Vibe Magazine to be Reborn Online First, Then Print

Reports of Vibe Magazine's death have been (somewhat) exaggerated. The mag folded in late June, with news of a massive drop in ad revenue and sagging subscription rates. But as we've just learned, Vibe architects Robert Miller and Len Burnett have brokered a deal with InterMedia Partners and Blackrock Digital to relaunch the magazine, first digitally, and then in print.

The print edition will relaunch this winter with a November/December issue, and then resume a quarterly publishing schedule. Details are still light on the magazine's return, but a big purple banner on the magazine's website says "under new management" with "updates coming soon." It remains to be seen where they go from here, but at the very least it's good to have one of journalism's leading hip-hop voices back in the game.

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