The Island Def Jam Music Group
American record label group formed in 1998
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| 2024 | Universal Music rebranded Island and Def Jam under Republic Records, creating Republic Corps. |
| January 2023 | Guenael 'G.G.' Fray was appointed as deputy director of both Island Def Jam and Polydor Records' French operations. |
| 2022 | Mercury Records was reactivated by Universal Music and later moved to Republic Records. Ethiopia Habtemariam also left her position as president of Motown Records. |
| 2018 | Steve Bartels completed his tenure as CEO of Def Jam, and David Massey concluded his role as president and CEO of Island Records. |
| April 1 2014 | Universal Music Group publicly announced the disbandment of the Island Def Jam Music Group, separating its affiliated subsidiaries into individual sister labels. |
| 2013 | Fall Out Boy's album 'Save Rock and Roll' debuted at number one on Billboard, selling 154,000 copies. |
| 2013 | Mercury UK was absorbed into the new Virgin EMI Records, effectively ending Def Jam UK. All Island, Def Jam, Republic, Virgin, and Motown artists were to be distributed under the new imprint in the UK. |
| 2013 | Iggy Azalea's single 'Change Your Life' went gold, despite debuting at number 47 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. |
| 2013 | Neon Trees' single 'Sleeping with a Friend' reached number seven on the Adult Top 40 chart after receiving positive feedback. |
| 2012 | Island Def Jam Music Group (IDJMG) became the number-one rhythmic label, achieving seven number-one songs on rhythmic radio stations, featuring hits from artists like Rihanna, Kanye West, Jay-Z, Ne-Yo, and Justin Bieber. |
| 2011 | Barry Weiss was assigned as chairman of Universal Motown Republic Group and CEO of Island Def Jam Music Group, leading to Motown Records becoming an imprint of IDJMG. |
| 2011 | GOOD Music received a 10-year distribution partnership with Island Def Jam Music Group, with GOOD Music handling marketing and Def Jam managing manufacturing and distribution. |
| August 2011 | Jay-Z and Kanye West's collaborative album 'Watch the Throne' was released under Island Def Jam, selling 436,000 copies in its first week and becoming the highest-selling hip hop album of 2011 and the label's highest-selling album since Mariah Carey's 2005 release. |
| May 2011 | Def Soul Records was folded into Island Def Jam as part of a multi-genre strategy reorganization. |
| 2010 | Island Def Jam gained significant public success through artists Justin Bieber, Kanye West, and Rihanna, with notable releases including Bieber's 'Baby', West's 'My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy', and Rihanna's 'Only Girl (In the World)'. |
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