Interscope Records News

The music mogul brought out surprise guest Dr. Dre at the graduation ceremony, where also he received an honorary degree.

Freekey Zekey says that Juelz Santana's reluctance to record material in 2011 made Interscope back out of The Diplomats, but that Santana had good reason.

A day after the announcement that Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine are donating $70 million to USC to create a new arts, technology and business program , the two, joined by USC President Max Nikias and the new school's dean, Erica Muhl, gathered in Santa Monica near the offices of Interscope Records to speak with the press.

The new Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy at the University of Southern California will offer a curriculum aimed to help young innovators create the next iPod or Facebook.

Jimmy Iovine, left, and Dr. Dre are plunking down $70 million for a program at the University of Southern California which will be designed to teach the next generation of entrepreneurs.

The USC Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy for Arts, Technology and the Business of Innovation will offer select students a unique four-year program, starting in Fall of 2014.

Today, longtime Interscope Records artist Soulja Boy released his latest mixtape, King Soulja .

May 14--Macklemore & Ryan Lewis and Mazomanie native Skylar Grey had a crowd advantage for their Turner Hall Ballroom show Sunday.

Van Halen has unveiled a couple of domestic shows that will follow a mid-June trip to Japan, all in support of last year's release, "A Different Kind of Truth." The iconic rock outfit, currently comprised of frontman David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen, Alex Van Halen and Wolfgang Van Halen, will follow up four Japanese performances with a July 20 ... (more)

Candice Glover , Kree Harrison or Angie Miller will be the first girl in six seasons to do what Syesha Mercado, Allison Iraheta, Crystal Bowersox, Haley Reinhart and Jessica Sanchez could not accomplisha win the title of American Idol and a prestigious recording contract .

VOLO following their show stopping PBS Special "Il Volo Takes Flight," or as special guests of Barbra Streisand's fall 2012 tour, the boys will return to 10 a.m. local time through Citi's Private Pass Program.

Monsta frontman Skaar has the kind of pipes that would get all four chairs to turn around on NBC's singing competition show "The Voice," and the judges might be surprised by what they'd see: Not a gospel diva, but bearded British dude with slicked-back hair and a confident snarl.

The underwhelming response may be the reason why he recruits popular acts such as Justin Bieber, Britney Spears, Miley Cyrus and Chris Brown for "willpower," his fourth solo effort.

Music industry veteran Jimmy Iovine , chairman of Interscope-Geffen-A&M Records and co-founder of Beats Electronics, will speak at USC's commencement ceremony May 17.

UPDATE: On Twitter, Iggy Azalea notes that while she's not contractually bound to T.I. and Grand Hustle, she's still part of Hustle Gang.