Vibe Shutting Down
Vibe magazine is shutting down. The magazine is the latest publication hit by the economy.
Founded in 1993 by Quincy Jones, the magazine had been struggling of late. It had decreased it frequency and cut staff work days to 4 days per week in a bid to cut costs.
It is unclear when the last issue will be.
No word on what will happen to the tabloid The Most that was just launched by Vibe.
UPDATE: Here is the official statement from Vibe’s Editor In Chief Danyel Smith:
On behalf the VIBE CONTENT staff (the best in this business), it is with great sadness, and with heads held high, that we leave the building today. We were assigning and editing a Michael Jackson tribute issue when we got the news. It’s a tragic week in overall, but as the doors of VIBE Media Group close, on the eve of the magazine’s sixteenth anniversary, it’s a sad day for music, for hip hop in particular, and for the millions of readers and users who have loved and who continue to love the VIBE brand. We thank you, we have served you with joy, pride and excellence, and we will miss you.
Check out Vibe’s final cover after the jump. Brace yourselves, it is a mess.
Spotted on Rapradar. This cover is a horrible. Word is it won’t be available on newsstands.
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No wonder they went under…
Oh, and when did they become a porn magazine????