LL COOL J led the VMAs tribute to Def Jam, performing a medley of hits and a couple of fresh tracks to celebrate the 40th anniversary.

The awards show isn’t the only thing celebrating 40 years this year. The groundbreaking hip-hop label Def Jam Records is also turning 40. So, it only makes sense to see LL Cool J taking the ...

This is a big year for Def Jam. Look no further than the subject of our latest digital cover story, in which we spoke to LL Cool J and Def Jam CEO Tunji Balogun as both artist and label celebrate ...

Rap icon LL Cool J took the stage at the MTV Video Music Awards for the first time in nearly 30 years on Wednesday night (Sept. 11) to lead a tribute to the legendary Def Jam record label, which (like ...

Paul Grein Universal Music Sweden selected Mattias Caliste to lead the newly launched Def Jam Recordings Sweden. The label’s opening roster includes Asme x Sarettii, Sebastian Stakset and Zikai.

Sitting in his LA office, with a classic boom box behind him, current Def Jam chairman and CEO Tunji Balogun is unequivocal on how LL fared in this endeavour. “He’s rapping his ass off on this ...

Universal Music Group has launched Def Jam Recordings Sweden. Led by Mattias Caliste, who most recently ran Virgin Music Sweden, UMG says that the label “will continue to follow the blueprint of the ...

Hollis hip-hop legend LL Cool J performed several of his classic songs and more with rap group Public Enemy in a 40th anniversary tribute to Def Jam Recordings, the predominantly hip-hop and R&B ...

circa 1985: British rock band Def Leppard. From left to right: Steve Clark, Rick Savage, Joe ... [+] Elliott, Pete Willis and Rick Allen. Def Leppard’s Drastic Symphonies is back inside the top ...

And that could just has easily have been the title of their co-headlining Summer Stadium Tour with Def Leppard and Steve Miller Band. This is the compete schedule for Def Leppard and Journey ...

Nicky Jam has pledged allegiance to Donald Trump, but the former president seemingly had no idea who the reggaeton star was when introducing him at a Las Vegas rally over the weekend. "Latin music ...

Joe Elliott is sitting in a room at the Four Seasons in downtown Minneapolis, eight or nine hours before he’ll climb onstage with his band Def Leppard for a gig at the Minnesota Twins ...