Claim: L.A. Reid has been the chairman of an American record label group that formed in 1998.
Evidence: He has served as the chairman and CEO of Epic Records , a division of Sony Music Entertainment , the president and CEO of Arista Records , and the chairman and CEO of the Island Def Jam Music Group.
The Island Def Jam Music Group -LRB- IDJMG -RRB- was an American record label group formed in 1998 , combining the operations of over 14 record labels including Island Records , Def Jam Recordings , and Mercury Records.