Universal Music Group Inks Long-Term Agreement with Republic Records Founders

Upcoming Republic releases include new albums from Akon, Black Sabbath, Colbie Caillat, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Soundtrack, Lil Wayne (Cash Money Records), Enrique Iglesias, Jessie J (Lava Records), Kid Cudi, Austin Mahone (Chase), Nelly, The Voice's Cassadee Pope, Kelly Rowland, Drake (Young Money/Cash Money Records), Damian Marley (Tuff Gong), The Band Perry (Republic Nashville), Nicki Minaj (Young Money/Cash Money Records), 3 Doors Down, The Lonely Island, The Weeknd (XO) and Tyga (Young Money/Cash Money Records), among others.

About Republic Records
A division of Universal Music Group, the world's leading music company, Republic is home to an all-star roster of multi-platinum, award-winning Legends and superstar artists such as 3 Doors Down, Akon, Amy Winehouse, Black Sabbath, Colbie Caillat, Eddie Vedder (Monkeywrench), Enrique Iglesias, Florence + the Machine, Godsmack, Kelly Rowland, Kid Cudi, Mika, Nelly, Owl City, The Voice (NBC-TV), Gotye, Of Monsters & Men, Mayer Hawthorne, among many others.

It is comprised of innovative imprints and digital business ventures including Republic Nashville (The Band Perry, Eli Young Band, Florida Georgia Line), Cash Money Records (Lil Wayne, Drake, Nicki Minaj), American Recordings (The Avett Brothers), Lava Records (Jessie J, Black Veil Brides), Aware Records (Mat Kearney), Brushfire (Jack Johnson, G. Love), Tuff Gong (Damian Marley), XO (The Weeknd), Loma Vista (Soundgarden) among others.

About Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group is the global music leader, with wholly owned operations in 60 territories. Its businesses also include Universal Music Publishing Group, one of the industry's premier music publishing operations worldwide.

Universal Music Group's record labels include A&M/Octone, Angel, Astralwerks, Blue Note, Capitol Records, Decca, Def Jam Recordings, Deutsche Grammophon, Disa, Emarcy, Fonovisa, Geffen Records, Interscope Records, I.R.S., Island Records, Lost Highway Records, Machete Music, Manhattan, MCA Nashville, Mercury Nashville, Mercury Records, Motown Records, Polydor Records, Republic Records, Universal Music Latino, Verve Music Group and Virgin Records, as well as a multitude of record labels owned or distributed by its record company subsidiaries around the world. The Universal Music Group owns the most extensive catalogue of music in the industry, which includes the last 100 years of the world's most popular artists and their recordings. UMG's catalogue is marketed through two distinct divisions, Universal Music Enterprises (in the U.S.) and Universal Strategic Marketing (outside the U.S.). Universal Music Group also includes Global Digital Business, its new media and technologies division and Bravado, its merchandising company.

Universal Music Group is a fully owned subsidiary of Vivendi.

SOURCE Universal Music Group

Universal Music Group Inks Long-Term Agreement with Republic Records Founders

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