Abou "BU" Thiam is an in-demand, certified hit-maker, visionary A&R music executive, international philanthropist/venture capitalist, entrepreneur, TV personality (MTV’s “Hip Hop POV” [3] [4] and “Like a Boss” on Oxygen Network [5] [6] ), …

2022年4月12日 · Abou “Bu” Thiam has been appointed executive vice president at Columbia Records. Reporting into chairman and CEO Ron Perry, Bu’s position will straddle A&R and strategic initiatives across all...

2023年9月20日 · Abou ‘Bu’ Thiam discusses his career in music working with his brother Akon, discovering T-Pain and Jermih, managing Chris Brown, his role on ‘Like A Boss’ and much more with The Breakfast Club.

2020年9月28日 · At Work With Abou ‘Bu’ Thiam, Kanye West’s Elusive Manager The former Def Jam A&R VP has signed stars and ushered hits. Now he's got a new gig as the manager of one of the music industry's ...

2020年10月21日 · As West’s manager, Thiam is in charge of juggling all of the variegated aspects of what he calls “ Yeezy City,” a business metropolis populated by 150 employees, which on any given day might...

212K Followers, 1,098 Following, 3 Posts - Bu Thiam (@__bu) on Instagram: "CEO @buvision"

2025年2月24日 · Atlantic Music Group has formed a new partnership with Abou “Bu” Thiam’s BuVision label, bringing the music imprint under the Atlantic umbrella. The deal will see BuVision’s artist projects marketed and released through Atlantic’s …

2022年4月12日 · C olumbia Records announced that Abou “Bu” Thiam, who previously served as an A&R at Def Jam and more recently managed Kanye West, will join the company as executive vp on Tuesday (April 12)....

2025年2月20日 · R ecord executive and former artist manager Abou “Bu” Thiam has formed a new partnership with Atlantic Music Group that brings his BuVision label to the Warner-owned major, Billboard has learned....

At 28-years-old, Bu was the youngest person to be appointed Vice President of A&R at iconic Def Jam Records, overseeing A&R and executive producing for Rihanna’s album “Talk That Talk.” Bu was also responsible for the pairing of Jay-Z and Kanye West, which led to the opportunity to executive produce their Grammy Award-winning ...