Geffen Records
American record label
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| July 2024 | Ed Rosenblatt, longtime former Geffen Records president who served from the label's inception in 1980, passed away. |
| July 2024 | Ed Rosenblatt, longtime former Geffen Records president who served from the label's inception in 1980, passed away. |
| January 2024 | Geffen became part of Universal Music Group's Interscope Capitol Labels Group. |
| January 2024 | Geffen became part of Universal Music Group's Interscope Capitol Labels Group. |
| September 2023 | Olivia Rodrigo released her second album Guts, which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. |
| September 2023 | Olivia Rodrigo released her second album Guts, which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. |
| March 2023 | Kali Uchis was drafted to Geffen and released her sophomore album Red Moon in Venus, which peaked at number four on the Billboard 200. |
| March 2023 | Kali Uchis was drafted to Geffen and released her sophomore album Red Moon in Venus, which peaked at number four on the Billboard 200. |
| 2021 | DGC Records merged into Geffen, with reissues to be handled by the parent label. |
| 2021 | DGC Records merged into Geffen, with reissues to be handled by the parent label. |
| May 2021 | Olivia Rodrigo released her debut album Sour, which accumulated 295,000 album-equivalent units and had a five-week reign at number one on the Billboard 200, the longest by a female recording artist that year. |
| May 2021 | Olivia Rodrigo released her debut album Sour, which accumulated 295,000 album-equivalent units and had a five-week reign at number one on the Billboard 200, the longest by a female recording artist that year. |
| January 2021 | Olivia Rodrigo's single 'Drivers License' reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. |
| January 2021 | Olivia Rodrigo's single 'Drivers License' reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. |
| 2020 | Olivia Rodrigo joined Geffen Records. |
| 2020 | Olivia Rodrigo joined Geffen Records. |
| July 2020 | Nicole Bilzerian, a longtime Interscope executive, was transferred to Geffen to become its executive vice president. |
| July 2020 | Nicole Bilzerian, a longtime Interscope executive, was transferred to Geffen to become its executive vice president. |
| January 2020 | Lee L'Heureux was appointed as the general manager of Geffen Records. |
| January 2020 | Lee L'Heureux was appointed as the general manager of Geffen Records. |
| December 2019 | Neil Jacobson departed from his position as president of Geffen Records to start his own company, Crescent Drive Productions. |
| December 2019 | Neil Jacobson departed from his position as president of Geffen Records to start his own company, Crescent Drive Productions. |
| July 26 2019 | DJ Snake released his second studio album Carte Blanche on Geffen Records, with the single 'Taki Taki' peaking at number one on Billboard's Hot Latin Songs chart and accumulating four million equivalent units in the United States. |
| July 26 2019 | DJ Snake released his second studio album Carte Blanche on Geffen Records, with the single 'Taki Taki' peaking at number one on Billboard's Hot Latin Songs chart and accumulating four million equivalent units in the United States. |
| March 2017 | Neil Jacobson was appointed president of Geffen Records to oversee the second relaunch of the label, focusing on new signings and reinvigorating the label's catalog. |
| March 2017 | Neil Jacobson was appointed president of Geffen Records to oversee the second relaunch of the label, focusing on new signings and reinvigorating the label's catalog. |
| 2015 | Interscope began managing reissues for Almo Sounds. |
| 2015 | Interscope began managing reissues for Almo Sounds. |
| May 28 2014 | Jimmy Iovine departed from Interscope Geffen A&M as chairman and CEO, hiring John Janick (Fueled by Ramen co-founder) as his replacement. |
| May 28 2014 | Jimmy Iovine departed from Interscope Geffen A&M as chairman and CEO, hiring John Janick (Fueled by Ramen co-founder) as his replacement. |
| 2013 | Geffen Records went idle, with the majority of its artists now recording under Interscope. |
| 2013 | Geffen Records went idle, with the majority of its artists now recording under Interscope. |
| 2011 | Jimmy Iovine relaunched Geffen Records, moving its headquarters from Santa Monica to New York City and appointing Gee Roberson as chairman. |
| 2011 | Jimmy Iovine relaunched Geffen Records, moving its headquarters from Santa Monica to New York City and appointing Gee Roberson as chairman. |
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