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Interscope Records

January 20, 2023

Interscope Records is an American record label based in Santa Monica, California, owned by Universal Music Group through its Interscope Geffen A&M imprint. Founded in late 1990 by Jimmy Iovine and Ted Field as a $20 million joint venture with Atlantic Records of Warner Music Group and Interscope Communications,[2] it differed from most record labels by letting A&R staff control decisions and allowing artists and producers full creative control.[3] Interscope's first hit records arrived in under a year, and it achieved profitability in 1993.[4] Chair and CEO until May 2014, Iovine was succeeded by John Janick.[5]

Interscope Records
Parent companyUniversal Music Group
Founded1990; 33 years ago (1990)[1]
Founder
Distributor(s)
GenreVarious
Country of originUnited States
LocationSanta Monica, California, U.S.
Official websiteinterscope.com

In 1992, Interscope acquired the exclusive rights to market and distribute releases from hardcore hip hop label Death Row Records, a decision that ultimately put the label at the center of the mid-1990s gangsta rap controversy. As a result, Time Warner, then the parent of Warner Music Group, severed ties with Interscope by selling its 50 percent stake back to Field and Iovine for $115 million in 1995. In 1996, 50% of the label was acquired for a reported $200 million by MCA Inc.,[4][6][7] later known as Universal Music Group.

Interscope's artist roster includes Eminem, Lady Gaga, OneRepublic, Dermot Kennedy, Blackpink, Dr. Dre, DaBaby, Billie Eilish, Imagine Dragons, Olivia Rodrigo, Selena Gomez, Playboi Carti, Kendrick Lamar, Lana Del Rey, Maroon 5, Moneybagg Yo, Gwen Stefani, Rae Sremmurd, Machine Gun Kelly, U2, Yungblud, and others.

History

1990–1995: Origins, early success, and joint ventures

In mid 1990, Ted Field began to build Interscope Records as a division of his film company, Interscope Communications. To run it, he hired John McClain, who had played a central role in Janet Jackson's success at A&M Records, and Tom Whalley, who had been the head of A&R at Capitol Records. Separately, Iovine, who had produced records for U2, Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Nicks, and John Lennon, among others, was trying to raise money to start a label. "I thought, 'Music is going to change,'" Iovine said in 1997. "'Young bands aren't going to be asking for me.' But I love working with the new thing. I always liked the part of the business that's the first time you hear something, and I knew I wasn't in that business anymore."[8]

Iovine and Field were introduced by Paul McGuinness, then U2's manager. After a series of negotiations led by David Geffen, they came to an agreement, and in 1990, Interscope Records was founded as a joint venture with Atlantic Records. In a 1997 article in Rolling Stone, David Wild wrote: "Interscope's start-up coincided with a period of incredible change in the music world. Nirvana had ushered in the alternative revolution... While the major labels were packed with rosters full of expensive veteran artists who had to redefine themselves for a new rock era, Interscope was in the business of signing new artists and could – as Iovine puts it – 'move on a dime.'"[8][9][10][11]

Based in Los Angeles, California in the Westwood neighborhood at an office building on 10900 Wilshire Boulevard, Interscope was run by "music men". It was a departure from the music industry practices of the 1970s and 1980s, when labels traditionally appointed lawyers and promotion executives to senior positions. A founding tenet of the label was that artists would have complete creative control.[4]

Interscope's first release was "Rico Suave" by Ecuadorian rapper Gerardo in December 1990; the single reached number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in April 1991. Primus' Interscope debut, Sailing the Seas of Cheese, was released in May, followed by Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch's Music for the People in July. It included the number-one single "Good Vibrations". Two days after first hearing his demo, Whalley signed Tupac Shakur in August 1991, and by November, Interscope released 2Pacalypse Now, Shakur's studio debut.[12]

Interscope began to develop a significant presence in the genre of alternative rock in 1992. In addition to a second Primus album, the label released No Doubt's self-titled debut, Helmet's Meantime, 4 Non Blondes' Bigger, Better, Faster, More!, acquired and re-released Rocket from the Crypt's Circa: Now!, and, through a joint venture with TVT/Nothing Records, the Nine Inch Nails EP Broken. However, Interscope's success with alternative and rock music was eclipsed by controversy which began in September 1992, when Vice President Dan Quayle called on Interscope to withdraw 2Pacalypse Now, stating that it was responsible for the death of a Texas state trooper, who was shot to death in April by a suspect who allegedly was listening to the album on the tape deck of a stolen truck when he was stopped by the officer. The trooper's family filed a civil suit against Shakur and Interscope, claiming the record's violence-laden lyrics incite "imminent lawless action".[12][13]

Earlier in 1992, Interscope negotiated a $10-million deal with Dr. Dre and Marion "Suge" Knight to finance and distribute their label, Death Row Records. It was initiated by McClain, who met Dre when he was recording his solo debut, The Chronic. Original plans had called for the album to be released through Sony, but Sony passed on The Chronic due to "the crazy things going on around Death Row" and the contractual status of Dr. Dre. After hearing the album, Iovine agreed to put it out, although doing so required a complicated distribution agreement with Priority Records, Dre's label as a member of N.W.A. The Chronic was released in December 1992.[14][15]

By the end of the following year, The Chronic had sold almost 3 million copies. Snoop Dogg's debut Doggystyle had sold more than 800,000 copies in its first week alone, and Primus and 4 Non-Blondes had released records which hit the US Top 20. In 1993, with an estimated gross of $90 million, Interscope became profitable ahead of projections.[16][17]

Interscope further established its strength in the alternative and rock genres in 1994. A$2.5 million investment to establish a joint venture with Trauma Records yielded three number-one Modern Rock tracks and a platinum-certified album with Bush's Sixteen Stone. The Nine Inch Nails album The Downward Spiral went to number two on the US charts and was widely acclaimed. Marilyn Manson's Portrait of an American Family, The Toadies album Rubberneck and Helmet's Betty were commercially successful and critically embraced.[18][19]

1995–2000: Gangsta rap controversy, acquisition by MCA, Aftermath and Shady

In May 1995, the controversy related to gangsta rap and explicit lyrics intensified as U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole accused Interscope of releasing music that glorified violence and degraded women. Among others, the label was criticized by William J. Bennett, a former Education Secretary, and C. DeLores Tucker, the chairwoman of the National Political Congress of Black Women. In September, Time Warner announced it would disassociate itself from Interscope by selling its half-interest in the company to Field and Iovine for $115 million.[16][20] Ownership in Interscope was aggressively pursued by EMI, BMG, PolyGram and MCA. On December 1, 1995, the Los Angeles Times noted that with five albums on that week's pop charts and sales of $350 million over the previous three years, "what may have been a smart move politically for Time Warner is now looking like a financial fiasco."[21] In February 1996, MCA Records—then owned by Seagram—bought 50% of Interscope for a reported $200 million. Under the agreement, Interscope retained complete creative control over the label's recordings. MCA was not required to distribute material that it deemed offensive.[22]

Dre left Death Row in mid-1996 due to what was then reported as tension over the creative direction of the label, and founded Aftermath Entertainment, a new joint venture with Interscope. In November that same year, Aftermath debuted with the album Dr. Dre Presents the Aftermath. The Death Row deal remained in place until 1998, when Knight was imprisoned for parole violations.[23][24][25]

In November 1996, with records by Bush, Snoop Dogg, No Doubt, and Tupac Shakur, Interscope became the first label in 20 years to hold the top 4 positions on the Billboard charts. Six additional Interscope releases were in the Top 100. The label was frequently criticized for overspending on artist acquisitions and joint ventures, however, with revenue for 1996 estimated at $250 million, it operated at a profit.[26]

In 1996, MCA Music Entertainment was renamed Universal Music Group. In 1998, the Universal Music Group parent company Seagram acquired PolyGram Records. MCA's Geffen Records and PolyGram's A&M Records were merged into Interscope, and in early 1999, Interscope Records began operating under the umbrella of Interscope Geffen A&M Records, with Iovine and Field serving as co-chairmen.[27]

Iovine's assistant (and former intern) Dean Geistlinger saw Eminem perform at the Rap Olympics in Los Angeles in 1997 and passed Eminem's CD on to Iovine; Iovine, in turn, passed it on to Dre. In February 1999, Interscope and Aftermath released The Slim Shady LP.[28] The album entered the charts at number two, and won two Grammy Awards.[29] Later in 1999 Eminem and his manager, Paul Rosenberg, founded Shady Records.[30]

By the close of the decade, Interscope sales accounted for nearly one-third of Seagram's 27% share of the U.S. music market. Records by Eminem, Dre, Eve, Nine Inch Nails, Enrique Iglesias, Limp Bizkit, Blackstreet, Smash Mouth and others generated an estimated $40 million in profit during the final six months of 1999.[31]

2000–2010: Departure of Field, DreamWorks, Cherrytree Records and Beats

Interscope/Shady released Eminem's The Marshall Mathers LP on May 23, 2000. The fastest-selling rap album in history, it sold 1.76 million copies in its first week.[32] In October, Limp Bizkit's 2000 album Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water would shift 1.05 million copies in its first week in the United States, cementing Nu Metal's status in the pop culture as a top genre in the music industry at the time. Also Interscope began its relationship with U2 after it acquired the US rights to market and distribute the album All That You Can't Leave Behind. Iovine had been trying to sign U2 since 1990.[4]

In 2001, Field resigned as co-chairman of Interscope to start a new label.[33] Described as an amicable parting, Field said he was "anxious to become an entrepreneur again." An agreement with Universal allowed Field to resign a year before his contract was set to expire.[34][35] Conversely, Whalley, Interscope's president since 1998, accepted the position of chairman of Warner Bros. Records in May 2000 and was not released from his Interscope contract until it expired in August 2001.[36]

Interscope/Shady released The Eminem Show, in May 2002 and the soundtrack for Eminem's semi-autobiographical film 8 Mile in October; the two titles combined sold more than 11,000,000 records before the end of the year.[37][38] In 2002, New York City rapper 50 Cent signed to Interscope through Shady and Aftermath with a $1 million advance.[39] 50 Cent's major-label debut album Get Rich or Die Tryin' was released on February 6, 2003, through Interscope. The album sold 872,000 copies in six days, and the album went on to be certified 9× platinum in America. In April, it was announced that 50 Cent would sign and develop artists for release on G-Unit Records, which would be marketed and distributed through Interscope.[40] 50 Cent's success allowed G-Unit artists to release their own projects. G-Unit's Lloyd Banks released his debut studio album, The Hunger for More in June 2004 through Interscope and G-Unit. Anchored by the success of the single, On Fire, the album debuted at number 1 on the Billboard top 200 and achieved platinum status in America.

In November 2003, Universal Music Group acquired DreamWorks Records and in 2004 it was merged into Interscope Geffen A&M. The DreamWorks A&R staff was retained, and the label's artists were divided between Geffen and Interscope. Among others, Interscope inherited Blink-182, The All-American Rejects, and Nelly Furtado.[41]

In March 2005, Interscope launched Cherrytree Records with Martin Kierszenbaum, its head of international operations. Kierszenbaum, also a producer and A&R executive, focused initially on developing artists from outside the United States. Feist and Robyn were among Cherrytree's first artists.[42][43]

Four of Interscope's releases were in the top 10 of the year end sales charts in 2005: The Massacre (50 Cent) at number one, Encore (Eminem) at number two, Love.Angel.Music.Baby. (Gwen Stefani) at number six, and How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb (U2) at number eight. The Game's The Documentary appeared at number 16, and The Black Eyed Peas album Monkey Business charted at number 18.[44]

In 2006, Dre and Iovine established Beats Electronics. Dre had been approached by his attorney to start a line of sneakers, and when he told Iovine about the idea, Iovine said: "You know speakers, not sneakers." 'Beats by Dr. Dre Studio Headphones' were introduced in January 2008 at the annual Consumer Electronics Show. "It took us two years to get them right, but when I heard I knew it was going to be big," Iovine said in 2010. "It's just like listening to a hit record." The marketing for Beats integrated endorsements from Interscope artists including Gwen Stefani, M.I.A. and Pharrell, Lady Gaga, and will.i.am. [45][46]

Lady Gaga's studio debut The Fame was released in August 2008; it was re-released with eight new songs as The Fame Monster in November 2009. Interscope held the top four positions on the 2009 year-end Hot 100 charts with The Black Eyed Peas' "Boom Boom Pow" (number one) and "I Gotta Feeling" (number four); Lady Gaga's "Poker Face" charted at number two and "Just Dance" was at number three.[47]

2010–present: Lady Gaga, Madonna, departure of Iovine and appointment of John Janick

In June 2010 Eminem's Recovery entered the Billboard 200 at number one, his sixth album to do so. Born This Way by Lady Gaga was released in May 2011, and debuted at number one in 23 countries. In the US, with more than one million copies sold in its first week, it had the highest first-week album sales in five years. Four of the album's singles—"Born This Way", "Judas", "The Edge of Glory", and "You and I"—charted in the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100.[48][49]

Interscope signed Madonna and Van Halen in 2011. Both artists were previously signed to Warner Bros. Records; both released their first records for Interscope in 2012.[50]

In October 2012, John Janick was named president and COO of Interscope Geffen A&M. The founder of Fueled By Ramen, Janick had previous success with artists including Jimmy Eat World, Fall Out Boy, Panic! at the Disco and Paramore. At the time of his appointment, it was reported that Iovine had chosen Janick as his eventual successor—Iovine's attention had increasingly turned to Beats, which dominated the headphone market with 2012 revenues of $512 million.[51][52] In May 2014, following Apple's acquisition of Beats, Iovine resigned. As anticipated, Janick was named chairman and CEO of Interscope Geffen A&M.[53][54]

Six Interscope releases appeared in the Billboard year end album charts in 2014: The Marshall Mathers LP 2 by Eminem, Ultraviolence by Lana Del Rey, V by Maroon 5, Native from OneRepublic, Lady Gaga's ARTPOP, and Oxymoron by Schoolboy Q.[55] In December 2014 it was announced that Selena Gomez, previously signed to Hollywood Records, had signed with Interscope.[56]

Imagine Dragons' Smoke + Mirrors debuted on the Billboard album charts at number one in March 2015. A week later, Kendrick Lamar's album To Pimp a Butterfly appeared at number one, a position it held for two consecutive weeks.[57] Lamar won five Grammys in 2016.[58] In August 2017, JoJo announced she had re-signed to Interscope, in a joint venture deal to launch her own music imprint, Clover Music.[59]

In October 2018, YG Entertainment teamed up with Interscope Records in a global partnership for Blackpink. Interscope and Universal Music Group would represent the girl group worldwide, outside of Asia.[60]

In May 2019, Australian pop rock band 5 Seconds of Summer signed with Interscope Records, following their departure from Capitol Records. On March 27, 2020, the band released their fourth studio album Calm. The album was a commercial success and received generally positive reviews from critics who praised the band's artistic growth and maturity.[61] The album charted in more than 25 countries on several charts,[citation needed] the album peaked in the top 10 on 17 charts and debuted atop the charts at number one in Australia,[62] the UK[63] and Scotland.[64]

Criticism and controversies

Album delays

Several artists have criticized Interscope for delaying albums. The label was embroiled in controversy over delaying the release of the singer Bilal's second album, Love for Sale, because of its creative direction.[65] Dr. Dre had assisted Bilal's production for the album in a limited role.[66] After it leaked in 2006, Interscope notoriously shelved the release indefinitely,[67] giving rise to rumors that the label had leaked it on purpose.[68]

In 2013, M.I.A. said her album Matangi was held because the label felt the record she turned in was "too positive" for her fans.[69] In 2010, rapper Eve left Interscope after a three-year delay of her album Lip Lock.[70] Blink-182, All Time Low, and 50 Cent have similarly criticized Interscope.[71]

Elton John

In discussing his 2006 album The Captain & the Kid with Cameron Crowe in Rolling Stone, Elton John said: "I was so furious with Interscope Records because they put it out and they dropped it. I had meetings in the South of France, and I said, 'I know this isn't a commercial album, I just want you to do your best,' and they dropped it like a fucking turd. It's probably why I didn't make another solo record. It was pure heartbreak."[72] John would later return to Interscope in the US in 2019.

Nine Inch Nails

In 2007, Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor criticized Universal Music Group for the inflated price of Year Zero in Australia. In an interview with the Herald Sun in Melbourne, he said that an employee of UMG stated that NIN had "a core audience that's gonna buy whatever we put out, so we can charge more...True fans will pay whatever."[73] Nine Inch Nails signed with Columbia Records in 2013.[74]

Die Antwoord

On November 7, 2011, it was reported that the South African hip hop/rave group Die Antwoord was leaving Interscope Records over a dispute with the label wanting their second studio album Tension to be re-worked for "mainstream appeal".[75][76] Problems with Interscope first arose when the group decided the lead single for their second album would be "Fok julle naaiers" (loosely translated to "Fuck you fuckers"). Tension was ultimately released through Zef Recordz in early 2012.[77]

Kendrick Lamar and Top Dawg Entertainment

On March 15, 2015, Kendrick Lamar's album, To Pimp a Butterfly, was released on iTunes, Spotify and Google Play eight days ahead of its scheduled release date (March 23). The CEO of Top Dawg Entertainment, Anthony Tiffith, blamed Interscope for the album's unintentional release, and tweeted: "I would personally like to thank Interscope for fucking up our release. Somebody has got to pay for this mistake. #TOP!"[78][79] The tweet was later deleted. On the following day, the option to purchase the album was removed from iTunes. The album debuted at number one when it was officially released.[80]

Legal issues

Rockit Cargo

In September 2011, it was reported by federal prosecutors that the Interscope Geffen A&M Records building was used by a drug-trafficking ring as a transport center.[81] The Drug Enforcement Administration inspected the year-long case and stated that the Los Angeles offices of Interscope Records were used for pickups and deliveries of hundreds of kilograms of cocaine in 2010 and 2011. Rock-It Cargo, a shipping company which has an immense list of musical clients, shipped music cases that allegedly contained drugs to New York City studios.[82][83] Interscope Geffen A&M responded to the claims with a statement that read: "There is no evidence that any employee of UMG or Interscope Records had any involvement in the drug trafficking ring being prosecuted by that office, nor any knowledge of the contents of any of the packages that were purportedly shipped to its offices. Further, neither UMG nor Interscope Records are a subject or target of the investigation. UMG and Interscope will continue to cooperate with the United States Attorney’s Office regarding this matter".[84]

Trauma and JCOR

In 1997, Trauma Records filed a $100 million lawsuit against Interscope that charged the company with fraud and the unfulfillment of a two-year promise to assign No Doubt to Trauma's roster. After a four-month dispute, the partnership was dissolved in an out-of-court agreement. Trauma Records principals reportedly received an additional $3 million; No Doubt remained with Interscope.[85]

In 2002, JCOR founder Jay Faires filed a $30 million breach-of-contract suit that alleged that Interscope had withheld millions of dollars in an effort to drive it out of business. Interscope responded that JCOR had hid its true financial position at the time it signed its distribution contract and had attempted to use Interscope's money to finance its business.[86]

Associated labels and imprints

Formerly associated labels and imprints

Artists

See also

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interscope, records, american, record, label, based, santa, monica, california, owned, universal, music, group, through, interscope, geffen, imprint, founded, late, 1990, jimmy, iovine, field, million, joint, venture, with, atlantic, records, warner, music, gr. Interscope Records is an American record label based in Santa Monica California owned by Universal Music Group through its Interscope Geffen A amp M imprint Founded in late 1990 by Jimmy Iovine and Ted Field as a 20 million joint venture with Atlantic Records of Warner Music Group and Interscope Communications 2 it differed from most record labels by letting A amp R staff control decisions and allowing artists and producers full creative control 3 Interscope s first hit records arrived in under a year and it achieved profitability in 1993 4 Chair and CEO until May 2014 Iovine was succeeded by John Janick 5 Interscope RecordsParent companyUniversal Music GroupFounded1990 33 years ago 1990 1 FounderJimmy IovineTed FieldDistributor s Interscope Geffen A amp M United States Universal Music Group International Polydor UK Europe 1996 present GenreVariousCountry of originUnited StatesLocationSanta Monica California U S Official websiteinterscope wbr comIn 1992 Interscope acquired the exclusive rights to market and distribute releases from hardcore hip hop label Death Row Records a decision that ultimately put the label at the center of the mid 1990s gangsta rap controversy As a result Time Warner then the parent of Warner Music Group severed ties with Interscope by selling its 50 percent stake back to Field and Iovine for 115 million in 1995 In 1996 50 of the label was acquired for a reported 200 million by MCA Inc 4 6 7 later known as Universal Music Group Interscope s artist roster includes Eminem Lady Gaga OneRepublic Dermot Kennedy Blackpink Dr Dre DaBaby Billie Eilish Imagine Dragons Olivia Rodrigo Selena Gomez Playboi Carti Kendrick Lamar Lana Del Rey Maroon 5 Moneybagg Yo Gwen Stefani Rae Sremmurd Machine Gun Kelly U2 Yungblud and others Contents 1 History 1 1 1990 1995 Origins early success and joint ventures 1 2 1995 2000 Gangsta rap controversy acquisition by MCA Aftermath and Shady 1 3 2000 2010 Departure of Field DreamWorks Cherrytree Records and Beats 1 4 2010 present Lady Gaga Madonna departure of Iovine and appointment of John Janick 2 Criticism and controversies 2 1 Album delays 2 2 Elton John 2 3 Nine Inch Nails 2 4 Die Antwoord 2 5 Kendrick Lamar and Top Dawg Entertainment 3 Legal issues 3 1 Rockit Cargo 3 2 Trauma and JCOR 4 Associated labels and imprints 5 Formerly associated labels and imprints 6 Artists 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksHistory Edit1990 1995 Origins early success and joint ventures Edit In mid 1990 Ted Field began to build Interscope Records as a division of his film company Interscope Communications To run it he hired John McClain who had played a central role in Janet Jackson s success at A amp M Records and Tom Whalley who had been the head of A amp R at Capitol Records Separately Iovine who had produced records for U2 Bruce Springsteen Stevie Nicks and John Lennon among others was trying to raise money to start a label I thought Music is going to change Iovine said in 1997 Young bands aren t going to be asking for me But I love working with the new thing I always liked the part of the business that s the first time you hear something and I knew I wasn t in that business anymore 8 Iovine and Field were introduced by Paul McGuinness then U2 s manager After a series of negotiations led by David Geffen they came to an agreement and in 1990 Interscope Records was founded as a joint venture with Atlantic Records In a 1997 article in Rolling Stone David Wild wrote Interscope s start up coincided with a period of incredible change in the music world Nirvana had ushered in the alternative revolution While the major labels were packed with rosters full of expensive veteran artists who had to redefine themselves for a new rock era Interscope was in the business of signing new artists and could as Iovine puts it move on a dime 8 9 10 11 Based in Los Angeles California in the Westwood neighborhood at an office building on 10900 Wilshire Boulevard Interscope was run by music men It was a departure from the music industry practices of the 1970s and 1980s when labels traditionally appointed lawyers and promotion executives to senior positions A founding tenet of the label was that artists would have complete creative control 4 Interscope s first release was Rico Suave by Ecuadorian rapper Gerardo in December 1990 the single reached number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in April 1991 Primus Interscope debut Sailing the Seas of Cheese was released in May followed by Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch s Music for the People in July It included the number one single Good Vibrations Two days after first hearing his demo Whalley signed Tupac Shakur in August 1991 and by November Interscope released 2Pacalypse Now Shakur s studio debut 12 Interscope began to develop a significant presence in the genre of alternative rock in 1992 In addition to a second Primus album the label released No Doubt s self titled debut Helmet s Meantime 4 Non Blondes Bigger Better Faster More acquired and re released Rocket from the Crypt s Circa Now and through a joint venture with TVT Nothing Records the Nine Inch Nails EP Broken However Interscope s success with alternative and rock music was eclipsed by controversy which began in September 1992 when Vice President Dan Quayle called on Interscope to withdraw 2Pacalypse Now stating that it was responsible for the death of a Texas state trooper who was shot to death in April by a suspect who allegedly was listening to the album on the tape deck of a stolen truck when he was stopped by the officer The trooper s family filed a civil suit against Shakur and Interscope claiming the record s violence laden lyrics incite imminent lawless action 12 13 Earlier in 1992 Interscope negotiated a 10 million deal with Dr Dre and Marion Suge Knight to finance and distribute their label Death Row Records It was initiated by McClain who met Dre when he was recording his solo debut The Chronic Original plans had called for the album to be released through Sony but Sony passed on The Chronic due to the crazy things going on around Death Row and the contractual status of Dr Dre After hearing the album Iovine agreed to put it out although doing so required a complicated distribution agreement with Priority Records Dre s label as a member of N W A The Chronic was released in December 1992 14 15 By the end of the following year The Chronic had sold almost 3 million copies Snoop Dogg s debut Doggystyle had sold more than 800 000 copies in its first week alone and Primus and 4 Non Blondes had released records which hit the US Top 20 In 1993 with an estimated gross of 90 million Interscope became profitable ahead of projections 16 17 Interscope further established its strength in the alternative and rock genres in 1994 A 2 5 million investment to establish a joint venture with Trauma Records yielded three number one Modern Rock tracks and a platinum certified album with Bush s Sixteen Stone The Nine Inch Nails album The Downward Spiral went to number two on the US charts and was widely acclaimed Marilyn Manson s Portrait of an American Family The Toadies album Rubberneck and Helmet s Betty were commercially successful and critically embraced 18 19 1995 2000 Gangsta rap controversy acquisition by MCA Aftermath and Shady Edit In May 1995 the controversy related to gangsta rap and explicit lyrics intensified as U S Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole accused Interscope of releasing music that glorified violence and degraded women Among others the label was criticized by William J Bennett a former Education Secretary and C DeLores Tucker the chairwoman of the National Political Congress of Black Women In September Time Warner announced it would disassociate itself from Interscope by selling its half interest in the company to Field and Iovine for 115 million 16 20 Ownership in Interscope was aggressively pursued by EMI BMG PolyGram and MCA On December 1 1995 the Los Angeles Times noted that with five albums on that week s pop charts and sales of 350 million over the previous three years what may have been a smart move politically for Time Warner is now looking like a financial fiasco 21 In February 1996 MCA Records then owned by Seagram bought 50 of Interscope for a reported 200 million Under the agreement Interscope retained complete creative control over the label s recordings MCA was not required to distribute material that it deemed offensive 22 Dre left Death Row in mid 1996 due to what was then reported as tension over the creative direction of the label and founded Aftermath Entertainment a new joint venture with Interscope In November that same year Aftermath debuted with the album Dr Dre Presents the Aftermath The Death Row deal remained in place until 1998 when Knight was imprisoned for parole violations 23 24 25 In November 1996 with records by Bush Snoop Dogg No Doubt and Tupac Shakur Interscope became the first label in 20 years to hold the top 4 positions on the Billboard charts Six additional Interscope releases were in the Top 100 The label was frequently criticized for overspending on artist acquisitions and joint ventures however with revenue for 1996 estimated at 250 million it operated at a profit 26 In 1996 MCA Music Entertainment was renamed Universal Music Group In 1998 the Universal Music Group parent company Seagram acquired PolyGram Records MCA s Geffen Records and PolyGram s A amp M Records were merged into Interscope and in early 1999 Interscope Records began operating under the umbrella of Interscope Geffen A amp M Records with Iovine and Field serving as co chairmen 27 Iovine s assistant and former intern Dean Geistlinger saw Eminem perform at the Rap Olympics in Los Angeles in 1997 and passed Eminem s CD on to Iovine Iovine in turn passed it on to Dre In February 1999 Interscope and Aftermath released The Slim Shady LP 28 The album entered the charts at number two and won two Grammy Awards 29 Later in 1999 Eminem and his manager Paul Rosenberg founded Shady Records 30 By the close of the decade Interscope sales accounted for nearly one third of Seagram s 27 share of the U S music market Records by Eminem Dre Eve Nine Inch Nails Enrique Iglesias Limp Bizkit Blackstreet Smash Mouth and others generated an estimated 40 million in profit during the final six months of 1999 31 2000 2010 Departure of Field DreamWorks Cherrytree Records and Beats Edit Interscope Shady released Eminem s The Marshall Mathers LP on May 23 2000 The fastest selling rap album in history it sold 1 76 million copies in its first week 32 In October Limp Bizkit s 2000 album Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water would shift 1 05 million copies in its first week in the United States cementing Nu Metal s status in the pop culture as a top genre in the music industry at the time Also Interscope began its relationship with U2 after it acquired the US rights to market and distribute the album All That You Can t Leave Behind Iovine had been trying to sign U2 since 1990 4 In 2001 Field resigned as co chairman of Interscope to start a new label 33 Described as an amicable parting Field said he was anxious to become an entrepreneur again An agreement with Universal allowed Field to resign a year before his contract was set to expire 34 35 Conversely Whalley Interscope s president since 1998 accepted the position of chairman of Warner Bros Records in May 2000 and was not released from his Interscope contract until it expired in August 2001 36 Interscope Shady released The Eminem Show in May 2002 and the soundtrack for Eminem s semi autobiographical film 8 Mile in October the two titles combined sold more than 11 000 000 records before the end of the year 37 38 In 2002 New York City rapper 50 Cent signed to Interscope through Shady and Aftermath with a 1 million advance 39 50 Cent s major label debut album Get Rich or Die Tryin was released on February 6 2003 through Interscope The album sold 872 000 copies in six days and the album went on to be certified 9 platinum in America In April it was announced that 50 Cent would sign and develop artists for release on G Unit Records which would be marketed and distributed through Interscope 40 50 Cent s success allowed G Unit artists to release their own projects G Unit s Lloyd Banks released his debut studio album The Hunger for More in June 2004 through Interscope and G Unit Anchored by the success of the single On Fire the album debuted at number 1 on the Billboard top 200 and achieved platinum status in America In November 2003 Universal Music Group acquired DreamWorks Records and in 2004 it was merged into Interscope Geffen A amp M The DreamWorks A amp R staff was retained and the label s artists were divided between Geffen and Interscope Among others Interscope inherited Blink 182 The All American Rejects and Nelly Furtado 41 In March 2005 Interscope launched Cherrytree Records with Martin Kierszenbaum its head of international operations Kierszenbaum also a producer and A amp R executive focused initially on developing artists from outside the United States Feist and Robyn were among Cherrytree s first artists 42 43 Four of Interscope s releases were in the top 10 of the year end sales charts in 2005 The Massacre 50 Cent at number one Encore Eminem at number two Love Angel Music Baby Gwen Stefani at number six and How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb U2 at number eight The Game s The Documentary appeared at number 16 and The Black Eyed Peas album Monkey Business charted at number 18 44 In 2006 Dre and Iovine established Beats Electronics Dre had been approached by his attorney to start a line of sneakers and when he told Iovine about the idea Iovine said You know speakers not sneakers Beats by Dr Dre Studio Headphones were introduced in January 2008 at the annual Consumer Electronics Show It took us two years to get them right but when I heard I knew it was going to be big Iovine said in 2010 It s just like listening to a hit record The marketing for Beats integrated endorsements from Interscope artists including Gwen Stefani M I A and Pharrell Lady Gaga and will i am 45 46 Lady Gaga s studio debut The Fame was released in August 2008 it was re released with eight new songs as The Fame Monster in November 2009 Interscope held the top four positions on the 2009 year end Hot 100 charts with The Black Eyed Peas Boom Boom Pow number one and I Gotta Feeling number four Lady Gaga s Poker Face charted at number two and Just Dance was at number three 47 2010 present Lady Gaga Madonna departure of Iovine and appointment of John Janick Edit In June 2010 Eminem s Recovery entered the Billboard 200 at number one his sixth album to do so Born This Way by Lady Gaga was released in May 2011 and debuted at number one in 23 countries In the US with more than one million copies sold in its first week it had the highest first week album sales in five years Four of the album s singles Born This Way Judas The Edge of Glory and You and I charted in the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 48 49 Interscope signed Madonna and Van Halen in 2011 Both artists were previously signed to Warner Bros Records both released their first records for Interscope in 2012 50 In October 2012 John Janick was named president and COO of Interscope Geffen A amp M The founder of Fueled By Ramen Janick had previous success with artists including Jimmy Eat World Fall Out Boy Panic at the Disco and Paramore At the time of his appointment it was reported that Iovine had chosen Janick as his eventual successor Iovine s attention had increasingly turned to Beats which dominated the headphone market with 2012 revenues of 512 million 51 52 In May 2014 following Apple s acquisition of Beats Iovine resigned As anticipated Janick was named chairman and CEO of Interscope Geffen A amp M 53 54 Six Interscope releases appeared in the Billboard year end album charts in 2014 The Marshall Mathers LP 2 by Eminem Ultraviolence by Lana Del Rey V by Maroon 5 Native from OneRepublic Lady Gaga s ARTPOP and Oxymoron by Schoolboy Q 55 In December 2014 it was announced that Selena Gomez previously signed to Hollywood Records had signed with Interscope 56 Imagine Dragons Smoke Mirrors debuted on the Billboard album charts at number one in March 2015 A week later Kendrick Lamar s album To Pimp a Butterfly appeared at number one a position it held for two consecutive weeks 57 Lamar won five Grammys in 2016 58 In August 2017 JoJo announced she had re signed to Interscope in a joint venture deal to launch her own music imprint Clover Music 59 In October 2018 YG Entertainment teamed up with Interscope Records in a global partnership for Blackpink Interscope and Universal Music Group would represent the girl group worldwide outside of Asia 60 In May 2019 Australian pop rock band 5 Seconds of Summer signed with Interscope Records following their departure from Capitol Records On March 27 2020 the band released their fourth studio album Calm The album was a commercial success and received generally positive reviews from critics who praised the band s artistic growth and maturity 61 The album charted in more than 25 countries on several charts citation needed the album peaked in the top 10 on 17 charts and debuted atop the charts at number one in Australia 62 the UK 63 and Scotland 64 Criticism and controversies EditAlbum delays Edit Several artists have criticized Interscope for delaying albums The label was embroiled in controversy over delaying the release of the singer Bilal s second album Love for Sale because of its creative direction 65 Dr Dre had assisted Bilal s production for the album in a limited role 66 After it leaked in 2006 Interscope notoriously shelved the release indefinitely 67 giving rise to rumors that the label had leaked it on purpose 68 In 2013 M I A said her album Matangi was held because the label felt the record she turned in was too positive for her fans 69 In 2010 rapper Eve left Interscope after a three year delay of her album Lip Lock 70 Blink 182 All Time Low and 50 Cent have similarly criticized Interscope 71 Elton John Edit In discussing his 2006 album The Captain amp the Kid with Cameron Crowe in Rolling Stone Elton John said I was so furious with Interscope Records because they put it out and they dropped it I had meetings in the South of France and I said I know this isn t a commercial album I just want you to do your best and they dropped it like a fucking turd It s probably why I didn t make another solo record It was pure heartbreak 72 John would later return to Interscope in the US in 2019 Nine Inch Nails Edit In 2007 Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor criticized Universal Music Group for the inflated price of Year Zero in Australia In an interview with the Herald Sun in Melbourne he said that an employee of UMG stated that NIN had a core audience that s gonna buy whatever we put out so we can charge more True fans will pay whatever 73 Nine Inch Nails signed with Columbia Records in 2013 74 Die Antwoord Edit On November 7 2011 it was reported that the South African hip hop rave group Die Antwoord was leaving Interscope Records over a dispute with the label wanting their second studio album Tension to be re worked for mainstream appeal 75 76 Problems with Interscope first arose when the group decided the lead single for their second album would be Fok julle naaiers loosely translated to Fuck you fuckers Tension was ultimately released through Zef Recordz in early 2012 77 Kendrick Lamar and Top Dawg Entertainment Edit On March 15 2015 Kendrick Lamar s album To Pimp a Butterfly was released on iTunes Spotify and Google Play eight days ahead of its scheduled release date March 23 The CEO of Top Dawg Entertainment Anthony Tiffith blamed Interscope for the album s unintentional release and tweeted I would personally like to thank Interscope for fucking up our release Somebody has got to pay for this mistake TOP 78 79 The tweet was later deleted On the following day the option to purchase the album was removed from iTunes The album debuted at number one when it was officially released 80 Legal issues EditRockit Cargo Edit In September 2011 it was reported by federal prosecutors that the Interscope Geffen A amp M Records building was used by a drug trafficking ring as a transport center 81 The Drug Enforcement Administration inspected the year long case and stated that the Los Angeles offices of Interscope Records were used for pickups and deliveries of hundreds of kilograms of cocaine in 2010 and 2011 Rock It Cargo a shipping company which has an immense list of musical clients shipped music cases that allegedly contained drugs to New York City studios 82 83 Interscope Geffen A amp M responded to the claims with a statement that read There is no evidence that any employee of UMG or Interscope Records had any involvement in the drug trafficking ring being prosecuted by that office nor any knowledge of the contents of any of the packages that were purportedly shipped to its offices Further neither UMG nor Interscope Records are a subject or target of the investigation UMG and Interscope will continue to cooperate with the United States Attorney s Office regarding this matter 84 Trauma and JCOR Edit In 1997 Trauma Records filed a 100 million lawsuit against Interscope that charged the company with fraud and the unfulfillment of a two year promise to assign No Doubt to Trauma s roster After a four month dispute the partnership was dissolved in an out of court agreement Trauma Records principals reportedly received an additional 3 million No Doubt remained with Interscope 85 In 2002 JCOR founder Jay Faires filed a 30 million breach of contract suit that alleged that Interscope had withheld millions of dollars in an effort to drive it out of business Interscope responded that JCOR had hid its true financial position at the time it signed its distribution contract and had attempted to use Interscope s money to finance its business 86 Associated labels and imprints Edit222 Records 2014 present A amp M Records 1999 present back catalog credited Aftermath Entertainment 1996 present 87 Amaru Entertainment 1997 present 88 Aswang Birthday Cake 2020 present AWGE 2016 present Billion Dollar Baby 2018 present Blockberry Creative 2016 present C9 Entertainment 2012 present Darkroom Records 2016 present Dirty Hit 2013 present Dreamville Records 2014 present 89 EarDrummers Entertainment 2013 present High Up Entertainment 2017 present Interscope Films 2022 present Interscope Miami 90 Kidinakorner Records 2011 present Konichiwa Records 2007 present LoveRenaissance 2017 present Mad Love Records 2014 present Opium 2020 present Panda Funk 2015 present PGLang distribution for Kendrick Lamar releases 2020 present 91 Rule 1 Music 2017 present Shady Records 1999 present 92 Streamline Records 2007 present 93 The Black Label distribution for Jeon Somi releases 2020 present 94 Top Dawg Entertainment distribution for Jay Rock and Schoolboy Q releases formerly for Kendrick Lamar releases 2012 present 95 YG Entertainment distribution for BLACKPINK releases 2018 present 96 Formerly associated labels and imprints Edit19 Recordings 2011 2014 A amp M Octone Records 2007 2014 97 Alamo Records 2016 2021 later acquired by Sony Music 98 Almo Sounds 1998 2000 distribution and promotion 99 and then acquired the label their roster and catalogue from 2000 Atlantic Records 1990 1996 Distribution was ceased when MCA Inc acquired the label s stake Bad Boy Records distribution for Last Train to Paris Excuse My French and Machine Gun Kelly releases 2009 2015 later distributed by Epic Records eastwest Records 1990 1996 a subsidiary of Atlantic distributed Interscope until MCA acquired the label Cherrytree Records 2005 2016 Clover Music 2017 2018 59 Downtown Records 2016 2021 transferred to Geffen DreamWorks Records 1999 2004 merged into Geffen and Interscope 100 Death Row Records 1992 1997 101 DGC Records 2007 2013 El Cartel Records 1997 2019 Kickball Records 2005 2006 102 Insomniac Records 2014 2018 originally a joint venture label between Interscope and Insomniac 103 later spun off into Insomniac Music Group 104 MediaPro Music 2011 2014 Lala Band releases only Star Trak Entertainment 2005 2015 Rockland Records 1998 2004 G Unit Records 2003 2010 105 Mosley Music Group 2006 2014 Nothing Records 1992 2007 Ruff Ryders Entertainment 1999 2010 Trauma Records 1993 2004 106 will i am Music Group 1998 2021 Artists EditList of Interscope Records artistsSee also EditInterscope Records discography List of record labelsReferences Edit Interscope Complex Networks Retrieved January 5 2019 Interscope Inside the Hit Factory Rolling Stone April 3 1997 Retrieved January 5 2019 Foege Alec December 3 1995 Shunned Scorned and Doing Quite Nicely The New York Times Retrieved September 19 2015 a b c d Hilburn Robert and Phillips Chuck October 24 1993 They Sure Figured Something Out Jimmy Iovine and Ted Field have broken 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