Lyor Cohen
Summary
Lyor Cohen (Hebrew: ליאור כהן; born October 3, 1959) is the North American Chairman and CEO of Recorded Music for Warner Music Group (WMG). He has been a pioneer in the development of hip hop music and influential in the development of hip hop music acts, including Beastie Boys, Foxy Brown, LL Cool J, Jam Master Jay, Nas, Run-D.M.C. and others.In addition, he has done various promotional work on behalf of rock musician Jon Bon Jovi and the heavy metal band Slayer, pop music singer Mariah Carey and hip hop artists Sean Combs and Jay-Z.Cohen joined the company shortly after Time Warner's sale of WMG to an investor group led by Edgar Bronfman, Jr..
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Media Decoder Blog: Lyor Cohen Resigns From Warner Music
His departure adds another piece to the chess game of top music executives who are now free agents as the industry adjusts to changes after the Universal Music Group's absorption of most of EMI.
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Lyor Cohen Resigns From Warner Music
His departure adds another piece to the chess game of top music executives who are now free agents as the industry adjusts to changes after the Universal Music Group's absorption of most of EMI.
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Warner Music Group’s CEO and Chairman Trade Places
Warner Music Group has named Stephen Cooper to the position of chief executive officer. He is trading places with Edgar Bronfman Jr. , who has held that title since 2004 and now assumes Cooper’s former responsibilities as chairman of the company’s board of directors. Lyor Cohen, chairman.
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Warner Music Group Gets a New Boss
Warner Music Group, which has new ownership, now has new management, too. Stephen Cooper, a board member at Access Industries, the investment group that bought Warner this summer, is now chief executive officer.
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