MERRY DEFCEMBER, AND PASS THE JAM


On the heels of their "Def Jam the 13th" campaign last month, which saw multiple new releases on the label swarm the marketplace, Steve Bartels and team are launching their "Defcember" initiative with three new albums: Jeremih's Late Nights, Rick Ross' Black Market and Babyface's Return of the Tender Lover.

Also on the docket for Defcember: August Alsina's This Thing Called Life (12/11) and Pusha T's elaborately titled KING PUSH: Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude (12/18)

Two versions of Black Market currently sit in the iTunes Top 10, while Late Night is #17 and Lover is now at #27. Def Jam is of course now also seeing huge album and single sales for Justin Bieber and growth on newcomer Alessia Cara.

NOISEMAKERS:
MOVIN' & SHAKIN'
A glimpse of the future of the music biz (11/7a)
TOP 20: TYLER #1 FOR SECOND WEEK
Tippecanoe and Tyler 2 (11/7a)
Q IS EVERYTHING AND EVERYTHING IS Q: HOW QUINCY JONES BECAME THE GOAT
Remembering an American legend. (11/6a)
OF PONIES, PRINCESSES AND UNICORNS: CHAPPELL'S SNL TRIUMPH AND BEYOND
Changing the pop narrative (11/5a)
NEAR TRUTHS:
JELLY’S ROLE
The rise of an unlikely star (11/6a)
THE GRAMMY SHORT LIST
Who's already a lock?
COUNTRY'S NEWEST DISRUPTOR
Three chords and some truth you may not be ready for.
AI IS ALREADY EATING YOUR LUNCH
The kids can tell the difference... for now.
ALL THE WAY LIVE
The players, the tours, the enormous beers.
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