GOOD Music

GOOD Music
GOOD Music
Parent company	Mascotte Holdings
Founded	March 16, 2004
Founder	Kanye West
Status	Active
Distributor(s)	Def Jam (2011-2022); Interscope (Sheck Wes);
Genre	Various, with a focus on hip hop and R&B
Country of origin	United States
Location	New York City, New York; Chicago, Illinois

GOOD Music (often stylized as G.O.O.D. Music; a backronym for Getting Out Our Dreams^[1]) is an American independent record label founded by rapper Kanye West in 2004. The label entered an exclusive long-term worldwide distribution contract with the Island Def Jam Music Group in 2011.^[2] In 2012, the label released its only compilation album, Cruel Summer. In 2015, Pusha T was appointed president of the label by West, while record executive Steven Victor was appointed chief operating officer (COO).^[3]^[4] In late 2022, Pusha T stepped down from the position as he was no longer on speaking terms with West.

The label has released two number-one US Billboard Hot 100 singles—"All of Me" by John Legend, and "Panda" by Desiigner—as well as nine number-one US Billboard 200 albums—Finding Forever (2007) by Common; Dark Sky Paradise (2015), I Decided (2017), and Detroit 2 (2020) by Big Sean; The Life of Pablo (2016), Ye (2018), Jesus Is King (2019), and Donda (2021) by Kanye West; and It's Almost Dry (2022) by Pusha T. Due to the expiration of West's recording contract with Def Jam, the latter album served as the label's second-to-final release, ultimately closed by You Can't Kill Me (2022) by 070 Shake.^[5]

^ "Def Jam Recordings Overview". Universal Music Group. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
^ Wolkoff, Carly (June 27, 2011). "Kanye West's G.O.O.D. Music Inks Deal with Island Def Jam". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 29, 2013. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
^ "Pusha T Named President of G.O.O.D. Music: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
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^ "Kanye West and G.O.O.D. Music Label Reportedly No Longer Part of Def Jam". Complex. Retrieved October 25, 2022.