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The Island Def Jam Music Group is a record label group formed in 1999, when Universal Music Group merged together its two companies, Island Records and Def Jam Recordings, to create a super label. Island Def Jam is the largest label in the world with 400 artists on the label. Also incorporated into the venture was the staff, roster, and back catalog of Mercury Records, which was then dismantled. (It was revived in 2007). The Island and Def Jam imprints, meanwhile, continue to operate as their own respective labels underneath the larger IDJMG umbrella. The company also encompasses Lost Highway and Stolen Transmission. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Island Records may refer to the following music industry record labels: Island Records founded in Jamaica in 1959, and its subsidiary labels: Island Masters Island Reggae Greats Island Blue Records The Island Def Jam Music Group, the name of the Island Records group after its merger with Def Jam Music... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Universal Music Group (UMG) is the largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry. ... This article is about the year. ... Def Jam Recordings is an American based hip-hop record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as a part of The Island Def Jam Music Group. ... Island Records is a record label that was founded by British record producers in Jamaica. ... Roc-A-Fella Records is an American hip hop/rap record label. ... So So Def Recordings is a record label, based out of Atlanta, Georgia and owned by Jermaine Dupri, specializing in Southern hip hop, R&B, and bass music. ... Mercury Records was a record label founded in Chicago, Illinois in 1945 by Irving Green, Berle Adams and Arthur Talmadge. ... See also: 1999 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1999 Record labels established in 1999 // January 7 After eight years of marriage, Rod Stewart and supermodel wife Rachel Hunter announce their separation. ... Universal Music Group (UMG) is the largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry. ... Island Records is a record label that was founded by British record producers in Jamaica. ... Def Jam Recordings is an American based hip-hop record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as a part of The Island Def Jam Music Group. ... Mercury Records was a record label founded in Chicago, Illinois in 1945 by Irving Green, Berle Adams and Arthur Talmadge. ... Lost Highway Records was a Nashville based subsidiary of Universal Music until it was merged into Island Def Jam Records. ...

Some of the most notable acts on the Island Def Jam Music Group roster include Bon Jovi, Sugababes, Johnny Cash, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Nas, LL Cool J, Def Leppard, The Killers, Ne-Yo, Fall Out Boy, The Rocket Summer, Melissa Etheridge, Hoobastank, Mariah Carey, Janet Jackson, Jagged Edge, Lionel Richie, Sum 41, Rihanna, Babyface, Utada, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Saliva. Bon Jovi is a hard rock band originating from Sayreville, New Jersey. ... Sugababes are a BRIT Award-winning British pop group trio from London, and are the Most Successful Female Act of the 21st Century.[1] The group formed in 1998. ... For the song of the same name, recorded by Tracy Byrd and later by Jason Aldean, see Johnny Cash (song). ... Jay-Z (aka the Jigga, HOV and Hova, born Shawn Carter on December 4, 1970 in Brooklyn, New York) is an African American rapper/hip hop artist and record label executive; one of the most popular and successful rappers of the late 1990s and early 2000s. ... Kanye Omari West (pronounced /kÉ‘njÉ›j/) (born June 8, 1977) is an American record producer and rapper who rose to fame in the mid 2000s. ... For other uses, see Nas (disambiguation). ... LL Cool J (born James Todd Smith III on January 14, 1968 in New York, New York) is a legendary American hip hop artist and actor. ... Def Leppard are a British hard rock band from Sheffield who formed in 1977 as part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. ... The Killers are an American rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada, most famous for their hit singles Somebody Told Me, Mr. ... Shaffer Chimere Smith (born October 18, 1982), known professionally as Ne-Yo, is a Grammy Award-nominated American R&B and pop singer-songwriter. ... Fall Out Boy (commonly abbreviated as FOB) is an American band from Wilmette, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago) that formed in 2001. ... The Rocket Summer is an indie rock/power pop band from Colleyville, Texas, comprised of musician Bryce Avary who plays and performs all instruments and vocals. ... Melissa Lou Etheridge (born May 29, 1961, in Leavenworth, Kansas) is an Academy Award-winning and two-time Grammy Award-winning American rock musician and singer. ... For the album of the same name, see Hoobastank (album). ... Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1970) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, music video director, and actress. ... Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966) is an American singer, actress, songwriter, record producer, dancer, activist, and pop icon. ... Jagged Edge is an American R&B singing group that were originally signed through Jermaine Dupris So So Def Records to Columbia Records. ... Lionel Brockman Richie, Jr. ... Sum 41 is a Canadian rock band from Ajax, Ontario. ... Rihanna (born Robyn Rihanna Fenty on February 20, 1988) is a Bajan singer with musical influences from R&B, pop, reggae, rock, dancehall and funk. ... Kenneth Babyface Edmonds (born April 10, 1958 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an R&B and pop singer, songwriter, keyboardist, record producer, film producer, and entreprenuer. ... Utada Hikaru Utada Hikaru (宇多田 ヒカル Utada Hikaru, born January 19, 1983), or Hikki as she is known to fans, is a Japanese pop music star. ... The Mighty Mighty Bosstones were a ska-core band from Boston, Massachusetts. ... Saliva is a hard rock band who makes use of grunge techniques as well as a bit of nu metal on their older albums, though they still incorporate rapped verses to a degree. ...

See also

• List of record labels
• List of Island Def Jam artists

This is a list of record labels. ... This is a list of artists that are signed to The Island Def Jam Music Group. ...

External links

• Official site