Def Jam Recordings competitors

Zippia score 4.2

Def Jam Recordings main competitors are themelovin, G-Unit Records, Inc., and The Source Magazine.

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Sony Music Entertainment has the most employees (8,500).
Employees at themelovin earn more than most of the competitors, with an average yearly salary of $60,978.

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Def Jam Recordings vs competitors

Company	Founding date	Zippia score	Headquarters	# of Locations	Revenue	Employees
Def Jam Recordings	1984	4.2	New York, NY	1	$25.0M	125
Interscope Records	1990	3.9	Santa Monica, CA	1	$7.1B	8,319
G-Unit Records, Inc.	2007	4.1	New York, NY	1	$3.0M	70
Bad Boy Entertainment	1994	3.9	New York, NY	1	$12.0M	325
So So Def	-	4.0	Atlanta, GA	1	$1.8M	13
Atlantic Records	1947	4.2	New York, NY	1	$21.0M	350
Capitol Records	1942	3.6	New York, NY	1	$900.0M	3,000
Cash Money Records	1991	3.7	New Orleans, LA	1	$6.0M	165
VISIT FLORIDA	1996	3.6	Tallahassee, FL	1	$1.9M	122
Warner Records	1958	4.3	Los Angeles, CA	1	$95.8M	1,300
The Source Magazine	-	3.7	New York, NY	1	$2.9M	75
Universal Music Group	1934	4.4	Santa Monica, CA	2	$6.8B	8,319
Sony Music Entertainment	1929	4.7	New York, NY	2	$8.9B	8,500
Warner Music Group	1929	4.7	New York, NY	3	$6.4B	5,500
Rca Records	1900	4.5	New York, NY	1	$38.0M	443
themelovin	-	3.8	Cincinnati, OH	1	$1.2M	26
Emmis Communications	1981	4.5	Indianapolis, IN	3	$39.7M	350
Columbia Records	1889	3.9	New York, NY	1	$34.0M	750
KING 5	1948	3.8	Seattle, WA	1	$26.0M	350
AC Entertainment	1991	3.4	Knoxville, TN	1	$570,000	7
Inside Lacrosse	1996	3.8	Baltimore, MD	1	$4.2M	48

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Def Jam Recordings salaries vs competitors

Among Def Jam Recordings competitors, employees at themelovin earn the most with an average yearly salary of $60,978.

Compare Def Jam Recordings salaries vs competitors

Company	Average salary	Hourly salary	Salary score
Def Jam Recordings	$50,116	$24.09	-
Interscope Records	$43,129	$20.74	-
G-Unit Records, Inc.	$60,671	$29.17	-
Bad Boy Entertainment	$43,093	$20.72	-
Atlantic Records	$42,443	$20.41	-
Capitol Records	$58,826	$28.28	-

Compare Def Jam Recordings job title salaries vs competitors

Company	Highest salary	Hourly salary
Def Jam Recordings	$42,293	$20.33
Sony Music Entertainment	$46,883	$22.54
themelovin	$46,809	$22.50
Universal Music Group	$45,668	$21.96
G-Unit Records, Inc.	$44,843	$21.56
Capitol Records	$44,089	$21.20
Rca Records	$43,926	$21.12
Atlantic Records	$43,484	$20.91
AC Entertainment	$43,377	$20.85
The Source Magazine	$43,184	$20.76
Columbia Records	$42,471	$20.42
Warner Music Group	$42,118	$20.25
Emmis Communications	$42,045	$20.21
Inside Lacrosse	$41,489	$19.95
Cash Money Records	$41,312	$19.86
So So Def	$41,147	$19.78
Warner Records	$40,365	$19.41
Interscope Records	$40,216	$19.33
VISIT FLORIDA	$39,376	$18.93
Bad Boy Entertainment	$35,712	$17.17

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Def Jam Recordings demographics vs competitors

Compare gender at Def Jam Recordings vs competitors

Job title	Male	Female
Emmis Communications	51%	49%
Sony Music Entertainment	52%	48%
Universal Music Group	55%	45%
Warner Music Group	55%	45%
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Compare race at Def Jam Recordings vs competitors

Company	White	Hispanic or Latino	Black or African American	Asian	Unknown	Diversity score
Emmis Communications	61%	18%	11%	7%	3%	9.6
Sony Music Entertainment	56%	18%	14%	9%	3%	9.6
Universal Music Group	53%	21%	10%	11%	5%	9.5
Warner Music Group	54%	19%	10%	11%	5%	9.5

Def Jam Recordings and similar companies CEOs

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Jeffrey H. Smulyan

Emmis Communications

Jeffrey Howard Smulyan (born April 6, 1947 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is the founder and chief executive officer of Emmis Communications.

Steve Barnett

Capitol Records

Sylvia Rhone

Sony Music Entertainment

Sylvia Rhone is an American music industry executive. She is the chair and CEO of Epic Records, a label owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Rhone is regarded as the most influential female executive in the history of the music business. Named chairman and CEO of Epic Records in 2019, a division of Sony Entertainment, Rhone has helmed senior positions at all three major record companies, and was the first woman to be named CEO of a major record label owned by a Fortune 500 company, and the first African American woman in history to attain such a title.

Executive Michael Stewart

Universal Music Group

Executive Michael Stewart is a Distribution Manager at Record Union, Chief Executive Officer at UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP, and Songwriter at BMI and is based in New York, New York. He studied at Temple University.

Stephen F. Cooper

Warner Music Group

Stephen F. Cooper is Chief Executive Officer of Warner Music Group, which he joined in 2011 upon the company’s acquisition by Access Industries. He is a member of the Supervisory Board for LyondellBasell Industries N.V., one of the world’s largest olefins, polyolefins, chemicals and refining companies. Steve is an advisor at Zolfo Cooper, a leading financial advisory and interim management firm, of which he was a co-founder and former Chairman. Steve is also Managing Partner of Cooper Investment Partners, a private equity firm. He has more than 30 years of experience as a financial advisor, and has served as chairman or chief executive officer of various businesses, including Vice Chairman and member of the office of Chief Executive Officer of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. and Chief Executive Officer of Hawaiian Telcom. Steve received a B.A. from Occidental College and an M.B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business.

Peter Edge

Rca Records

Dana Young

VISIT FLORIDA

Ashley Capps

AC Entertainment

John Janick

Interscope Records

Bryan Williams

Cash Money Records