Lebanese music manager Wassim SAL Slaiby made Billboard’s 2018 list of “R&B/Hip-Hop 100 Power Players.”
The 38-year-old entrepreneur was born in Lebanon and currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife former Miss USA Rima Fakih and family.
He runs Sal & Co./XO Records, where he manages big name artists like French Montana and The Weeknd.
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Billboard wrote that Slaiby’s “Achievement Of The Year” was when longtime client Abęl Makkonen Tesfaye notched his third consecutive Billboard 200 No. 1 single.
“Seeing Abel take over that stage and knowing how much it meant to him was very special,” Slaiby told Billboard. He has been working with the artist since 2012.
The entertainment media brand also recognized the Lebanese entrepreneur’s philanthropic efforts to build a Ugandan hospital with artist French Montana that opened in March of this year.
Learn more about Wassim SAL Slaiby and Billboard’s list of Power Players at this link.