Republic Records

Republic Records
Type	Record label
Founded	1995 (originally) 2012 (relaunch)
Founder(s)	Monte Lipman Audrey Lipman
Headquarters	New York, New York, USA
Area served	Worldwide
Parent	Universal Music Group

Republic Records is Ariana Grande's record label. It is under the ownership of Universal Music Group. From 2000 to 2005, the name of the company was Universal Records and from 2007 to 2012 its name was Universal Republic Records. In late 2012, the name was changed to Republic Records. The label's main offices are located in New York City and Santa Monica. The label currently has many artists including Taylor Swift, Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, Jessie J, Lorde, Drake, and Enrique Iglesias.

Ariana Grande signed to this record label in August 2011. The label released her debut album, Yours Truly in 2013, My Everything in 2014, Dangerous Woman in 2016, Sweetener in 2018 and Thank U, Next in 2019, Positions in 2020, and Eternal Sunshine in 2024.

History

The label was founded by Monte Lipman and Avery Lipman in 1995. According to Avery Lipman, he and his brother Monte Lipman first conceived of Republic Records at the kitchen table of their apartment:

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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.

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The label later became part of Universal Motown Republic Group in 1999. When Motown Records branched off of Universal Motown Records, the Universal Motown Record Group was shuttered, and they were reincarneted as Universal Republic Records in 2007 until 2012.

Releases

Discography

• Yours Truly (2013)
• Christmas Kisses (2013)
• My Everything (2014)
• Christmas & Chill (2015)
• Dangerous Woman (2016)
• Sweetener (2018)
• Thank U, Next (2019)
• K Bye For Now (SWT Live) (2019)
• Positions (2020)
• Eternal Sunshine (2024)

Music videos

• "Put Your Hearts Up" (2012)
• "The Way" (2013)
• "Popular Song" (2013)
• "Almost Is Never Enough" (2013)
• "Baby I" (2013)
• "Right There" (2013)
• "Problem" (2014)
• "Break Free" (2014)
• "Bang Bang" (2014)
• "Love Me Harder" (2014)
• "Santa Tell Me" (2014)
• "One Last Time" (2015)
• "Focus" (2015)
• "Boys Like You" (2015)
• "Moonlight" (unreleased) (2015)
• "Dangerous Woman" (2016)
• "Let Me Love You" (2016)
• "Into You" (2016)
• "Side To Side" (2016)
• "Everyday" (2017)
• "No Tears Left To Cry" (2018)
• "The Light Is Coming" (2018)
• "God Is A Woman" (2018)
• "Breathin" (2018)
• "Thank U, Next" (2018)
• "7 Rings" (2019)
• "Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored" (2019)
• "Boyfriend" (2019)
• "Don't Call Me Angel" (2019)
• "Stuck With U" (2020)
• "Positions" (2020)
• "34+35" (2020)
• "POV" (unreleased) (2021)
• "Yes, And?" (2024)
• "We Can't Be Friends (Wait For Your Love)" (2024)
• "The Boy Is Mine" (2024)

Miscellaneous

• Brighter Days Ahead (2025)

References