Music Magazine Introduction

Today I am starting our main task: to create a front cover, contents page and double page spread of a music magazine.

I have started by reasearching and looking at various current music magazines. I have looked at the price, how often the magazine is published, and how many pages it has.

NME http://www.nme.com/

Price:  £2.40
Published: weekly
Pages: 68 (approx.)
Audience: Young adults with a passion for new and old music alike.
Regular features:
- On repeat
- Upfront
- Radar
- Features
- Reviews
- Live
- Booking now
- Gig guide
- Fanmail
- Braincells

Kerrang! http://www.kerrang.com/

Price: £2.20
Published: weekly
Pages: 64 (approx.)
Audience: Young, individually minded and passionate consumers, an audience defined by attitude, passion and loyalty.
















Q http://www.qthemusic.com/

Price: £3.99
Published: monthly
Pages: 164 (approx.)
Audience: Passionate, engaged and open minded music fans driven to continually discover new music - and to use this lust for discovery to influence their friends. The audience is split 75% male to 25% female.
Regular features:
- Qmail
- Q50
- Now
- Cash for Questions
- A Round With...
- The Q Quiz
- Last Requests






WE ♥ POP. http://www.welovepopmag.co.uk/magazine

Price: £3.99

Published: monthly
Pages: 68 (approx.)
Audience: Teenage girls aged around 13-15

Trends I have noticed whilst researching about these magazines:
- The magazines seem to have a trend of using the colours red, black and white on the front covers.
- On most covers, the models are looking into the camera lens.
- The masthead is either to the left, or across the top of the page.
- The headliners name is in big bold letters to stand out to the audience.

- The barcode is small and at the bottom of the page.