Republic Records Will No Longer Use "Urban" Description Across Artist Roster

Republic Records, home to some of the music industry's biggest talents like Drake, The Weeknd, Lil Wayne, Kid Cudi, Nicki Minaj and Ariana Grande, has issued an official statement declaring that the label will no longer use the word "urban" as a generalized term for hip-hop and R&B."We've decided, effective immediately, Republic Records will remove "urban" from the label's verbiage in describing departments, employee titles and music genres. By way of background, "urban" is rooted in the histori...