Quincy Jones lost a $6.9 million appeal against Michael Jackson’s estate. A three-judge panel of the secnd Appellate District overturned a chunk of a 2017 jury verdict, discovering the jury misinterpreted Jones’ contract. Jones’ attorney argued the producer was owed $30 million in royalties and other income from the This Is It project, two Cirque […]
In the music production world, there are certain people who are considered great. Undoubtedly, super-producer Quincy Jones is one of those names, however, that has never stopped any comparisons to today’s greats. Twitter just exploded after someone mentioned that they thought Kanye West was a better producer than Quincy Jones. Jones is the architect behind […]
IFC has given the green light for a series pickup to a sketch variety comedy Sherman’s Showcase from writers Bashir Salahuddin and Diallo Riddle. The show is being executive produced by John Legend and his Get Lifted Film Co. The series is a spoof of the 1970s and ’80s musical variety shows with Salahuddin playing […]
At the 8th annual TRANS4M gala, music icon Quincy Jones was honored by will.i.am for his over a 60-year career in music and his philanthropic efforts. Along with will.i.am, the event was co-hosted by Lynne and Marc Benioff, Gayle and Ron Conway, Van Jones, Dean Karmen, Lyn and Norman Lear, and Laurene Powell Jobs. Defining […]
Words by: Rashad Grove The great Quincy Jones can now add another accolade to his enormous list of accomplishments. Today, the “Thriller” producer was honored today in Hollywood with the TCL Chinese Theatre handprint ceremony. It’s just the latest honor to arguably the most influential force in music, film, TV, and media for over the […]
Words by: Rashad Grove Quincy Jones is arguably the most influential artists in the history of recorded music. As a musician, producer, arranger, record label president, publisher, and so much more, his career has spanned over 70 years. He discovered Oprah Winfrey and help launch Will Smith as T.V. star. He has worked with legends […]
Quincy Jones made headlines recently when he did a rare interview with Vulture and spilled all the tea. Jones was busy again on Wednesday when he sat down with Scott Feinberg for the most recent episode of the Awards Chatter podcast. In a wide-ranging interview, the legendary musician, composer, and producer revealed that Ray Charles got […]
The music industry’s most elite joined at Los Angeles’ Microsoft Theatre LA Live this past Tuesday (September 25) to celebrate the life and legacy of the Grammy Award-winning producer Quincy Jones. Although the legendary Quincy Jones brought in his actual birthday this past March, he will be celebrated with an on-air special by BET Networks. The special […]
At the Creative Arts Emmy’s this past weekend, John Legend became the first Black to win an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony, known as EGOT. Earlier this year, Legend starred in an all-star live production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s Jesus Christ Superstar on NBC. He played the leading role, Jesus The Christ, […]
Earlier this year Quincy Jones grabbed every headline with his tell-all “In Conversation” interview. Now we will get to see some of the aspects of the life he spoke in a forthcoming documentary that will showcase the legend. Deadline reports the Quincy Jones documentary will be a Netflix production and will be directed by the […]
The combination of Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs and legendary music producer Quincy Jones will be bringing forth the new documentary American Film: The Black Experience. The Hollywood Reporter details the film will provide the details of “the untold story of African Americans in Hollywood. Jones announced the documentary at the Ischia Film and Music […]
85- year-old record producer, Quincy Jones had a “surprise family intervention” with his daughters who felt the need to speak to him about the effects of his comments in his previous interviews. In the end, Quincy found himself very apologetic. On Thursday morning, Jones issued an apology for his outlandish and personal remarks in his […]
As the days of his 85th birthday start to crawl in, legendary musical composer and immortal record producer Quincy Jones has spoken the unspeakable in recent accounts of all-inclusive interviews. In his most recent interview with Vulture, Jones dropped an abundant amount of knowledge surrounding the conditions of the music world mostly in conjunction with […]
It is pretty obvious the skill set of Donald Glover‘s acting is worthy enough for him to ditch the music world and pursue acting at this stage of his life. In a recent interview with GQ, 84-year-old Legendary music composer Quincy Jones revealed that for his 85th year along the journey of life, he will […]
Quincy Jones gets up close and personal in a recent interview with GQ Magazine. Jones talked about everything including the hilarious, out of pocket moments like memories of Prince trying to run over Michael Jackson, the severe poverty his family endured when he was younger, and turning down Marilyn Monroe because she “had a chest […]
Veteran music producer Quincy Jones won his lawsuit yesterday in his dispute over unpaid royalties with the estate of Michael Jackson. A Los Angeles jury awarded Jones $9.42 million ($9,423,695) in damages, finding that he had been underpaid in royalties for music used in the “This Is It” documentary and two Cirque du Soleil shows. […]
December 12 marks the late Frank Sinatra’s 100th birthday. The recording academy is celebrating Ol’ Blue Eyes with a star-studded centennial tribute tomorrow [Sunday, December 6] at the Wynn, Las Vegas. The special, Sinatra 100 — An All-Star Grammy Concert, will feature performances by Tony Bennett, Garth Brooks, Zac Brown, Harry Connick, Jr., Celine Dion, Nick […]
The legendary Quincy Jones celebrated his latest collaboration on Friday afternoon.
RCA’s newest singer Grace has joined forces with G-Eazy and Quincy Jones to recreate Lesley Gore’s hit song “You Don’t Own Me.”
Kanye West has more Grammys than Jay Z, and even Beyonce.