This section requires Flash Player (version 9). You can download the Flash player here

Gossip & Entertainment >> more Gossip & Entertainment

Quincy Jones To Buy Back VIBE?

Posted by: The Blackspot 6/30/2009 | 3,096 Views

See Original Story >>

COMMENTS

Vibe magazine, the best-known and most mainstream of the magazines aimed at the hip-hop generation, is folding immediately after 16 years, Steve Aaron, Vibe Media Group's chief executive officer, announced on Tuesday. Later in the day, Vibe founder Quincy Jones said, "I'm trying to buy my magazine back now,” according to Adrienne Samuels Gibbs of Ebony magazine.

"Jones told EbonyJet.com just moments ago during a telephone call to Jones’ London abode"' that, "They just messed my magazine all up, but I'm gonna get it back. You better believe it, I'm going to take it online because print and all that stuff is over" Gibbs wrote.

"It is with a heavy heart that I share some tough news, VMG is closing down effective today, June 30 due to lack of additional financial investments," Aaron told staffers in a memo.

"Unfortunately, over the last several months, a confluence of events has obviously posed VMG to exceedingly serious challenges...

To read more, click "See Original Story"

TAGS -

9 comments

LOoKING FOR (The) WE-BLING GIRL ARE YOU THAT FLY??? SHOW US!! Create a user profile and let us pay you to be our spokesmodel,must sign up before july 4th At midnight ..the newest social experience www.WeBlingInc.com...

www.WeBlinginc.com 7/4/2009 | reply
0
i think it is good that they are going with an online footprint. then they can link here!!

Respectedness 7/1/2009 | reply
0
Ok so he says that "THEY JUST MESSED MY MAGAZINE UP", why did he sell??? and although yes we have to get with the times...as others have said, I so prefer the print!!!!!!

latinae70 7/1/2009 | reply
0
Good luck to Q. I used to work for him back in the 90's and he's a cool person.

August829 7/1/2009 | reply
0
Exactly online media is great but I rather read a print magazine when I'm on the toilet versus staring at computer screen. LOL! My apologies for the visual!

Datzhott.com 7/1/2009 | reply
0
JAY -Z JUST SIGNED THIS NEW ARTIST FROM QUEENZ,NY, ROCAFELLA IS BACK YA'LLL

I JUST LISTEN TO HIS MIXTAPE

DOWNLOAD HIS NEW MIXTAPE NOW 4 FREE IT HOT YA'LL !!!!!!!!!.

"SADON - THE BLACC SON OF SAM" CLICK BELOW:

HTTP://SADONBABY.BLOGSPOT.COM

mrar 6/30/2009 | reply
0
we need the vibe...

yung 1 himself 6/30/2009 | reply
0
Do it Quincy! I can do without all other ones but I always loved Vibe the best.

LoveLiveLife 6/30/2009 | reply
0
Online media is where its at, but there will still be times when you want something tangible to bring around with you to the doctors office or somewhere else. Sometimes just looking at pictures really feels wonderful especially when it's people you like and respect. For those times I guess we will just have to print what we want ourselves or carry around our laptop or one of those other comtemporary media devices used for downloading books. Really things are changing so quickly and I love it. I just got my first digital camera though and I felt so happy because I had never taken time to get one of my own.

The Rap Wife 6/30/2009 | reply
0