At 24, he moved to New York City with hopes of breaking into the music industry. As he began to pursue his musical career, he also worked blue-collar jobs to support his family, inspiring some of his biggest hits. In 1958, he eloped with his Priscilla Esrteline, who was pregnant. He formed his first when he was fourteen. As a teenager, he was often getting in trouble since he was already starting to embrace the rock and roll lifestyle. During this time, he developed an interest in music. He was born with spina bifida, which required a lot of hospitalization. In addition, Republic has expanded to release high-profile soundtracks for Universal Pictures (Fifty Shades of Grey, SING), Fox TV (Lee Daniels’ STAR, The Four), and NBC TV (The Voice), as well as other notable film and television franchises.John Mellencamp was born on October 7th, 1951, in Seymour, Indiana. Republic also maintains a long-standing strategic alliance with country powerhouse Big Machine Records, and Universal Music Latin Entertainment. The label is also comprised of various business ventures, including American Recordings (The Avett Brothers), Boominati Worldwide (Metro Boomin), Brushfire (Jack Johnson), Casablanca Records (Tïesto), Cash Money (Drake, Jacquees, Nicki Minaj), Hollywood Records (Sofia Carson, Zendaya), Lava Records (Greta Van Fleet, Jessie J, Lorde), Monkeywrench (Pearl Jam), XO (The Weeknd, Belly, NAV), Young Money (Drake, Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj), Roc Nation (Jaden Smith, Justine Skye, The Dream), among others. Today, Republic Records’ roster includes superstar artists such as Ariana Grande, Black Sabbath, Florence + the Machine, Hailee Steinfeld, James Blake, James Bay, John Mellencamp, Julia Michaels, Kid Cudi, Liam Payne, Of Monsters and Men, Post Malone, Seth MacFarlane, Stevie Wonder, Taylor Swift and more. Taylor Swift, an iconic pop star, signed a direct deal with Republic Records in 2018 her music was previously released through Big Machine Records. In 2015, Republic Records signed Post Malone. In 2013, UMG signed new long-term agreements with Republic Records founders Monte Lipman and Avery Lipman and they became Chairman & Chief Executive Officer and President & Chief Operating Officer of Repbulic, respectively. Universal Republic Records changed its name back to the original Republic Records in 2012. In 2006, UMG merged Universal Records and Republic Records to create Universal Republic Records, appointing Monte Lipman as President and CEO of the label and Avery Lipman as Co-President and COO. In 2000, Universal Music Group acquired a controlling interest in Republic Records. Other early Republic Records signings included Three Doors Down and Godsmack. The band’s debut album Tubthumper went on to sell over 10 million copies worldwide.
The label’s first huge success came in the form of British group Chumbawamba, signed as a joint venture with Universal Records. Their approach was mostly a grassroots approach and the first record they put out was a major success. They had been working at record companies and he was in between jobs when they started putting out records, just as a hobby. Republic’s first signing was the Bloodhound Gang.Īvery Lipman has stated that he and Monte Lipman conceived the idea for Republic Records at the kitchen table in their apartment. Monte Lipman then became the President of the Universal Records label, while Avery Lipman became Republic Records’ President. The company was founded by brothers Monte and Avery Lipman in 1995 as a subsidiary of MCA’s Geffen Records, but the label’s distribution later moved to Universal Records.
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