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NEW YORK (Billboard) – Island Def Jam is reviving the legendary Mercury Records imprint in the United States, eight years after it was mothballed in the wake of a corporate merger.

The label continues to operate overseas, serving as the home for many Island Def Jam acts, such as Bon Jovi,
Elton John and
Lionel Richie.

The resurrected Mercury will be headed in New York by David Massey ,a former executive at Sony Music, where he worked with the likes of Shakira, Oasis, Franz Ferdinand and Travis.

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