{"id":5470,"date":"2025-09-26T00:30:22","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T00:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/republic-records-artists-video-game-music-deals\/"},"modified":"2025-09-26T00:30:22","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T00:30:22","slug":"republic-records-artists-video-game-music-deals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/republic-records-artists-video-game-music-deals\/","title":{"rendered":"The Deals: Republic Records Artists to Enter Video Game Universe; Jack White\u2019s Label Signs With\u00a0Secretly"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-not-a-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAnother day, another flood of music industry deals. How does one keep track? In an effort to provide an overview of the latest acquisitions, mergers, joint ventures, licensing agreements and more, <em>Billboard<\/em> publishes a list of all of the latest pacts that have hit our radar every other Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tTo start this week, <strong>Republic Records <\/strong>signed a partnership with <strong>Nothing Projects Interactive<\/strong> that will see Republic artists included as playable characters in <em>OnlyHands,<\/em> an upcoming real-time fighting game. In the game, winning a match results in real artist tracks being played, boosting artists\u2019 streams and revenue. Additionally, \u201cartists can drop tracks, cosmetics, or signature moves directly into gameplay,\u201d according to a press release. OnlyHands is slated to launch in Q4 of 2025, with more information, including which Republic artists will take part, to be announced later in the year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story \/\/ lrv-u-align-items-center u-align-items-flex-start@mobile-max  lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest  lrv-u-flex lrv-u-flex-direction-column@mobile-max u-width-710@desktop lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-u-margin-tb-1 u-margin-b-250@mobile-max u-margin-t-275@mobile-max u-margin-t-250@desktop u-margin-b-250@desktop u-margin-lr-n1@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-1 lrv-u-border-color-brand-secondary-dark lrv-u-border-t-1 lrv-u-padding-tb-1  lrv-u-padding-tb-1@mobile-max lrv-u-padding-r-1@mobile-max lrv-u-padding-l-00@mobile-max u-grid-gap-18@desktop u-grid-gap-0@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-text-align-center lrv-u-flex-shrink-0 lrv-u-padding-a-050 u-padding-l-0625@mobile-max u-padding-b-0.375@mobile-max  lrv-u-background-color-brand-primary u-margin-t-n2@mobile-max lrv-u-margin-l-1@mobile-max lrv-u-margin-b-075@mobile-max\">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-article-related-module-title a-article-related-module-title--color-brand-primary a-font-accent-xl u-font-weight-800 u-letter-spacing-0179 u-line-height-normal lrv-u-color-grey-dark bb-pro-related-stories-label lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tRelated\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story-wrapper lrv-u-flex lrv-u-justify-content-space-between  a-children-border-vertical a-children-border--grey a-children-border-width-050\">\n<div class=\"o-card  lrv-u-width-100p\">\n<div class=\"o-card__image-wrap lrv-u-flex-shrink-0 u-width-191 u-width-150@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image   lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/donald-trump-order-tiktok-keep-operating-us\/\" class=\"c-lazy-image__link lrv-a-unstyle-link\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/lists\/republic-records-artists-video-game-music-deals\/\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/trump-tiktok-executive-order-2025-billboard-1800.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Donald Trump\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content  lrv-u-padding-l-150@desktop lrv-u-flex lrv-u-flex-direction-column lrv-u-justify-content-center\">\n<p><span class=\"c-span  lrv-u-display-none a-article-related-module-title a-article-related-module-title--color-brand-primary a-font-accent-xl lrv-a-font-secondary-s lrv-u-color-brand-primary lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-border-color-brand-primary lrv-u-padding-b-075\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  c-title a-font-basic u-font-size-22@desktop u-font-size-16@mobile-max u-line-height-26px u-line-height-22px@mobile-max u-margin-b-0.625@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line@desktop a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max lrv-u-color-grey-dark lrv-u-color-grey-dark:hover\">\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/donald-trump-order-tiktok-keep-operating-us\/\" class=\"c-title__link lrv-u-color-grey-dark lrv-u-color-black:hover\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tDonald Trump Signs Executive Order Allowing TikTok to Keep Operating in\u00a0U.S.<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  lrv-u-display-none\" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><\/p>\n<p><\/time><\/p>\n<ul class=\"o-article-byline \/\/ lrv-a-unstyle-list a-font-accent-m lrv-u-color-grey lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-word-spacing-n3px u-padding-t-0.875@desktop u-padding-t-00@mobile-max\">\n<li class=\"lrv-u-flex a-byline-color\">\n<div class=\"c-tagline  u-word-spacing-n3px a-children-link-color-black:hover a-truncate-ellipsis-2line\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/author\/associated-press\/\"><span>Associated Press<\/span><\/a>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  \" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><\/p>\n<p><\/time>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Secretly Distribution <\/strong>struck a global distribution deal with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/jack-white\/\">Jack White<\/a>\u2018s <strong>Third Man Records<\/strong>. Secretly will now handle physical and digital distribution, digital and retail marketing, and technological support for all upcoming releases from Third Man. The first releases under the deal will be new albums from Sn\u00f5\u00f5per and The Belair Lip Bombs; other artists on Third Man include White, Lola Kirke, Sleep and Bobby Weird &amp; Wolf Bros.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Atlantic Music Group <\/strong>inked a joint venture with rock\/hip-hop artist Ricky Hil\u2019s <strong>Limosa Nostra Records<\/strong>. Through the deal, the companies will jointly put out future releases from Hi along with Limosa Nostra artists, including SosMula (one-half of City Morgue). Hil is currently readying his next album, 1<em>0,000 Grams<\/em>. Hil will continue serving as Limosa Nostra\u2019s CEO, while his manager, <strong>Louie Reed<\/strong>, has been appointed president of the label. <strong>Sam Cohen<\/strong>, the GM of 10K Projects and senior vp at Atlantic Records, will oversee operations for Limosa Nostra within Atlantic. Finally, Hil\u2019s longtime engineer, <strong>Mike Gaydusek<\/strong>, will lead Limosa Nostra Studios as chief engineer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tSee the remainder of the latest music industry deals below.<\/p>\n<div id=\"pmc-gallery-vertical\">\n<div class=\"c-gallery-vertical-loader u-gallery-app-shell-loader\">\n<div class=\"u-gallery-app-shell__figure u-gallery-app-shell u-gallery-react-placeholder-shimmer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"u-gallery-app-shell__text u-gallery-app-shell u-gallery-react-placeholder-shimmer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"u-gallery-app-shell__text-small u-gallery-app-shell u-gallery-react-placeholder-shimmer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"u-gallery-app-shell__content u-gallery-app-shell__content-1 u-gallery-app-shell u-gallery-react-placeholder-shimmer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"u-gallery-app-shell__content u-gallery-app-shell__content-2 u-gallery-app-shell u-gallery-react-placeholder-shimmer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"u-gallery-app-shell__content u-gallery-app-shell__content-3 u-gallery-app-shell u-gallery-react-placeholder-shimmer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"u-gallery-app-shell__content u-gallery-app-shell__content-4 u-gallery-app-shell u-gallery-react-placeholder-shimmer\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another day, another flood of music industry deals. How does one keep track? 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