Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Def Leppard kicked 2026 off with a bang by releasing a new single ...

LAS VEGAS – Even if you’ve been to a Def Leppard concert before, you’ve never seen them like this. The enduring British quintet kicked off their 12-show residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace ...

Def Leppard has released a high-voltage new song titled "Rejoice." You can listen to it below. The standalone single is being released to celebrate the band's upcoming Las Vegas residency, which kicks ...

Def Jam Recordings China launches in Chengdu with three local curators for global reach as the label continues its international expansion. Universal Music just dropped major news for Chinese Hip-Hop.

Universal Music Greater China has established Def Jam Recordings China, marking the iconic hip-hop label’s entry into the Chinese market with headquarters in Chengdu, a city recognized as the ...

V for Vendetta is reportedly getting an HBO series. Variety reports today that Pete Jackson (who wrote the British series Somewhere Boy and is not the Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson, despite ...

2BYG, a quartet consisting of Matt Brown, Tourè, Nixx and KD, is an R&B group that’s up next out of Dallas-Fort Worth. 2BYG stands for “to be young and gifted.” They’ve amassed a huge following on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image via Def Jam Def Jam Recordings is one of the most storied record labels in history, and now fans can celebrate its heritage ...

The image at the top of this post doesn't really have anything to do with "Chains & Whips," the new Clipse/Kendrick Lamar collaboration that still hasn't actually been released. Instead, it's a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Russell Simmons says he was “shocked” to learn T La Rock and Jazzy Jay’s 1984 single “It’s Yours” was produced by Rick Rubin, a ...

The OGs: Rick Rubin (left) and Russell Simmons back when. (Photo by Jim Steinfeldt via Getty Images) Russell Simmons says he was “shocked” to learn T La Rock and Jazzy Jay’s 1984 single “It’s Yours” ...

Logic has admitted to “half-assing” the last songs he needed put out to get out of his deal with Def Jam Recordings. On a skit from his new joint album with Juicy J, Live and in Color, Logic sits down ...