Rani Hancock is headed back to Sony Music as Columbia Records’ executive vice president and head of A&R. A Columbia rep tells Variety that Hancock will join the company on August 1, based in New York and reporting to chairman-CEO Ron Perry.Under her tenure, Sire enjoyed a hit with Bryce Vine’s “Drew Barrymore,” but the label has not been extremely active and just six artists are listed on its official roster.
Hancock, who holds a degree in Music Production and Engineering from Berklee College of Music, is said to have been working extensively with artists on Warner Records, which has distributed Sire since the 1970s.
Hancock began her career at Arista Records, working in A&R Administration as an assistant and eventually rising to Director..
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