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=== Relaunches (2011β2017) === Interscope Geffen A&M chairman and CEO Jimmy Iovine relaunched Geffen in 2011, moving its headquarters from Santa Monica to [[New York City]]. Former manager of [[Kanye West]], Gee Roberson was appointed chairman.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Morris |first=Christopher |date=2011-06-21 |title=Gee Roberson named chairman of Geffen Records |work=Variety |url=https://variety.com/2011/music/news/gee-roberson-named-chairman-of-geffen-records-1118038906/ |access-date=2020-02-27 |archive-date=2012-11-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109044239/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118038906?refCatId=16 |url-status=live }}</ref> However, in late 2013, the label went idle with a majority of Geffen's artists now recording under Interscope.{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}} On May 28, 2014, Iovine departed from Interscope Geffen A&M as its chairman and CEO and hired [[Fueled by Ramen]] co-founder [[John Janick]] as his replacement.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Christman |first=Ed |date=2014-05-28 |title=Jimmy Iovine Leaving Interscope Geffen A&M |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/jimmy-iovine-leaving-interscope-geffen-am-6099411/ |access-date=2024-02-13 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Frydenlund |first=Zach |title=Jimmy Iovine Leaves Interscope Records |url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/zach-frydenlund/jimmy-iovine-leaves-interscope-records |access-date=2024-02-13 |website=Complex |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-05-29 |title=Jimmy Iovine Parting Ways With Interscope |url=https://hypebeast.com/2014/5/jimmy-iovine-parting-ways-with-interscope |access-date=2024-02-13 |website=Hypebeast}}</ref> In March 2017, Neil Jacobson was appointed president of Geffen Records to oversee the second relaunch of the label via new signings as well as reinvigoration of the label's legendary catalog.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Gensler |first=Andy |date=2017-03-24 |title=Neil Jacobson: How to Go From Golf Caddy to Geffen Records President |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/7736470/neil-jacobson-interview-geffen-records-president |access-date=13 August 2017 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=McIntyre |first=Hugh |title=Legendary Label Geffen Records Relaunches After Disappearing |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2017/03/23/legendary-label-geffen-records-relaunches-after-disappearing/ |access-date=2024-02-13 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Aswad |first=Jem |date=2017-03-23 |title=Geffen Records to Relaunch With Neil Jacobson as President: Exclusive |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/geffen-records-relaunch-neil-jacobson-roster/ |access-date=2024-02-13 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref>
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