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Quincy Jones attends the 24th Annual Race To Erase MS Gala at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on May 5, 2017 in Beverly Hills, California. *Billboard’s Gail Mitchell reports that music mogul Quincy Jones will be honored by In a Perfect World (IAPW), via a fundraising drive to build a school in his name. The facility […]

Producer Quincy Jones attends the 2016 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Graydon Carter at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on February 28, 2016 in Beverly Hills, California. EUR UPDATE: *Forget what you read before. We have new info … A spokesman for Quincy Jones says that he will be spending New […]

Jason Blum *Los Angeles — The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) today announced music icon Quincy Jones and prolific filmmaker Jason Blum among its 2019 Special Achievement honorees. The awards celebrating career excellence in and around the cinematic arts are given out annually by the association which represents the largest body of Black film critics in the […]

*Well look who’s sorry for running his mouth, telling everybody’s business but his own. Yes, that would be the one and only Quincy Jones. The legendary producer has apologized for his recent “wordvomit” interviews (his word) in which he revealed a whole bunch of dirt on deceased celebs like Richard Pryor, Marlon Brando and Richard […]

Quincy Jones in his HBO comedy special “Burning the Light” *After being told he had one year to live following a cancer diagnosis, comedian Quincy Jones got busy with an all out effort to fulfill his biggest dream: filming a one-hour stand-up special. A Kickstarter campaign was launched and within two hours, the money […]

[…] herself in the industry, not only as an actor but also as a prolific director, screenwriter, and producer. With Alan Hicks, Jones recently co-directed the documentary “ Quincy” which premiered out of the Toronto International Film Festival last Fall and is currently on Netflix. The film boasts several nominations and awards, including a Grammy […]

*Uh oh, Uncle Quincy is at it again. Yep, Quincy Jones is either tellin’ tall tales or spittin da truth in his instantly infamous interview with Vulture.  We already told you about his 22 girlfriends, him dating Ivanka Trump and how much of a wild time the 70s era was – so wild that Marlon […]

Al B Sure – Quincy (OfficialAlBSure Instagram) *Singer/DJ Al B. Sure! has arrived in the digital arena with a heartfelt message tailored for his son, Quincy (Brown) to “Come Home.” Sure! took to social media in the wake of reports and footage of Homeland Security conducting raids on Sean “Diddy” Comb‘s residences in Los […]

Quincy Jones – Elvis Presley *Quincy Jones is known for working with greats in the music industry. But one person he refused to collaborate with was late singer Elvis Presley. During an interview with The Hollywood Reporter for its “THR Icons” series, Quincy Jones was asked if he ever worked with Elvis Presley. He […]

Quincy Jones and Ellen DeGeneres *In March, Ellen DeGeneres revealed that she persuaded HBO to film a comedy special featuring Quincy Jones, a 32-year-old comedian with terminal cancer — and now the special has a date: Jones filmed the hour on April 4 at Los Angeles’ Teragram Ballroom. It’s scheduled to premiere June 2 […]

[…] B. Sure and Diddy supporting their son Quincy on stage at his late mother Kim Porter’s Funeral Despite being surrounded by fame and fortune and named after Quincy Jones, he says he stays humble because of his grandparents. “I was raised in the south with my grandparents and in New York with my mom and […]

Quincy Jones attends YouTube brings the BOOM BAP to New York City with Lyor Cohen, Nas, Grandmaster Flash, Q-Tip, Chuck D and Fab 5 Freddy on January 26, 2018 at Industria in New York City. *Quincy Jones will add yet another prestigious award to his large stash. In honor of his illustrious career spanning […]

Quincy Jones attends YouTube brings the BOOM BAP to New York City with Lyor Cohen, Nas, Grandmaster Flash, Q-Tip, Chuck D and Fab 5 Freddy on January 26, 2018 at Industria in New York City. *Quincy Jones apparently said all he had to say in the now infamous interview with Vulture – and thankfully […]

Cheryl Boone Isaacs and Quincy Jones (Earl Gibson III/Getty Images) *Quincy Jones and former Academy chief Cheryl Boone Isaacs are putting together a documentary focused on the history of African Americans in Hollywood. The legendary producer made the announcement at the Ischia Film and Music Festival off the coast of Naples, where he received a […]

Joe Jackson (TMZ) *Papa Joe has come for Quincy Jones following the producing icon’s explosive interview with Vulture. Michael Jackson’s father Joe Jackson is defending his late son’s honor after Jones suggested the King of Pop stole his bass line for “Billie Jean” from the Donna Summer track “State of Independence.” “Quincy Jones (should) know […]