Republic Records

Republic Records is an American record company owned by Universal Music Group (UMG). The label was started independently in 1995 by Avery and Monte Lipman in New York City. In 2000, UMG acquired it. Republic, which was once an imprint of the Universal Motown Republic Group, underwent a reorganization in 2006 and changed its name to Universal Republic Records before going back to its original name in 2012.