The Island Def Jam Music Group
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The Island Def Jam Music Group (IDJMG) was an American record label group formed in 1998 by combining the operations of 14+ record labels including Island Records, Def Jam Recordings, and Mercury Records. In 2011, Motown Records was split from The Universal/Motown Records Group and subsequently became a division of The Island Def Jam Music Group. On April 1, 2014, Universal Music announced that Island Def Jam's operations would be split between three entities: Island Records, Motown Records, and Def Jam Recordings.
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Divisions/Labels
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American Recordings (now distributed by Republic Records)
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Capricorn Records
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Casablanca Records (pre-2000 recording catalogue)
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Def Con II
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Def Jam Recordings
- Artium Recordings
- Desert Storm Records
- Disturbing tha Peace
- GOOD Music
- Radio Killa Records
- Murder Inc. Records
- Ruff Ryders Entertainment
- Russell Simmons Music Group
- Violator Records
- Roc-A-Fella Records
- Dame Dash Music Group
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Def Jamaica
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Def Jam Germany
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Def Jam Japan
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Def Jam UK
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Def Jam South
- We The Best Music Group (former label, now a joint-venture of Epic Records, a division of Sony Music)
- Disturbing tha Peace
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Def Soul Records
- Def Soul Classics
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Island Records
- Tuff Gong
- Margaritaville Records
- 4th & B'way Records
- Teen Island
- Island Urban Music
- MonarC Entertainment
- Photo Finish Records
- PolyGram TV (record label)
- So So Def (2007-2009)
- TAG Recordings
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Lost Highway Records
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Mercury Records
- Mercury Nashville
- Mercury Classics
- Mercury International
- Total Experience Records (catalogue)
- Rocket Records
- Smash Records
- EmArcy Records
- Limelight Records
- Intrepid Records
- Chemistry Records
- Wing Records
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Motown Records (now a part of Capitol Music Group and Virgin EMI)
- Motown Gospel
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Roadrunner Records (now a part of the Atlantic Records Group for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the U.S.)
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Roc-A-Fella Records
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Rounder Records
- Heartbeat Records
- Zoë Records
- Flying Fish Records
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Rush Associated Labels
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Vertigo Records
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Notable artists
- Avicii
- Ashanti
- August Alsina
- Big Sean
- Bob Marley
- Bon Jovi
- Cameo
- DMX
- Elton John
- Hanson
- Janet Jackson
- Ja Rule
- Jay Z
- Jennifer Lopez
- Johnny Cash
- Justin Bieber
- Kanye West
- The Killers
- Kurtis Blow
- Lionel Richie
- Logic (musician)
- Mariah Carey
- Method Man
- Ne-Yo
- Nickelback
- Redman
- Rihanna
- Shania Twain
- Sum 41
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