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Quincy Jones Trying to Buy Back Vibe
Posted in Music, Quincy Jones on the July 3, 2009
Since the announcement on Tuesday that Vibe magazine was going to close, Quincy Jones, the magazine’s founder, has been vying to save the urban music publication that he started back in 1993. The music producer spoke of Wicks Media Group who bought the ownership rights in 2006 saying “I’m trying to buy my magazine back now. They just messed my magazine all up, but I’m gonna get it back.” Quincy also said that he is planning to make the magazine online because it’s more profitable. He said “We gotta get into the 21st century you know. Print and all that stuff is over, we gotta remember that. They’re over the same way as the record business. We have got to get into this century.”
Michael Jackson Rises to Top of Charts
Posted in Billboard's Top Music, Michael Jackson, Radio Show on the July 3, 2009
When your music is universal, it’s going to live on forever. That’s the case with the music performed by the late King of Pop Michael Jackson. In spite of his sudden death, his music lives on in his absence by receiving a lot of radio airplay. It should come as no surprise that the singer has returned to the top of the Billboard charts. Industry experts say that three of the singer’s albums, ‘Number Ones’, ‘The Essential Michael Jackson’, and ‘Thriller’ each sold around 100,000 in the past week. All 3 titles will be the top 3 albums on Billboard’s Top Pop Catalog chart and Michael may secure anywhere from 6 to 9 slots in the tally’s top 10 with some of his other albums.
Michael Jackson was a ’strict’ dad
Posted in Michael Jackson on the July 3, 2009
Michael Jackson’s former photographer has said the star was a “strict” dad who wanted the best for his kids.
Jackson died suddenly in LA on June 25 after reportedly suffering a heart attack. He has three young children - Prince Michael, 12, Paris, 11, and Prince Michael II, seven, who was also known as Blanket.
Photographer Ian Barkley, who was hired by the star in 2002, said: “His kids totally love their dad and he was extremely protective over them. Even when we were just around his staff, he was protective.”
He added: “We would baby-proof everywhere, like really expensive suites. They would tape up every corner with cardboard and make sure the kids couldn’t hurt themselves. They were very strict on what the kids would eat to make sure they didn’t have allergies.”
Barkley said the star’s mood always depended on whether he had taken any drugs or not: “There were two sides to him. When he wasn’t on pills he was extremely mentally sound, very business-like, very smart. But when he was on drugs, he would do some really odd things.”
Source: Splash News