Republic Records
American record label, division of Universal Music Group (UMG)
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Summary
Republic Records is a record label[1]. It ranks in the top 0.48% of record label entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,867 views/month, #11 of 2,290).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: United States[3]
- Founder: Monte Lipman[4], Avery Lipman[5]
- Genre: hip-hop[6], pop music[7], heavy metal music[8]
- Operator: Republic Records, Inc.[9]
- Headquarters location: New York City[10]
- Discography: Republic Records catalog[11]
- Inception: 1995[12]
- Parent organization or unit: Universal Music Group[13], Republic Corps[14]
- Distributed by: The Island Def Jam Music Group[15], Island Records[16], Universal Music Enterprises[17]
- Official website: https://www.republicrecords.com/[18]
- Topic's main category: Category:Republic Records[19]
- Short name: Republic[20]
- Different from: Republic[21]
- Has list: list of Republic Records artists[22]
- Social media followers: 193,311[23], 653,000[24], 222,012[25], 256,114[26], 700,000[27], 740,000[28], 813,000[29]
Product Details
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Type: Original Production[30]
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Country: US[31]
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Began / founded: 1994-08-02[32]
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MusicBrainz ID: e0ecd909-0477-485f-80dc-3c27ea4837ca[33]
Why It Matters
Republic Records has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]