BY DA N , H A R RY A N D L AW R E N C E

COMMON ARTICLES IN MUSIC MAGAZINES

COMMON PAGES

• Music news• Music culture • Interviews• Photo shoots • Reviews • Cover mount with recorded music

PERCENTAGE OF COMMON ARTICLES

• This the same for the majority of music magazines

6 pages of news

5 pages of reviews

7 pages of the best concerts this week

12 pages of interviews with bands and artists

MUSIC NEWS

• This is the first common article in a music magazine the article usually contains genre related news so if the magazine is of a rock genre like Kerrang! It will always mention what new singles or albums are coming out soon. •

MUSIC CULTURE

As for this magazine cover it for well educated middle class and elder people

Urban teenagers I there target audience also it is saying that the body postures and it said that these particular magazine cover is something for not well educated teens

INTERVIEWS

• Is a meeting of people face to face, especially for consultation. Interviews are usually used to find out more about the interviewee.

• Music magazines frequently interview famous artists that are associated with the magazine’s genre (most magazines are exclusive to one specific genre (‘rolling stones’ and ‘Kerrang!’ are both rock magazines.

• Such interviews include the likes of questions on the celebrity’s general life as, strangely, this is seemingly what audiences are particularly interested in (e.g. ‘what do you have for breakfast?’) and the like.

• The general audience, no matter the genre type/convention, are always interested in the celebrity lifestyle of the artists as theirs is so different

PHOTO SHOOTS

• Another common piece in Music Magazines are photo-shoots.

• These entail attractive and glamorous individuals posing for the camera and this is effective in attracting certain audiences.

REVIEWS

Often found in magazines, reviews are normally on bands, songs and the like.

COVER MOUNT WITH RECORDED MUSIC

• The music magazines are paid to promote new albums, songs and also concert tours. • The artists then are able to sell more singles or

songs

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