Universal Republic Records is a record label

Record label

In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...

, owned by Universal Music Group

Universal Music Group

Universal Music Group is an American music group, the largest of the "big four" record companies by its commanding market share and its multitude of global operations...

. It is based on the now-defunct Republic Records

Republic Records

Republic Records was a record label and subsidiary of Universal Motown Republic Group. They originally went by the name Cheese Factory Records...

 label founded by brothers Monte and Avery Lipman. In the summer of 2011, changes were made at one of the three Universal Music Group umbrella labels, Universal Motown Republic Group, and Motown Records

Motown Records

Motown is a record label originally founded by Berry Gordy, Jr. and incorporated as Motown Record Corporation in Detroit, Michigan, United States, on April 14, 1960. The name, a portmanteau of motor and town, is also a nickname for Detroit...

 was separated from Universal Motown Records

Universal Motown Records

Universal Motown Records was a record label that operated as a division of Universal Motown Republic Group. It was the contemporary incarnation of the legendary Motown Records label, and the "urban" half of UMRG, although there was some rock artists on the label as well.Changes were made at...

 (causing it to shut down and transfer it's artists to either Motown Records or Universal Republic Records) and the umbrella label and merged into The Island Def Jam Music Group

The Island Def Jam Motown Music Group

The Island Def Jam Motown Music Group, formerly The Island Def Jam Music Group, is an umbrella label formed in 1999 when Universal Music Group merged two of its daughter companies, Island Records and Def Jam Recordings, to create a label group. In 2011, Motown Records was split from the Universal...

, making Universal Republic Records a stand alone label and shutting down Universal Motown Republic Group.

Universal Records: 2000–2005

Universal Music Group acquired the Lipman brothers' Republic Records as a fully owned subsidiary in 2000, and named Monte Lipman

Monte Lipman

Monte Lipman is an American music industry executive. He is presently the President and CEO of Universal Republic Records.In the current era of record company transition, Lipman transformed his own start-up label, Republic Records, into an autonomous imprint in 2005 – Universal Republic Records,...

 as President of the newly established Universal Records label, and Avery Lipman the COO; both reporting to Doug Morris (Chairman of Universal Music Group), and Mel Lewinter, (Chairman of Universal Records Group). During their tenure, the Lipmans shaped the newly formed company into an industry leader with such acts as Nelly

Nelly

Cornell Iral Haynes, Jr. , better known by his stage name Nelly, is an Grammy Award winning American rapper and actor. He has performed with the rap group St. Lunatics since 1993 and signed to Universal Records in 1999. Under Universal, Nelly began his solo career in 2000 with his debut album...

, Lil’ Wayne, Elton John

Elton John

Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...

, and co-ventures with Cash Money Records

Cash Money Records

Cash Money Records is a record label founded by brothers Bryan "Birdman" Williams and Ronald "Slim" Williams. Today it operates as a subsidiary of Universal Music Group, and is distributed by Universal Republic Records as of 2011...

, Master P’s No Limit Records

No Limit Records

No Limit Records was an American hip-hop record label that was founded in 1990 by hip-hop artist, Percy "Master P" Miller. It was distributed by Priority Records.-No Limit Early years:...

, and Sean “Puffy” Combs (Bad Boy Records).

Universal Republic Records: 2006–present

As of 2006, Universal Republic has adopted an A&R and partnership-based growth strategy. In an era of music industry transition they have proven effective, as Universal Republic has continued to grow in the industry's declining years.

Collaborations

Strategic partnerships and co-ventures orchestrated by Universal Republic's senior management have seen considerable success since 2005. Artists signed under these partnerships include:

• Singer-songwriter Jay Sean and singer-songwriter and producer Kevin Rudolf
  Kevin Rudolf
  Kevin Rudolf is an American singer-songwriter and record producer signed to Cash Money Records. Rudolf is mostly known for singing and producing rock/pop music...
  
   of Cash Money Records
  Cash Money Records
  Cash Money Records is a record label founded by brothers Bryan "Birdman" Williams and Ronald "Slim" Williams. Today it operates as a subsidiary of Universal Music Group, and is distributed by Universal Republic Records as of 2011...
  
  . Rudolf's single, "Let It Rock
  Let It Rock (Kevin Rudolf song)
  "Let It Rock" is the debut single of Kevin Rudolf from his debut album In the City. It features rapper Lil Wayne. The track was produced and written by Rudolf....
  
  " was certified 3x Platinum and licensed by multiple television networks for sports and other entertainment endorsements. Jay Sean's debut single "Down
  Down (Jay Sean song)
  "Down" is an R&B-electropop song by British artist Jay Sean. The song was released in North America as his debut single from his first album there, All or Nothing. In other markets, including the UK, the song serves as Jay Sean's lead single from his third studio album. The single features American...
  
  " sold 3 million copies in the United States and over 6 million worldwide. Sean's follow-up single "Do You Remember
  Do You Remember (Jay Sean song)
  "Do You Remember" is the second single by British R&B artist Jay Sean from his American-debut album, All or Nothing. The song features Jamaican dancehall musician Sean Paul and American crunk rapper Lil Jon. The song was produced by J remy and Bobby Bass....
  
  " also sold over a million copies. Cash Money Records also houses rapper Bow Wow.
• American Singer-Songwriter Taylor Swift
  Taylor Swift
  Taylor Alison Swift is an American country pop singer-songwriter, musician and actress.In 2006, she released her debut single "Tim McGraw", then her self-titled debut album, which was subsequently certified multi-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America...
  
   with Nashville-based Big Machine Records
  Big Machine Records
  Big Machine Records is an Independent American record label specializing in country music artists. It was launched in 2005 by former DreamWorks Records executive Scott Borchetta. The label was part of a joint venture between Borchetta and country singer Toby Keith, although Keith dropped his...
  
  . Swift today is a 10x Platinum artist with 4 Grammys and 20 million records sold worldwide.Recording Industry Association of America
  Recording Industry Association of America
  The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States...
  
  : 4× Platinum In 2010 The Band Perry
  The Band Perry
  The Band Perry, an American country music group, is composed of siblings Kimberly Perry , Reid Perry and Neil Perry...
  
   was also signed to Republic vis-a-vis Big Machine Records.
• Jack Johnson on Brushfire Records who has achieved multi-Platinum certifications twice and is estimated to have sold about 8 million albums worldwide.Recording Industry Association of America
  Recording Industry Association of America
  The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States...
  
  : Platinum
• Damian Marley
  Damian Marley
  Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley is a Jamaican reggae artist who has won three Grammy awards. Damian is the youngest son of Bob Marley....
  
   with Jr. Gong Records, whose debut album reached Gold certification and sold 1 million worldwide.
• Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
  Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
  Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros is an American band led by Alex Ebert, vocalist of the power pop group Ima Robot. Their first full-length recording, Up from Below, was released July 7, 2009, digitally and July 14, 2009, physically on Community Records...
  
   from Vagrant Records
  Vagrant Records
  Vagrant Records is an indie rock label based in Los Angeles, California and is home to such artists as The Hold Steady, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes, Active Child, PJ Harvey, Reptar, School of Seven Bells, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Thrice, James Vincent McMorrow, Placebo, and many...
  
  
• British singer-songwriter Jessie J
  Jessie J
  Jessica Ellen Cornish , better known by her stage name Jessie J, is an English recording artist currently signed to Island Records. She began her career as a songwriter for artists including Chris Brown and Miley Cyrus. Her debut single, "Do It Like a Dude", was released in November 2010 and peaked...
  
   and Black Veil Brides
  Black Veil Brides
  Black Veil Brides is an American rock band based out of Hollywood, California. The group is composed of Andrew Biersack , Ashley Purdy , Jake Pitts , Jinxx , and Christian "CC" Coma...
  
   vis-a-vis the Lava Records imprint, originally founded in 1995 by hugely successful A&R, Jason Flom
  Jason Flom
  Jason Flom is an American music industry executive. He has served as the Chairman and CEO of music labels including Atlantic Records, Virgin Records, and the Capitol Music Group. In 1995, he founded Lava Records...
  
  

The label also houses successful ventures and alliances with Mark Burnett as the home record label to NBC-TV’s The Voice, MTV’s Jersey Shore (Soundtrack), Downtown Records, Indie-Pop Records, (Gene) Simmons Records, and Tuff Gong Records; home to Stephen Marley.

Notable artists

In chronological order are current Republic artists, and their accolades:

• 2006: Hinder
  Hinder
  Hinder is an American rock band from Oklahoma that was formed in 2001 by drummer Cody Hanson, guitarist Joe Garvey, and singer Austin Winkler. The band was inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame in 2007.-Formation and early history:...
  
  , whose debut album Extreme Behavior
  Extreme Behavior
  Extreme Behavior is the debut album of rock band Hinder. It was released in 2005 by Universal Records to almost universally negative reviews, before going platinum in September 2006. All songs were co-written by Brian Howes, except for "Shoulda," which was co-written with Brian Howes and Social Code...
  
  achieved 3x Platinum certification in the United States and sold 5 million worldwide.
• 2007: Amy Winehouse
  Amy Winehouse
  Amy Jade Winehouse was an English singer-songwriter known for her powerful deep contralto vocals and her eclectic mix of musical genres including R&B, soul and jazz. Winehouse's 2003 debut album, Frank, was critically successful in the UK and was nominated for the Mercury Prize...
  
  , whose debut album for the Universal Republic, Back to Black
  Back to Black
  Back to Black is the second studio album by English recording artist Amy Winehouse, released on 27 October 2006 by Island Records. It is the last album released in her lifetime. The album incorporates 1960s soul music styles and modern R&B production, with subjective lyrics that concern...
  
  achieved 2x Platinum certification and sold 10 million worldwide. Amy Winehouse also received five Grammys. In 2007, Colbie Caillat
  Colbie Caillat
  Colbie Marie Caillat is an American pop singer-songwriter and guitarist from Malibu, California. She debuted in 2007 with Coco, which included hit singles "Bubbly", "Realize", and "The Little Things". In 2008, she recorded a duet with Jason Mraz, "Lucky", which won a Grammy. Caillat released her...
  
  's debut album Coco
  Coco (album)
  Coco is the debut album by Colbie Caillat. The album was released on July 17, 2007 in the United States, debuting at #5 on the Billboard 200 and selling 51,000 copies in the first week. The album was certified 2x Platinum by the RIAA with shipments to U.S. retailers of 2,000,000 units...
  
  also received a 3x Platinum certification and her second album Breakthrough received a Grammy nomination and she won 2 Grammys.
• 2008: Taylor Swift
  Taylor Swift
  Taylor Alison Swift is an American country pop singer-songwriter, musician and actress.In 2006, she released her debut single "Tim McGraw", then her self-titled debut album, which was subsequently certified multi-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America...
  
   (success aforementioned)
• 2011: Ariana Grande
  Ariana Grande
  Ariana Joan Grande is an American actress and singer. She currently plays the role of Cat Valentine in the American sitcom Victorious.-Early life:Grande was born and raised in Boca Raton, Florida...
  
   was recently signed, she said her album was releasing soon once on YouTube
  YouTube
  YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
  
   video.
• 2009: Owl City
  Owl City
  Owl City is an American electronica musical project by singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Adam Young formed in 2007 in Owatonna, Minnesota. Young created the project while experimenting with music in his parents' basement...
  
  , whose single "Fireflies" received Platinum certification and sold 2 million worldwide as a number one record in 27 countries. Also signed in 2009, the band Lonely Island received Gold certification as the number 1 comedy album of the year. Lonely Island's YouTube videos have a over 350 million aggregate views.
• 2010: Florence + the Machine debuts in the United States with Lungs
  Lungs (album)
  Lungs is the debut album by English indie pop band Florence and the Machine, released 6 July 2009 by Island Records. The album debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart for five weeks after its release, behind The Essential Michael Jackson compilation. On 10 January 2010 the album returned to...
  
  which received Gold certification, a Grammy nomination and won the 2010 Brit Award for album of the year.

Major acts of 2011
In 2011, Lava Records

Lava Records

Lava Records is an American based record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated through Universal Republic Records.-Company history:...

 plans to breakout highly-anticipated artists including Jessie J

Jessie J

Jessica Ellen Cornish , better known by her stage name Jessie J, is an English recording artist currently signed to Island Records. She began her career as a songwriter for artists including Chris Brown and Miley Cyrus. Her debut single, "Do It Like a Dude", was released in November 2010 and peaked...

, (winner of Critics Choice Brit Award and the BBC Sound of 2011) Republic Nashville's The Band Perry

The Band Perry

The Band Perry, an American country music group, is composed of siblings Kimberly Perry , Reid Perry and Neil Perry...

, and James Blake

James Blake (musician)

James Blake is a British electronic music producer and singer-songwriter from London, UK. On 6 January 2011, Blake was announced as runner-up in BBC's Sound of 2011 poll...

.

Label roster

The following list includes individuals and bands signed to the Universal Republic roster, according to the label's website.

• 3 Doors Down
  3 Doors Down
  3 Doors Down is an American rock band from Escatawpa formed in 1996. The band consists of Brad Arnold , Matt Roberts , Todd Harrell , Chris Henderson , and Greg Upchurch ....
  
  
• 10 Years
  10 Years
  10 Years is an American alternative metal band, formed in Knoxville, Tennessee in 1999.-Early Years, Into the Half Moon :10 Years was initially formed in Knoxville, Tennessee in 1999 with singer Mike Underdown, drummer Brian Vodinh, bassist Lewis Cosby, and guitarists Ryan "Tater" Johnson and Matt...
  
  
• Alysha Brillinger
  Alysha Brillinger
  Alysha Sarah Brillinger is a Canadian musician. Born in Mississauga, Ontario and raised in Kitchener, Ontario, Brillinger started singing in her early teens in local bands and at various festivals, including the Coalflats and Kitchener Blues Festival, where she was the 2008 winner of the Grande...
  
   (Lava Records
  Lava Records
  Lava Records is an American based record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated through Universal Republic Records.-Company history:...
  
  )
• Amy Winehouse
  Amy Winehouse
  Amy Jade Winehouse was an English singer-songwriter known for her powerful deep contralto vocals and her eclectic mix of musical genres including R&B, soul and jazz. Winehouse's 2003 debut album, Frank, was critically successful in the UK and was nominated for the Mercury Prize...
  
  
• Anberlin
  Anberlin
  Anberlin is an American rock band formed in Winter Haven, Florida in 2002. Since the beginning of 2007, the band has consisted of lead vocalist Stephen Christian, guitarists Joseph Milligan and Christian McAlhaney, bassist Deon Rexroat, and drummer Nathan Young.Members of Anberlin originally formed...
  
  
• Anjulie
  Anjulie
  Anjulie is the stage of name of Anjulie Persaud, a Canadian singer/songwriter from Oakville, Ontario Canada, a suburb outside of Toronto. She was born and raised in Canada, and her parents are from Guyana of Indian descent. She is the youngest of four children. Anjulie is a self-described music...
  
   (Cherry Entertainment Group)
• Ariana Grande
  Ariana Grande
  Ariana Joan Grande is an American actress and singer. She currently plays the role of Cat Valentine in the American sitcom Victorious.-Early life:Grande was born and raised in Boca Raton, Florida...
  
  
• Atomic Tom
  Atomic Tom
  Atomic Tom is a rock band from Brooklyn, New York, consisting of Luke White , Eric Espiritu , Philip Galitzine , and Tobias Smith .-History:...
  
  
• Avery
  Avery (singer)
  Anna Marie Iannitelli, better known as Avery is an American singer-songwriter from Phoenix, Arizona. Her debut single and video, "Love Me or Let Me Go," was released on her YouTube Account and reached over 1 million views in less than 3 months of its release...
  
  
• Black Veil Brides
  Black Veil Brides
  Black Veil Brides is an American rock band based out of Hollywood, California. The group is composed of Andrew Biersack , Ashley Purdy , Jake Pitts , Jinxx , and Christian "CC" Coma...
  
   (Lava Records
  Lava Records
  Lava Records is an American based record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated through Universal Republic Records.-Company history:...
  
  )
• Bobby Brackins
• Bow Wow (Cash Money Records
  Cash Money Records
  Cash Money Records is a record label founded by brothers Bryan "Birdman" Williams and Ronald "Slim" Williams. Today it operates as a subsidiary of Universal Music Group, and is distributed by Universal Republic Records as of 2011...
  
  )
• The Cataracs
  The Cataracs
  The Cataracs are an American hip hop indie-pop duo formed in Berkeley, California, consisting of David “Campa” Benjamin Singer-Vine, a songwriter and vocalist and Niles “Cyrano” Hollowell-Dhar, a songwriter, vocalist, and producer. The duo started out as an independent group, during their years at...
  
  
• Cece Segarra
• Clare Maguire
  Clare Maguire
  Clare Rita Mary Maguire is a British singer-songwriter. She was signed to Universal Music Group Polydor Records in 2008. She was rated in fifth place in the BBC Sound of 2011 list of the top 15 most promising new artists. Maguire was also singled out as one of MTV's Brand New: For 2011 Acts...
  
  
• Colbie Caillat
  Colbie Caillat
  Colbie Marie Caillat is an American pop singer-songwriter and guitarist from Malibu, California. She debuted in 2007 with Coco, which included hit singles "Bubbly", "Realize", and "The Little Things". In 2008, she recorded a duet with Jason Mraz, "Lucky", which won a Grammy. Caillat released her...
  
  
• Chase Coy
  Chase Coy
  Chase Coy is an American Singer-Songwriter. He plays both guitar and harmonica...
  
  
• Damian Marley
  Damian Marley
  Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley is a Jamaican reggae artist who has won three Grammy awards. Damian is the youngest son of Bob Marley....
  
   (Tuff Gong
  Tuff Gong
  Tuff Gong is a record label that was formed by the reggae group The Wailers in 1970 and named after Bob Marley's nickname, which was in turn an echo of that given to founder of the Rastafari movement, Leonard "The Gong" Howell. The first single on the label was "Run For Cover" by The Wailers...
  
  )
• Dev
  Dev (singer)
  Devin Star Tailes , better known by her stage name Dev, is an American singer. She was discovered by The Cataracs via MySpace after her friend Shane Crislip, posted her singing to some beats...
  
  
• Dia Frampton
• Drake
  Drake (entertainer)
  Aubrey Drake Graham , who records under the mononym Drake, is a Canadian recording artist and actor. He originally became known for playing Jimmy Brooks on the television series Degrassi: The Next Generation....
  
  
• Dynamite Walls
• Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
  Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
  Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros is an American band led by Alex Ebert, vocalist of the power pop group Ima Robot. Their first full-length recording, Up from Below, was released July 7, 2009, digitally and July 14, 2009, physically on Community Records...
  
   (Vagrant Records
  Vagrant Records
  Vagrant Records is an indie rock label based in Los Angeles, California and is home to such artists as The Hold Steady, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes, Active Child, PJ Harvey, Reptar, School of Seven Bells, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Thrice, James Vincent McMorrow, Placebo, and many...
  
  )
• Elizaveta
  Elizaveta
  Elizaveta is a commune in the municipality of Bălţi in the north of Moldova. Area: 26.77 km2, population: 3,523 at the 2004 Moldovan Census. It is composed of a single village, Elizaveta....
  
  
• Enrique Iglesias
  Enrique Iglesias
  Enrique Iglesias is a Spanish pop music singer, a son of singer Julio Iglesias.Enrique started his musical career on Mexican label Fonovisa...
  
  
• The Envy
• Erin McCarley
  Erin McCarley
  Erin McCarley is an alternative music singer-songwriter. McCarley attended college at Baylor University, and is now based in Nashville, Tennessee. She has been compared to Sara Bareilles, Regina Spektor, and Sheryl Crow. Currently, Erin is working on her follow up to 2009's Love, Save the Empty...
  
  
• Florence + The Machine
• G. Love
  G. Love
  Garrett Dutton , better known as G. Love, is the frontman for the band G. Love & Special Sauce.-Biography:Dutton, the son of a banking lawyer, was born in the Society Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia, and began playing guitar at age eight. He wrote his first song by the time he was in the ninth...
  
   (Brushfire Records
  Brushfire Records
  Brushfire Records is a Haleiwa, Hawaii based record label owned by singer-songwriter Jack Johnson. The label, formerly known as The Moonshine Conspiracy Records, was originally made to release soundtracks for Woodshed Films, a surfing movie production owned by Jack Johnson, Emmett Malloy, and...
  
  )
• Godsmack
  Godsmack
  Godsmack is an American heavy metal band from Lawrence, Massachusetts, formed in 1995. The band is composed of founder, frontman and songwriter Sully Erna, guitarist Tony Rombola, bassist Robbie Merrill, and drummer Shannon Larkin...
  
  
• Guster
  Guster
  Guster is an American alternative rock band from Boston, Massachusetts. Formed in 1991, the group is known for its live performances and humor, founding members Adam Gardner, Ryan Miller, and Brian Rosenworcel came about to begin practice sessions while attending Tufts University in Medford,...
  
   (Aware Records
  Aware Records
  Aware Records is an American record label, existent to seek unsigned musical artists and expose them to the mainstream media. The label has had success with a range of artists, including John Mayer, Train, Five For Fighting, Mat Kearney and Guster....
  
  )
• Hinder
  Hinder
  Hinder is an American rock band from Oklahoma that was formed in 2001 by drummer Cody Hanson, guitarist Joe Garvey, and singer Austin Winkler. The band was inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame in 2007.-Formation and early history:...
  
  
• Hifyve
• India Arie
• Javier Colon
• Jay Sean (Cash Money Records
  Cash Money Records
  Cash Money Records is a record label founded by brothers Bryan "Birdman" Williams and Ronald "Slim" Williams. Today it operates as a subsidiary of Universal Music Group, and is distributed by Universal Republic Records as of 2011...
  
  )
• Jack Johnson
  Jack Johnson (musician)
  Jack Johnson was born May 18, 1975 is an American folk rock singer-songwriter, surfer and musician known for his work in the soft rock and acoustic genres. In 2001, he achieved commercial success after the release of his debut album, Brushfire Fairytales. He has since released four more albums, a...
  
   (Brushfire Records
  Brushfire Records
  Brushfire Records is a Haleiwa, Hawaii based record label owned by singer-songwriter Jack Johnson. The label, formerly known as The Moonshine Conspiracy Records, was originally made to release soundtracks for Woodshed Films, a surfing movie production owned by Jack Johnson, Emmett Malloy, and...
  
  )
• Jessie J
  Jessie J
  Jessica Ellen Cornish , better known by her stage name Jessie J, is an English recording artist currently signed to Island Records. She began her career as a songwriter for artists including Chris Brown and Miley Cyrus. Her debut single, "Do It Like a Dude", was released in November 2010 and peaked...
  
   (Lava Records
  Lava Records
  Lava Records is an American based record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated through Universal Republic Records.-Company history:...
  
  )
• John Brown
  John Brown
  John Brown may refer to:* John Brown , American who led an anti-slavery revolt in Harpers Ferry, Virginia in 1859* John Brown , Scottish physician who taught that disease was caused by either excessive or inadequate stimulationJohn Brown may also refer to:- American :* John Y. Brown, Sr. , U.S...
  
  
• Karl Wolf
  Karl Wolf
  Carl Abou Samah is a Lebanese-born Canadian musician based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is better known by his stage name Karl Wolf. He has been a singer, songwriter and producer since 2001, releasing his first solo album Face Behind the Face on MapleNationwide/Universal in January 2006,...
  
  
• Kelly Rowland
  Kelly Rowland
  Kelendria Trene "Kelly" Rowland is an American singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, and television personality. She rose to fame as one of the founding members of the American girl group Destiny's Child...
  
  
• Kevin Rudolf
  Kevin Rudolf
  Kevin Rudolf is an American singer-songwriter and record producer signed to Cash Money Records. Rudolf is mostly known for singing and producing rock/pop music...
  
   (Cash Money Records
  Cash Money Records
  Cash Money Records is a record label founded by brothers Bryan "Birdman" Williams and Ronald "Slim" Williams. Today it operates as a subsidiary of Universal Music Group, and is distributed by Universal Republic Records as of 2011...
  
  )
• K’Jon
  KJON
  KJON is a radio station broadcasting in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex operating during the daytime hours only. This station is owned and operated by Chatham Hill Foundation, which runs the religious ....
  
  
• Lauren Pritchard
  Lauren Pritchard (singer)
  Lauren Pritchard is an American soul singer, songwriter and actress, currently based in London, England.Born and raised in Jackson, Tennessee, Pritchard began writing songs when she was just 14 years old. She then moved to Los Angeles at 16, where she lived with Lisa-Marie Presley and tried to...
  
  
• Leighton Meester
  Leighton Meester
  Leighton Marissa Meester is an American actress and singer. Meester first garnered attention for playing Blair Waldorf in the CW television series Gossip Girl...
  
  
• Lil Wayne
  Lil Wayne
  Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. , better known by his stage name Lil Wayne, is an American rapper. At the age of nine, Lil Wayne joined Cash Money Records as the youngest member of the label, and half of the duo, The B.G.'z, with B.G.. In 1997, Lil Wayne joined the group Hot Boys, which also included...
  
  
• Lonely Island
• Martina McBride
  Martina McBride
  Martina McBride is an American country music singer and songwriter. McBride has been called the "Céline Dion of Country Music" for her big-voiced ballads and soprano range....
  
   (Republic Nashville
  Republic Nashville
  Republic Nashville is a record label established in 2009 by Universal Republic Records in New York and Big Machine Records in Nashville. It is headquartered on Music Row and utilizes the combined resources of Big Machine Records and Universal Republic Records....
  
  )
• Mason Jennings
  Mason Jennings
  Mason Jennings is an American pop-folk singer-songwriter. He is well known for his simple yet catchy melodies, intimate lyrics, literary and historical themes, and distinctive voice...
  
   (Brushfire Records
  Brushfire Records
  Brushfire Records is a Haleiwa, Hawaii based record label owned by singer-songwriter Jack Johnson. The label, formerly known as The Moonshine Conspiracy Records, was originally made to release soundtracks for Woodshed Films, a surfing movie production owned by Jack Johnson, Emmett Malloy, and...
  
  )
• Mat Kearney
  Mat Kearney
  Mathew William "Mat" Kearney is an American musician born in Eugene, Oregon, now based in Nashville, Tennessee. Kearney has received critical acclaim and widespread recognition for his Columbia Records debut, Nothing Left to Lose. So far, he has a total of four top 20 hits on the Adult Top 40...
  
   (Aware Records
  Aware Records
  Aware Records is an American record label, existent to seek unsigned musical artists and expose them to the mainstream media. The label has had success with a range of artists, including John Mayer, Train, Five For Fighting, Mat Kearney and Guster....
  
  )
• Matt Costa
  Matt Costa
  Matthew Albert Costa is a singer-songwriter from Huntington Beach, California.He has five independent releases: two self-recorded EPs, and three full-length CDs released via Brushfire Records.-Life:...
  
   (Brushfire Records
  Brushfire Records
  Brushfire Records is a Haleiwa, Hawaii based record label owned by singer-songwriter Jack Johnson. The label, formerly known as The Moonshine Conspiracy Records, was originally made to release soundtracks for Woodshed Films, a surfing movie production owned by Jack Johnson, Emmett Malloy, and...
  
  )
• Miike Snow
  Miike Snow
  Miike Snow is a Swedish indie pop band formed in 2007. The band consists of producing team Christian Karlsson and Pontus Winnberg and Andrew Wyatt.-Early years:Miike Snow was formed in 2007 in Stockholm, Sweden....
  
   (Downtown Records
  Downtown Records
  Downtown Records is a record label owned and operated by Downtown Music LLC. Music on the Downtown label is distributed by Universal Music's Fontana Distribution and, for certain releases, as a joint venture with Atlantic Records and also for select releases, by Alternative Distribution Alliance...
  
  )
• Mika
  Mika (singer)
  Mika is a British singer-songwriter.After recording his first extended play, Dodgy Holiday EP, Mika released his first full-length studio album, Life in Cartoon Motion, on Island Records in 2007. Life in Cartoon Motion sold more than 5.6 million copies worldwide and helped Mika win a Brit...
  
  
• The Naked and Famous
  The Naked and Famous
  -Studio albums:-EPs:-Singles:-B-sides:-Music videos:-In popular culture:"All of This" was featured in the fourth episode of The Secret Circle....
  
  
• Neil Halstead
  Neil Halstead
  Neil Halstead is a British guitarist and singer, described as "one of Britain's most respected songwriters" by Allmusic. He was a founding member of Slowdive, a band often associated with the shoegazer musical genre...
  
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  Brushfire Records
  Brushfire Records is a Haleiwa, Hawaii based record label owned by singer-songwriter Jack Johnson. The label, formerly known as The Moonshine Conspiracy Records, was originally made to release soundtracks for Woodshed Films, a surfing movie production owned by Jack Johnson, Emmett Malloy, and...
  
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• Nicki Minaj
  Nicki Minaj
  Onika Tanya Maraj , better known by her stage name Nicki Minaj; ), is a Trinidadian-born American recording artist...
  
  
• Nikki Flores
  Nikki Flores
  Nikki Flores is an American R&B and pop singer, pianist, and songwriter.-Career:A prodigious singer/songwriter in the vein of Alicia Keys, 16 year-old Nikki Flores was planned release her debut album, the pop meets R&B flavored "This Girl" in Fall 2005...
  
  
• Owl City
  Owl City
  Owl City is an American electronica musical project by singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Adam Young formed in 2007 in Owatonna, Minnesota. Young created the project while experimenting with music in his parents' basement...
  
  
• Pearl and the Puppets
  Pearl and the Puppets
  Pearl and the Puppets is a band from Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire in the West-Central Lowlands of Scotland. The band comprises singer/songwriter Katie Sutherland , Blair McMillan , Gordon Turner , Scott Clark and Michael Abubakar .Sutherland's voice has been described as a being similar to...
  
  
• Pop Evil
  Pop Evil
  Pop Evil is an American rock band that was formed in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 2001 by Leigh Kakaty, Dave Grahs, Jamie Nummer, and Dylan Allison. Lead guitarist Tony Greve was originally added as a temporary studio musician for the band but was invited to become a full-time member in early 2007...
  
  
• Porcelain Black
  Porcelain Black
  Alaina Marie Beaton , better known by her stage name Porcelain Black, is an American pop-rock singer-songwriter. She started her music career at 18 under the stage name Porcelain and the Tramps with Virgin Records. However, Black and Virgin could not agree on the music that she recorded and she...
  
  
• The Rescues
  The Rescues
  The band released their first record - a four song, self titled EP - in March 2010. In June of that year they've released the LP "Let Loose The Horses", which has garnered notability and acclaim among various online blogs and music review websites, and has been featured on Best Buy's "Find Them...
  
  
• Rogue Wave (Brushfire Records
  Brushfire Records
  Brushfire Records is a Haleiwa, Hawaii based record label owned by singer-songwriter Jack Johnson. The label, formerly known as The Moonshine Conspiracy Records, was originally made to release soundtracks for Woodshed Films, a surfing movie production owned by Jack Johnson, Emmett Malloy, and...
  
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• The Rolling Stones
  The Rolling Stones
  The Rolling Stones are an English rock band, formed in London in April 1962 by Brian Jones , Ian Stewart , Mick Jagger , and Keith Richards . Bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts completed the early line-up...
  
  
• The Secret Sisters
  The Secret Sisters
  The Secret Sisters are a new-age traditional Country music duo, consisting of vocalists Laura and Lydia Rogers, signed to Universal Republic/Beladroit Records. Their 1950s-inspired musical style has been described as "a guileless, rapturous mixture of rootsified pop"...
  
  
• Serabee
  Serabee
  Sarah L. Buras professionally known as Sera Buras and Serabee, is an American singer-songwriter. She has released four studio albums and is signed to the Universal Republic label....
  
  
• Seth MacFarlane
  Seth MacFarlane
  Seth Woodbury MacFarlane is an American animator, writer, comedian, producer, actor, singer, voice actor, and director best known for creating the animated sitcoms Family Guy, American Dad! and The Cleveland Show, for which he also voices many of the shows' various characters.A native of Kent,...
  
  
• Sky Sailing
  Sky Sailing
  Sky Sailing is an acoustic musical project by Adam Young of Owl City. It is largely acoustic and recorded on piano and acoustic guitar.-History:...
  
  
• Spose
  Spose
  Ryan Michael Peters , better known by his stage name Spose, is an American rapper from Wells, Maine.-Music career:Spose began rhyming while he was in eighth grade with friend and rapper Cam Groves, and started to pursue his rapping career in 2004...
  
  
• Stephen Jerzak
• Stromae
  Stromae
  Paul Van Haver, better known as Stromae [stromaj] is a singer-songwriter of Belgian-Rwandan origin. He has distinguished himself in both hip hop and electronic music...
  
  
• The Stunners
• Sully Erna
  Sully Erna
  Salvatore Paul "Sully" Erna , is an American vocalist and primary songwriter for the American heavy metal band, Godsmack. Erna is also a guitarist and drummer, performing these both on albums and during live shows. He has a daughter named Skylar Brooke Erna and an older sister named Maria.-Early...
  
  
• Steel Panther
  Steel Panther
  Steel Panther is a glam metal band from Los Angeles, California mostly known for their profane and humorous lyrics as well as their exaggerated on-stage personas...
  
  
• Sy Stone
• Troop 41
  Troop 41
  Troop 41 is an American hip hop ensemble from Raleigh, North Carolina founded in 2005. The group consists of three members: T-Breezy, Lil Lee and Lil Inferno....
  
  
• Taylor Swift
  Taylor Swift
  Taylor Alison Swift is an American country pop singer-songwriter, musician and actress.In 2006, she released her debut single "Tim McGraw", then her self-titled debut album, which was subsequently certified multi-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America...
  
  
• Volbeat
• Vinyl Pinups
• Washington
• The Weaving
• We Are the Fallen
  We Are the Fallen
  We Are the Fallen is an American gothic metal band consisting of former American Idol contestant Carly Smithson, Marty O'Brien and former Evanescence members Ben Moody, John LeCompt, and Rocky Gray. The band's name is an allusion to Evanescence's 2003 album, Fallen, which has resulted in criticism...
  
  
• Will Dailey
  Will Dailey
  Will Dailey is a Boston-based recording and performing artist on Universal Republic Records. His sound has been described as having a rich vintage vibe while having a firm appreciation of AM rock, pop and big hooks. He is notable as being the winner of the 2006 Boston Music Award for Best Male...
  
  
• Zach Gill
  Zach Gill
  Zach Gill is a multi instrumentalist/singer/songwriter/member of the rock band ALO and a member of Jack Johnson's band. He also performs regularly as a solo artist.- History :...
  
   (Brushfire Records
  Brushfire Records
  Brushfire Records is a Haleiwa, Hawaii based record label owned by singer-songwriter Jack Johnson. The label, formerly known as The Moonshine Conspiracy Records, was originally made to release soundtracks for Woodshed Films, a surfing movie production owned by Jack Johnson, Emmett Malloy, and...
  
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• Zee Avi
  Zee Avi
  Zee Avi is a Malaysian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and ukulele player. She was born in Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia. She moved to Kuala Lumpur when she was 12...
  
   (Brushfire Records
  Brushfire Records
  Brushfire Records is a Haleiwa, Hawaii based record label owned by singer-songwriter Jack Johnson. The label, formerly known as The Moonshine Conspiracy Records, was originally made to release soundtracks for Woodshed Films, a surfing movie production owned by Jack Johnson, Emmett Malloy, and...
  
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