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31 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1993-09</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Final issue</th><td class="infobox-data">2014 (print)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Company</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Eldridge_Industries" title="Eldridge Industries">Eldridge Industries</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Based in</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">NY</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Language</th><td class="infobox-data">English</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.vibe.com">www<wbr />.vibe<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ISSN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISSN (identifier)">ISSN</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.worldcat.org/search?fq=x0:jrnl&q=n2:1070-4701">1070-4701</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>Vibe</b></i> is an American music and entertainment <a href="/wiki/Magazine" title="Magazine">magazine</a> founded by producers <a href="/wiki/David_Salzman" title="David Salzman">David Salzman</a> and <a href="/wiki/Quincy_Jones" title="Quincy Jones">Quincy Jones</a>. The publication predominantly features <a href="/wiki/R%26B" class="mw-redirect" title="R&B">R&B</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hip_hop_music" title="Hip hop music">hip hop music</a> artists, actors and other entertainers. After shutting down production in the summer of 2009, it was purchased by the private equity investment fund <a href="/wiki/InterMedia_Partners" title="InterMedia Partners">InterMedia Partners</a>, then issued bi-monthly with double covers and a larger online presence. The magazine's target demographic is predominantly young, urban followers of hip hop culture. In 2014, the magazine discontinued its print version.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The magazine features a broader range of interests than its closest competitors <i><a href="/wiki/The_Source" title="The Source">The Source</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/XXL_(magazine)" title="XXL (magazine)">XXL</a></i>, which focus more narrowly on rap music, or the rock- and pop-centric <i><a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone" title="Rolling Stone">Rolling Stone</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Spin_(magazine)" title="Spin (magazine)">Spin</a></i>. The May 1998 <i>Vibe</i> article "Racer X" by Ken Li is credited as the basis for the 2001 film <i><a href="/wiki/The_Fast_and_the_Furious_(2001_film)" title="The Fast and the Furious (2001 film)">The Fast and the Furious</a></i> and the <a href="/wiki/Fast_%26_Furious" title="Fast & Furious">resulting franchise</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Publication_history">Publication history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vibe_(magazine)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Publication history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Quincy_Jones" title="Quincy Jones">Quincy Jones</a> launched <i>Vibe</i> in 1993,<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in partnership with <a href="/wiki/Time_Inc." title="Time Inc.">Time Inc.</a> Originally, the publication was called <i>Volume</i> before co-founding editor, <a href="/wiki/Scott_Poulson-Bryant" title="Scott Poulson-Bryant">Scott Poulson-Bryant</a> named it <i>Vibe</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Vibe was initially "founded with a test issue in 1992 by Time Warner." [4] Though hip hop mogul <a href="/wiki/Russell_Simmons" title="Russell Simmons">Russell Simmons</a> 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 <a href="/wiki/Madonna" title="Madonna">Madonna</a> on <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Rodman" title="Dennis Rodman">Dennis Rodman</a> on the cover.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Meter's successors were <a href="/wiki/Alan_Light" title="Alan Light">Alan Light</a>, <a href="/wiki/Danyel_Smith" title="Danyel Smith">Danyel Smith</a>, <a href="/wiki/Emil_Wilbekin" title="Emil Wilbekin">Emil Wilbekin</a>, Mimi Valdes, and finally Danyel Smith again.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Miller_Publishing_Company" title="Miller Publishing Company">Miller Publishing</a> purchased <i>Vibe</i> in 1996, and shortly afterward bought <i><a href="/wiki/Spin_(magazine)" title="Spin (magazine)">Spin</a></i>. A <a href="/wiki/Private_equity" title="Private equity">private equity</a> firm, Wicks Group, bought the magazine in 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On June 30, 2009, it was announced that <i>Vibe</i> was ceasing publication immediately,<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> although according to <i><a href="/wiki/Essence_(magazine)" title="Essence (magazine)">Essence</a></i>, Quincy Jones stated he would like to keep it alive online. </p><p>After shutting down, private equity investment fund <a href="/wiki/InterMedia_Partners" title="InterMedia Partners">InterMedia Partners</a> bought <i>Vibe</i> magazine. They added <i>Uptown</i> magazine to <i>Vibe</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s parent company, Vibe Holdings. <a href="/wiki/Ronald_Burkle" title="Ronald Burkle">Ronald Burkle</a> and <a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Magic Johnson</a> later invested in the company. Vibe Holdings merged with <a href="/wiki/BlackBook_(magazine)" class="mw-redirect" title="BlackBook (magazine)">BlackBook</a> Media to form Vibe Media in 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On April 25, 2013 it was announced that <i>Vibe</i> magazine along with vibe.com and vibevixen.com had been sold to <a href="/wiki/Spin_Media" class="mw-redirect" title="Spin Media">Spin Media</a> for an undisclosed sum. Spin Media was thought likely to shut down <i>Vibe</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s print magazine by the end of 2013, which a representative stating: "We're still trying to find a print model that makes economic sense in the digital age."<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Instead, they cut the magazine's frequency to quarterly.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Quincy_Jones_May_2014.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Quincy_Jones_May_2014.jpg/220px-Quincy_Jones_May_2014.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="310" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Quincy_Jones_May_2014.jpg/330px-Quincy_Jones_May_2014.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Quincy_Jones_May_2014.jpg/440px-Quincy_Jones_May_2014.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1846" data-file-height="2598" /></a><figcaption>Founder of <i>Vibe</i>, Quincy Jones</figcaption></figure> <p>In December 2016, <a href="/wiki/Eldridge_Industries" title="Eldridge Industries">Eldridge Industries</a> acquired SpinMedia via the Hollywood Reporter-Billboard Media Group for an undisclosed amount.<sup id="cite_ref-adweek-spinbuy_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-adweek-spinbuy-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Covers">Covers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vibe_(magazine)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Covers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Vibe</i> magazine was known for the creative direction of their covers.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> R&B singer <a href="/wiki/Mary_J._Blige" title="Mary J. Blige">Mary J. Blige</a> repeatedly was on the cover of <i>Vibe</i> with countless articles following her career. The trio <a href="/wiki/TLC_(band)" class="mw-redirect" title="TLC (band)">TLC</a> was photographed for the cover in firefighters' gear, referencing the fact that member <a href="/wiki/Lisa_Lopes" title="Lisa Lopes">Lisa Lopes</a> burned down the house of then-boyfriend and <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">NFL</a> star <a href="/wiki/Andre_Rison" title="Andre Rison">Andre Rison</a>. The first non-photograph cover of <i>Vibe</i> was an illustration of late singer <a href="/wiki/Aaliyah" title="Aaliyah">Aaliyah</a> by well-known artist/illustrator Alvaro; this was <a href="/wiki/Aaliyah" title="Aaliyah">Aaliyah</a>'s first appearance on the cover as well. Other famous cover subjects are <a href="/wiki/Trey_Songz" title="Trey Songz">Trey Songz</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brandy_Norwood" title="Brandy Norwood">Brandy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Snoop_Dogg" title="Snoop Dogg">Snoop Dogg</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mariah_Carey" title="Mariah Carey">Mariah Carey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a>, <a href="/wiki/Amerie" title="Amerie">Amerie</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Lopez" title="Jennifer Lopez">Jennifer Lopez</a>, <a href="/wiki/Keyshia_Cole" title="Keyshia Cole">Keyshia Cole</a>, <a href="/wiki/Janet_Jackson" title="Janet Jackson">Janet Jackson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lil_Wayne" title="Lil Wayne">Lil Wayne</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Fugees" class="mw-redirect" title="The Fugees">The Fugees</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eminem" title="Eminem">Eminem</a>, <a href="/wiki/T.I." title="T.I.">T.I.</a>, <a href="/wiki/R._Kelly" title="R. Kelly">R. Kelly</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jackson" title="Michael Jackson">Michael Jackson</a> (whom Quincy Jones' daughter Kidada had dressed in hip hop clothing, reportedly for the first and only time in the entertainer's career), <a href="/wiki/Ciara" title="Ciara">Ciara</a>, who also appeared on the cover numerous times and rap legend <a href="/wiki/Tupac_Shakur" title="Tupac Shakur">Tupac Shakur</a>'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).<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Electropop" title="Electropop">Electro</a>-<a href="/wiki/Rapping" title="Rapping">rapper</a> <a href="/wiki/Kesha" title="Kesha">Kesha</a> became the first <a href="/wiki/White_people" title="White people">white</a> female artist to appear on the cover as a solo act in October 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Content">Content</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vibe_(magazine)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Content"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Unreferenced_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Unreferenced" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>does not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">cite</a> any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">sources</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Vibe_(magazine)" title="Special:EditPage/Vibe (magazine)">improve this section</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a>. Unsourced material may be challenged and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">removed</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">June 2013</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Featured segments included the back page list "20 Questions"', the <i>Boomshots</i> column about <a href="/wiki/Reggae" title="Reggae">reggae</a> and <a href="/wiki/Caribbean_music" class="mw-redirect" title="Caribbean music">Caribbean music</a> by Rob Kenner; "Revolutions" music reviews; "Vibe Confidential", a celebrity gossip column; and "Next", which 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 <a href="/wiki/Rocawear" title="Rocawear">Rocawear</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fubu" class="mw-redirect" title="Fubu">Fubu</a>. </p><p><i>Vibe</i> 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 <a href="/wiki/Sean_Combs" title="Sean Combs">Sean Combs</a>' <a href="/wiki/Sean_John" title="Sean John">Sean John</a>, Nelly's <a href="/wiki/Apple_Bottoms" title="Apple Bottoms">Apple Bottoms</a>, and <a href="/wiki/G-Unit" title="G-Unit">G-Unit</a> by <a href="/wiki/50_Cent" title="50 Cent">50 Cent</a> found plenty of exposure in <i>Vibe</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s pages. </p><p>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". </p><p>Many successful writers and editors contributed to the publication, including <a href="/wiki/Alan_Light" title="Alan Light">Alan Light</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Chang_(journalist)" title="Jeff Chang (journalist)">Jeff Chang</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dream_Hampton" title="Dream Hampton">Dream Hampton</a>, Cheo Hodari Coker, <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Powell" title="Kevin Powell">Kevin Powell</a>, <a href="/wiki/Erica_Kennedy" title="Erica Kennedy">Erica Kennedy</a>, Sacha Jenkins, Noah Callahan-Bever and <a href="/wiki/Miles_Marshall_Lewis" title="Miles Marshall Lewis">Miles Marshall Lewis</a>. <a href="/wiki/Manhunter_(Mark_Shaw)" title="Manhunter (Mark Shaw)">Mark Shaw</a> was the magazine's art director. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Expanding_the_brand">Expanding the brand</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vibe_(magazine)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Expanding the brand"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In addition to the magazine, <i>Vibe</i> also publishes books on hip hop culture. To celebrate the magazine's tenth anniversary, it published <i>VX: Ten Years of Vibe Photography,</i> which featured a bare-chested <a href="/wiki/50_Cent" title="50 Cent">50 Cent</a> on the cover. The volume also includes photos of <a href="/wiki/Alicia_Keys" title="Alicia Keys">Alicia Keys</a>, <a href="/wiki/RZA" title="RZA">RZA</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Wu-Tang_Clan" title="Wu-Tang Clan">Wu-Tang Clan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eve_(entertainer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Eve (entertainer)">Eve</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chuck_D" title="Chuck D">Chuck D</a> of <a href="/wiki/Public_Enemy_(band)" class="mw-redirect" title="Public Enemy (band)">Public Enemy</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Run-D.M.C" class="mw-redirect" title="Run-D.M.C">Run-D.M.C</a>. Works by prominent photographers <a href="/wiki/Albert_Watson_(photographer)" title="Albert Watson (photographer)">Albert Watson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ellen_von_Unwerth" title="Ellen von Unwerth">Ellen von Unwerth</a>, <a href="/wiki/David_LaChapelle" title="David LaChapelle">David LaChapelle</a>, and Sante D'Orazio are among the 150 photographs in the hardcover edition.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2013)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Other books published under the <i>Vibe</i> banner cover the history of hip hop, the women of hip hop, and rappers <a href="/wiki/Tupac_Shakur" title="Tupac Shakur">Tupac Shakur</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Notorious_B.I.G." title="The Notorious B.I.G.">The Notorious B.I.G.</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2013)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Additionally, the magazine published a spin-off publication, <i>Vibe Vixen</i>, from 2004 to 2007. Aimed at <i>Vibe</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s female multicultural demographic, <i>Vibe Vixen</i> included features on beauty, fashion, and female entertainers. R&B starlet <a href="/wiki/Ciara" title="Ciara">Ciara</a> appeared on the inaugural issue's cover.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2013)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Spencer was fired in October 1997 and replaced by comedian <a href="/wiki/Sinbad_(actor)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sinbad (actor)">Sinbad</a>, along with <a href="/wiki/Big_Boy_(radio_host)" title="Big Boy (radio host)">Big Boy</a> as the in-house announcer.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2013)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> As was common practice for late-night talk shows (established by <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Carson" title="Johnny Carson">Johnny Carson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Merv_Griffin" title="Merv Griffin">Merv Griffin</a>), it had a live band, led by keyboardist Greg Phillinganes; Jones worked with him during productions for <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jackson" title="Michael Jackson">Michael Jackson</a>'s albums <i>Thriller</i> and <i>Off The Wall</i>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2013)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> The program aired in first-run syndication until the summer of 1998, when it was canceled.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2013)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> The show was taped at <a href="/wiki/CBS_Television_City" class="mw-redirect" title="CBS Television City">CBS Television City</a> in <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles, California">Los Angeles</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2013)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Other platforms featuring the <i>Vibe</i> brand are <i>Vibe Online</i>, the magazine's online presence; <i>Vibe On Demand</i>, an on-demand network; <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.vibe.com/vibe-tv">VLN TV</a>, an online video channel; <i>Vibe Film</i>; <i>MVibe</i>, a wireless content provider for hand-held devices as well as CD and DVD lines distributed under the same name; and <i>The Vibe Music Mixer</i>, is available for <a href="/wiki/IPhone" title="IPhone">iPhone</a> and <a href="/wiki/IPad" title="IPad">iPad</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2013)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In May 2015, <i>Vibe</i> expanded its brand by adding the digital extension, <i>Vibe Viva</i>. <i>Vibe Viva</i> is a space where Latinos can explore their rich history, and see what is driving Latin culture.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In October 2019 <i>Vibe</i> co-hosted Billboard's 2019 Hip Hop Power Players event in NYC. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Vibe_Awards">Vibe Awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vibe_(magazine)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Vibe Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Beginning in 2003, <i>Vibe</i> produced and aired its annual awards show on <a href="/wiki/UPN" title="UPN">UPN</a> through 2006, and <a href="/wiki/VH1_Soul" class="mw-redirect" title="VH1 Soul">VH1 Soul</a> in 2007. </p><p>An incident occurred at the 2004 <i>Vibe Awards</i> taping at the <a href="/wiki/Santa_Monica_Airport" title="Santa Monica Airport">Santa Monica Airport</a> hangar, in which <a href="/wiki/G-Unit" title="G-Unit">G-Unit</a> rapper <a href="/wiki/Young_Buck" title="Young Buck">Young Buck</a> stabbed 26-year-old Los Angeles native, Jimmy James Johnson after Johnson approached <a href="/wiki/Dr._Dre" title="Dr. Dre">Dr. Dre</a> under the pretense of asking for an autograph, and then assaulted him.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_editions">Other editions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vibe_(magazine)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Other editions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><a href="/wiki/VIBE_Vixen" class="mw-redirect" title="VIBE Vixen">Vibe Vixen</a></i> was a magazine geared towards female readers of <i>Vibe</i> magazine that covered beauty, dating, entertainment, fashion, 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. <i>Vibe Vixen</i> folded after its August/September 2007 issue due to low circulation.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Stars featured on <i>Vibe Vixen</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s covers included Ciara, <a href="/wiki/Tracee_Ellis_Ross" title="Tracee Ellis Ross">Tracee Ellis Ross</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kimora_Lee_Simmons" title="Kimora Lee Simmons">Kimora Lee Simmons</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kelis" title="Kelis">Kelis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lauren_London" title="Lauren London">Lauren London</a>, <a href="/wiki/La_La_Anthony" title="La La Anthony">LaLa Anthony</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tia_Mowry" title="Tia Mowry">Tia Mowry</a>. </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vibe_(magazine)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://adage.com/datacenter/datapopup.php?article_id=115101">"DATA: Magazines by Circulation (for six months ended December 31, 2006)"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Advertising_Age" class="mw-redirect" title="Advertising Age">Advertising Age</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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