Quincy Jones to create new CD series
Quincy Jones has signed with Extreme Music, owned by Famous Music Publishing, to produce The Q Series, a multi-CD collection with varied collaborators.…
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Quincy Jones to receive Harvard's first Mentor of the Year award
Quincy Jones will be the first recipient of Harvard's new Mentor of the Year award next month, which honours his work mentoring people and with UNICEF.…
Quincy Jones moves songs to Cherry Lane
Quincy Jones has reportedly moved his 1600-piece publishing catalogue from Warner Chappell to independent New York publisher Cherry Lane.…
Stars gather for Tony Bennett's 80th
Stars including Kelly Clarkson, Stevie Wonder and Jennifer Lopez gathered in Hollywood to celebrate Tony Bennett's 80th birthday at a fundraiser for Paul Newman's Hole In The Wall camps.…
Quincy Jones to advise Chinese Olympics
Quincy Jones has been appointed a special adviser for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Olympics and is expected to compose a song.…
Jazz award winners
The Radio 2 and Radio 3 Jazz Awards were handed out in London, with Quincy Jones receiving a lifetime achievement award.…
VIBE magazine bought by Wicks Group
New York private equity firm Wicks Group has bought US magazine VIBE, with Danyel Smith returning as Editor-In-Chief and Eric Gertler as CEO.…
Mercury Records co-founder Irving Green dies aged 90
Mercury Records co-founder Irving Green has died aged 90 from natural causes, having helped break barriers by promoting artists including Louis Armstrong and Sarah Vaughan.…
Vandross and Four Top Benson die
Soul singer Luther Vandross has died aged 54, two years after a major stroke, and Four Tops member Renaldo "Obie" Benson has also died of lung cancer.…
Quincy Jones told Michael Jackson to stop sleepovers
US TV show Celebrity Justice reports that Quincy Jones warned Michael Jackson to stop child sleepovers at Neverland, while Associated Press found most potential jurors are parents.…
Thousands gather in Ethiopia for Bob Marley's 60th birthday celebrations
Rastafarians and fans have gathered in Ethiopia for a month of events marking what would have been Bob Marley's 60th birthday, the first held outside Jamaica.…
Marley Foundation lobby for national hero status in Jamaica
The Bob Marley Foundation is campaigning for Marley's birthday to become a Jamaican national holiday and for him to receive national hero status.…