Starting his career at just 15 years old with the breakout demo single “I Need A Beat,” LL Cool J has remained a cornerstone of Hip Hop for four decades. His ability to deliver timeless hits while ...

Russell Simmons may have received the best Christmas gift imaginable: A second chance at making amends with at least one of ...

Record label market share stats for 2024 are out, with Taylor Swift's Tortured Poets Department leading REPUBLIC to an industry-leading share overall.

Dan has also written extensive features on some of the leading companies in the business, including Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, Republic Records, Island ...

Project Healthy Minds, a millennial/Gen Z-driven mental health tech non-profit, has tapped Jody Gerson, chairman and CEO of ...

Fall Out Boy has been on an upward trajectory over the past year, from being featured at Chicago's Tower Records store, to having their video aired on MTV, to headlining this year's Warped Tour. This ...

Z's business expertise. The rapper-turned-executive-turned-billionaire has spun a vast empire from his beginnings at ...

RCA, headed by co-presidents Glyn Aikins and Stacey Tang, was in second place for combined consumption in 2024 with a 10% share. Significantly, though, the Sony Music UK company did wrestle back its ...

Not long after, he signed a contract with The Island Def Jam Music Group or, as they are called today, Def Jam Recordings. As expected, he was the first signed to the label, followed by massive ...

Navy Blue’s 2023 Def Jam Records debut, Ways Of Knowing ... Marciano’s catalog but instead of needlessly pitting the Long Island rapper-producer’s music against each other, we’d rather ...

Yet from the moment the young Brentwood, Long Island rhyming and producing duo ... EPMD joined the roster of rap juggernaut Def Jam Records for its third and arguably best LP, Business As Usual.