Editing Interscope Records (section)

==Criticism and controversies==
===Album delays===
Several artists have criticized Interscope for delaying albums. The label was embroiled in controversy over delaying the release of the singer [[Bilal (American singer)|Bilal]]'s second album, ''[[Love for Sale (Bilal album)|Love for Sale]]'', because of its creative direction.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gray|first=Arielle|date=November 26, 2018|url=https://www.wbur.org/artery/2018/11/26/bilal-isabella-stewart-gardner-rise-series|title=Bilal Brings Creative Resistance to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum|department=The ARTery|publisher=[[WBUR]]|access-date=July 20, 2020}}</ref> Dr. Dre had assisted Bilal's production for the album in a limited role.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/bilal-mn0000057280/biography|title=Bilal|last=Kellman|first=Andy|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=August 12, 2020|date=n.d.}}</ref> After it [[internet leak|leaked]] in 2006, Interscope notoriously shelved the release indefinitely,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2011/01/26/133189878/bilal-on-world-cafe|title=Bilal on World Cafe|publisher=[[NPR]]|access-date=August 15, 2020|date=January 26, 2011}}</ref> giving rise to rumors that the label had leaked it on purpose.<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Aewing|date=August 5, 2010|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.11868/title.bilal-talks-love-for-sale-leaks-working-with-nottz-88-keys|title=Bilal Talks 'Love for Sale' Leaks, Working with Nottz & 88-Keys|magazine=[[HipHopDX]]|access-date=August 15, 2020}}</ref>

In 2013, M.I.A. said her album ''[[Matangi (album)|Matangi]]'' was held because the label felt the record she turned in was "too positive" for her fans.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Makarechi|first1=Kia|title=M.I.A. Album Delayed Because Label Thinks It's Too Positive, Says Singer|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/07/mia-album-delayed-too-positive_n_2424151.html|access-date=September 26, 2015|work=Huffington Post|date=January 7, 2013}}</ref> In 2010, rapper [[Eve (rapper)|Eve]] left Interscope after a three-year delay of her album ''[[Lip Lock]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Cline|first1=Georgette|title=Eve Reveals Frustrations With Interscope Records Over 'Lip Lock' Album Delay|url=http://theboombox.com/eve-interscope-records/|access-date=September 26, 2015|publisher=The Boombox|date=July 5, 2012}}</ref> [[Blink-182]], [[All Time Low]], and [[50 Cent]] have similarly criticized Interscope.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Carroll|first1=Grace|title=BLINK-182 SPLIT FROM MAJOR LABEL INTERSCOPE, NOW UNSIGNED|url=http://www.gigwise.com/news/77228/blink-182-split-from-major-label-..|website=Gigwise|access-date=September 26, 2015|date=October 24, 2012}}</ref>

===Elton John===
In discussing his 2006 album ''[[The Captain & the Kid]]'' with [[Cameron Crowe]] in ''Rolling Stone,'' [[Elton John]] said: "I was so furious with Interscope Records because they put it out and they dropped it. I had meetings in the South of France, and I said, 'I know this isn't a commercial album, I just want you to do your best,' and they dropped it like a fucking turd. It's probably why I didn't make another solo record. It was pure heartbreak."<ref>{{cite magazine|date=October 10, 2013|title=Elton John: My Life in 20 Songs|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/pictures/elton-john-my-life-in-20-songs-20131010/gone-to-shiloh-with-leon-russell-0430689|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=September 1, 2017|archive-date=June 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170614122042/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/pictures/elton-john-my-life-in-20-songs-20131010/gone-to-shiloh-with-leon-russell-0430689|url-status=dead}}</ref>
John would later return to Interscope in the US in 2019.

===Nine Inch Nails===
In 2007, [[Nine Inch Nails]] frontman [[Trent Reznor]] criticized Universal Music Group for the inflated price of ''[[Year Zero (album)|Year Zero]]'' in Australia. In an interview with the ''Herald Sun'' in Melbourne, he said that an employee of UMG stated that NIN had "a core audience that's gonna buy whatever we put out, so we can charge more...True fans will pay whatever."<ref>{{cite news|title=Q&A with Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/q-a-with-trent-reznor-of-nine-inch-nails/story-e6frf9hf-1111113550202|access-date=September 26, 2015|work=Melbourne Herald Sun|date=May 12, 2007}}</ref> Nine Inch Nails signed with [[Columbia Records]] in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Spin Staff|title=Trent Reznor on Nine Inch Nails' Columbia Signing: 'I'm Not a Major Label Apologist'|url=http://www.spin.com/2013/08/trent-reznor-nine-inch-nails-hesitation-marks-columbia-spin-september-2013-cover-story/|website=Spin |access-date=September 26, 2015|date=August 19, 2013}}</ref>

=== Die Antwoord ===
On November 7, 2011, it was reported that the South African hip hop/rave group [[Die Antwoord]] was leaving Interscope Records over a dispute with the label wanting their second studio album ''[[Tension (Die Antwoord album)|Tension]]'' to be re-worked for "mainstream appeal".<ref>{{cite web|date=November 7, 2011|title=Die Antwoord leave Interscope, will release 'TEN$ION' on their own new indie label|url=http://boingboing.net/2011/11/07/dieantwoordleave.html|publisher=Boing Boing}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=February 7, 2012|title=Die Antwoord's Totally Insane Words of Wisdom|url=http://www.spin.com/2012/02/die-antwoords-totally-insane-words-wisdom/|work=SPIN}}</ref> Problems with Interscope first arose when the group decided the lead single for their second album would be "Fok julle naaiers" (loosely translated to "Fuck you fuckers"). ''Tension'' was ultimately released through Zef Recordz in early 2012.<ref>{{cite web|date=November 7, 2011|title=Did Die Antwoord Dump Interscope Records?|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/die-antwoord-dump-interscope-records-258390|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref>

===Kendrick Lamar and Top Dawg Entertainment===
On March 15, 2015, [[Kendrick Lamar]]'s album, ''[[To Pimp a Butterfly]]'', was released on [[iTunes]], [[Spotify]] and [[Google Play]] eight days ahead of its scheduled release date (March 23). The CEO of [[Top Dawg Entertainment]], [[Anthony Tiffith]], blamed Interscope for the album's unintentional release, and tweeted: "I would personally like to thank Interscope for fucking up our release. Somebody has got to pay for this mistake. #TOP!"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allhiphop.com/2015/03/16/tde-ceo-anthony-top-dawg-tiffith-kendrick-lamar-to-pimp-a-butterfly-interscope/ |title=TDE CEO Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith Blames Interscope For Kendrick Lamar's Album Leak |publisher=AllHipHop.com |date=March 15, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://rapdose.com/2015/03/16/kendrick-lamar-to-pimp-a-butterfly-album-leaked-by-itunes |title=Kendrick Lamar 'To Pimp A Butterfly' Album Leaked By iTunes |publisher=Rapdose.com |access-date=March 17, 2015}}</ref> The tweet was later deleted. On the following day, the option to purchase the album was removed from iTunes. The album debuted at number one when it was officially released.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/6502232/update-kendrick-lamars-to-pimp-a-butterfly-gets-surprise-digital |title=Update: Kendrick Lamar's 'To Pimp a Butterfly' Gets Surprise Digital Release |magazine=Billboard |access-date=March 17, 2015}}</ref>

===Alleged knowledge of Marilyn Manson sex abuse===
In January 2023, a sex abuse lawsuit was filed alleging that Interscope and its now defunct subsidiary [[Nothing Records]] knew about sex abuse committed by [[Marilyn Manson]] against a girl in the 1990s when he was signed with Nothing Records.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2023/01/marilyn-manson-sexual-assault-lawsuit-2-1235244460/|title=Marilyn Manson Sued By Woman Who Claims Singer Sexually Assaulted Her When She Was A Minor|first=Ted|last=Johnson|publisher=Deadline Hollywood|date=January 30, 2023|accessdate=March 31, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/jan/30/marilyn-manson-additional-sex-charges-new-york|title=Marilyn Manson faces more assault allegations|author=Pengelly, Martin|work=The Guardian|date=January 30, 2023|access-date=March 31, 2023}}</ref>