L.A. Reid fires the COO of Epic Records and the Vice President of Promotion at Epic Records.

This explains the reason for the massive delays with Epic artists. The management is falling apart, and L.A. Reid knows it. Maybe Ciara and Avril will have a chance

Epic Records chairman/CEO Antonio "L.A." Reid, a former "X Factor" U.S. judge, has made big changes in Epic's staff as the label struggles to get big hits with its new artists, including several former "X Factor" U.S. contestants. According to an article published by The Hollywood Reporter on January 9, 2013, Reid has fired Mark Shimmel (who was Epic's COO) and Erik Olesen (who was Epic's senior VP of promotion). Shimmel, who was Reid's right-hand man, joined Epic in January 2012. Olesen had been with the company since August 2011 and was named senior VP of promotion in March 2012. Olesen was responsible for overseeing radio and video promotion for Epic's artists. As previously reported, Reid fired Angelica Cob-Baehler in August 2012, less than a year after she was appointed Epic's executive VP of marketing. SOURCE The replacements for these executives have not been named yet. In December 2012, Reid quit "The X Factor" U.S., where he was a judge on the show's first and second seasons in 2011 and 2012. Reid said he quit the show to spend more time on his job at Epic. Epic Records and Columbia Records are both owned by Sony Music, the record-company partner of "The X Factor." Syco Music (the label to many "X Factor" alumni) is co-owned by Sony Music and "The X Factor" executive producer Simon Cowell. It has not been announced yet if any "X Factor" U.S. contestants from 2012 will be signed to Epic. But as previously reported, Reid's "X Factor" exit will probably affect Epic's relationship with the show from now on.

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