Def Jam CEO Steve Bartels Talks Justin Bieber’s New Single, Kanye West, and His MIDEM Keynote on Wednesday

Steve Bartels is one of the most enthusiastic and ebullient executives you’re ever likely to meet. Over the course of three decades in the music business — first as a DJ, then in rapidly elevating roles at A&M, Arista, Island Def Jam and finally just Def Jam, where he’s been CEO since 2014 — he’s... Read more » Jem Aswad