Republic Records
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Republic Records is a New York City–based American record label owned by Universal Music Group (UMG). It was founded by Avery Lipman and Monte Lipman as an independent label in 1995, and was acquired by UMG in 2000. Republic was initially an imprint of the Universal/Motown Records Group, and was renamed Universal Republic Records after a reorganization in 2006 before going back to its original name in 2012.[2][3][4]
| Republic Records | |
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 Logo in use since November 2012[1] | |
| Parent company | Universal Music Group |
| Founded | 1995 (original) 2012 (relaunch) |
| Founder | Monte Lipman Avery Lipman |
| Defunct | 2006 (original) |
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| Genre | Various |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Official website | republicrecords.com |