Editing Interscope Records (section)

===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>