Since its beginnings in Jamaica in 1959, the story of the pioneering Island Records label has been inextricably linked to the story of its founder, ...

The Grammy Museum celebrated the 60th anniversary of Island Records, once the biggest independent label in history, on Saturday, Nov. 23. Founding Grammy Museum Executive ...

BON JOVI released its latest song, “Unbroken,” which will be featured in the forthcoming documentary To Be of Service. Written by Jon Bon Jovi, and ...

Brittney Ramsdell has been promoted to Senior VP Film and TV Synchronization at Republic Records, Def Jam Recordings, Island Records and Verve Label Group under parent company Universal Music Group ...

Musicians often dream of being discovered through gigs and showcases. That dream eventually became a reality for British singer-songwriter Sarah Grace McLaughlin, best known by ...

From their home base in New Jersey, The Karma Killers wave the flag of classic rock, new wave, punk and power pop with a vengeance. ...

Award-winning, multi-platinum selling artists Nick Jonas, Demi Lovato and longtime talent manager and music executive Phil McIntyre have announced the formation of Safehouse Records through a joint ...

A boy band that blew up, then went kaput. An incurable, crippling illness. A renowned, deceased chanteuse. Macabre as it may sound, multifaceted artist OWS––also ...

Kami Thompson and James Walbourne weren’t strangers to labels—each was signed to Warner Bros. and Heavenly Records, respectively. The deals were one-offs, though, and while ...

Sam Watter Vice President A&R Island Records Island Def Jam Music Group Island Def Jam Music Group has expanded its A&R focus with the appointment ...