Christina Milian signs to MySpace label
Christina Milian, dropped by Def Jam in 2006, has signed to MySpace Records, which will release her next album in spring and let her keep artistic control.…
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Akon supports cleaner lyrics in rap music
Akon says he supports moves by Russell Simmons to cut curse words from hip hop, saying the mindstate behind offensive words is more important than the words themselves.…
What will Gotti trial mean for Universal and Def Jam?
Speculation in the US suggests Murder Inc boss Irv Gotti's arrest could affect parent companies Def Jam and Universal Music Group, though neither is named in the indictment.…
Will Universal pay Lyor Cohen's share of TVT damages?
Universal Music says it is too premature to say whether it will pay Island Def Jam boss Lyor Cohen's share of the $132m TVT damages.…
Russell Simmons to stage Hip-Hop Summit in Birmingham, Alabama
Def Jam founder Russell Simmons will stage his Hip-Hop Summit in Birmingham, Alabama, alongside the Birmingham Heritage Festival, with Lil Wayne and David Banner among those confirmed.…
LL Cool J re-signs to Def Jam
LL Cool J has re-signed with Def Jam, where Kevin Liles calls him one of urban music's greatest architects.…
Def Jam man launches hip hop festival
Def Jam founder Russell Simmons will launch an Urban Hip-Hop Music Festival in Atlanta in April, alongside a second Hip-Hop Summit.…
Carey's Def Jam debut scheduled for December
Mariah Carey's first album on Def Jam is scheduled for a US release in December, recorded in Capri and Nassau, with a first single due in September.…
Early Beastie Boys in the RATcage
RATcage Records has resurfaced with a rare 1982 CBGB recording featuring a pre-rap Beastie Boys, Reagan Youth and the Young and the Useless.…
LL Cool J says he's not swearing on album
LL Cool J says his label Def Jam would have preferred he wait for his album before touring, and that his new album '10' contains no swearing.…