Republic Records

American record label based in New York City. Owned by Universal Music Group (UMG).
A division of [l272782] [2022]
Founded by Avery Lipman and Monte Lipman as an independent label in 1995, and acquired by UMG in 2000. Initially an imprint of [l=The Universal/Motown Records Group], and renamed [l=Universal Republic Records] after a reorganization in 2006 (thus merging Republic with [l=Universal Records]) before going back to its original name in 2012.

In 2024, Republic, [l=Island Records] and [l=Def Jam Recordings] were aligned to operate under UMG’s newly formed “East Coast Operations” unit, [l=Republic Corps].

Also appears as “Republic” on some releases.