If you’re in the entertainment business, in any fashion, it’s safe to say Quincy Jones has had some influence on you. From creating some of the most memorable music in history to founding one of hip hop’s most loved magazines, Quincy Jones has done it all. WBW: Samples of History: Hip-Hop Mines Afrobeat In celebration […]

In the latest episode of “The Spark” Amanda Diva sits down with the legendary Quincy Jones to discuss his tribute CD, Soul Bossa Nostra. Like most of us Ms. Diva was scratching her head at the T-Pain remake of Michael Jackson’s “P.Y.T” and we applaud her for respectfully calling him out on it. But Mr. […]

Quincy Jones brought in Ludacris to lay down vocals for the title track to his upcoming tribute album, Soul Bossa Nostra.

Today is the exact day of Michael Jackson’s untimely and tragic Death. Michael Jackson was a true Staple in Music. He meant a lot to any artist, person, and genre created! You can’t put him in a box and his talent was truly unmatched! It’s hard to believe that he has left this earth a […]

Quincy Jones’ tribute album continues to sully the memories we have of classic Q productions.

I still maintain that this remake should have never happened, especially under Quincy’s watch.

Quincy Jones is traveling to Bloomington, Indiana next month to pick up an honorary Doctorate of Music degree.  InsideIndianaBusiness.com reports that the legendary producer-composer-musician will receive the honor on May 8th from Indiana University. 

When news broke that Akon would be covering Shuggie Otis’ classic tune “Strawberry Letter 23” (later popularized by The Brothers Johnson), for an upcoming Quincy Jones tribute album, I called for Quincy and Akon’s head on a stick.

After ruining “We Are The World” for millions of people last month, legendary producer Quincy Jones is set to ruin even more of his classic productions with his upcoming Soul Bossa Nostra tribute album.

The long awaited remake of the 1985 charity song “We Are The World” premiered tonight, February 12th, during the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics.

Kanye West, Snoop Dogg, Jamie Foxx and Lil Wayne are just a few of the R&B and hip-hop stars who will be featured during tonight’s “We Are The World 25 For Haiti” premiere.  Produced by music icons Quincy Jones and Lionel Richie, the song will make its debut during the opening ceremonies of the 2010 […]

More than 70 stars, spanning several generations, gathered in a Los Angeles recording studio Monday to record a new version of “We Are The World” to aid Haiti earthquake victims.  None of the singers on the original song, recorded 25 years ago, were invited to participate in the update.  The new version was recorded at […]