Lipmans To Be Honored As Industry Icons
• REPUBLIC Founder & CEO Monte Lipman and REPUBLIC Founder & COO Avery Lipman, co-founders of Republic Records will receive the 2026 GRAMMY Salute to Industry Icons® honor. The Recording Academy® and industry legend Clive Davis will celebrate the accomplishments of the Lipman brothers (Avery, left, and Monte, right) at the 2026 Pre-GRAMMY® Gala, on Sat, Jan. 31, 2026, the evening preceding the 2026 GRAMMY Awards®.
“Monte and Avery are proof of how far drive and dedication, combined with passion and talent, can go in this industry,” said Harvey Mason, Jr., CEO of the Recording Academy. “Their collective vision and unwavering will to go above and beyond for the incredible community of artists they support have made Republic Records one of the most influential labels in the world. We look forward to celebrating their impact as true industry icons at the 2026 Pre-GRAMMY Gala.”
“Monte and Avery are two of the music industry’s most illustrious leaders, and I am thrilled that they will be this year’s Salute to Industry Icons honorees,” said Clive Davis. “Their longtime trailblazing commitment to supporting songwriters across the music spectrum as well as their staunch dedication to advocacy, diversity and equality in the music business are exemplary. Artists and the industry at large are fortunate to have Monte and Avery’s insights and passion at the helm.”
Monte and Avery Lipman are the Founders of Republic Records, an independent music recording company that the brothers launched in 1995. Republic Records has become the music industry’s most successful label of the past decade, earning Billboard’s “Hot 100 Label of the Year” 11 of the past 12 years while dominating the global charts in nearly every genre of popular music. Recently, Monte and Avery have been appointed to lead Universal Music Group’s East Coast Collective of labels including Island Records, Def Jam Recordings, Mercury Records, and Republic Records among others.
Alongside their professional success, Monte and Avery are equally dedicated to philanthropic and charitable initiatives. Their efforts have been recognized with honors such as City of Hope’s Spirit of Hope Award, the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation’s Spirit of Hope Award, UJA-Federation’s Music Visionary of the Year, the T.J. Martell Foundation’s Humanitarian of the Year, and by Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation. Monte has also been honored by the DKMS Foundation, alongside his wife, Dr. Angelina, and has served on the board of directors for the Robin Hood Foundation since 2022.
The invitation-only Pre-GRAMMY Gala includes a presentation to honor industry luminaries through the Recording Academy’s GRAMMY Salute To Industry Icons award. Sponsored by Hilton, IBM and Mastercard, the evening has been one of the music industry’s most distinguished events for over 50 years, convening music’s most innovative and influential creators and professionals. [Photo courtesy of REPUBLIC]
