Magazines in stores

Music Magazines in stores

To make a music magazine successful it has to have good advertisement, so the audience know about the magazine and if it appeals to them they are more likely to buy it. The genre of the magazine, context and the front cover also makes a music magazine successful  the audience will buy the magazine if they see their favorite music artist on the front page, so if magazines change the artist and genre each week on the front pages they are more likely to have a wider audience as it appeals to various people.

Dedicated customers is the main aspect which makes a magazine successful so they will keep buying the magazine every week/month.

Other factors such as layout, a powerful story, content, design, marketing, the material used inside, accompanied by a compelling image appeal to the demographic as these are all aspects which need to be included in order to make a music magazine successful.

To make a music magazine stand out from the rest, you need to use a catchy masthead which stands out from other magazines, inside stories need to be more appealing and worth reading, powerful typography will also persuade the reader to buy the magazine. On the front cover there needs to be a good contrast of colours to make the important factors of the page stand out to the customers. The position of the artists on the front page are also important to be more appealing, and by using new upcoming or popular artists will also be eye catching for the customers as its someone they do not know. A good genre of music and using artists that create good music will make the magazine stand out, rather than using artists which are not popular within the music industry.

There are various types of genres within music magazines such as, R&B, Hip Hop, Rock, Metal, Dance, Indie, Classical and Reggae. For my chosen genre for my magazine I have chosen Hip Hop R&B, this is a genre of magazine which is most appealing to customers and will ultimately sell. The general public are fans of this genre and will be more interested in my chosen genre than any other genre that is available e.g. BillBoard magazine is a popular choice of magazine within customers therefore my magazine will be inspired by BillBoard magazine are will be targeted at the 18-25 age range. My target audience will be for those who are interested in the latest fashion, gossip and who are interested in the R&B, Hip Hop vibe.

I believe it is important for other forms of media such as radio to play the music of artists seen on the covers of music magazines as well as for television to play their music videos, this promotes their music as well as making them recognizable to not only their music but the image of them on the cover of a magazine. 

When going into shops to look at music magazines it is apparent that they are situated on a shelf which is eye level with anyone in the shop, and are the first magazines which your attention is attracted to. By going into stores and taking pictures of music magazines helped my planning of my own music magazine as I could see the similarities and differences between the magazines and the codes and conventions I need to make sure to include in my own work in order to make a successful and professional looking music magazine.