magazine prices-research

Comparison of music magazine prices

Music magazine name	Price	Weekly/monthly
NME	£2.20	Weekly
Q	£3.99	Monthly
Kerrang	£2.20	Weekly
Top of the Pops	£2.20	Monthly
Clash	£3.80	Monthly
Mojo	£4.50	Monthly
Classic fm	£4.60	Monthly
Rock sound	£3.90	Monthly
Uncut	£4.20	Monthly
Drummer	£3.95	Monthly
The Word	£4.50	Monthly
Maverick	£3.50	Monthly

Information as of http://www.isubscribe.co.uk/Rock-Sound-Magazine-Subscription.cfm

Magazine front cover annotation

Different music magazines

Magazine	publisher	Target audience
Kerrang	Bauer	20+
Classic rock	Future publishing	40+
Mojo	Bauer	20+
NME	IPC	20+
Q	Bauer	Young adults+
Top of the pops	Bauer	Teenagers

Magazine	Publisher	Target audience
Classic fm	Haymarket	Older audience
Classical music	Rhinegold publishing	Older audience

Amount of music magazines on sale in the U.K

On this website-http://www.world-newspapers.com/music.html I found a list of music magazines along with categories however it does not state what country they are from so some could be from places like America and not all in the U.K making it difficult to know exactly how many music magazines are on sale in the U.K.

magazine elements

The elements that the magazines have in common are that they all use a main focus image, which is of a solo music artist or a band, which is conventionally expected on a music magazine as this relates the genre and one of the main parts of the particular issue. They also use this selected artist/band, as they are the main focus of the magazine. All the magazines have their name aligned to the top and this is either to the left or central. The fonts used are very bold and are layered on top of the main picture on the front cover; they are also easy to read in order to attract attention. They also include a barcode, which is conventionally expected on a magazine. The most important contents of the magazine are also displayed on the front cover in order to provide a preview and to sell the magazine with the main articles. The colours mainly used are also primary colours, which makes the front cover appear very bold. The font used also represents the music genre for example on the ‘Kerrang’ front cover with the main text. They all use a nameplate in that the logo is combined with the company name which is a convention on music magazines. The magazines also use teasers in that they contain artwork and headlines on the front page in order to make people buy the magazine, this is conventionally expected as it is a marketing technique.