As writers of a music blog that is loosely attached to a music magazine we hold near and dear to us, our hearts can’t help but be a little warmed when we hear that a fallen comrade in the music magazine world is relaunching. And so when we heard Vibe was coming back in print form next year, we were totally amped for those dudes. But something about the idea that these folks must have had many, many meetings with buzz words like “new focus” and “redirection” and “getting back to our readers,” and then selected the poster boy for their first issue back in the public eye to be one Chris Brown, seems, well, not quite like the vibe we would be going for on such a mission. (Via: Daily Swarm via Wooha)

Hes baaaacck. Chris Brown was sued in Los Angeles County Superior Count on Wednesday by photographer Robert Rosen. According to the LA Times, Brown, who’s already facing possible prison time for assaulting former girlfriend Rihanna, was shooting hoops at an LA Fitness gym in Universal City when the altercation occurred on March 13.
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Ok, ok, ok, we swear we’re not trying to become the TMZ of the music industry, but since we’ve been following this story closely, we figured to give you the latest juice. Still, we feel a bit dirty about this one, so we’ll leave it to the professionals.

When the Chris Brown/Rihanna assault story first broke, we couldn’t deny our responsibility to keep you informed. But now that the seriousness of the assault has been revealed — we’ve come to the conclusion that Chris seriously needs some help.
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We’re starting to feel like TMZ-lite over here, but we keep getting fed information regarding the Chris Brown and Rihanna story, that we’re compelled to share it with you.
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