Ja Rule Jay-Z Jeezy Jennifer Lopez Johnny Cash Justin Bieber Kanye West The Killers Kurtis Blow Lionel Richie LL Cool J Logic Ludacris Mariah Carey Method Man The Mighty Mighty Bosstones Ne-Yo Neon Trees Nickelback Patti LaBelle Redman Rihanna Saliva Shania Twain Sum 41 References External links American record labels Companies based in New York City Labels distributed by Universal Music Group 1998 establishments in the United States Record labels disestablished in 2014 Island Records Def Jam Recordings