Island Def Jam Music Group

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Island Def Jam Music Group was a major American record label group under Universal Music Group that oversaw prominent labels such as Def Jam Recordings and Island Records, focusing on hip hop, R&B, and pop music.


Statements (38)
Predicate Object
instanceOf music company
record label group
basedIn United States
country United States
dissolvedInto Def Jam Recordings NERFINISHED
Island Records NERFINISHED
Motown Records NERFINISHED
distribution Universal Music Group NERFINISHED
focus artist development
marketing of music artists
record distribution
genreFocus R&B
hip hop
pop music
industry music industry
labelType major label group
locationCountry United States
musicStyle contemporary R&B
mainstream pop
urban music
notableImprint Def Jam Recordings NERFINISHED
Island Records NERFINISHED
Mercury Records NERFINISHED
operatedUnder Universal Music Group NERFINISHED
oversawLabel Def Jam Recordings
Island Records NERFINISHED
Mercury Records NERFINISHED
ownedBy Universal Music Group NERFINISHED
parentCompany Universal Music Group NERFINISHED
partOf Universal Music Group NERFINISHED
product music publishing
music videos
recorded music
serviceArea worldwide
status defunct
successor Def Jam Recordings
Island Records NERFINISHED
Motown Records NERFINISHED

Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
L.A. Reid
employer
Island Records
hasImprint
Def Jam Recordings
imprintOf
Roc-A-Fella Records ("The Island Def Jam Music Group")
parentOrganization
Jermaine Dupri
recordLabel

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