Editing Geffen Records (section)

=== Neil Jacobson's departure and 2020s success (2019–present) ===
In 2018, Interscope musician [[DJ Snake]] was drafted to Geffen to release his second studio album, [[Carte Blanche (DJ Snake album)|''Carte Blanche'']], which commenced on July 26, 2019. Its single, "[[Taki Taki (song)|Taki Taki]]", went on to accumulate four million equivalent units in the United States and peak at number one on ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'''s [[Hot Latin Songs]] chart.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Aniftos |first=Rania |date=2018-10-19 |title=DJ Snake's 'Taki Taki' Surpasses 100 Million YouTube Views |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/dj-snake-taki-taki-100-million-views-youtube-8480882/ |access-date=2024-02-13 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Bustios |first=Pamela |date=2018-10-08 |title=DJ Snake, Selena Gomez, Ozuna & Cardi B's 'Taki Taki' Debuts at No. 1 on Hot Latin Songs Chart |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/dj-snake-selena-gomez-ozuna-cardi-b-taki-taki-hot-latin-songs/ |access-date=2024-02-13 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref>

In December 2019, Neil Jacobson vacated his position as the president of Geffen, leaving to start his own company, Crescent Drive Productions.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Halperin |first=Shirley |date=2019-12-11 |title=Neil Jacobson Exits Geffen Records; Launches Crescent Drive Productions |url=https://variety.com/2019/music/news/neil-jacobson-geffen-records-crescent-drive-productions-1203433316/ |access-date=2021-03-12 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> The following month to a new year, in mid-January 2020, Lee L'Heureux was appointed the [[general manager]] of Geffen.<ref>{{Cite web |title=HITS Daily Double : Rumor Mill - GEFFEN'S LATEST MOVES |url=https://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=319564&title=GEFFEN%27S-LATEST-MOVES |access-date=2021-03-12 |website=HITS Daily Double |language=en}}</ref> The label then started to see more success from artists [[Rod Wave]], [[Lil Durk]], [[Yungblud]] and [[Hotboii]] (the former two were signed to Geffen through [[Todd Moscowitz]]'s Alamo Records).<ref>{{Cite web |title=GEFFEN'S LATEST MOVES |url=https://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=319564&title=GEFFENS-LATEST-MOVES |access-date=2024-02-13 |website=HITS Daily Double |language=en}}</ref>{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}}

In a staff exchange that July, longtime Interscope executive Nicole Bilzerian was drafted to Geffen to become its executive vice president.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Variety Staff |date=2020-07-15 |title=Geffen Records Names Nicole Bilzerian Executive VP |url=https://variety.com/2020/music/news/geffen-records-names-nicole-bilzerian-executive-vp-1234707706/ |access-date=2024-02-13 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>

[[Olivia Rodrigo]] joined Geffen in the fall of 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-01-05 |title=Disney+ Actress Olivia Rodrigo Signs to Geffen Records |url=https://www.musicconnection.com/disney-actress-olivia-rodrigo-signs-to-geffen-records/ |access-date=2024-02-13 |website=Music Connection Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> Her single, "[[Drivers License (song)|Drivers License]]", made the number one position on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] in early 2021.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=2021-01-20 |title=Olivia Rodrigo's "Drivers License" Harnesses the Power of Good Old-Fashioned Heartbreak |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2021/01/olivia-rodrigo-drivers-license |access-date=2024-02-13 |magazine=Vanity Fair |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Blake |first=Emily |date=2021-07-01 |title=Olivia Rodrigo's 'Drivers License' Ruled the First Half of 2021 - and It Wasn't Even Close |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/olivia-rodrigo-drivers-license-biggest-song-2021-1190881/ |access-date=2024-02-13 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=GEFFEN OPENS 2021 WITH RECORD-BREAKING DEBUT SINGLE |url=https://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=324694&title=GEFFEN-OPENS-2021-WITH-RECORD-BREAKING-DEBUT-SINGLE |access-date=2024-02-13 |website=HITS Daily Double |language=en}}</ref> That May, she released her debut album, ''[[Sour (album)|Sour]]''. It accumulated 295,000 album-equivalent units.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=2021-05-30 |title=Olivia Rodrigo's 'Sour' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart With 2021's Biggest Week |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/olivia-rodrigo-sour-billboard-200-debut-2021-biggest-week/ |access-date=2024-02-13 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> Its five-week reign at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200 became the longest by a female recording artist that year.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=2021-08-29 |title=Olivia Rodrigo's 'Sour' Returns to No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart After Vinyl Release |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/olivia-rodrigo-sour-returns-number-one-billboard-200-albums-chart-2/ |access-date=2024-02-13 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> ''Sour'' also made Rodrigo the first Geffen recording artist and first female artist overall to have a number one album under the label in nearly 13 years since Mary J. Blige's [[Growing Pains (Mary J. Blige album)|''Growing Pains'']] (2007).{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ellis |first=Stacy-Ann |date=2023-12-18 |title=Mary J. Blige's 'Growing Pains' Makes Peace With Pain |url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/mary-j-blige-growing-pains/ |access-date=2024-02-13 |website=uDiscover Music |language=en-US}}</ref>

Rodrigo followed up ''Sour'' in 2023 with [[Guts (Olivia Rodrigo album)|''Guts'']].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-12-27 |title=Olivia Rodrigo's Guts is critics' favourite album of 2023 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-67822639 |access-date=2024-02-13 |language=en-GB}}</ref> Released in September, it once again debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200, though its first week units were moderately slim behind the artist's debut.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=2023-09-17 |title=Olivia Rodrigo's 'Guts' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/olivia-rodrigo-guts-debuts-number-one-billboard-200-albums-chart-1235414540/ |access-date=2024-02-13 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> Also, in 2023, Interscope artist [[Kali Uchis]] was drafted to Geffen before releasing her sophomore album, ''[[Red Moon in Venus]]'', earlier that March.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kali Uchis evokes chaos and beauty of love on album 'Red Moon In Venus' |url=https://www.browndailyherald.com/article/2023/03/kali-uchis-evokes-chaos-and-beauty-of-love-on-album-red-moon-in-venus |access-date=2024-02-13 |website=The Brown Daily Herald |language=en-US}}</ref> The album peaked at number four on the Billboard 200, another top five charting success for the label that year.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Anderson |first=Trevor |date=2023-03-16 |title=Kali Uchis Earns First Top 10 on R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart With 'Red Moon in Venus' |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/kali-uchis-red-moon-venus-top-10-rb-hip-hop-albums-chart/ |access-date=2024-02-13 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref>

Since 2024, Geffen has been a part of Universal Music Group's Interscope Capitol Labels Group.

In July 2024, longtime former Geffen Records president Ed Rosenblatt, who served as president of Geffen Records from its inception in 1980 through its glory years of [[Guns N’ Roses]], [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]], [[Don Henley]] and countless others, died.<ref name=leadsfor />