- Music Today
"Music Today" is a online magazine which was first launched in 1999 and had very minor success and the company behind the magazine decided to pull the magazine. Little has been heard from the magazine since their last issue (December 1999) but the magazine is still going strong with appearances in 2005 when they covered the Brits '05 for the BBC show "
Top of the Pops ". According to some sources Sharpe Media Group (SMG) has decided to bring back the magazine with a total new look. A following statement was issuedTo whom it may concern.
N.B this company has nothing to do with the record label.Music Today is Back!!!
after 3 years out of the media the time has come to bring back a Relaunched Edition of MT (the new name for Music Today)
We are currently working on the first ever issue since 2005, we made a series of brief returns when significant events in music occurred ie Spice Girls Announced Reunion.
But watch out because this time it's gonna be different. Last time around we only distributed locally, but now we're going global. In the next coming months we will be totally relaunching with a new look and launching our very first website!!! and exclusively getting the backstage goss from the MusicBiz
Our team has changed slightly since our last issue. We remember C.Bott 2000-2006 who left the team to concentrate on solo projects. We at MT wish him all the best!!
Regards,
MT (formally known as Music Today)
On Saturday
31 May 2008 SMG announced the revival of the magazine had been axed due to various issues within the group and decided to sell off all chains of the brand. Dee Andrews from the group given this statement:SMG would like to apologise to its fans of the Magazine Music Today, SMG have decided a last minute axe of the revival and decided to let the magazine rest. SMG would like to thank its readers for their support over the past 6 years, We also would like to thanks our sponsors for their support over the years.
SMG are currently undergoing financial difficulties and wish to say that the future of the whole company is under threat. We are currently looking at the whole company and reviewing the situation. A further statement will be issued as soon as the company feel it's appropiate.
A statement from SMG has been issued and follows:
We at SMG would like to issue this statement as a continuation of the last statement issed on the 31st May 2008; SMG have decided to call it a day officially. Today at 5:00pm was SMG final day of business and the group has now been closed. In the last statement we said that we couldn't bring back MT this was due to the company's financial state. SMG is currently is the process of being repossessed and face a £250,0000.00 charge on top of our debt. We would like to thank our employee's and sponsors for their support. R.I.P. SMG 1998-2O08.
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