Republic Records is a New York City–based American record label owned by Universal Music Group .
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12 Facts About Republic Records
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Republic Records was formed in 1995 as a subsidiary of MCA's Geffen Records, but soon after its foundation, the distribution changed to the newly established Universal Records.
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Universal Republic Records became stand-alone label and the Universal Motown Republic Group was shut down.
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Republic Records had songs in six of the top-10 spots on the Mediabase Top 40 Chart in 2015, tying a 2013 record.
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In 2018, Taylor Swift signed to Republic Records after releasing her music through the Republic imprint, Big Machine Records, for a majority of her career.
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Also in 2019, Republic Records was named the "Label of the Year" by both Billboard and Variety.
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Republic Records was named Billboards Hot 100 Label of the Year for the sixth straight time.
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Five Republic Records albums appeared in the top 10 of the year-end Billboard 200 chart.
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In 2020, Republic Records partnered up with JYP Entertainment for the South Korean girl group Twice as the group's first American label and distributor.
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Republic Records became the first label to partner with DistroKid, allowing it to mine data from the company looking for new artists.
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That month, Republic Records had six of the top ten albums on the Rolling Stone album chart and nine of the top 20 songs on the Rolling Stone song chart.
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Republic Records released the Bloodhound Gang's 1994 EP, Dingleberry Haze, and their first LP, Use Your Fingers.
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