Researching music magazines

When artists become a little more well known they are asked to be on the cover of popular music magazines, and their are certain magazines that are linked with a particular genre, also if an artist is promoting music they may be on the cover of these magazines to reach a wider audience.

Rock Sound magazine is targeted at an audience who enjoy rock/punk music. The cover shows an image of Tay Jardine who is a member of We Are The In Crowd, and then it has a heading stating there will be a story about her inside the magazine. As well as having a main image magazines also have various other smaller images on the cover promoting other artists and the things that will be inside the magazine. They may also include free posters of other artists for the readers to keep. The barcode is on the front of the magazine as well rather than the back because the back cover usually shows an advertisement of a product or something.

Billboard magazine is very popular in the United States and usually feature mainly American artists such as Katy Perry, but popular artists from other continents do sometimes make the cover. This cover is mainly aimed at people who enjoy the pop genre, particularly if you're a fan of Katy Perry, it is quite feminine with all the pink tones and flowers. The Billboard title is just behind the image of the artist but it is still recognisable and the title of the artist is a lot bolder than the other subheadings across the cover, this makes Katy Perry's name stand out to the reader and to advertise the story about her that will be inside the magazine.

Q Magazine is the UK's biggest music magazine, and it writes about and features the most popular and successful artists of the music industry. The cover features a close up of the popular artist Adele and in the corner it shows the Q logo which advertises the magazine itself. This cover is the 300th issue published and this is highlighted by the stamp like gold circle underneath the logo, which shows that the magazine has been running for a long time and is still as popular as it was the first time it was published. It shows the artists name at the bottom in bold white lettering to make it stand out against the background, and then a quote by the artist that she said in the interview that the magazine carried out with her. It then has a few main stories on the left hand side that will also feature in the magazine and the barcode which is needed when the magazine is purchased in shops.