Following those high level job cuts at Universal US's Island Def Jam last week, there are now rumours that similar cuts could occur at sister label Geffen. However, senior Universal guy Peter Lofrumento has told Digital Music News that these job cuts are isolated, and will not be mirrored all over the Universal Music Group, as some had feared.
Meanwhile, there is some confusion regarding the relationship between IDJ and its imprint Stolen Transmission. It was reported last week that IDJ was ending its relationship with the imprint following the departure of IDJ A&R Rob Stevenson, who had been the main link between the major and indie. But Billboard now reports that IDJ has denied that fact, saying that Stolen Transmission remains part of the label's imprint family, for the time being at least.