Former “X Issue” decide L.A. Reid is again within the forefront of the music enterprise after being pressured to step down as CEO of Epic Records amid sexual harassment allegations in 2017.
On Tuesday, the hitmaker returned to Atlanta to ship a keynote speech and get together with music royalty.
He spoke on the “Atlanta: A Music Cities Enterprise Summit,” the place we’re instructed he urged main labels like Sony, Warner Music and UMG to pay extra respect to the Atlanta music scene.
“He mentioned it was time to … make the majors honor music from Atlanta. [He wants] expertise and execs to pour [into the community] and don’t simply take from it after which depart to develop elsewhere,” a supply who attended the summit instructed Web page Six.
Music trade vet and Recording Academy chair Tammy Damage moderated the occasion, the place Atlanta music producers Jermaine Dupri and Dallas Austin had been honored “for serving to form the town,” we’re instructed. Leisure lawyer Joel Katz launched Reid.
Reid additionally hosted a dinner at UMI in Buckhead the place Usher shocked him. Sources instructed us the night time became “displaying love for Reid’s legacy.” Reid has signed stars together with Meghan Trainor, Future, Fifth Concord, Travis Scott and DJ Khaled.
“It was a extremely fantastic night time,” our supply mentioned. “He’s recognized Usher since he was 13 they usually caught up about his Vegas residency and the upcoming anniversary of his “My Method” album.”
We’re instructed the music bunch hit up the studio after dinner, the place they quipped about having an A&R assembly.
Reid, the once-influential head of Epic Information, was ousted from the Sony Music label after a co-worker complained to the corporate about a number of situations of alleged sexual harassment, The Post exclusively revealed in 2017.
The trade veteran allegedly made inappropriate bodily advances towards an assistant at an organization vacation get together, and allegedly requested her to lie down in mattress with him and provides him a hug whereas the 2 had been at a lodge whereas touring on enterprise. Reid’s lawyer Katz didn’t touch upon the allegations on the time.
