The Island Def Jam Music Group is a record label formed in 1999, when Universal Music Group merged its two daughters, Island Records and Def Jam Recordings to form a 'super label.' L. A. Reid is currently its chairman. A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in producing, manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and sometimes video recordings (especially music videos), on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Universal Music Group (UMG), formerly MCA Music Entertainment (see Music Corporation of America), is the largest major label in the record industry. ... Island Records is a record label that was founded in Jamaica in 1959 by Chris Blackwell. ... Def Jam Recordings is an American based hip-hop record label that operates as a part of The Island Def Jam Music Group, which is owned by Universal Music Group. ... Antonio L. A. Reid (June 7, 1956– ) is the co-founder of LaFace Records. ...
The Island and Def Jam imprints, meanwhile, continue to operate as their own respective labels underneath the larger IDJMG umbrella. The company also encompasses American Recordings, Lost Highway Records, Roadrunner Records, Tuff Gong and the pop and rock back catalog of Mercury Records and Casablanca Records. American Recordings is a Los Angeles-based record label headed by record producer Rick Rubin. ... Lost Highway Records was a subsidiary record label of Universal Music until it was merged into Island Def Jam Records. ... Roadrunner United album cover Roadrunner Records is a record label, concentrating mainly on nu-metal music - the screamcore and nu-punk subgenres being the most represented. ... Tuff Gong is a record label that was formed by the reggae group The Wailers in 1970 and named after Bob Marleys nickname. ... Mercury Records was a record label founded in Chicago, Illinois in 1945 by Irving Green, Berle Adams and Arthur Talmadge. ... Casablanca Records is a record label which was started by Neil Bogart in 1973 after leaving Buddah Records. ...
The IslandDefJamMusicGroup consists of a multi-cultural and diverse family of artists formed little more than 3 years ago, and has fast become one of the most successful and profitable labels in the industry.
It is comprised of Island Records, DefJam Recordings and Def Soul, and is in partnerships with American Recordings, Lost Highway Records, Roc-A-Fella Records, Java Records, Murder Inc, Bloodline Records and Roadrunner Records.
The IslandDefJamMusicGroup is a division of Universal MusicGroup, the world's leading music company with wholly-owned record operations or licensees in 63 countries around the world.
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