Ezekiel Lewis Named Epic Records Chairman-CEO

By Chris Willman

Chris Willman

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Sony Music has appointed Ezekiel “Zeke” Lewis as chairman and CEO of Epic Records, the company announced Monday.

Lewis had served as Epic’s president since 2023, leading the A&R division while helping run the label’s day-to-day operations, which he and GM Rick Sackheim have been covering since longtime chair/CEO Sylvia Rhone stepped down late last year. Lewis joine Epic in 2018 as the executive VP of A&R.

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