Beginnings (2021–2024) After his last album,
11 11 in 2014,
Sean Combs would take a long break from making music. In 2021, rumors circulated that Combs was making a musical return. In 2022, Combs announced the formation of Love Records, in a joint venture with
Motown, as a successor to his
Bad Boy Records brand. Both Motown and Love were to release Combs' fifth album,
The Love Album: Off the Grid (2023). Love Records' first artist,
Jozzy, was signed on September 12, 2022. Despite the label's deal with Motown, Combs' fifth album was released
independently on solely Love Records on September 15, 2023. It moderately entered the
Billboard 200 and gained mostly positive reviews from critics, earning a nomination for
Best Progressive R&B Album at the
66th Annual Grammy Awards.
Hiatus (2024–present) In March 2024, several of Combs' properties were raided by the
Department of Homeland Security, and that September he was charged with federal
sex trafficking,
transportation to engage in prostitution, and
racketeering. The search found various narcotics, including
ketamine,
ecstasy, and
GHB.
His trial began on May 5, 2025, and on July 2, he was found guilty of transportation to engage in prostitution and not guilty on racketeering and sex trafficking charges, thus putting a pause on Love Records. ==Roster==