Ezekiel Lewis Promoted to Chairman/CEO of Epic Records

Ezekiel Lewis has been named Chairman/CEO of Epic Records, a subsidiary of Sony. Lewis was President of the label starting in 2023, and he will fill the top role following the exit of Sylvia Rhone in September 2025.

Background:

• Lewis started at Epic in 2018 as Executive Vice President and Head of A&R.

• During his tenure, he’s worked with Tyla, Travis Scott, Future, Giveon, 21 Savage, Madison Beer, and Zara Larsson.

• Since Rhone left the position, Lewis had been running Epic with the label’s General Manager, Rick Sackheim.

• Before joining Epic, Lewis worked at Motown, founded music publisher The Bar Group, and contributed to songs for Justin Bieber, Usher, and Britney Spears.

What they said:

• Sony Music Group Chairman Rob Stringer: “Through 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 am I 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.”

• Lewis: “I 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.”