>VIBE Going After those Bloggers with their own Blog!
Vibe Magazine and the Vibe Media Group contacted us regarding the blogger hoax and said, “Rumors about VIBE Media Group filing for bankruptcy are completely false and have absolutely no merit. The source of this false rumor is a disgruntled blogger who didn’t make VIBE’s 50 Top Rap Blogs list posted last week. In fact, an announcement was made this morning about the launch of a new VIBE Media Group property, The MOST!.
As our post stated yesterday, Vibe Magazine, daily newspapers, and magazines are facing a stiff challenge from the Internet. Have you seen the latest EBONY Magazine with Jada Pinkett Smith on the cover? You can barely pick it up without it falling through your hands because it’s so thin.
June 1, 2009, New York City—VIBE Media Group, the definitive voice of urban culture, is rolling out two brand new properties entitled THE MOST! and THEMOSTmag.com. It will exist both in print and online. THEMOSTmag.com launches on June 1, 2009, and the premiere issue of THE MOST! hits newsstands nationwide on June 16, 2009.
VIBE first published tabloid issues in January 2008 and January 2009 with much success. Similar in design to THE MOST!, the January 2009 issue featuring Chris Brown and Rihanna has been the highest-selling issue to date of 2009, and the January 2008 issue featuring Kanye West was VIBE’s second-highest selling issue of 2008.
“We are excited to launch a fun, innovative media vehicle – both online and on newsstands. We believe there is a sweet spot in the consumer and advertiser marketplace for THE MOST! Advertisers across many categories are anxious to see this debut and we are proud to have leading brands from automotive, telecom, personal grooming and fashion industries in our launch issue,” says VIBE Publisher Edgar Hernandez.