RockPossibly the most popular genre of music in the world, there are several magazines that focus solely on the Rock genre. For example Kerrang, Rolling Stone and Classic Rock (pictured right.)

The popularity of these types of magazines could be due to the wide range of bands and artists that fall into this category, as bands as diverse as Queen and Metallica – who have very different sounds – both fall into the same genre.

ClassicalClassical music magazines usually have a relaxed tone, however they don’t stand out in the shops because of the formal layout. However these magazines are aimed at an older demographic so the bright colours and in your face tones are not needed to attract the customers interest.

R&BThe background of these magazines are fairly plain and the main picture takes up a fair amount of the page, this is probably so the person on the cover is the first thing people see and due to these magazines being aimed at a younger audience, seeing someone they know of and enjoy listening to on a magazine, it would encourage them to buy.

PopThe pop genre is tailored more towards the female genre, as the colours used are bright and feminine. There are also stories about ‘gossip’ and about ‘private pictures’ of males, I don’t think these images really appeal to a male audience. There are also shapes such as spikey text boxes, these are also in bright colours which further show this genre leans towards females.