32-581: Free TV may refer to: Free TV (MENA) , a Pan Arab musical television channel Free TV (Italy) , an Italian regional television channel FreeTV Australia , the industry body representing free-to-air Australian TV networks Free TV Alliance , a collaboration between four European free digital satellite television broadcasters to promote free satellite TV Free TV Networks , an American digital multicasting and video-on-demand company See also [ edit ] Free-to-air television Topics referred to by
64-430: A merger between the two labels. Monte Lipman became the president and CEO of the restructured label while Avery Lipman served as co-president and COO. Other changes were made at the label's parent, Universal Motown Republic Group, during the summer of 2011. Universal Motown Records was shut down, transferring its artists to the newly recreated Motown Records or Universal Republic Records. Universal Republic Records became
96-409: A number of gold and platinum certifications. Damian Marley 's debut album was certified gold and sold one million copies worldwide. Other prominent Republic releases in recent years have come from acts like Ariana Grande (2013's Yours Truly , 2014's My Everything , 2016's Dangerous Woman , 2018's Sweetener , 2019's Thank U, Next , 2020's Positions , and 2024's Eternal Sunshine );
128-622: A showcase of modern and classic Arab and international music blended together. and many other independent labels , in addition to international majors labels such as Vevo , RedOne , Republic Records , Sony , Universal and Warner Music Group . Free TV is rated on the top of the musical television channels in North Africa and the Middle East , for providing an exclusive, outstanding and quality content of clips and programs, and creating awareness about new talents, songs and albums from all over
160-606: A stand-alone label and the Universal Motown Republic Group was shut down. In August 2011, the restructured Universal Republic signed Ariana Grande to a record contract. In October 2012, Universal Republic Records returned to the Republic Records moniker. Just prior to the label's return to the Republic name, it signed Canadian artist The Weeknd through his imprint label, XO . In addition to artists' albums,
192-402: Is also owned by Nasr Mahrous . The channel shows video clips of Arabic and International music stars, coverage of international concerts, to distribute self-produced video clips and concerts, interviews with stars, and news programs on the international world and is managed by a team with over thirty years of experience in
224-612: Is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group (UMG). Based in New York City , it was founded by Avery Lipman and Monte Lipman as an independent label in 1995, and was acquired by UMG in 2000. Republic was initially an imprint of the Universal Motown Republic Group , and was renamed Universal Republic Records after a reorganization in 2006 before going back to its original name in 2012. According to Avery Lipman , he and his brother Monte conceived
256-590: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Free TV (MENA) Free TV (stylized as free ) is a 24-hour Pan-Arab musical television channel owned by Nasr Mahrous and headquartered in Cairo , Egypt . Its main target demographic is teenagers, high school and college students and young adults. It has special partnerships with FreeMusic Art Production , Vevo , RedOne , Republic Records , Warner Music Group , Universal Music Group and Sony Music . According to
288-600: The 2022 iHeartRadio Music Awards , Republic Records won "Label of the Year". For the second year in a row, Billboard listed Republic Records as number one on its three 2022 year-end label rankings, including "Top Labels". In 2023, Republic Records had the longest streak for a label atop the Billboard 200 in 25 years, including Morgan Wallen's One Thing at a Time , Taylor Swift's Midnights , Nagi Yanagi's Yukiharuame , and Stray Kids ' 5-STAR . On December 6, 2023, Republic had
320-610: The Arab world . Free TV airs mainly western music videos and clips of artists signed to produced by Vevo , RedOne , Republic Records , Warner Music Group , Universal Music Group and Sony Music record label, the channel used to focus on then current music – with a heavier focus on so-called adult contemporary pop and pop rock than today, – as well as music from the channel also played some Hip Hop hits, from artists like Roddy Ricch and DaBaby ., as well as many Arabic music clips produced by FreeMusic Art Production record label, that
352-528: The year-end Billboard 200 chart. 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. Twice will be the first artist from JYP Entertainment to be powered under the alliance. Twice's signing represents a diversifying market for K-pop in the US. On April 8, 2020, it was stated that the record has partnered up with
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#1733086228090384-650: The "East Coast" banner; Monte Lipman, the label's co-founder, oversees the New York City operations. Republic Records released the Bloodhound Gang 's 1994 EP, Dingleberry Haze , and their first LP, Use Your Fingers . Kevin Rudolf 's single, " Let It Rock ", was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America . Jay Sean's debut single, " Down ", sold six million copies in
416-471: The Jonas Brothers (2019's Happiness Begins and 2023's The Album ); Taylor Swift (2019's Lover , 2020's Folklore and Evermore , 2021's Fearless (Taylor's Version) and Red (Taylor's Version) , 2022's Midnights , 2023's Speak Now (Taylor's Version) and 1989 (Taylor's Version) , and 2024's The Tortured Poets Department ); The Weeknd (2013's Kiss Land , 2015's Beauty Behind
448-916: The Light , and 2023's Feed the Beast ). As of 2024, the current Republic Records roster includes AJR , Anitta , Any Gabrielly , Ariana Grande , Bastille , Benee , Bo Burnham , Clairo , Coi Leray , Conan Gray , Drake , Em Beihold , FLO , Ski Mask The Slump God , Florence and the Machine , fripSide , Glass Animals , Itzy , James Bay , James Blake , John Mellencamp , Julia Michaels , Kid Cudi , Kim Petras , Leith Ross , Lil Tecca , Lil Wayne , Metro Boomin , Miranda Lambert , Morgan Wallen , Nagi Yanagi , Nicki Minaj , Nmixx , Noah Kahan , Of Monsters and Men , Peach PRC , Pearl Jam , Peter Gabriel , Post Malone , Shania Twain , Stephen Sanchez , Stevie Wonder , Stray Kids , Swedish House Mafia , Taylor Swift ,
480-477: The Lipman brothers in a December 2021 cover story on Republic Records. Republic Records became the first label to partner with DistroKid , allowing it to mine data from the company looking for new artists. The initiative began in 2021 and allowed DistroKid to receive a finder's fee for any new artist signed to the label. In January 2021, the label had five of the top seven albums on the Billboard 200 chart, including
512-550: The Madness , 2016's Starboy , 2020s After Hours , and 2022's Dawn FM ); Florence and the Machine (2015's How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful , 2018's High as Hope , and 2022's Dance Fever ); Lorde (2013's Pure Heroine , 2017's Melodrama , and 2021's Solar Power ); James Blake (2019's Assume Form and 2021's Friends That Break Your Heart ); Pearl Jam (2020's Gigaton ); Poppy (2022's Stagger ) and Kim Petras (2019's Clarity and Turn Off
544-496: The South Korean girl group (G)I-dle after the release of their third EP I Trust , marking the group's official debut in the US. At the 2020 iHeartRadio Music Awards , Republic Records won "Label of the Year". At the 2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards , Republic Records won "Label of the Year". For 2021, for the first time, Republic Records was ranked number one on Billboard's three year-end label rankings: "Top Labels", "200 Labels", and "Hot 100 Labels". Billboard then featured
576-511: The United States and received a large airplay on radio worldwide. Sean's follow-up single, " Do You Remember ", sold over one million copies. Taylor Swift was first signed to Nashville-based Big Machine Records , recording her first six studio albums with the label. As her contract with Big Machine ended in 2018, she signed with Republic, with her first single " ME! " with the label released on April 26, 2019. Jack Johnson has received
608-400: The channel's owner, it was planned that Free TV would be launched in the summer of 2014, however, it was introduced to the world in 2015, via Nilesat . Nasr Mahrous said also that the name of the channel was chosen in order to be similar with "FreeMusic", the name of the record label he owns. Its main objective is to combine different cultures through the language of entertainment, and to be
640-460: The company was named Variety ' s Hitmaker Label of the Year. 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. In December of that year, Republic partnered with Sony Pictures on the release of the soundtrack for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse . The soundtrack's lead single
672-549: The distribution changed to the newly established Universal Records . In January 2000, it was announced that the Universal Music Group acquired the Lipman brothers' Republic Records as a wholly owned subsidiary . Monte Lipman was named president of the Universal Records label, while Avery Lipman became Republic's president. In 2006, corporate restructuring saw the formation of Universal Republic Records through
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#1733086228090704-849: The first Republic artist to win the Grammy Award for Album of the Year for her album, Folklore . On November 24, 2021, Jim Roppo and Wendy Goldstein were named co-presidents of Republic Records. Since August 2021, Universal Music Group began to launch and expand the Republic Records imprint in international markets. The label made its first International debut in China via its local subsidiary UMG China on August 16, 2021. The label launched in Philippines via its local subsidiary UMG Philippines in July 22, 2022, with domestic artists Darren Espanto , Elha Nympha and Zack Tabudlo among other artists who were signed to
736-449: The idea for Republic Records at their apartment in New York . Lipman stated that both had previously been employed by record companies and were in between jobs at the time. They began putting records out as a hobby, the first of which was the Bloodhound Gang 's Dingleberry Haze . Republic Records was formed in 1995 as a subsidiary of MCA 's Geffen Records , but soon after its foundation,
768-579: The label has released soundtracks with the Fox Broadcasting Company ( Star ), NBC ( The Voice ), and former UMG parent Universal Pictures ( Fifty Shades and Sing ), among numerous other partnerships, films, and television series. Republic Records had songs in six of the top-10 spots on the Mediabase Top 40 Chart in 2015, tying a 2013 record. Also in 2015, the label signed American rapper and singer, Post Malone . In November 2017,
800-407: The label. In 2022, Republic Records expanded its current partnership with JYP Entertainment to include Itzy and Stray Kids . Republic Records partnered up with NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan to include fripSide and Nagi Yanagi . This was later expanded to cover all of their artists, alongside worldwide distribution of artists and catalogs, A&R, marketing and business development. At
832-546: The music industry. Its target demographic is youth. The channel aims to be a platform for the youth, letting their opinions be a large factor in future programming. It will be likely that Free TV will be pushing local R&B and hip hop music. Akon , Ludacris , as well as Lebanese-Canadian Karl Wolf , Qusai aka Don Legend the Kamelion - the first hip hop artist, and the UAE's Desert Heat . Furthermore. Until " Despacito " acquired
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896-588: The status of a global mega-hit, Free TV did not regularly play music sung in another language than English, but since Spanish-language música urbana became hugely popular outside of Latin America or the Latin American communities around the world in the late 2010s, the channel began to regularly play videos from artists like Luis Fonsi , J Balvin , Bad Bunny , Rosalía , Maluma , Anitta , as well Spanish songs by Shakira . Republic Records Republic Records
928-423: The top six albums on the Billboard 200. It was the first time in 60 years the same label had released the top five albums on the chart. In February 2024, Republic was reorganized under the newly structured umbrella of Republic Corps, a music label unit formed by parent Universal Music Group. As part of reorganizing UMG's coastal operations, Republic was aligned with Island Records and Def Jam Recordings under
960-663: The top three spots with Morgan Wallen 's Dangerous: The Double Album , Taylor Swift's Evermore , and Pop Smoke 's Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon . The Weeknd's After Hours and Ariana Grande's Positions were sixth and seventh respectively. That month, Republic also 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. In March 2021, Taylor Swift became
992-411: The year for 4 of the last 5 years and Variety ' s for each of the last three. Republic was also named Billboard ' s Hot 100 Label of the Year for the sixth straight time. Five Republic albums (Ariana Grande's Thank U, Next , Taylor Swift's Lover , Post Malone's Beerbongs & Bentleys , Drake's Scorpion and Post Malone's Hollywood's Bleeding ) also appeared in the top 10 of
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1024-521: Was Post Malone and Swae Lee 's " Sunflower " which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and broke the record for most weeks in the top ten of the Hot R&;B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at 45. Early 2019 saw the signing of a reunited Jonas Brothers , as well. Also in 2019, Republic Records was named the "Label of the Year" by both Billboard and Variety . It has been Billboard ' s label of
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