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Sylvia Rhone *DUARTE, Calif.  — City of Hope, a world-renowned independent research and treatment center for cancer, diabetes and other life-threatening diseases, announced today that its Music, Film and Entertainment Industry group will present its highest honor – The Spirit of Life® Award – to Sylvia Rhone, Chairman and CEO of Epic Records and […]

* Sylvia Rhone received the City of Hope’s 2019 Spirit of Life Award last week at Barker Hanger in Santa Monica. Rhone was the first African-American woman honored with the award. Accustomed to making history, she is also the first black woman to head a major U.S. record company, leading the Elektra Entertainment Group in the 1990s. […]

[…] Sami Drasin exclusively for Billboard *This week’s Billboard cover story features a trio of the most powerful black women at the three major-label groups, Motown Records President Ethiopia Habtemariam, Epic Records President  Sylvia Rhone, and Atlantic Executive VP Juliette Jones. These women are redefining leadership in a music business that – with label revenue strong, Spotify stock rising and startups proliferating – […]

[…] author, who recently released his critically acclaimed book “Bruce W. Talamon Soul, R&B and Funk Photographs 1972 – 1982,” was presented with a special Living Legends honor. Sylvia Rhone, President of Epic Records, and Azim Rashid, Senior Vice President of Promotion of Roc Nation, were the Honorary Chairperson and the Event Chairperson, respectively. Kenny Lattimore, […]

[…] giving support when times get tough. The Living Legends Foundation Chairman David C. Linton pictured with the 2018 Honorary Chairperson and Chairman and CEO of Epic Records Sylvia Rhone for the Awards Dinner and Gala. (Photo Credit: Courtesy of the Living Legends Foundation) GQ: Do you think the new generation of music executives are receptive […]

[…] Brandy. Adina and Brandy were both signed to the same record label at the time and word of their love triangle soon reached their boss at Atlantic, Sylvia Rhone. “Two young ladies, a lot of their egos get in the way and were kind of going through it about a guy,” Adina recalls in the […]

[…] in this business he said, “Everybody’s someone. That’s the way you have to approach this business. Remember you didn’t get there by yourself. It was people like Sylvia Rhone, it was people like yourself, people like the press who have brought records and told people about them. That’s what this is about. That’s why I’m […]

[…] scarce atop major music companies — at least, those they don’t own themselves. That select group includes industry veterans like Warner/Chappell Music chairman/CEO Jon Platt, Epic Records president  Sylvia Rhone, Motown president Ethiopia Habtemariam and Universal Music Group (UMG) executive vp business and legal affairs/general counsel Jeffrey Harleston.” “There’s definitely a challenge in the music industry with respect to […]

Getty *Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is urging NBA fans not to descend upon the city for the upcoming All-Star Game. According to CNN, several NBA players have already made clear that they are hesitant to participate in the big event on March 7. On Tuesday, Bottoms noted her concerns about fans coming to town […]

[…] to miss us on @EmpireFOX on March 17th with @TherealTaraji! #EmpireOnFOX pic.twitter.com/UxCFsHDd4Z — En Vogue (@EnVogueMusic) February 20, 2020 Herron-Braggs compared Henson’s character to real-life music executive, Sylvia Rhone, Epic Records Chairman & CEO.   “We were fortunate to have someone like Cookie — Sylvia Rhone — who personally was committed to every aspect of our […]

[…] and Funk Photographs 1972 – 1982,” was presented with a special Living Legends honor.   (Photo Credit: Maury Phillips) Left to Right: Azim Rashid, Event Chairperson; and Sylvia Rhone, Honorary Chairperson of the Living Legends Foundation’s 22nd Awards Show and Dinner. Sylvia Rhone, President of Epic Records, and Azim Rashid, Senior Vice President of Promotion […]

[…] University in Raleigh, North Carolina; Texas Southern University in Houston; and Howard University in Washington, DC. Several celebrities, VIPs and former honorees attended this year’s ceremony, including Sylvia Rhone (President of Epic Records), Loni Love (co-host of The Real & Café Mocha Radio), Angelo Moore (Fishbone), Freda Payne (recording artist and actress), Rolanda Watts (broadcast […]

[…] 2 Sister magazine. Everyone in the industry who could support did. There were a few haters, but the people who went over and beyond in support were Sylvia Rhone, Art Kass, Jean Riggins, Demmette Guidry, Hiriam Hicks and L.A. Reid. That’s why I don’t like it when folks say blacks don’t help blacks. If that […]

[…] string of top 10 hits including “Come Share My Love” and “Baby, Be Mine.” Darius McCrary co-stars as Gerald LeVert, Gary Dourdan as Augie Johnson, LisaRaye is Sylvia Rhone, Amari Cheatom as Eddie Phelps and Vanessa Bell Calloway as Josephine Howard. Chaka Khan’s daughter Indira Khan will be playing her iconic mother. According to Shadow […]

[…] in an upcoming documentary. Titled “Adina Howard: A Story of Sexual Liberation,” the film will feature the singer as she addresses what happened with her and record executive Sylvia Rhone that put a halt to her career as well as her relationship with rap legend Tupac Shakur and her cameo role in the film “Waiting to […]