Music Magazine Research

By typing into google I found 15 British music magazines however there are many more than this.

TV/MUSIC GENRE

• The X factor magazine this would be aimed at teenagers this is shown by the artists would aim their music at this audience.  Teenagers are also the age group that watch the X factor so is another reason why it is aimed at them. The purple and orange colours suggest that it’s aimed towards girls more than boys because it talks about the celebrities’ hair and fashion. It’s quite a busy looking magazine and this wouldn’t appeal to adults. The publishing house of The X factor magazine is:  Haymarket Network. 
• The link to this magazine is: xfactor.itv.com/2010/xmagazine/
• Top of the Pops magazine aimed at 10+ it is aimed at girls because the main articles are to do with “hot” boys in music. It is again a busy looking magazine so wouldn’t appeal to an older audience. This magazine is designed for children 10+ shown by the simple language, and advertising games and quizzes in the magazine. The Publishing house of the Top of the Pops is: Frontline distributors with Emap and Haymarket; BBC Haymarket Exhibitions; and Galleon, for subscriptions.
•  The link to this magazine is: www.totpmag.com
• These magazines are produced weekly for a cheaper price of £1-2, this is because it is designed for teenagers/children and they won't read a thick magazine as well as the fact that the parents don't want to pay too much.
• The magazines would be distributed in mainstream retail this is because the magazines would be brought by parents when children would be shopping at the supermarket with them. The X factor magazine is also sponsored by tesco's so this is exclusive to this retail supermarket. 

No specific genre, just relevant music

• Q, magazine this is aimed at older teenagers and young adults this is shown by the more sophisticated look compared to the children’s magazines.  The image above of Q magazine is Lady Gaga half naked; this would appeal to boys of the older teenager/young adult but not to adult men or male children. Q magazine is published by: Bauer Media Group Bauer Verlagsgruppe  
• The link to this magazine is: www.qthemusic.com
• NME magazine appears to be focused on the latest music and key TV and media stars, so it doesn’t have a specific theme but focus on what’s relevant at that moment. It created the first UK singles chart.  It would be aimed at young adults and adults because the content is in depth with quite a lot of writing which wouldn’t appeal too teenagers, the stories however are quite up to date with charts and new music so wouldn’t be targeted at the middle aged or older. NME is published by ICP media.
• The link to this magazine is: www.nme.com/magazine
• Rolling Stones magazine doesn’t have a specific theme, it focuses or stories of celebrities and TV, it has in depth stories and can focus of political situations at the time. The audience of this magazine would be adults and middle aged because of the depth of the stories and the focus of politics this wouldn’t appeal to a younger age group.  The publishing house of this magazine is ACP.
• The link to this magazine is: www.rollingstones.com
• The magazines are produced monthly at an average price of £4 this is because it is a thick magazine, glossy, and can fill the magazine more information than weekly updates as well as the fact that the target audience of adults wouldn't buy a magazine weekly, but occasionally. 
• These magazines would be sold in mainstream retail, but subscriptions of these magazines are also available. 

Rock magazines

• Mojo magazine is a sister magazine to Q magazine.  It’s shown to be a rock magazine by the colours of white, black and red which are quite bold and are commonly associated with rock.  The target audience of this magazine would be adults and middle aged but also may appeal to some people of a younger age, the reason its aimed at these people is because it includes music heroes from the era in which they could be growing up, and includes articles such as the greatest songs, so a younger audience may not be able to relate to these.  Publishing house is Bauer Media Group Bauer Verlagsgruppe .
• The link to this magazine is: www.mojo4music.com
• Kerrang is a rock magazine shown by the font of the mast head which is rebellious. The colour’s of the magazine are also dark with has connotations of rock and enhances the genre. The target audience of this magazine would be adults because in today’s society the big rock bands and artists are middle aged.  The house style of the magazine however would appeal to young adults and the group “Emo’s” who stereotypically are associated with rock. The publishing house is Bauer Consumer Media. 
• The link to this magazine is: www.kerrang.com
• Rock sound is a rock style magazine, which is shown by the house style being quite fierce and the title. The fonts used are quite chunky and bold, and looks quite wild. The target audience is for adults because it discusses 1980s and before hand which is the time when they would be growing up.  The publishing house is Freeway a French publishing company. 
• The link to this magazine is: www.rocksound.tv
• The magazines may be distributed in main stream retail, which some possible subscriptions  kerrang  for example. The genre is rock so the magazine 'Rock sound' would also be sold in specialist music shops, where the target audience would purchase it.

R&B Style magazines

• Vibe is an RnB style magazine this is shown by the main picture of a topless toned male, which is associated with hip-hop/RnB; the male is also wearing a chain which is an icon of bling and urban music.  The target audience is teenagers and young adults because its up to date music, promotes RnB music stories but without too much information.  The publishing house is InterMedia Partners.
• The link to this magazine is: www.vibe.com
• Blender magazine is an older teenager/young adult magazine, as the front cover is simple which appeals to the audience as well as providing information on the latest music gossip.  I think it’s aimed at boys more than girls because the magazine usually has a female celebrity in her underwear which would appeal to males.  The colour’s are bold which is stereotypically associated with boys whereas pastel colours are associated with girls.  It is published by Alpha Media Group. These magazines are less commonly found in mainstream retail however they are in limited amount, the most common distribution is online subscriptions.  
• The link to this magazine is: www.blender.com

Soul/Jazz magazines

·         Clash is a magazine that focuses on legends of the past or today’s soul singers, this is shown by the stories that it promotes but also the main article, Duffy is a soul singer. The link to this magazine is: www.clashmusic.com/magazine
·         Jazzwise is a magazine dedicated to jazz music, this is shown by the name and the front cover. The brass instrument enhances the genre. The magazine is aimed at middle aged and older people because it has a suit which indicates smartness which is stereotypically associated with older people, the magazine also contains a lot of writing which wouldn’t appeal to other age groups. The jazz ear was also the early 1900s so would attract the age group that grew up with this genre.  The publisher is Jazzwise®  The link to this magazine is: www.jazzwisemagazine.com

·         ‘Echoes’ is a soul magazine, monthly black music.  Its aimed at adults as it has middle aged music celebrities and basic writing which would attract this age group. The publishing group is soul radio. This link to this magazine is:www.echoesmagazine.com
      These magazines are found in specialist music shops, and online conscription's because they are less commonly well known, and the magazine 'Jazzwise' would be in a jazz shop because it would target the people who purchase items from there. 

Unusual magazines

• Wire magazine seems to be an indie or rebellious style magazine; it doesn’t contain much information on the front of the magazine, and contains a strange image.  The magazine would be targeted at artists, or indie style lovers because of the strange nature of the magazine.  Published by The Wire Magazine Ltd. The link to this magazine is: www.thewire.co.uk
• Froots appears to be a culture music magazine shown by the traditional costumes on the front cover.  The target audience may be students to learn about different cultural music or cultured people living in the UK. The link to this magazine is: www.frootsmag.com
• These magazines would be online subscriptions because it appeals to the minor amount of people and by mass producing these magazines they would loose money.