vibe was the only mag to fully focus on our community in all aspects of entertainment. A mixture of r&b,rap,art and film. Their fashion editorials/photography was always hot.. i will definately miss it.

I hate to see Vibe magazine get shut down. It was my favorite magazine growing up. I wish they had transtioned online before blogs became popular. I was still a subscriber and I noticed the quality wasn’t like it used to be, but I wished the celebrites that used them for publcity would’ve stepped in to help save it. I think it’s sad nobody tried to help Vibe, but you can bet when a celebrity had a new movie or album coming out, they wanted Vibe to help them. Ebony and Jet are in bad shape finanicially right now too, so I hope someone will have the decency to step in and invest in them before they fold like Vibe did. R.I.P. Vibe, although you really could have been saved by the people who used you.

I think Toni Braxton’s first cover was the best. Her second one was good too but I have not seen anyone top her first cover.

I only read black enterprise, time, and essence.
Those covers all look interesting though.

STOP COMPARING HER TO THE LATE GREAT KING OF POP! SHE WILL NEVER EVER EVER EVER BE MJ!!

Jackson had nine platinum singles in the United States, trailing only Elvis Presley (27) and Mariah Carey (10). Rihanna also has 9 platinum singles, which are only calculated by the RIAA for a fee, upon request.
Jackson had 16 gold singles in the United States, behind only Elvis Presley (54), Madonna (26), The Beatles (24), Mariah Carey (23), Janet Jackson (21), Whitney Houston (18), Elton John (17) and The Temptations (17).
Jackson’s Thriller remained at number one for thirty-seven weeks, the longest-ever stay by a non-soundtrack album and second only to West Side Story.[1]
Thriller spent a record 80 consecutive weeks, more than a year and a half, in the Top 10 of the Billboard 200. It was the first of only three albums to remain on the Top 10 for more than a year (along with Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill and Celine Dion’s Falling into You).
“Thriller” is the best-selling album in U.S. history, at 50 million.
Thriller is the only album in the United States to have sold more copies than any other in two separate years, topping the sales charts in 1983 and 1984.
Four of Jackson’s albums, Bad, Dangerous, HIStory, and Invincible, debuted at number one in the United States.
Jackson was the first artist to have four Top 10 singles from one album (Off the Wall).
Jackson was the first artist to have seven Top 10 singles from one album (Thriller), a feat matched only by his sister Janet and Bruce Springsteen.
Jackson was the first artist to simultaneously have the number one album and number one single on Billboard’s Pop Charts and Black Charts.
Jackson was the first artist in the 1980s to have two simultaneous Top 5 hits (”Beat It” and “Billie Jean” on April 16, 1983).
Jackson is the only artist to have five number one hits from one LP, Bad (”Bad”, “The Way You Make Me Feel”, “Man in the Mirror”, “I Just Can’t Stop Loving You”, and “Dirty Diana”).
Jackson had nine number one singles in the 1980s, more than any other artist during the decade.
Jackson was the first artist to have a song debut as high as #5 on the Hot 100 (”Scream” in 1995).
Jackson was the first artist to ever have a song debut at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 (”You Are Not Alone”).[1]
Jackson’s album Bad remained in the top five of the Billboard 200 for 38 weeks, longer than any other album to date.
Jackson has had 13 number-one singles on Billboard’s Hot 100 singles charts, trailing only The Beatles (20), Mariah Carey (18) and Elvis Presley (17).
Jackson had 28 top ten hits on the Billboard Hot 100, trailing only The Beatles (29), Elvis Presley (36), and Madonna (37).
Jackson had 37 top 40 hits on the Hot 100.

Oh dear god I googled the pic of The Dream and Milian….it is so awful I cant begin to describe, who the hell ok’d this trash it looks like soft porn….kmt!

I love vibe magazine..some of the covers were questionable, but overall a good magazine. I never got into too many other urban magazines..I guess I will have to start looking elsewhere for my news and entertainment. My favorite thing about vibe was 20 questions….I loved those. Hate to see them go.

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Another one bites the dust! Boo hoo hoo. Damn recession.

Noooooo

this isnt about US not supporting the damn magazine; clearly we have for 16 years. This is about sites like concreteloop and other online media that makes what VIBE did archaic with the onslaught of blogs and new age media that gives us information more expeditiously!

get learned!

Damn,I’m gonna miss the 20 Q’s section in the back of the magazine.it feels like I just lost a step cousin

@ 80…are you lost? you’re on the wrong post cause no one said anything about her on this post….
the latest cover with christina and the dream is as disgraceful as both of them!

Damn.
That sucks…

DAMN thats an ugly ass cover pic of Kanye!

Dang, I’m hurt! I’ve been a subscriber to Vibe since the beginning…when the magazine was 14×18 in size. lol

The Vibe hasn’t been the same since Quincy Jones allowed others to start running it! I have been a Vibe fan since 94, and the magazine has really gone down in the last two years. This is sad to hear, but I’m not surprised with the product they have been putting out. I have had a subscription for years, but I have the foresight to not renew it after this August. I’m glad I did!

YEAH THAT CHRISTINA MILIAN AND DREAM COVER LOOKS RIDICULOUS!
I GUESS THEY WERE ATTEMPTING TO BE SEXY…..THEY BOTH FAILED!

Sorry, but I’m completely devastated. I LOVE VIBE Magazine. That was my number 1 favorite magazine ever! It wasn’t too anything…it was just right! I’m personally going to miss Vibe.

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