Sylvia Rhone Stepping Down As Chair/CEO OF Epic Records

September 22, 2025 2

Sylvia Rhone, the veteran chair and CEO of Sony Music’s Epic Records, is stepping down from the company, a source familiar with the matter confirms to The Hollywood Reporter.

Rhone was first named chair and CEO of the label back in 2019, after a five year stint as Epic’s president starting in 2014. In her tenure at Epic, she oversaw one of the most influential rosters in hip-hop, working with superstars including Travis Scott, 21 Savage, DJ Khaled Future, as well as with pop stars like Meghan Trainor, Madison Beer and Camila Cabello among many more.

Industry insiders have speculated for years when Rhone would eventually step down from her post given that she was one of the oldest major label CEOs, though as of now, no successor has been named. Rhone has long been lauded as a trailblazing figure in the music business, the first woman and the first. | See full article at The Hollywood Reporter – Movie News