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During his visit to SiriusXM/Pandora, Columbia superstar Harry Styles experiences the mad synergy by positioning himself in this potent pic. Seen secretly longing to wear yellow one day are (l-r) Jared Fox, Alex Tear, Harry, Steve Blatter, Jeff Z and Ross Zapin. Later, by marching in place, Alex used his Fitbit to up Harry’s spins.
Epic’s Sackheim, Lewis and RYu Get Their EVP Stripes
ick Sackheim has been promoted to say about them. ability to find unique and forward-looking Executive Vice President/General “Rick’s reputation as one of the top record ways to break artists.
Manager at Epic Records, one of promotion execs in the industry is well- “Stephanie is widely respected throughout three promotions Sylvia Rhone earned,” she noted. “The decades that he Epic and Sony Music for her all-encompassing
announced on 3/5. spent learning every aspect of the game have knowledge, consummate professionalism and
Ezekiel “Zeke” Lewis has been ap- pointed EVP and Head of A&R,
and Stephanie Yu has been upped
to EVP and Head of Business &
Legal Affairs.
Promo king Sackheim will
also be responsible for overseeing
the Epic marketing, publicity and video-production departments.
Lewis takes on a newly created
position wherein he’ll oversee the
entire Epic Records A&R division.
Yu will spearhead the new brand marketing and sync licensing group initiatives in addition to overseeing the business & legal affairs and A&R administration divisions.
All three report to Rhone, Epic’s Chair- man/CEO. Naturally, she had nice things to
paid off for Epic, where he has led the promo-
tion team to its most spectacular and historic achievements over the past two years.
“Zeke has proved himself a forceful and indispensable executive many times over at Epic,” Rhone continued. “I have always admired his leadership skills, as well as his
mastery of the most intricate aspects of the business & legal affairs sector, which
she has successfully navigated for more than a decade,” Rhone said of Yu. “Her experience working with the industry’s biggest artists and their representatives suitably positions her to oversee these new initiatives.”
Sackheim joined Epic in 2018 af- ter a 12-year run at Def Jam. Lewis, a Grammy-winning songwriter, has helped develop the careers of 21
Savage, Tyla Yahweh and Madison Beer in his two years at the label. Yu has spent the past decade at Epic, serving as SVP and Head of Business & Legal since 2015.
Sackheim now really has an excuse to not take Todd Hensley’s phone calls.
Rick Sackheim
Ezekiel Lewis
Stephanie Yu
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