Overview

• Rhone confirmed her departure in an internal memo, stating she is moving on from the role after 11 years at the label.
• She served as Epic’s president starting in 2014 and was elevated to chair and CEO in 2019.
• Sony Music chief Rob Stringer praised her tenure in a memo highlighting No. 1 successes with 21 Savage, Future, Travis Scott, and Tyla.
• Epic has not publicly announced a permanent replacement, and trade reports say president Zeke Lewis and GM Rick Sackheim will manage day-to-day business.
• A pioneering figure, Rhone noted this role marked another instance in her career as the first woman and first Black executive to lead a major label under a Fortune 500 company.