Def Jam. Look no further than the subject of our latest digital cover story, in which we spoke to LL Cool J and Def Jam CEO Tunji Balogun as both artist and label celebrate ...
Universal Music UK has announced the launch of frontline label 0207 Def Jam, the UK base for the iconic Def Jam Recordings label. 0207 Def Jam is fronted by co-Presidents and Ghanaian London-born twin ...
After months of speculation, Universal Music UK has announced the launch of 0207 Def Jam, a new label business headed up by twin brothers Alec and Alex Boateng. The brothers have been installed as ...
No one in the record industry will be surprised this morning when Island Def Jam Music Group, a division of media giant Vivendi, captures two of the top three positions on the nation’s album chart for ...
Last week, iconic hip-hop label Def Jam Records celebrated its 30th anniversary with a gigantic concert at New York’s Barclay Center. While the New York-based label's storied history has been told ...
When Singapore’s Yung Raja remixed Gucci Gang by US rapper Lil Pump, he swapped the original’s flashy cars and a prowling tiger for a beer can and Tamil food in a viral YouTube video that caught the ...
Universal Music U.K. has today announced the launch of 0207 Def Jam, a new frontline label and the U.K. home of the iconic Def Jam Recordings label, which will be helmed by newly minted co-presidents, ...