Republic Records

An American record label based in New York City and owned by Universal Music Group (UMG), it was established by Avery Lipman and Montel Lipman as an independent label in 1995 and acquired by UMG in 2000. Initially an imprint of The Universal/Motown Records Group, it was renamed Universal Republic Records after a 2006 reorganization, before returning to its original name in 2012. It sometimes appears as "Republic" on some releases.