17 Facts About Interscope

In 1992, Interscope acquired the exclusive rights to market and distribute releases from the hardcore hip hop label Death Row, whose artists included Dr Dre and Snoop Dogg, a decision that ultimately put the label at the center of the mid-1990s gangsta rap controversy.

Interscope began to develop a significant presence in the alternative genre in 1992.

The trooper's family filed a civil suit against Shakur and Interscope, claiming the record's violence-laden lyrics incite "imminent lawless action".

Interscope further established its strength in the alternative and rock genres in 1994.

In May 1995, the controversy related to gangsta rap and explicit lyrics intensified as US Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole accused Interscope of releasing music that glorified violence and degraded women.

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Ownership in Interscope was aggressively pursued by EMI, BMG, PolyGram and MCA.

Under the agreement, Interscope retained complete creative control over the label's recordings.

In November 1996, with records by Bush, Snoop Dogg, No Doubt, and Tupac Shakur, Interscope became the first label in 20 years to hold the top 4 positions on the Billboard charts.

Also Interscope began its relationship with U2 after it acquired the US rights to market and distribute the album All That You Can't Leave Behind.

In March 2005, Interscope launched Cherrytree Records with Martin Kierszenbaum, its head of international operations.

Four of Interscope's releases were in the top 10 of the year end sales charts in 2005: The Massacre at number one, Encore at number two, Love.

Six Interscope releases appeared in the Billboard year end album charts in 2014: The Marshall Mathers LP 2 by Eminem, Ultraviolence by Lana Del Rey, V by Maroon 5, Native from OneRepublic, Lady Gaga's ARTPOP, and Oxymoron by Schoolboy Q In December 2014 it was announced that Selena Gomez, previously signed to Hollywood Records, had signed with Interscope.

In May 2019, Australian pop rock band 5 Seconds of Summer signed with Interscope Records, following their departure from Capitol Records.

Problems with Interscope first arose when the group decided the lead single for their second album would be "Fok julle naaiers".

The Drug Enforcement Administration inspected the year-long case and stated that the Los Angeles offices of Interscope Records were used for pickups and deliveries of hundreds of kilograms of cocaine in 2010 and 2011.

Further, neither UMG nor Interscope Records are a subject or target of the investigation.

Interscope responded that JCOR had hid its true financial position at the time it signed its distribution contract and had attempted to use Interscope's money to finance its business.