Jhené Aiko covers Vibe Vixen in a soultry metallic gown, and deep, dark red lipstick. The singer shares her personal life experiences and how they heavily influence her heart-felt music. One die-hard fan even opens up by explaining that Jhené's "Souled Out" album saved her life. Read More »
The leaked track-list that went viral earlier this week, which was rumored to be Beyonce's next album, turned out to be a "Beautiful Lie." In a recent interview with Billboard, Lee Anne Callahan-Longo, Beyonce's general manager at Parkwood Entertainment, confirmed that the Beyonce: Volume 2 album is completely fake. Sorry BeyHive! According to Vibe, the alleged "release confirmation" memo stated that Queen Bey would be closing out 2014 by dropping a second volume to her self-titled visual LP. The memo featured a track listing including 10 new songs, 11 new videos and a 4-disc copy that would include the first portion of the self-titled album along with DVDs of her Mrs. Carter World Tour and On The Run Tour. The rumored Beyonce Vol. 2 track list also featured three other notable new tracks: "DONK" featuring Nicki Minaj, "Renouncement" featuring Justin Timberlake and "Cherry" featuring Rihanna. Read More »
Angie Martinez has made yet another power move in her legendary career. "The Voice of New York" radio host announced that she's now part of longtime friend Jay-Z's Roc Nation management lineup. Martinez joined the team Tuesday, Nov. 4, which can be seen on the company's website. Roc Nation also announced the big news via Twitter: Roc Nation welcomes multimedia personality @AngieMartinez to the Roc Nation family! pic.twitter.com/ukrOQEKgC6 — Roc Nation (@RocNation) November 4, 2014 According to "Vibe," this news follows the veteran radio host's switch from her 20-year home at Hot 97 to its rival radio station Power 105.1 in June. "The New York Times" described her move as "a shake-up of the hip-hop radio world." Read More »
Supermodel Tyra Banks' latest venture is a cosmetics experience called Tyra Beauty, which came about after years of learning the tricks of the trade from some of the world's most renowned makeup artists. According to Vibe Vixen, the supermodel turned mogul felt the need to share her beauty secrets with women around the world who don't necessarily wake up with high cheekbones or voluminous lashes. Banks sat with Glamour Magazine and gave them the total inside scoop on how she does her makeup in five minutes. Read More »
Drake joked about his love triangle with Rihanna and Chris Brown, but is there truth underneath it all? Drake and Lil' Wayne ended their 31-city tour in Woodlands, TX with a performance that is sure to be remembered, but not for what you think. Read More »
Nas was honored at the VIBE Impact Awards this past weekend in Los Angeles. As part of the celebration, many of your favorite hip hop artist, rappers, and R&B artist were in attendance. Read More »
As if Pharrell and Daft Punk needed one more accolade. The "Get Lucky" group teamed up yet again to feature on the cover of the 20th Anniversary issue of VIBE. The get-ups on the cover are a callback to the video for the chart-topping single from Random Access Memories that had us all in a tizzy earlier this year. Read More »
R Kelly has tackled a lot in his career. Becoming the king of baby-making music at a time that featured the stiffest (Good Lord, no pun intended) competition for the crown this side of 1980, fashioning himself into a force in the world of production and, of course, creating a massive, ridiculous hip-hop soap opera that just works. It's why when he tells VIBE that he might be releasing some honky-tonk, I don't cast judgment, because it will probably be amazing. Read More »
Pop star Justin Bieber graces the front cover of the upcoming September issue of Vibe magazine, which also features an interview and photo layout of the "Believe" singer. Read More »
Lil Wayne plans on taking a little break from the rap scene, as he hopes to pursue a more involved role in the world of skateboarding. Read More »