Republic Records
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Parent company | Universal Music Group |
Active years | since 1994 |
founder | Monte Lipman, Avery Lipman |
Seat | New York City |
Website | republicrecords.com |
Label code | 25289 |
distribution | Universal Music Group, EMI Records (UK) |
Republic Records is an American record label based in New York City that has been part of the Universal Music Group since 2000 . It was founded in 1994 by the brothers Monte and Avery Lipman as an independent label . In 2006 it was renamed Universal Republic Records , which was reversed in 2012.
In the early stages, Republic Records distributed the music of rock bands like the Bloodhound Gang and Chumbawamba . After their records enjoyed great popularity and they quickly achieved their first successes, an official contract for several years with Universal Music followed. The founding brothers Monte and Avery Lipman then received high management positions in both companies. In 2017 the founding of the film production company Federal Films was announced. The subsidiary is especially responsible for filming concert recordings and tour documentaries . With the concert documentary Chasing Happiness about the Jonas Brothers , the first production was released exclusively on Amazon Prime Video in June 2019 .
Today the label represents artists from many different genres of music , not least because it has entered into several joint ventures with other labels, especially independent labels, in the past . For example, Lil Wayne's Young Money Entertainment and the hip-hop label Cash Money Records belong to Republic Records. The contract also includes: a. James Bay , Lorde , Twice , Ariana Grande , James Blake , Kid Cudi , Zendaya , Post Malone , Pearl Jam , Greta Van Fleet , Taylor Swift , Hailee Steinfeld , John Mellencamp , Black Sabbath , Metro Boomin and Liam Payne .
Sub-labels
- 21Entertainment
- American Recordings
- Big Hit Entertainment
- Boominati Worldwide
- Brushfire Records
- Casablanca Records
- Cash Money Records
- Electric Feel Entertainment
- Galactic Records
- The Heavy Group
- Lava Records
- Monkeywrench Records
- Schoolboy Records
- Victor Victor
- Young Money Entertainment
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- ↑ a b Gabi Chepurny: Universal Signs New Agreement With Republic's Monte and Avery Lipman. In: The Hollywood Reporter . May 2, 2013, accessed July 6, 2020 .
- ↑ Craig Rosen: Lipman's Republic Label Signs With Universal For Distribution. In: Billboard . January 17, 1998, accessed July 6, 2020 .
- ^ El Gabo: Republic Records muestra la identidad de su división de cine Federal Films por Pentagram. In: El Poder de las Ideas. December 15, 2017, accessed August 13, 2020 (Spanish).
- ↑ Todd Spangler: Jonas Brothers Documentary 'Chasing Happiness' Premiere Date Set on Amazon Prime Video. In: Variety . May 8, 2019, accessed on August 13, 2020 .
- ^ Jeff Benjamin: JYP Entertainmet & Republic Records Enter Strategic Partnership For Girl Group Twice: Exclusive. In: Billboard. February 24, 2020, accessed on July 6, 2020 .