Janet Jackson has become the latest superstar to sign a record deal with concert giant Live Nation, according to new reports. The "Nasty" hitmaker parted ways with Island Records in September after disappointing sales

Rocker Steve Miller and Lionel Richie are to be honoured for their songwriting skills at the American Society Of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) 25th Annual Pop Music Awards in April.

'Tis the season to be – tossing another yule log into the fireplace, and getting cozy with Miss Patti's Christmas. The brand new holiday album by Patti Labelle will arrive in stores October 9th on Def Soul Classics, a division of the Island Def Jam Music Group.

I'll Be Home For Christmas, the first holiday album ever recorded by the Isley Brothers featuring Ronald Isley, will arrive in stores October 9th on Def Soul Classics, a division of the Island Def Jam Music Group.

Celebrating the extraordinary artistry and impact of legendary superstar Luther Vandross, J, Epic, and Legacy Records will join in the release of The Ultimate Luther Vandross on August 22. A first-of-its-kind, career-spanning collection, the 18-track album is drawn from the multi-talented singer/songwriter and producer's recordings for both J Records and Epic Records.

Few albums in the history of American music have ever had the far-reaching and lasting artistic impact of superstar Janet Jackson's 1986 "Control." From its empowered message and songcraft, to its genre-defining production, and the extraordinarily compelling emergence of the singer as a musically complete artist, "Control" was immediately greeted as the watershed album -- and Jackson the definitive artist -- in no less than three distinct musical categories -- pop, R&B and hip-hop.