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December 8, 2024
O.J. Simpson, Quincy Jones, James Earl Jones and Louis Gossett Jr. were among the many influential and noteworthy people who…
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November 18, 2024
Quincy Jones was reportedly preparing his Governors Awards acceptance speech before his death on Nov. 3.
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November 14, 2024
Quincy Jones' cause of death has been confirmed as pancreatic cancer, which occurs at a higher prevalence in Black Americans.
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November 7, 2024
 Quincy Jones narrowly avoided being murdered by Charles Manson’s cult and survived multiple brain aneurysms.
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November 5, 2024
Throughout his career, Quincy Jones worked with everyone from Ray Charles and Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson, with hundreds in…
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November 4, 2024
The legendary record producer Quincy Jones died at age 91 after a storied 70-year career.
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November 4, 2024
Quincy Jones' fingerprints have been all over pop music for the past seven decades, and we’re all better for it.
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November 4, 2024
In a remarkably diverse career that spanned more than seven decades, he collaborated with the giants of music and became…
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June 13, 2024
Jones has been nominated for seven Oscars in the past 55 years, including best original score, best song, and even…
October 5, 2022
Michael Jackson's estate announced that Nelson George will direct a documentary about "Thriller" to mark the album's 40th anniversary.
May 16, 2022
Michael Jackson's estate and Sony Music announced a 40th anniversary double disk edition of 'Thriller' will be released in November.
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February 16, 2022
theGrio compiled its list of the 10 best Black music producers in history, excluding Quincy Jones, but only because he's…
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January 22, 2022
Weeks after dropping his fifth full-length studio project, Dawn FM, The Weeknd, real name Abel Tesfaye, unseated Justin Bieber.
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January 11, 2022
After Timbaland implied that Quincy Jones didn't earn his first big hit until 'Thriller,' theGrio highlights 10 pre-Thriller accomplishments.
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January 3, 2022
Multiple Grammy-winning singer/songwriter The Weeknd will be releasing his new album, 'Dawn FM,' on January 7.
November 23, 2021
Jay-Z becomes most Grammy nominated artist ever, while Jon Batiste earns 11 Grammy nominations, tied for the second most in…
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May 25, 2021
Multi-hyphenate musician Quincy Jones is bringing a new, environmentally sustainable NFT platform to the public.
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May 20, 2021
Quincy Jones offered up his thoughts on Elvis Presley, Billie Holiday and the protests surrounding George Floyd.
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May 15, 2021
Fat Joe became a trending topic after he praised DJ Khaled for his musical success and concluded that he's the…
February 1, 2021
Count Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Quincy Jones and Grandmaster Flash among the Black music innovators to be paid tribute this month.