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| 2024 | Motown Records became part of UMG's Republic Corps. |
| 2024 | Tha Dogg Pound and Danny Boy return to Death Row Records, along with the addition of Tha Eastsidaz and Charlie Bereal. |
| April 1 2024 | Rihanna announced the upcoming launch of Fenty Beauty in mainland China. |
| 2023 | YoungBoy Never Broke Again signed to Motown Records, jointly with Never Broke Again |
| 2023 | Tamla was announced to be re-activated under Capitol Christian Music Group as an imprint devoted to positive R&B and hip hop. |
| 2023 | A 2018 video leaked online of West publicly disavowing GOOD Music, expressing a desire to separate from the label during a phone call with Scooter Braun. |
| 2023 | Sims confirms that every book in the store is by Black, Indigenous, or other people of color. |
| 2023 | October London and Julian Torres join Death Row Records, further diversifying the label's artist lineup. |
| 2023 | Fenty Beauty launched digital experiences within Roblox, allowing users to create their own virtual Fenty products. |
| October 1 2023 | Fenty Beauty began being sold at Ulta Beauty locations inside Target stores. |
| March 9 2023 | Death Row's complete catalogue returned to all music streaming services. |
| February 2023 | Rihanna performed at the Super Bowl Halftime Show, featuring Fenty Beauty makeup touch-ups, which reportedly earned the brand $5.6 million within 12 hours. |
| February 12 2023 | Snoop Dogg announced Death Row's catalogue would return to TikTok via music distribution company SoundOn. |
| February 1 2023 | Dr. Dre's album The Chronic returned to streaming services. |
| 2022 | Brandy signed to Motown Records, releasing singles jointly with Brand Nu |
| 2022 | Merkules and Jane Handcock join Death Row Records, expanding the label's contemporary roster. |
| December 2022 | Snoop Dogg sold a stake of Death Row's catalogue to Larry Jackson's music label Gamma. |
| December 19 2022 | Pusha T announced he was no longer on speaking terms with West and stepped down as President of GOOD Music, officially leaving the label. |
| November 29 2022 | Ethiopia Habtemariam announced her resignation as chairwoman/CEO of Motown. |
| October 2022 | Black Garnet Books opens its physical location at Hamline Station in the Midway neighborhood of Saint Paul. |
| October 24 2022 | Def Jam officially parted ways with Kanye West, and GOOD Music was no longer distributed by their label, reportedly due to West's controversial antisemitic and racist actions. |
| August 2022 | Madison Beer was announced as a new brand ambassador for Fenty Beauty, joining existing ambassadors Madison Bailey, Kane Lim, and Nikita Kering. |
| May 10 2022 | Rihanna announced Fenty Beauty's expansion to 8 African countries: Ghana, Kenya, Botswana, South Africa, Namibia, Nigeria, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, with products to be available from May 27, 2022. |
| April 18 2022 | Death Row Records announced plans to launch its own streaming service, promising higher royalties to artists compared to main music streaming platforms. |
| March 4 2022 | In a Tidal interview, Snoop Dogg claimed he acquired rights to all previously released Death Row Records albums, including his Doggystyle and Dr. Dre's The Chronic. |
| February 17 2022 | Rihanna announced that Ulta Beauty stores would begin carrying Fenty Beauty products starting March 6, 2022. |
| February 11 2022 | Snoop Dogg released his third studio album on Death Row Records, marking a 26-year return to the label since his last album Tha Doggfather. |
| February 9 2022 | Snoop Dogg announced the acquisition of Death Row Records trademarks from MNRK Music Group, ahead of his Super Bowl LVI halftime show appearance. |
| 2021 | Motown separated from the Capitol Music Group to become a standalone label again. |
| 2021 | Bankroll Freddie signed to Motown Records, jointly with Quality Control |
| 2021 | Sims receives a $100,000 Neighborhood STAR grant from Saint Paul City Councilor Mitra Jalali to renovate and open a bookstore location. |
| 2021 | Black Garnet Books operates as a pop-up bookstore. |
| 2021 | Produced 'NYC Epicenters 9/11-2021½', a documentary series about New York City |
| 2021 | Signed a multi-year creative partnership with Netflix to develop film and television projects. |
| November 2021 | Black Garnet Books launched a book drive on Bookshop.org to donate copies of The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story to schools in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul area, which ultimately received over 700 donations. |
| October 29 2021 | Big Sean announced his departure from GOOD Music after 14 years, citing a need to 'get a bigger cut' while maintaining their personal brotherhood. |
| June 2021 | The acquisition of eOne Music by The Blackstone Group was completed. |
| April 2021 | Hasbro and Entertainment One announced they would sell off eOne Music to The Blackstone Group. |
| 2020 | Emanuel signed to Motown Records, jointly with Universal Music Canada |
| 2020 | Stevie Wonder finally leaves the Motown label after decades of association. |
| 2020 | Teyana Taylor departed from Good Music after being with the label since 2012. |
| October 17 2020 | Spike Lee's 'American Utopia' released on HBO, with international distribution by Universal Pictures |
| September 2020 | Motown UK launched under Universal UK's EMI Records division. |
| July 12 2020 | Crowdfunding campaign raises over $81,000, ultimately reaching a total of more than $108,000. |
| July 10 2020 | Sims launches a crowdfunding campaign for Black Garnet Books on GoFundMe. |
| June 2020 | Dionne Sims discovers no Black-owned bookstores exist in Minnesota while researching ways to support the Black community after George Floyd's murder. |
| June 12 2020 | Spike Lee's 'Da 5 Bloods' released on Netflix |
| 2019 | Bree Runway signed to Motown Records, jointly with Motown UK and EMI |
| 2019 | Label saw departures of several artists including Kacy Hill, HXLT, Desiigner, and Valee. |
| August 23 2019 | Hasbro announced a $4 billion purchase of eOne, becoming the owners of Death Row Records. |
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