Overview
- Sony Music named Ezekiel “Zeke” Lewis chairman and CEO of Epic Records on Monday after Rob Stringer endorsed the move, and Lewis will report to him.
- Lewis has served as Epic’s president since 2023 after joining in 2018 to lead the label’s artists-and-repertoire team, which signs and develops talent.
- The appointment ends an interim stretch that followed longtime chair and CEO Sylvia Rhone stepping down late last year.
- In a statement, Lewis set a clear artist-first agenda for a crowded, digital-first market that he says demands stronger support for creators.
- Reporting notes Lewis is among the few Black CEOs in the major-label system, joining Def Jam’s Tunji Balogun.