About Sylvia Rhone
  • In 2019, Rhone was named chairwoman and CEO of Epic Records, a division of Sony Entertainment.
  • It is the third big role for Rhone, who in 2004 was appointed as the president of Motown Records and before that ran the Elektra Entertainment Group.
  • Throughout her career, Rhone has worked with some of the biggest names in music, including Missy Elliott, Lil Wayne, En Vogue and more.
  • She was born in Philadelphia and raised in Harlem and cites Aretha Franklin and Ella Fitzgerald as her early musical influences.
  • Rhone is considered one of the most influential women in the music business. She also sits on the board of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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