The Island Def Jam Music Group

Island Def Jam Music Group
Parent companyUniversal Music Group
FoundedDecember 31, 1998 (1998-12-31)
DefunctApril 1, 2014 (2014-04-01)
StatusRelaunched as Republic Corps
Distributors
GenreVarious
Country of originUnited States
Location29th floor, 825 8th Avenue, Worldwide Plaza, Midtown Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.
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 aligned Island and Def Jam with Republic Records, under a new structure labeled as Republic Corps.