TASK 5- (EXAMPLE Kav – WHOSE IDEAS CENTRED AROUND HIP HOP FOR ETHNIC FEMALES MAINLY 16-24) MUSIC MAGAZINE I WOULD LIKE TO BASE MY HIP HOP MAGAZINE ON general background stuff from Wikipedia- I’VE SELECTED PARTS THAT I THINK ARE IMPORTANT SUCH AS COVER AND CONTENT IDEAS AND ALSO THINGS THAT RELATE TO MY IDEAS FOR MY TARGET AUDIENCE (ETHNIC FEMALES) Vibe is a music and entertainment magazine founded by producer Quincy Jones . The publication predominantly features R&B and hip-hop music artists, actors and other entertainers. After shutting down production in Summer 2009, Vibe was purchased by the private equity investment fund InterMedia Partners and is now issued quarterly with double covers, with a larger online presence, aided by the Vibe LifeStyle Network, a group of entertainment/music websites under the Vibe brand. The magazine's target demographic is predominantly young, urban followers of hip-hop culture . As of 2007, Vibe had a circulation of approximately 800,000. Advertisers ran the gamut from record labels to fashion houses to various cognac brands. Publication history Quincy Jones launched Vibe in 1993, in partnership with Time Inc.
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TASK 5- (EXAMPLE Kav – WHOSE IDEAS CENTRED AROUND HIP HOP FOR ETHNIC FEMALES MAINLY 16-24)
MUSIC MAGAZINE I WOULD LIKE TO BASE MY HIP HOP MAGAZINE ON
general background stuff from Wikipedia- I’VE SELECTED PARTS THAT I THINK ARE IMPORTANT SUCH AS COVER AND CONTENT IDEAS AND ALSO THINGS THAT RELATE TO MY IDEAS FOR MY TARGET AUDIENCE (ETHNIC FEMALES)
Vibe is a music and entertainment magazine founded by producer Quincy Jones. The publication predominantly features R&B and hip-hop music artists, actors and other entertainers. After shutting down production in Summer 2009, Vibe was purchased by the private equity investment fund InterMedia Partners and is now issued quarterly with double covers, with a larger online presence, aided by the Vibe LifeStyle Network, a group of entertainment/music websites under the Vibe brand. The magazine's target demographic is predominantly young, urban followers of hip-hop culture.
As of 2007, Vibe had a circulation of approximately 800,000. Advertisers ran the gamut from record labels to fashion houses to various cognac brands.
Publication history
Quincy Jones launched Vibe in 1993, in partnership with Time Inc.
After shutting down in 2009, private equity investment fund InterMedia Partners, LP bought Vibe Magazine. They have said they "feel privileged to purchase and resurrect such a storied brand."[4] They added Uptown magazine to Vibe's parent company, Vibe Holdings.
Covers
Vibe Magazine was known for the creative direction of their covers.R&B singer Mary J. Blige repeatedly made the cover of Vibe, with countless articles following her career. Trio TLC were photographed for the cover in firefighters' gear, referencing the fact that member Left Eye burned down the house of then-boyfriend and NFL star Andre Rison. The first non-photograph cover of Vibe was an illustration of late singer Aaliyah by well known artist/illustrator Alvaro; this was Aaliyah's very first appearance on the cover as well. Other famous cover subjects are Brandy, Snoop Dogg, Mariah Carey, Beyoncé, Amerie, Jennifer Lopez, Keyshia Cole, Janet Jackson, Lil Wayne, The Fugees, Eminem, T.I., R. Kelly, Michael Jackson (whom Quincy Jones' daughter Kidada had dressed in hip-hop clothing, reportedly for the first and only time in the entertainer's career), Ciara, who also appeared on the cover numerous times and rap legend Tupac Shakur's famous cover story in which he reveals important details about his non-fatal 1994 NYC shooting (two years before his death in Las Vegas, Nevada).[5]
Content
Featured segments included the back page list 20 Questions, the Boomshots column about reggae and Caribbean music by Rob Kenner, Revolutions music reviews and Vibe Confidential, a celebrity gossip column. Next profiled up-and-coming artists. The magazine also devoted several pages to photo spreads displaying high-end designer clothing as well as sportswear by urban labels such as Rocawear and Fubu.
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."
GENERALOther 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. 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.
Other Editions
VIBE Vixen was a magazine geared towards female readers of Vibe Magazine that covered fashion, beauty, dating, entertainment, and societal issues for "urban minded females". The magazine was
initially released in fall of 2004 and sales were considered successful enough for the magazine to be issued on a quarterly basis. VIBE Vixen folded after it's August/September 2007 issue due to low circulation.[6] Stars who graced VIBE Vixen's covers included Ciara, Tracee Ellis Ross, Kimora Lee Simmons and Kelis.
STUFF FROM VIBE WEBSITE
ON HOME PAGE I SAW THIS
Entertainment, News 2011 VH1 Divas Celebrate Soul With Mary J. Blige, Jennifer Hudson, Chaka Khan & MoreVH1 Divas Celebrate Soul is back for another year of classic performances. >> READ MORE
(I CLICKED ON THIS “READ MORE” LINK AND GOT ARTICLE IDEAS I MIGHT USE FOR MY ARTICLE-ITS RELEVANT AS ITS ABOUT MAINLY ETHNIC FEMALE HIP HOP STARS)
2011 VH1 Divas Celebrate Soul With Mary J. Blige, Jennifer Hudson, Chaka Khan & More VH1 Divas Celebrate Soul is back for another year of classic performances. The franchise, which pays tribute to the cities including Chicago, Detroit, London, Memphis and Philadelphia where soul gave birth to music’s timeless classics, has set up a guaranteed buzzworthy show.
Mary J. Blige, Jennifer Hudson, Jill Scott, Florence + the Machine, Kelly Clarkson and Jessie J will be joined by the newly added Chaka Khan, Erykah Badu, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, Boyz ll Men, Estelle, Marsha Ambrosius and Travie McCoy to headline the show for an unforgettable night. The Roots will also perform as House Band of the night.
“We are so excited to feature these diverse and multi-talented women and men joining our Divas roster this year to showcase the global impact of soul music and how influential and inspirational the music is to today’s chart-topping artists,” said Lee Rolontz, EVP, Original Music Production & Development, VH1 and VH1 Classic. As in previous years, the VH1 Divas will benefit VH1 Save the Music Foundation and its programs to restore music education in public schools.
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