Amy Winehouse will be releasing her first song since 2006 on Quincy’s forthcoming album, Q: Soul Bossa Nostra.

“Amy’s talents as an artist are undisputable and I am astounded not only by her voice but by her tremendous knowledge of and respect for music and its history,” Jones said in today’s statement. “I am thrilled that she and Mark wanted to be a part of this album and I absolutely love what they did to make the song their own.”

As reported today by the Associated Press:

Photo: Benett/Getty/Rolling Stone

LOS ANGELES — Amy Winehouse is making music again.

Quincy Jones says the five-time Grammy winner’s first new track in years will appear on his forthcoming album, “Q: Soul Bossa Nostra.”

Winehouse… hasn’t issued any new tunes since her critically acclaimed 2006 breakthrough CD, “Back to Black.”

The 26-year-old British songstress reunited with producer Mark Ronson to record the 1963 classic “It’s My Party” for the album celebrating Jones’ past hits. The 77-year-old music mogul produced the original Lesley Gore track.

“Q: Soul Bossa Nostra” also features Usher, Ludacris, Akon, Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Hudson, Mary J. Blige, T-Pain and LL Cool J, among others. The album is set for release in November.

Copyright © 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

Yesterday we announced the AKG Quincy Jones Signature Line by Harman, available in 3 different styles and 3 different colors. As reported today by the LA Times:

“More than 25 years after producing “Thriller,” Quincy Jones is still looking for ways to reinvent the music experience.

The legendary producer has teamed with professional audio company AKG to launch a line of headphones.

Dubbed the Quincy Jones Signature Line, the collection of headphones will be a mix of in-ear, over-ears and on-ear minis set for release in October. Jones said the partnership isn’t something new, as he’s been using AKG headphones exclusively for years now.

“It fit like a glove. It feels like home,” Jones said in a phone call from his Paris home. “I didn’t have to sit there and talk about quality. [AKG] just blow[s] everybody away.”

Jones said he is more than aware of the current trend of musicians hawking personalized headphones.

Monster teamed with Dr. Dre to roll out a line of sleek – and pricey – headphones. Dre has Beats by Dr. Dre, Sean Combs is the face of Diddy Beats and Lady Gaga put her over-the-top style on her Heart Beats line. Snoop Dogg and Jay-Z even got in on the action with both rappers endorsing their own brand of Skullcandy headphones.

But Jones said he’s isn’t just jumping on the celebrity endoresement bandwagon.

Artists “do this all the time. But, I’m very discriminate about that,” he clarified. “I’ve been with [AKG] my whole career. It wasn’t a hard decision. I go with the heart first.”

Christopher Dragon, spokesman for AKG’s parent company Harman, further stressed Jones’ point.

“One of the important factors here is this is not a new partnership. It’s one we took to the next step,” Dragon said. “It was far more than, ‘Hey, do you want to endorse these headphones?’”

With prices ranging from $150 to nearly $500, the sticker shock might be difficult for some consumers to overcome. But Dragon argues (of course) that consumers get what they pay for.”

– Gerrick D. Kennedy, Los Angeles Times, September 3, 2010

To view the full LA Times article, click HERE

To view the official Quincy/AKG site, visit www.akg.com/quincy

Here are a few more photos from GIZMODO:

Today at 8am PST live from Berlin, we will be streaming a press conference at IFA  about a new partnership between Quincy Jones and Harman. To watch the press conference, CLICK HERE.