Republic Records - wikipedia Republic Records This article may require copy editing for cohesion. You can assist by editing it. ( February 2018 ) Republic Records Parent company Universal Music Group Founded 1995 ; 23 years ago ( 1995 ) Founder Monte Lipman Avery Lipman Distributor ( s ) Universal Music Distribution ( WW ) Island Records ( UK ) Universal Music Enterprises ( catalog releases ) Genre Hip hop pop rock Country of origin United States Location New York City, New York Official website republicrecords.com Republic Records is an American record company. A division of Universal Music Group ( UMG ), it was founded by Avery Lipman and Monte Lipman as an independent label in 1995. It was acquired by UMG in 2000, and operated initially as an imprint of the Universal / Motown Records Group. Following a 2006 reorganization, the label was renamed Universal / Republic. It was rebranded as Republic Records in 2012. Republic is headquartered in New York City, New York, United States. Its current roster includes 3 Doors Down, Ariana Grande, Aminé, Amy Winehouse, Black Veil Brides, Black Sabbath, Drake, Florence and the Machine, Greta Van Fleet, Hailee Steinfeld, Jack Johnson, Jessie J, John Mellencamp, Lil Wayne, Lorde, Mika, Nicki Minaj, Pearl Jam, Post Malone, Ski Mask the Slump God, Stromae, The Weeknd, Picture This and Liam Payne. Contents 1 History 1.1 Universal Records : 1999 -- 2005 1.2 Universal Republic Records : 2006 -- 12 1.3 Republic Records revival : 2012 -- present 1.4 Collaborations 2 Artists 2.1 Notable artists 3 Labels 4 References 5 External links History According to Avery Lipman, he and his brother Monte Lipman first conceived of Republic Records at the kitchen table of their apartment : My brother and I had been working at record companies. He was in between jobs and we started putting records out as a hobby. We had a grassroots approach to the business. The first record we put out happened to work really well. That was the Bloodhound Gang. The Lipman brothers accepted an offer from Universal in 2008 and resigned with UMG in 2011. One of several labels that comprise Universal Motown Republic Group, the newly named Republic Records was formed in 1995 as a sub-label of MCA 's Geffen Records. Universal Records : 1999 -- 2005 Universal Music Group acquired the Lipman brothers ' Republic Records as a fully owned subsidiary in 1999, and named Monte Lipman as President of the newly established Universal Records label, and Avery Lipman the COO ; both reporting to Doug Morris ( Chairman of Universal Music Group ), and Mel Lewinter, ( Chairman of Universal Records Group ). During their tenure, the Lipmans shaped the newly formed company and took on new acts including Nelly, Lil Wayne, Elton John, and co-ventures with labels such as Cash Money Records and No Limit. Universal Republic Records : 2006 -- 12 As of 2006, Universal Republic adopted an A&R and partnership - based growth strategy. In the summer of 2011, changes were made at the Universal Motown Republic Group umbrella, Motown Records was separated from Universal Motown Records ( causing it to shut down and transfer its artists to either Motown Records or Universal Republic Records ) and the umbrella label and merged into The Island Def Jam Music Group, making Universal Republic Records a stand - alone label and shutting down Universal Motown Republic Group. Republic Records revival : 2012 -- present In mid-2012, Universal Republic Records changed its name to its former name Republic Records. All Universal Republic Records roster were moved to Republic Records. The label has since released albums by Lil Wayne, Kid Cudi and Tyga among others. The new Republic became the number one label in soundtrack production and sales. On March 31, 2014, it was announced that Big Machine and Republic Records revived Dot Records, and that Chris Stacey would be head of the label. Dot is the third imprint -- technically the fourth, counting Big Machine itself -- launched under Big Machine Label Group, following Valory ( Brantley Gilbert, Justin Moore, Reba McEntire ) and Republic Nashville ( Florida Georgia Line, The Band Perry, Eli Young Band ). On June 20, 2014, it was announced that Republic has partnered with VH1 to create the `` Make a Band Famous '' campaign, which will pick a pristine star for the network to appear in new spots and a band will be added to Republic 's growing roster. VH1 and Republic has both used Social media in this campaign. In 2015 Republic Records had songs in six of the spots in the Top 10 of the Mediabase Top 40 Chart, which tied a record that had been set in 2013. Republic Records appointed its first executive vice president of film & television Dana Sano, formerly New Line Cinema senior music executive, in July 2017. The position would oversee film and TV projects and Federal Films initiative in working with UMG 's Polygram Entertainment. In November 2017, Republic was recognized as Variety 's Hitmaker Label of the Year. Collaborations Republic Records ' former logo In the earlier days, Republic Records released the Bloodhound Gang 's EP, Dingleberry Haze ( 1994 ) as well as their first LP, Use Your Fingers. Universal Republic has created strategic partnerships and co-ventures. Singer Jay Sean and producer Kevin Rudolf of Cash Money Records. Rudolf 's single, `` Let It Rock '' was certified 3x Platinum and licensed by multiple television networks for sports and other entertainment endorsements. Jay Sean 's debut single `` Down '' sold 3 million copies in the United States and 6 million worldwide. Sean 's follow - up single `` Do You Remember '' also sold over a million copies. American singer Taylor Swift with Nashville - based Big Machine Records. Swift today is a Diamond artist with 10 Grammys and 40 million records sold worldwide ( Recording Industry Association of America : 4 × Platinum ). Jack Johnson on Brushfire Records who has achieved multi-Platinum certifications twice and is estimated to have sold about 8 million albums worldwide ( Recording Industry Association of America : Platinum ). Damian Marley with Jr. Gong Records, whose debut album reached Gold certification and sold 1 million worldwide. Artists Main article : List of Republic Records artists Notable artists 2000 : 3 Doors Down, whose debut album The Better Life achieved 6 × Platinum certification in the United States, sold 6 million copies worldwide and featured the hit single `` Kryptonite '', which peaked at # 3 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and was nominated for Best Rock Song at the 2001 Grammy Awards. 2006 : Hinder, whose debut album Extreme Behavior achieved 3 × Platinum certification in the United States and sold 5 million worldwide. 2007 : Amy Winehouse, whose debut album for Universal Republic, Back to Black achieved 2 × Platinum certification in the U.S. and sold 10 million copies worldwide. Winehouse also received five Grammy Awards. 2008 - present : Nicki Minaj ( Onika Tanya Maraj ) is a Trinidadian - born rapper. Minaj 's first and second studio albums, Pink Friday ( 2010 ) and Pink Friday : Roman Reloaded ( 2012 ), both peaked at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 and produced the successful singles `` Super Bass '' and `` Starships '', respectively. She after released a reissue titled The Re-Up which spawned several successful singles. In 2010, Minaj became the first female solo artist to have seven singles simultaneously charting on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. Her third studio album, The Pinkprint ( 2014 ), was preceded by its second single, `` Anaconda '', which peaked at number two on the Hot 100 and is her highest - charting single in the U.S. to date. Her fourth studio album is expected to be released in 2018. She is the highest - selling female rapper. 2009 : Owl City, whose debut album Ocean Eyes placed on Billboard 200 for 56 weeks with a peak position of # 8. 2011 : Lava Records plans to breakout highly anticipated artists including Jessie J ( winner of Critics Choice Brit Award and the BBC Sound of 2011 ). 2011 : James Blake signed with the label. 2013 : New Zealand singer Lorde released her single `` Royals '' to international acclaim and success ; the song made her the first woman in seventeen years to top the U.S. Alternative Songs chart and also the first NZ solo artist to have a number - one song in the United States. `` Royals '' also made Lorde the youngest person to score a number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in twenty - six years. In November, musician St. Vincent signed to the label. Her eponymous album published in 2014 was awarded the 2015 Best Alternative Music Album. 2014 : American singer Ariana Grande released her single `` Problem '', earning the singer her first number two on the Billboard Hot 100. It broke the record for the fastest song to go to number one on iTunes, reaching the position in less than 40 minutes after its release and making her the youngest woman to ever have a song debut with more than 400,000 downloads in its first week. 2015 : Canadian singer The Weeknd released his single `` Ca n't Feel My Face '', earning the singer his first number one on the Billboard Hot 100. The single was also nominated for two Grammy Awards : Record of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance. The single was later replaced at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 by `` The Hills '', the first single released from his second studio album Beauty Behind the Madness. 2013 -- present : Ariana Grande has been signed to the label since her musical career took off in 2013. She possesses a four octave and a note range and the whistle register. Her first and second albums Yours Truly ( 2013 ) and My Everything ( 2014 ) both reached No. 1 in the United States and her 2016 album Dangerous Woman debuted at No. 2. She is the first person in the history of Billboard 's Hot 100 to have the lead singles from each of her first three albums debut within the top ten. Additionally, she and Adele are the only artists to have three of their songs positioned in the top 10 in the U.S. simultaneously. Grande has been nominated for four Grammy awards. Labels American Recordings Aware Records BME Recordings Brushfire Records Casablanca Records Cash Money Records Young Money Entertainment Castro Music Indie Pop Music International Rock Star Records Lakeshore Records Lava Records Loma Vista Recordings No Emotion Real World Records Big Machine Label Group SRC Records The viaVEGAS 3G Administration Loud Records Anti - ( distribution for select releases ) Next Plateau Entertainment ( distribution ) Serjical Strike Records ( distribution ) XO References Jump up ^ `` Universal Signs New Agreement With Republic 's Monte and Avery Lipman ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 21. Jump up ^ Taylor, Chuck ( January 15, 2000 ). `` Lipman to head up Universal Records ''. Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2018. Jump up ^ Mitchell, Gayle ( February 10, 2007 ). `` Stop in the Name of Shiny Toy Guns ''. Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Artists Republic Records ''. Republic Records. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 21. Jump up ^ `` Interview with Avery Lipman ''. HitQuarters. 7 Aug 2006. Retrieved 23 Nov 2010. Jump up ^ `` AVERY LIPMAN APPOINTED CO-PRESIDENT AND COO OF UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC RECORDS - UMG ''. UMG. 2008 - 01 - 07. Retrieved 2017 - 12 - 05. Jump up ^ `` Universal Republic 's Lipman Brothers Re-Sign With UMG ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2017 - 12 - 05. Jump up ^ `` Ethiopia Habtemariam Named Senior Vice President of Motown Records Billboard ''. Billboard.biz. 2011 - 08 - 10. Retrieved 2013 - 02 - 28. Jump up ^ Phil Gallo ( February 4, 2014 ). `` Q&A : Charlie Walk, Republic 's New EVP, on Returning to a Major, Long - Term Strategy ''. Billboard. Retrieved February 5, 2014. Jump up ^ `` BIG MACHINE LABEL GROUP AND REPUBLIC RECORDS REVIVE LEGENDARY DOT RECORDS ''. universalmusic.com. 2014. Retrieved April 2, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Scott Borchetta, Chris Stacey on the Relaunch of Dot Records, Big Machine 's Latest Imprint ''. Billboard. Retrieved 2017 - 12 - 05. Jump up ^ `` VH1 and Republic Records Team to Make a Band Famous ''. www.adweek.com. Retrieved 2017 - 12 - 06. Jump up ^ Hugh McIntyre. `` VH1 and Republic Records Use Social Media To ''. Forbes. Retrieved 18 August 2015. Jump up ^ `` Republic Records Promotion Dominates Top 40 Scoring 6 Spots In Top 10 ''. All Access. Retrieved 18 August 2015. Jump up ^ Halperin, Shirley ( July 17, 2017 ). `` ' Fifty Shades ' Franchise Veteran Dana Sano to Head Film and Television at Republic Records ''. Variety. Retrieved August 22, 2017. Jump up ^ Halperin, Shirley ( 2017 - 11 - 21 ). `` Hitmakers : From ' Despacito ' to Post Malone, Republic Records Had ( Another ) Very Good Year ''. Variety. Retrieved 2017 - 12 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Bloodhound Gang - Dingleberry Haze ''. Discogs. Retrieved 2017 - 12 - 12. Jump up ^ `` RIAA -- Gold & Platinum -- September 4, 2010 : Kevin Rudolf certified singles ''. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 4, 2010. 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Jump up ^ `` Owl City Ocean Eyes Chart History ''. Billboard. Retrieved 2017 - 12 - 13. Jump up ^ Blog Archive '' Universal Republic Introduces Jessie J to the US w / Help From B.O.B. !. Clizbeats.com ( January 14, 2011 ). Jump up ^ James Blake Signs to Universal Republic in the U.S. News. Pitchfork ( February 2, 2011 ). Jump up ^ `` Lorde First Woman In 17 Years To Top Alternative Songs With ' Royals ' ''. billboard.com. 2013. Retrieved February 9, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Lorde 's Royals becomes first track from New Zealand solo artist to top US Billboard chart ''. abc.au. 2013. Retrieved February 9, 2014. Jump up ^ `` 16 - year - old singer Lorde is youngest person to score US Number One for 26 years ''. nme.com. 2013. Retrieved February 9, 2014. Jump up ^ `` St. Vincent Talks Best Alternative Music Album Grammy Win Pitchfork ''. pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2017 - 12 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Ariana Grande 's ' Problem ' Set for Record Sales Debut ''. Billboard. Retrieved 2014 - 05 - 05. Jump up ^ `` The Weeknd Tops Hot 100 With ' Ca n't Feel My Face, ' One Direction Debuts at No. 3 ''. Billboard. Retrieved 2017 - 12 - 13. Jump up ^ `` 58th Annual GRAMMY Awards Winners & Nominees ''. The GRAMMYs. Retrieved 2016 - 03 - 16. Jump up ^ `` The Weeknd Nos. 1 & 2 on Hot 100 With ' Ca n't Feel My Face ' & ' The Hills ' In October 2016, Liam Payne has signed to the label in North America ''. Billboard. Retrieved 2016 - 03 - 16. Jump up ^ `` Ariana Grande 's Most Impressive Super High Vocal Moments on `` Yours Truly '' ``. Popdust. 2013 - 09 - 04. Retrieved 2017 - 12 - 13. Jump up ^ `` Ariana Grande Is The First Artist To Ever Do This ''. Retrieved 2017 - 12 - 13. Jump up ^ `` For the First Time Ever, Two Women Have Three Top Ten Hits Each ''. www.forbes.com. Retrieved 2017 - 12 - 13. Jump up ^ `` Ariana Grande ''. GRAMMY.com. 2017 - 11 - 28. Retrieved 2017 - 12 - 13. 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