The Island Def Jam Music Group

Not to be confused with Def Jam Recordings.
Island Def Jam Music Group
Parent companyUniversal Music Group
FoundedDecember 31, 1998 (1998-12-31) (original)
2024 (2024) (relaunch as Republic Corps)
DefunctApril 1, 2014 (2014-04-01)
StatusRelaunched as Republic Corps
Distributors
GenreVarious
Country of originUnited States
LocationNew York City
Official websitewww.universalmusic.com/label/def-jam/

The Island Def Jam Music Group (also simply known as Island Def Jam or by its acronym IDJMG) was an American record label group formed on December 31, 1998, by Universal Music Group. Prior to 2014, Island Def Jam included labels originally established under the umbrellas of Island Records and Def Jam Recordings. On April 1, 2014, Universal Music Group publicly announced the dissolution of the Def Jam Group, leaving IDJMG and its affiliated subsidiaries as separate sister labels.

In 2024, Universal Music Group restructured its East Coast labels, including Def Jam Recordings, Island Records, Mercury Records, and Republic Records, under a central operational hub named Republic Corps.

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