First published at 20:34 UTC on January 29th, 2024.
Lyor is currently the Global 🌎 Head of Music for Youtube / Google.
Rush Productions / Rush Artist Management (Late 1984 - 1989)
• Founded by Russell Simmons; Lyor Cohen joined as Run-DMC's road manager, later taking on additional responsibili…
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Lyor is currently the Global 🌎 Head of Music for Youtube / Google.
Rush Productions / Rush Artist Management (Late 1984 - 1989)
• Founded by Russell Simmons; Lyor Cohen joined as Run-DMC's road manager, later taking on additional responsibilities and signing various artists.
Rush Associated Labels (1989 - 1994)
• Co-founded by Russell Simmons and Lyor Cohen as an extension of Rush Productions.
Def Jam under PolyGram and Universal (1994 - June 1998)
• Became Def Jam's day-to-day leader after partnering with Russell Simmons; negotiated Def Jam's departure from Sony and move to PolyGram.
The Island Def Jam Music Group (June 1998 - January 2004)
• Co-president of the merged unit after PolyGram's merger with Universal; played a key role in overseeing various artists across different genres.
Warner Music Group (January 2004 - September 2012)
• Hired as Chairman and Chief Executive; oversaw the merger of Atlantic and Elektra labels into Atlantic.
YouTube and Spotify (September 2016)
• Joined YouTube as Global Head of Music.
300 (November 2013)
• Founded by Lyor Cohen.
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