Island Def Jam Music Group

The Island Def Jam Music Group was a record label that was created in 1999 through the merger of Island Records and Def Jam Recordings . The label belonged to the Universal Music Group , which in turn was a subsidiary of the Vivendi media group (previously Vivendi Universal). In 2011 the traditional label Motown , which joined Universal in 2005, was struck by Island Def Jam. Barry Weiss, who had come from Sony Music , replaced LA Reid as chairman of the new triple label. After only three years, however, the merger was canceled and the three independent labels were restored.

Artist

Island Def Jam had the following artists under contract:

Autopilot Off Bob Marley Bon Jovi Cat Stevens CKY dEUS Emerson, Lake and Palmer Fairport Convention fall out Boy Free Hoobastank Jethro Tull

Jimmy Cliff Jennifer Lopez Justin Bieber Kanye West Keane Guys Mariah Carey Matthew Morrison Nasir Jones Ne-yo Rihanna Roxy Music Saliva Slayer Sum 41 The 77s Mr. Dhero

The B-52's The Bronx The cranberries The killers Thrice Thursday Tom Waits traffic U2 Utada

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1. ↑ Barry Weiss changes from Sony Music to the Universal Music Group ( memento of the original from December 11, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Jürgen Ruopp, Musikmarkt, December 8, 2010 
2. ↑ Universal Music dissolves Island Def Jam, Barry Weiss resigns ( Memento of the original from April 5, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Martina Gabric, music market, April 3, 2014 

Web links

• Island Def Jam - Official Homepage