Antonio "L.A." Reid was officially named head of Epic Records on Monday, a long-expected move that TheWrap confirmed in June.
Reid — who will do double duty as a judge on Simon Cowell's Fox singing competition show "The X Factor" in the fall — will carry the title of chairman-CEO, a fitting role for the man who topped Island Def Jam from 2004 to 2011.
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The move has been seen as inevitable since March, when Reid fled his chairman position at IDJ.
Epic Records, which has first dibs on "X Factor" performers, is a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment. The label is expected to merge with Jive Records, which Reid will also oversee.