Editing Interscope Records (section)

=== 2010–2020: Lady Gaga, Madonna, Eminem, departure of Iovine and appointment of John Janick ===
In June 2010 Eminem's ''[[Recovery (Eminem album)|Recovery]]'' entered the ''Billboard'' 200 at number one, his sixth album to do so. ''[[Born This Way (album)|Born This Way]]'' by Lady Gaga was released in May 2011, and debuted at number one in 23 countries. In the US, with more than one million copies sold in its first week, it had the highest first-week album sales in five years. Four of the album's singles—"Born This Way", "Judas", "The Edge of Glory", and "You and I"—charted in the top ten of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.<ref name="Eminem 30 biggest">{{cite magazine|last1=Ramirez|first1=Erica|title=Eminem's 30 Biggest Songs|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/474607/eminems-30-biggest-songs|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 24, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Amter|first1=Charlie|title=Lady Gaga's 'Born This Way' Fastest Selling Single Ever on iTunes|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/lady-gagas-born-way-fastest-101555|access-date=September 24, 2015|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=February 18, 2011}}</ref>

Interscope signed [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] and [[Van Halen]] in 2011. Both artists were previously signed to [[Warner Bros. Records]]; both released their first records for Interscope in 2012.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jimmy-iovine-interview-madonna-van-halen-288098 |title=Jimmy Iovine on Sound, Vision and Why He Signed Madonna and Van Halen (Q&A) |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=February 8, 2012 |access-date=February 27, 2013 |first=Shirley |last=Halperin}}</ref>

In October 2012, [[John Janick]] was named president and COO of Interscope Geffen A&M.  The founder of [[Fueled By Ramen]], Janick had previous success with artists including [[Jimmy Eat World]], [[Fall Out Boy]], [[Panic! at the Disco]] and [[Paramore]]. At the time of his appointment, it was reported that Iovine had chosen Janick as his eventual successor—Iovine's attention had increasingly turned to Beats, which dominated the headphone market with 2012 revenues of $512&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Gara|first1=Tom|title=Pop Quiz: What Is Beats By Dre's Market Share?|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/01/11/pop-quiz-what-is-beats-by-dres-market-share/|access-date=September 24, 2015|work=The Wall Street Journal|date=January 11, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Aswad|first1=Jem|title=It's Official: John Janick Named President/COO of Interscope Geffen A&M|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/1083535/its-official-john-janick-named-presidentcoo-of-interscope-geffen-am|access-date=September 24, 2015|magazine=Billboard|date=October 3, 2012}}</ref> In May 2014, following Apple's acquisition of Beats, Iovine resigned. As anticipated, Janick was named chairman and CEO of Interscope Geffen A&M.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/record-labels/6099404/john-janick-jimmy-iovine-interscope-geffen-am |title=John Janick to Succeed Jimmy Iovine as Chairman, CEO of Interscope Geffen A&M |magazine=Billboard |date=May 28, 2014 |access-date=July 29, 2014|author-first1=Ed|author-last1=Christman}}</ref><ref name="Sisario New York Times May 2014">{{cite news|last1=Sisario|first1=Ben|title=Jimmy Iovine, a Master of Beats, Lends Apple a Skilled Ear|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/29/business/media/jimmy-iovine-a-master-of-beats-lends-apple-a-skilled-ear.html|access-date=August 28, 2015|work=The New York Times|date=May 28, 2014}}</ref>

Six Interscope releases appeared in the ''Billboard'' year end album charts in 2014: ''[[The Marshall Mathers LP 2]]'' by [[Eminem]], ''[[Ultraviolence (album)|Ultraviolence]]'' by [[Lana Del Rey]], ''[[V (Maroon 5 album)|V]]'' by [[Maroon 5]], ''[[Native (album)|Native]]'' from [[OneRepublic]], Lady Gaga's ''[[ARTPOP]]'', and ''[[Oxymoron (Schoolboy Q album)|Oxymoron]]'' by [[Schoolboy Q]].<ref name="BB 2014">{{cite magazine|title=Billboard Year End Album Charts 2014|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2014/top-billboard-200-albums|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 26, 2015}}</ref> In December 2014 it was announced that [[Selena Gomez]], previously signed to [[Hollywood Records]], had signed with Interscope.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Peters|first1=Mitchell|title=Selena Gomez Officially Signs with Interscope|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6406139/selena-gomez-officially-signs-to-interscope-records|access-date=September 26, 2015|magazine=Billboard|date=December 14, 2014}}</ref>

[[Imagine Dragons]]' ''[[Smoke + Mirrors]]'' debuted on the ''Billboard'' album charts at number one in March 2015. A week later, [[Kendrick Lamar]]'s album ''[[To Pimp a Butterfly]]'' appeared at number one, a position it held for two consecutive weeks.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Caulfield|first1=Keith|title=Kendrick Lamar Spends Second Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6517093/kendrick-lamar-second-week-no-1-billboard-200-chart|access-date=September 26, 2015|magazine=Billboard|date=April 1, 2015}}</ref> Lamar won five Grammys in 2016.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Sheffield|first1=Rob|title=Grammys 2016: King Kendrick Lamar Steals the Show|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/grammys-2016-king-kendrick-lamar-steals-the-show-20160216|access-date=September 12, 2016|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=February 16, 2016}}</ref> In August 2017, [[JoJo (singer)|JoJo]] announced she had re-signed to Interscope, in a joint venture deal to launch her own music imprint, [[Clover Music]].<ref name="Vibe 1">{{cite news|last1=Jefferson|first1=J'na|title=JoJo Announces Music Imprint "Clover Music" With Interscope|url=https://www.vibe.com/2017/08/jojo-clover-music-interscope/|access-date=August 19, 2017|work=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]] |date=August 18, 2017|location=United States}}</ref>

In October 2018, [[YG Entertainment]] teamed up with Interscope Records in a global partnership for [[Blackpink]]. Interscope and Universal Music Group would represent the girl group worldwide, outside of Asia.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8481273/blackpink-interscope-records-umg-global-deal-yg-entertainment|title=BLACKPINK Sign With Interscope Records & UMG in Global Partnership With YG Entertainment: Exclusive|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 24, 2019}}</ref>

In May 2019, Australian [[pop rock]] band [[5 Seconds of Summer]] signed with Interscope Records, following their departure from [[Capitol Records]]. On March 27, 2020, the band released their fourth studio album ''[[Calm (album)|Calm]].'' The album was a commercial success and received generally positive reviews from critics who praised the band's artistic growth and maturity.<ref>{{Citation|title=Calm by 5 Seconds of Summer|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/calm/5-seconds-of-summer|language=en|access-date=May 19, 2020}}</ref> The album charted in more than 25 countries on several charts,{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}} the album peaked in the top 10 on 17 charts and debuted atop the charts at number one in Australia,<ref>{{Cite web|title=ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/albums-chart|access-date=March 5, 2021|website=aria.com.au|language=en}}</ref> the UK<ref>{{Cite web|title=Official Albums Chart Top 100 {{!}} Official Charts Company|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/20200403/7502/|website=officialcharts.com|language=en|access-date=May 19, 2020}}</ref> and Scotland.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 {{!}} Official Charts Company|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-albums-chart/20200403/40/|website=officialcharts.com|language=en|access-date=May 19, 2020}}</ref>