Vibe (magazine)
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Editor-in-chief | Datwon Thomas | |
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Total circulation (2006) | 858,469 ISSN 1070-4701 | |
Vibe is an American music and entertainment
The magazine features a broader range of interests than its closest competitors The Source and XXL, which focus more narrowly on rap music, or the rock- and pop-centric Rolling Stone and Spin. The May 1998 Vibe article "Racer X" by Ken Li is credited as the basis for the 2001 film The Fast and the Furious and the resulting franchise.[3]
Publication history
Quincy Jones launched Vibe in 1993,[4] in partnership with Time Inc. Originally, the publication was called Volume before co-founding editor, Scott Poulson-Bryant named it Vibe.[5] Vibe was initially "founded with a test issue in 1992 by Time Warner." [4] Though hip hop mogul Russell Simmons was rumored to be an initial partner, publisher Len Burnett revealed in a March 2007 interview that Simmons clashed with editor-in-chief Jonathan Van Meter. In May 1994, Meter resigned after Jones prevented the publication of the June/July 1994 issue featuring Madonna on Dennis Rodman on the cover.[6][7] Meter's successors were Alan Light, Danyel Smith, Emil Wilbekin, Mimi Valdes, and finally Danyel Smith again.[8]
Miller Publishing purchased Vibe in 1996, and shortly afterward bought Spin. A private equity firm, Wicks Group, bought the magazine in 2006.[9] On June 30, 2009, it was announced that Vibe was ceasing publication immediately,[10] although according to Essence, Quincy Jones stated he would like to keep it alive online.
After shutting down, private equity investment fund
On April 25, 2013 it was announced that Vibe magazine along with vibe.com and vibevixen.com had been sold to
In December 2016, Eldridge Industries acquired SpinMedia via the Hollywood Reporter-Billboard Media Group for an undisclosed amount.[14]
Covers
Vibe magazine was known for the creative direction of their covers.
Content
Featured segments included the back page list "20 Questions"', the Boomshots column about
Vibe made a consistent effort to feature models of all ethnicities in these pages. Former editor Emil Wilbikin was frequently credited with styling those pages and keeping fashion in the forefront of the magazine's identity during the early 2000s. Many clothing brands created or linked to hip hop celebrities, such as Sean Combs' Sean John, Nelly's Apple Bottoms, and G-Unit by 50 Cent found plenty of exposure in Vibe's pages.
In the September 2003 issue commemorating ten years of publication, the magazine created different covers using black and white portraits of its most popular cover subjects. It also contained "The Vibe 100: The Juiciest People, Places and Things of the Year".
Many successful writers and editors contributed to the publication, including Alan Light, Jeff Chang, Dream Hampton, Cheo Hodari Coker, Kevin Powell, Erica Kennedy, Sacha Jenkins, Noah Callahan-Bever and Miles Marshall Lewis. Mark Shaw was the magazine's art director.
Expanding the brand
In addition to the magazine, Vibe also publishes books on hip hop culture. To celebrate the magazine's tenth anniversary, it published VX: Ten Years of Vibe Photography, which featured a bare-chested
Other books published under the Vibe banner cover the history of hip hop, the women of hip hop, and rappers Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G.[citation needed] Additionally, the magazine published a spin-off publication, Vibe Vixen, from 2004 to 2007. Aimed at Vibe's female multicultural demographic, Vibe Vixen included features on beauty, fashion, and female entertainers. R&B starlet Ciara appeared on the inaugural issue's cover.[citation needed]
Spencer was fired in October 1997 and replaced by comedian
Other platforms featuring the Vibe brand are Vibe Online, the magazine's online presence; Vibe On Demand, an on-demand network; VLN TV, an online video channel; Vibe Film; MVibe, a wireless content provider for hand-held devices as well as CD and DVD lines distributed under the same name; and The Vibe Music Mixer, is available for iPhone and iPad.[citation needed]
In May 2015, Vibe expanded its brand by adding the digital extension, Vibe Viva. Vibe Viva is a space where Latinos can explore their rich history, and see what is driving Latin culture.[20]
In October 2019 Vibe co-hosted Billboard's 2019 Hip Hop Power Players event in NYC.
Vibe Awards
Beginning in 2003, Vibe produced and aired its annual awards show on
An incident occurred at the 2004 Vibe Awards taping at the Santa Monica Airport hangar, in which G-Unit rapper Young Buck stabbed 26-year-old Los Angeles native, Jimmy James Johnson after Johnson approached Dr. Dre under the pretense of asking for an autograph, and then assaulted him.[21] Young Buck later pleaded no contest to a charge of "assault likely to produce great bodily harm," and was sentenced to three years' probation and 80 hours of community service.[22]
Other editions
References
- Advertising Age. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
- ^ Sterne, Peter (September 11, 2014). "Spin Media lays off 19, kills Vibe print edition". Politico. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
- ^ Zakarin, Jordan (March 26, 2015). "Meet the Writer Who Made 'The Fast and the Furious' Possible". Yahoo! Movies. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
- ^ "Top 10 Topics to Pitch to Music Magazines". Freelance Writing. 21 July 2016. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
Vibe – a quarterly hip-hop music and entertainment magazine established in 1993.
- ^ Dungca, Nicole (November 29, 2007). "39-year-old writer returns to hit the books". The Brown Daily Herald. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
- ISBN 978-0-385-48896-9.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
- Fast Company. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
- ^ "The Wicks Group Announces Acquisition of VIBE, the Country's Leading Urban Youth Lifestyle Magazine" (Press release). New York, NY: Wicks Group. Business Wire. July 5, 2006.
- ^ Bercovici, Jeff (June 30, 2009). "Vibe magazine shutting down". AOL Finance. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
- ^ Botelho, Stefanie (January 6, 2012). "Vibe Holdings to Merge with Access Network". Folio. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
- ^ Hunte, Justin (April 25, 2013). "Vibe Magazine Sold To SpinMedia". HipHopDX. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
- Advertising Age. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
- ^ Ariens, Chris (December 22, 2016). "Billboard Buys Spin and Vibe in a Quest to 'Own the Topic of Music Online'". Adweek. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
- ^ Douglas, Joanna (September 11, 2008). "When airbrushing goes too far: Vibe magazine digitally removes Ciara's clothes!". Shine. Yahoo!. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
- ^ Alexis, Nadeska (October 12, 2012). "Ke$ha Makes History, Proves She's 'Not A Train Wreck' In Vibe". MTV News. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
- ^ Romero, Angie (October 11, 2012). "Ke$ha Covers VIBE Magazine, Makes History As First Solo White Living Female To Do So". ABC News. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
- ^ Gayles, Contessa (October 11, 2012). "Kesha, VIBE Magazine: Singer Is First White Woman to Land on Cover". The Boombox. Townsquare Media. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
- ^ "Viva". Vibe. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
- ^ Moss, Corey (November 16, 2004). "Warrant Issued For Young Buck In Vibe Awards Stabbing". MTV News. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
- ^ Blankstein, Andrew (December 13, 2005). "Rapper Pleads No Contest in Assault Case". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Bell, Lauren (July 25, 2007). "VIBE Vixen folds". DMNews. Haymarket Media Group. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
External links
- Official website
- "So What Do You Do, Danyel Smith? — an interview with the former editor-in-chief". January 28, 2013. (archived 28 January 2013)