{"id":63024,"date":"2026-03-30T23:34:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T23:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/hiphopmagizine\/sony-music-names-ezekiel-lewis-chairman-and-ceo-of-epic-records\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T23:34:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T23:34:19","slug":"sony-music-names-ezekiel-lewis-chairman-and-ceo-of-epic-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/hiphopmagizine\/sony-music-names-ezekiel-lewis-chairman-and-ceo-of-epic-records\/","title":{"rendered":"Sony Music Names Ezekiel Lewis Chairman and CEO of Epic Records."},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt Hip Hop Magizine News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9431463036\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sony Music today announced the appointment of Ezekiel Lewis as Chairman and CEO, Epic Records. In this role, Lewis will report to Rob Stringer, Chairman, Sony Music Group.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Lewis joined Epic Records in 2018 as Executive Vice President, A&amp;R and was most recently elevated to President in 2023, where he led the A&amp;R division while helping run the day-to-day operations of the Company. As CEO, he will direct all aspects of Epic\u2019s creative vision and business operations, building on the label\u2019s long-standing commitment to artist development.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In making the announcement, Stringer said, \u201cThrough his experience and knowledge in a senior creative capacity at Epic over the last eight years, Zeke is eminently qualified to take the label forward as its leader. Not only I am very pleased to make an appointment like this based on the executive growth of an internal candidate, but also because Zeke is highly respected and trusted by the artists and staff at Sony Music. I look forward to working together with him and his team on magnifying the musical vision of Epic Records.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Lewis said, \u201cI am truly humbled by the trust Rob has placed in me to lead this incredible label. Music has always been about the artist, their vision, their voice, their story. Everything we build here starts and ends with that belief. My focus, from day one, is to make this the best home for recording artists anywhere in the world. In a digital-first landscape full of noise and distraction, we have an opportunity to cut through and give creators something rare: a place where they are genuinely seen, supported, and set up to thrive. That is the mission, and I do not take it lightly.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A GRAMMY\u00ae Award-winning songwriter and producer, Lewis has helped shape the careers of artists across genres throughout his tenure at Epic, including <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/tag\/21-savage\/\"><strong>21 Savage<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, Madison Beer, BIA, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/tag\/black-eyed-peas\/\"><strong>Black Eyed Peas<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, DDG, Future, GIV\u0112ON, Zara Larsson, Mariah the Scientist, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/tag\/travis-scott\/\"><strong>Travis Scott<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, Southside, Meghan Trainor, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/tag\/tyla\/\"><strong>Tyla<\/strong><\/a><\/span> and others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Prior to Epic, Lewis served as Senior Vice President of A&amp;R at Motown Records, where he worked with Ne-Yo, Erykah Badu, Migos, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/tag\/lil-yachty\/\"><strong>Lil Yachty<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/tag\/t-i\/\"><strong>T.I.<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, and Rich Homie Quan. Earlier in Lewis\u2019 career, his work included co-writing and co-producing hit records for Justin Bieber, Mary J. Blige, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/tag\/usher\/\"><strong>Usher<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, and many others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Lewis is the founder of Bar Music Group, a music publishing company, and co-founder of The Clutch, a songwriter-producer collective behind chart-topping projects for Omarion, Ciara, Britney Spears and others. 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