Jay-Z, aka Shawn Carter, Officially Resigns Def Jam Post

Jay-Z has officially resigned as President of Def Jam Records. Shawn Carter, the name on his birth certificate, has been President of the Universal Music Group-owned label since the beginning of 2005, but has been contimplating leaving the major for some time when his contract expired at the end of the year. He will continue recording for Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam under the Jay-Z moniker. “Now it’s time for me to take on new...

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Columbia Records Sends Out Pink Holiday Cards

After last week’s booting of Senior VP of Urban and Rhythmic Promotion CeCe McClendon, and Executive VP and Chief Business and Legal Affairs Officer of Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Ron Wilcox, Columbia delivered more pink slips to several staffers in the publicity, promotion and marketing departments, including Marketing VP Stephanie Gayle, Video Promo honcho, Gary Fisher, and publicists Maggie Wang and Tom Muzquiz. The online...

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