Legendary music mogul Lyor Cohen has a brand new wife and job.
It was just announced that the 57-year old, who just married art consultant Xin Li this summer, has been named Global Head of Music at YouTube.
As founder and CEO of record label 300, his current job which has Fetty Wap, Young Thug and others, Cohen will continue as CEO until December 5, after which that company’s management “will transition Lyor’s day-to-day responsibilities to the leadership team within the company.”
Cohen, who dated mega-designer Tory Birch for many years, started out in the 1980’s working with Russell Simmons, and has been actively involved in hip-hop at various top labels for over 30 years.
“Lyor is a lion of the music industry,” said YouTube’s Chief Business Officer Robert Kyncl in a statement. “From Rush to Def Jam to Island Def Jam to WMG then 300, he has consistently been a pioneer, charting the course for where music is heading. As we enter the growth era of the music industry, Lyor is in a position to make tremendous difference in accelerating that growth in a fair way for everyone. We are thrilled to welcome him to YouTube.”
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Lyor Cohen with Xin Li last month