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	Sylvia Rhone - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sylvia Rhone (born March 11, 1952 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) began her music career in 1974 with Buddha Records.
		Rhone exited that post in March 2004 when Elektra was dismantled by its parent company, Warner Music Group.
		Rhone is also a graduate of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sylvia_Rhone (212 words)

	Associated Black Charities (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Rhone was appointed to the Board of Directors of the AOL Time Warner Foundation in 2001, and in 2000 was named an alumni trustee of the University of Pennsylvania.
		Rhone is active in a number of community based organizations and took the lead role in the entertainment industry in 1996 in organizing a fund raising benefit for the National Council of Churches Burned Churches Fund, which raised funds to rebuild churches destroyed by fire.
		Rhone is a member of the Board of Directors of the Alvin Ailey American dance Theater, the Studio Museum of Harlem, the RIAA, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Jazz at Lincoln Center, NARAS, and the RandB Foundation.
	www.associatedblackcharities.org /www_awards2004/2003_chair_rhone.shtml (582 words)

	Sylvia Rhone
		Sylvia Rhone's current tenure as Chairman of the Elektra Entertainment Group is the latest achievement in a distinguished 21-year career in the music business.
		Ms Rhone is active in a number of community based organizations and took the lead role in the entertainment industry in 1996 in organizing a fund raising benefit for the National Council of Churches Burned Churches Fund, which raised funds to rebuild churches destroyed by fire.
		Sylvia Rhone is a member of the Board of Directors of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, the Studio Museum of Harlem, the RIAA, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Jazz at Lincoln Center and the RandB Foundation.
	www.womenet.org /People/Sylvia_Rhone (546 words)

	Universal Music Group
		Rhone\'s most recent position as Chairman/CEO of the Elektra Entertainment Group saw her helm one of the Warner Music Group\'s most prestigious labels, ruling over a hip hop, rock, RandB and pop imprint that made Elektra one of the most diverse labels in the history of popular music.
		Rhone was the first African American and first woman to become Chairman of a major label when she was appointed Chairman/CEO of Elektra in 1994, guiding the consolidation of four labels into the Elektra Entertainment Group.
		Rhone was named an Alumni Trustee of the University of Pennsylvania, and is a recipient of the Black Alumni of Pratt\'s Lifetime Achievement Award.
	new.umusic.com /News.aspx?NewsId=230 (786 words)

	divastation: tamia
		rhone, one of the music industry's driving forces, and tamia, a talented artist whose full potential had not yet been realized, hit it off immediately.
		"sylvia is the perfect executive for a singer like me," tamia explains on www.tamiaonline.com, "she's so supportive and knows what it's like to go the distance in this business." they quickly set about producing what would be tamia's second album, a nu day.
		with dynamos like sylvia rhone and missy "misdemeanor" elliot behind her, however, it won't be long before tamia's name is habitually associated with artists such as whitney houston, deborah cox and toni braxton.
	www.divastation.com /tamia/tamia_bio.html (936 words)

	Stevie Wonder - A Time 2 Love - Newsweek
		It's a rainy April night in New York, and Sylvia Rhone, the new CEO of Motown Records, is lounging on an oversize bed and whispering coquettishly in the ear of her label's legendary star Stevie Wonder.
		Rhone is "a little frustrated, and maybe there's pressure she's facing," he says.
		For Rhone, who insists Wonder will hand it in to Motown this week, much more is riding on "A Time to Love" than ending the drought for his fans.
	www.steviewonder.org.uk /AT2L-PressRel/AT2L_PR-0613-Newsweek.htm (685 words)

	ThugLifeArmy.com Keeping The Legacy Alive
		In her executive VP role, Rhone will be involved in various musical projects that encompass the UMG family of labels.
		Rhone's segue to Universal reunites her with both Morris and Lewinter, who worked with her at Atlantic Records.
		Rhone then became the first African-American and first woman to serve as chairman of a major label when she was named chairman/CEO of Elektra in 1994.
	www.thuglifearmy.com /news?id=118 (699 words)

	Free (rapper) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		She was then put into a production deal with Motown Records, where Sylvia Rhone (former owner af Elektra Records) led her.
		Free did not feel as though this was the right label for a Female Rapper, so she left the label and joined Underground Universe.
		She is still good friends with Sylvia Rhone.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Free_(rapper) (425 words)

	Signed. Sealed. Delivered? - Newsweek Business - MSNBC.com
		June 20 issue - It's a rainy April night in New York, and Sylvia Rhone, the new CEO of Motown Records, is lounging on an oversize bed and whispering coquettishly in the ear of her label's legendary star Stevie Wonder.
		Rhone first learned she'd be fired from a reporter who called while she was dining with her mother.
		Late last year, Rhone and Bronfman were among a bevy of boldface names (Jay-Z, Beyonce, P. Diddy) in Anguilla for actor Denzel Washington's 50th-birthday party.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/8186569/site/newsweek (766 words)

	Billboard Radio Monitor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		As expected, Sylvia Rhone has joined Universal Music Group as president of Motown Records and executive VP of Universal Records.
		Rhone, the former chairman/CEO of Elektra Entertainment Group, will report to Mel Lewinter, chairman/CEO of Universal Motown Records Group, and Doug Morris, chairman/CEO of Universal Music Group.
		Rhone says her primary focus at this early stage is to "develop and build the Motown roster.
	www.billboardradiomonitor.com /radiomonitor/printable_version.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000651694 (183 words)

	divastation: yolanda adams
		signed to the label after label chairman sylvia rhone witnessed a stirring performance at new york's beacon theater and became discouraged that the phenomenal diva was not more renowned than she is, mountain high…valley low marks adams' further exploration of the myriad of styles that comprise her musical
		more than just providing fans of r&b-infused gospel with another option when they enter the record store, yolanda adams, backed by rhone, is on a mission.
		this goal not only speaks volumes about the integrity of elektra's sylvia rhone whose reputation for taking risks on artists in whom she sincerely believes explains her executive producer credit on mountain high…valley low, but also suggest the vast talent that exists within yolanda adams.
	www.divastation.com /yolanda_adams/yadams_bio.html (747 words)

	Universal Motown Records Group Becomes Two
		Universal Motown Records, with Sylvia Rhone as president, will include the likes of Nelly, Lindsay Lohan, and Stevie Wonder on its artist roster; while Universal Republic Records (Monte Lipman, president) will house Elton John and 3 Doors Down, among others.
		Rhone, former chair/CEO of Elektra Entertainment, is known as a “star maker” and mentor to such artists as Missy Elliott and Third Eye Blind.
		In her Motown Records’ heyday, she was known as one of the highest-ranking women in her field, and her “Stevie Wonder Push” from those Motown CEO days is well-documented.
	musicvideowire.com /dynamic/article_view.asp?AID=11646 (213 words)

	Rhythm And Hues - home of music industry executive Sylvia Rhone - Brief Article Essence - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		As chairman and CEO of the Elektra Entertainment Group, she is not only a high-profile star maker (mentor to Third Eye Blind, Vitamin C, Missy Elliott and Busta Rhymes, among others), but also the highest-ranking woman in her field.
		For example, Rhone's Costly art collection (she owns museum-quality works by, among others, Elizabeth Catlett and Romare Bearden) keeps easy company with four common fishing baskets Clodagh fashioned into a chandelier that casts magical patterns in the stairwell.
		African references are subdued, blending quietly with modernist lines and industrial materials: utilitarian carved bamboo staffs as pulls for steel doors, an African design embroidered onto silk chairs in her bedroom, a mud-cloth pattern faintly stenciled onto a door.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1264/is_11_31/ai_70902525 (408 words)

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		Though Rhone was not available for comment Monday (Nov. 15), she reportedly has said the decision to remove the lyrics, which deal with drug use and violence, was not intended to censor the group.
		Elektra Records chairwoman Sylvia Rhone had asked the band to cut lyrics to "Slow Motion" (RealAudio excerpt) for its second album, Blue, due Tuesday.
		Rhone was not available for comment on the removal of the song's lyrics and its inclusion on the planned EP, according to an Elektra representative, who requested anonymity.
	www.angelfire.com /pa3/ThirdEyeBlind/article21.html (1713 words)

	Universal Motown revamps labels - Boston.com
		Universal Motown Records Group is being reorganized as two discrete, nongenre-specific labels, Universal Motown Records and Universal Republic Records, with Sylvia Rhone and Monte Lipman serving as their respective presidents.
		Lipman was president of Universal Records, while Rhone was president of Motown Records and executive VP of Universal Records.
		When she joined the company in late 2004 after a decade as chairman/CEO of Elektra Records, she oversaw the roster at Motown, essentially an urban music enclave, and was charged with certain projects at rock-focused Universal Records.
	www.boston.com /ae/music/articles/2006/02/24/universal_motown_revamps_labels (288 words)

	U.S. Cybersecurity Chief Resigns (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Veteran music exec Sylvia Rhone has been named president of Motown Records and executive vp of Universal Records.
		Rhone's arrival at the storied fl music label had been rumored since the July departure of former Motown president/CEO Kedar Massenburg.
		Rhone will have direct responsibility for the Motown label, whose roster includes Stevie Wonder, Erykah Badu, Michael McDonald and India.Arie.
	www.webprowire.com /summaries/883708.html (215 words)

	Stevie Wonder - Cuts It Close - Fox News
		Actually, from the stage of the Apollo, Stevie directly addressed Rhone and her boss, Doug Morris, head of Universal Music Group.
		I'm sure either date would be fine for Morris and Rhone, since "A Time 2 Love" was scheduled for released on June 17, 2004.
		Rhone claims that "A Time 2 Love" has gone to "mastering," which means it's being readied for manufacture and release.
	www.steviewonder.org.uk /AT2L-PressRel/AT2L_PR-0812Fox.htm (713 words)

	Universal Motown Splits In Two (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Sylvia Rhone will be president of Universal Motown and Monte Lipman will be president of Universal Republic.
		Rhone and Lipman were not available for comment.
		Rhone was previously president of Motown Records/exec VP of Universal Records; Lipman was president of Universal Records.
	billboardradiomonitor.com /radiomonitor/news/business/top_news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002073787 (272 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Under the terms of her multi-year contract, Rhone will oversee a Motown roster that includes Stevie Wonder, India.Arie and Erykah Badu.
		"Sylvia is a first-class music executive who not only brings a unique understanding of the creative community but extensive management experience," Universal Music Group chairman/CEO Doug Morris said in a statement.
		Rhone will have a hand in multiple musical projects that encompass the UMG family of labels.
	www.eurweb.com /printable.cfm?id=16649 (211 words)

	Rhone named Motown president (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Veteran music executive Sylvia Rhone has been named president of Motown Records and executive vp of Universal Records.
		For a decade, Rhone was chairman and CEO of Elektra Records.
		Rhone began her career at Buddah Records in 1974.
	www.hollywoodreporter.com /thr/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000651942 (281 words)

	The League - Sylvia Rhone Alumni Spotlight
		Sylvia Rhone's current tenure as Chairman of the Elektra Entertainment Group is the latest achievement in a distinguished 27-year career in the music business.
		During her first year at EEG she was enourmously successful at consolidating the three companies that became the Elektra Entertainment Group.
		Rhone guided the delicate merger of Elektra, EastWest, (of which she was formerly CEO), and Sire Records into the Warmer Music Group's premiere boutique label.
	www.theleagueonline.org /ASsrhone.php (324 words)

	24. Sylvia Rhone (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		So Addictive" and Fabolous' "Ghetto Fabolous." Of the Staind album, which has sold more than 3.5 million copies, Rhone says, "It brought back a lot of rock success to the label." Elliott's triumph at Elektra has made the urban star one of the top-selling female hip-hop artists.
		In 1990, Rhone created East West Records for Atlantic and became the first woman in the history of the music business to be named chairman and CEO of a major label.
		Balancing Act: Rhone admits she balances her personal and work live with great difficulty.
	www.hollywoodreporter.com /hollywoodreporter/cinexpo/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1143268 (262 words)

	Motown Records :: Motown Records Signs Nick Cannon
		NEW YORK, Feb. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Motown Records has signed celebrated, one-man entertainment arsenal, Nick Cannon, in a venture with the actor/musician, to be called Can I Ball/Motown Records, announced Sylvia Rhone, President of Motown, Executive Vice President of the Universal Music Group.
		The new disc is executive produced by Cannon and Michael "Blue" Williams, and features a host of top notch producers including Kanye West and artists such as Talib Kweli, Anthony Hamilton and 112.
		"I'm thrilled to be able to work with such a passionate, monumental executive like Sylvia Rhone," stated Mr.
	sev.prnewswire.com /music/20060203/NYF08003022006-1.html (546 words)

	Jet: Sylvia Rhone named president of Motown Records.(Business)(Brief Article)@ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Sylvia Rhone, former chairman/CEO of Elektra Entertainment Group, is now president of Motown Records and executive VP of Universal Records.
		Rhone will have direct responsibility for the Motown label, the roster of which includes Stevie Wonder, Erykah Badu, Michael McDonald, Brian McKnight and India.Arie.
		Universal Music Group (UMG) chairman/CEO Doug Morris said in a statement about Rhone's multiyear contact, "Sylvia is a first-class music executive who not only brings a unique understanding of the...
	highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?docid=1G1:126558282&refid=ink_tptd_mag (144 words)

	NewYorkBusiness.com - Powered by Crain's New York Business (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		By day, Sylvia Rhone is a sophisticated executive.
		The Wharton graduate can be found overseeing the operations of one of the most profitable groups in the Time Warner music stable.
		Rhone believes in mutual understanding between artists and executives.
	www.newyorkbusiness.com /page.cms?pageId=14 (5605 words)

	GospelFlava.com - Articles - Interview with Yolanda Adams (2001)
		With the aura around her unmistakable, it might seem to many like her own fairy godmother, Elektra Records labelhead Sylvia Rhone, touched her and all things were made new.
		And Adams has put in her mileage in on the highways and the airways, and Rhone is pushing forward, riding the wave.
		Once again inspired by Adams performance at the Beacon Theatre in New York, Rhone decided to try and capture the experience of a live performance for the next project.
	www.gospelflava.com /articles/yolandaadams3.html (1291 words)

	Billboard, May 20, 1995
		As vocalist and chief songwriter for 10,000 Maniacs, Merchant fronted one of the most important bands of the then emerging alternative format.
		As Elektra's chairman/CEO Sylvia Rhone says, "She was the creative force in so many ways, and any time an artist steps away from a long-term association with a group with that kind of success, there's a great deal of interest."
		Her past band achievements, Rhone acknowledges, have earned Merchant "flagship artist" status at Elektra, as has the quality of her music.
	www.gdrmusic.com /atnatalie/library/nam/950520.htm (1078 words)

	Jason Mraz reschedules after restructure (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		As part of the Warner restructure, Sylvia Rhone who spearheaded the Mraz project was removed from the company.
		"Sadly, Sylvia has become a casualty of the merger, and I'm bummed to say goodbye to her and to so many other friends who have worked so hard to make our endeavor a success.
		Mraz is happy with Rhone's replacement, Lyor Cohen.
	www.undercover.com.au /news/2004/mar04/20040330_jasonmraz.html (390 words)

	BET Honors Its Retiring Founder & Chairman Robert L. Johnson
		ROBERT L. (l-r): "The Presidential Suite" featuring The Recording Academy's Neil Portnow, Warner Music Group's Doug Morris, Universal's Sylvia Rhone and BET's Robert L. Johnson.
		The celebration and tribute honoring retiring Founder and Chairman of BET, Robert L. Johnson, took place on Tuesday, October 25th, 2005 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.
		Held on the evening prior to the BET 25th Anniversary Celebration, the intimate evening was hosted by Clarence Avant, Tom Freston, Debra Lee, Antonio "LA" Reid and Sylvia Rhone.
	www.ascap.com /playback/2005/fall/action/johnson_tribute.html (110 words)

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