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# L.A. Reid Out As Chairman, CEO Of Epic Records
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/la-reid-out-as-chairman-ceo-of-epic-records/
- Published: 2017-05-11T18:05:37.000Z
- Updated: 2017-05-11T18:05:37.000Z
- Description: L.A. Reid is out as chairman and CEO of Sony's Epic Records after six years. The axe fell just a month after former Columbia Records boss Rob Stringer became CEO of. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2017/05/la-reid-out-as-chairman-ceo-of-epic-records.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Major Labels, Music Business, music, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:13

[![LA Reid](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d2819119970c-150wi "LA Reid")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d2819119970c-popup?ref=hypebot.com)L.A. Reid is out as chairman and CEO of Sony's Epic Records after six years. The axe fell just a month after former Columbia Records boss Rob Stringer became CEO of Sony Music Entertainment. The sudden shift was unexpected given that Reid delivered two #1 albums so far in 2017 from Future and major hits from DJ Khaled and Travi$ Scott. 

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