Sylvia Rhone
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Sylvia Rhone is a pioneering American music industry executive known for leading major record labels and shaping the careers of numerous prominent R&B and hip-hop artists.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sylvia Rhone canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
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business executive ⓘ music industry executive ⓘ record label executive ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
21st century
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late 20th century ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Music industry leadership honors ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| degree | Bachelor of Science in Economics ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| employer |
Atlantic Records
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Elektra Records ⓘ Epic Records ⓘ Motown ⓘ
surface form:
Motown Records
Sony Music Entertainment ⓘ Universal Motown Republic Group ⓘ
surface form:
Universal Motown Records
WEA Inc. ⓘ
surface form:
WEA Corporation
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| ethnicGroup | African-American ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | economics ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genreSpecialization |
R&B
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hip hop ⓘ pop music ⓘ |
| hasNotableRole |
advocate for diversity in the music industry
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mentor to emerging artists and executives ⓘ |
| industry | music industry ⓘ |
| influenced |
careers of numerous R&B artists
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careers of numerous hip hop artists ⓘ |
| knownFor |
shaping the careers of R&B artists
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shaping the careers of hip hop artists ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | first African-American woman to head a major record company ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leadership in the American music industry
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pioneering role for African-American executives in music ⓘ pioneering role for women in the record business ⓘ |
| occupation |
music industry executive
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record executive ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Philadelphia ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chairman and CEO of Elektra Entertainment Group
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Chairman and CEO of Epic Records ⓘ Chairman and CEO of Epic Records under Sony Music Entertainment ⓘ President of Motown Records ⓘ President of Universal Motown Records ⓘ Senior executive at Atlantic Records ⓘ Senior vice president and general manager at Atlantic Records ⓘ |
| stateOfBirth | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York City ⓘ |
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