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All Hail Quincy!
A few hours ago MC Tater Tot posted on this very blog about the abrupt demise of Vibe Magazine. Whispers and murmurs have been buzzing around the industry over the past few months about this unfortunate news, but if there is 1 person who could swoop down and save the day it would be the one man responsible for bringing us legends such as the late great MJ and the Fresh Prince of Bel Air. That’s right, producer, singer and all around musical genius Quincy Jones, who actually started Vibe nearly 2 decades ago, has began the process of buying back the publication from Wicks Media Group. His plan is to buy back Vibe and make it an online only publication. Although it is still the demise of another long standing print publication, at least the name and brand will live on (line)
“The caveat is that print is no longer an option: Print and all that stuff is over, we gotta remember that,” Jones said. “The Chicago Tribune,
From Ebonyjet.com
RIP Vibe Magazine
As seems to be the norm recently in print media, another well-known and respected music publication has folded. Vibe closed its doors abruptly today, notifying the staff this morning, and immediately halting work on a Michael Jackson tribute issue. Unfortunately it appears the current issue on newstands will be the magazine’s last.
As internet music sites spread like weeds, with content updated faster, and often times more in tune with their readers interests, it has been hard for print to compete. Vibe was a great magazine that covered Hip-Hop and its crossover into the Pop realm intelligently and thoughtfully. It will be missed.
Vibe is survived in the print Hip-Hop world by The Source and XXL. Rolling Stone and Spin still handle pop.