Empire Entertainment ("Empire Enterprises"; NYSE: EMPE) (commonly referred to as "Empire") is a publicly traded company owned primarily by co-founder Lucious Lyon, who is also the CEO of the company.
Empire HQ - 3353 Madison Ave, New York, NY
Although it is primarily first and foremost a multi-platinum recording label and studio, Empire also has its own fashion line, high-end liquor as well as involvement in sports management, publishing and electronic gaming.
Empire also owns a spin off label, Gutter Life Records, which focuses primarily on artists from the streets who possess a raw talent, hence the name "Gutter Life".
Employees
Current Employees
- Lucious Lyon (founder; CEO)
- Jamal Lyon (artist, vice-chairman & interim CEO)
- Andre Lyon (Chief Financial Officer)
- Becky Williams (former executive assistant to Lucious; promoted to A&R)
- Thirsty Rawlings (chairman)
- Steve Cho (Member of the Marketing Team)
Former Employees
- Vernon Turner (former chairman; deceased)
- Marcus 'Bunkie' Williams (formerly; assassinated)
- Anika Calhoun (former head of A&R; left Empire briefly for Creedmoor)
- Malcolm DeVeaux (head of security)
- Cookie Lyon (co-founder; former record producer; former artist manager; former head of A&R and former Member of the Board of Directors)
- Porsha Taylor (formerly; executive assistant to Cookie Lyon)
Artists
Current Artists
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Former Artists
- Black Mythology (former artist; left Empire for Creedmoor)
- Black Rambo (former artist; left Empire due to homophobia)
- Hakeem Lyon (former artist; left Empire to join Lyon Dynasty)
- Industry (former artist; left Empire for Creedmoor)
- Kidd Fo-Fo (former artist; dropped)
- L'il Cherry (former artist; left Empire for Creedmoor)
- Tiana Brown (former artist; left Empire for Lyon Dynasty)
- Veronica (former artist; left Empire for Creedmoor)