Spangler Upped To EVP, Republic Records
• Gary Spangler has been promoted to Executive Vice President, Republic Records. In this newly enhanced role, Spangler will continue to shepherd promotion for acts on the Republic and Island Records rosters.
Spangler is a 14-year Republic veteran who has served as Executive Vice President of Promotion since 2016. During that time he has successfully orchestrated and executed promotion campaigns for the likes of Ariana Grande, Drake, Jonas Brothers, Nicki Minaj, Post Malone, Taylor Swift, The Weeknd and more, in addition to Demi Lovato and Shawn Mendes. Under his leadership, Republic has held strong as the “#1 Mediabase Airplay Marketshare Label” for the last seven consecutive years and counting.
In making the announcement of Spangler’s upgrade, Republic Founder & CEO Monte Lipman commented, “Gary’s leadership and recent accomplishments has been nothing short of historic. His overall passion for music, support of the artist community, and pursuit of excellence remains key ingredients to his success.”
Spangler joined Republic Records in 2006 as VP of Crossover Promotion. He was upped to SVP of Promotion & Operations in 2012 and EVP of Promotion in 2016. He began his music industry career at KYLD (Wild 94.9)/San Francisco.
“It’s an honor to play a small part in the legacy of Republic that Monte and Avery have built from the ground up,” Spangler said. “I’m inspired to be on this team every single day I get up for work. Now more than ever, I’m excited for what the future holds at Republic.”
