VIBE

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For other uses, see Vibe.

VIBE is a magazine owned by Quincy Jones. The publication contains articles on R&B and hip-hop music artists, actors and other entertainers. The magazine is also considered to be a trendsetter in fashion and style for its predominantly young, urban audience.^{[citation needed]}

In addition, VIBE was also the name of a syndicated Late Night talk show which premiered in August 1997. It was produced by Quincy Jones and first hosted by Chris Spencer, and featured President Bill Clinton on the premiere.^{[citation needed]} It was similar in nature to The Arsenio Hall Show of the early 1990s, for it attracted younger and minority audiences. Also that year, Keenan Ivory Wayans had a late night talk show. Spencer was fired in October of that year, and replaced by Sinbad, along with Big Boy as the in-house announcer. The show would only last until the summer of 1998, when it was cancelled. The Show taped from CBS Television City in Los Angeles.

[edit] Quotes

Vibe "is the voice and soul of urban music and culture."

— Quincy Jones

"Through the prism of Urban Music, Vibe chronicles the celebrities, sounds, fashion, lifestyle, new media, and business born from this art form. With an authoritative voice, Vibe creates trends as much as it records them. Vibe covers music, educates its readers, and gives back to the community. Vibe serves as a portal to a growing, young, trend-setting, multicultural audience. By being excellent journalists and innovative marketers, we are champions of urban music and culture."

— Vibe Magazine website

[edit] External links

• Official Vibe Magazine website