Baring in mind that my masthead needs to have a bit of twist due to the simplicity of the font, I got the idea of having the 'volume' sign being the logo of the magazine and therefore somehow add it into the title, without it blocking any text or crucial details.

I simply used PowerPoint's 'crop' tool to complete this rough sketch. The final product has an increase in contrast and turned black and white.

I then wanted to know how it would look alongside my masthead. At first, I tested it with the logo being almost as big as the title but it looks a bit stupid and most likely would not fit within the magazine. I then tried to resize it smaller and it looked a lot better. However, the half triangle part was a bit annoying and quite distracting.

I got rid of the half triangle section and kept the actual volume sign. I experimented in three different ways and I personally didn't like any of them that much. I asked 30 people, all in my target demographic, and 23 of them said they preferred the one on the top right where as some of them didn't like the bottom one because it was 'just too much.'

After this experiment, I'm unsure whether I will end up using this logo because there's just something that doesn't exactly 'click' - however, I think that I'll make my final decision once I put the font on to the picture and then I'll see whether the logo compliments and fits within the layout. 

I lowered my chosen fonts for the title to my top 4. I think the title of the font is very important because that usually gives away what kind of genre the magazine is focused on.

Beer Font (click here)

This is the first one of my top four. I think the fact that its in capitals ties in nicely with 'Louder' - it makes you want to scream the name of the title. However, if that is the case, it would seem to be more of modern rock edge, and though I'm not ruling any genre out in my magazine, its not my key genre. Its easy to read too but there's something too simple about it - other music magazines that I have come across with have some sort of edge. For example, Rolling Stone is not written in a simple font and always writes its title in red - their readers know what to look for on the news stand and its very rare that they change the colour - the red of the Rolling Stone is the key colour and the rest of the magazine's front cover revolves around that and the other colours almost always compliment one another.

Would I use it?

Despite the fact that its modern (which is what my target audience is on a level), I think it looks too formal for 16-24 year olds, especially since its a pop genre and that tends to have a bit of 'edge.' Overall, I would give it 3.5/5 but it still could be a possible contender because despite the simplicity of it, its easy on the eye and pretty straightforward; but it would keep the reader guessing when it comes to the genre. Also, the magazine that I'm starting to look to is 'Billboard' since it also is going for a 'popular music' vibe and I noticed that they have a variety of different singers and that is also what I would go for.

Brushie Brushie (click here)

I would not use this font at all - due to it have a spray painting style, it leans towards the 'hip-hop' genre and unlike the font above, the genre is clear from the first glance. Also, I personally think that it looks a bit childish and doesn't, in my opinion, go with my target demographic.

Would I use it?

No because unlike the previous font, I can't make it blend into my chosen genre. This font has a clear sign of where it is going - and that's hip hop. I don't want to confuse my readers with having different genres as this is very misleading. Overall, I would give it 1/5 - this font is definitely ruled out as it has no association to where I'm planning to go with my own magazine.

Broken Type (click here)

I quite like this font but if I went with it, I would have to have all the letters in capitals because it doesn't look appealing with the only capital being on the 'L'.  Despite me liking it, I don't think its suitable for a magazine aimed at my demographic and genre.

Would I use it?

There's something about it that makes me a bit uncomfortable with this font - I think its because the letters are mostly lowercase and it looks a bit awkward. I would give it 3/5 because it just wouldn't go with my magazine.

Jonze & Jonzing (click here)

Out of all the fonts, this has to be my favourite. Its clear, its bold and it stands out. However, when I first found this font, I was going for a 'rock' genre and I don't think it goes with the pop genre as I would hope it would.

Would I use it?

Possibly. I would give it 4/5 but considering the pictures I took for the photoshoot and the genre and colours I have in mind, it wouldn't suit the 'soft' vibe I am going for.

More...

I asked a group of 30 people (all between the ages of 16 to 24, my target audience) which font they preferred out of the ones above. 16 said that the simplistic 'Beer Font' was "simple but effective," one also mentioned that it will "keep a first time reader guessing the genre until they open the page". 4 people said that 'Brushie Brushie' was their favourite because it "got rid of the seriousness that most music magazines have". Another 4 preferred 'Broken Type' though none of them gave a  valid reason and therefore I had to rule that option out. The last 6 voted for the 'Jonze & Jonzing' font and mentioned that "it makes me think that the magazine will focus on real music." However, its hard to define what 'real' music is. 

As most of my responses went in favour of the simple 'Beer Font,' I thought that I'll listen to what they have to say since they know best (after all, the costumer is always right). However, I went to look for similar font types as the 'Beer Font' - which all would come under the category of 'sans serif.'

SansBlack (click here)

This is one of the ones I found and quite liked; its similar with Beer Font but a bit 'chunkier.' However, because its 'chunky,' it seems to be going for a more urban vibe.

Bold Bold (click here)

This font, again similar to 'Beer Font,' looks like it has been drawn in marker pen and therefore doesn't give the vibe of the target audience being any older than 12. 

Final Decision...

I came to a conclusion and decided to go for the original 'Beer Font' - its simple, and doesn't rule out any particular genre, despite me focusing on pop being the main one. However, since it is simple, I need to add a bit of a twist to it. For example, Billboard magazine has a simple sans serif font but has four primary colours within in. 

Though I have a rough idea of which direction I want to go in with my photoshoot, I wanted to look around and check for 'inspiration.' I found some interesting tips/ideas on the internet...

When looking at it this, I quite liked idea of 'looking down' at the camera but if I go with this, then I think somehow, I need to make it look like the photoshoot is for a music magazine rather than your regular tabloid.  Also, this helped me realize that facial expression are important; it can either help the readers warm to them or it can distance them from even buying the magazine.

I want to base my contents page layout on NME - its simple, looks professional and its easy on the eye. However, the font they're using is 'serif' and that makes me think that they're trying to a reach an older demographic (possibly people over the age of 20) where as I want to aim it for 16-24 year olds (however, I personally don't think that people read magazines because of the demographic that the editors set - they read it because they're interested in the people who appear on the cover but for the case of this project, I need to have a set demographic). The serif font does, however, tie in with the layout and it might look differently and have a different effect if sans serif is used instead so baring that in mind, this layout might not work with a more modern style.

I do though, I find the front cover of NME  a bit misleading. As you can see on the picture on the right, the font there is a lot different than the font inside. There seems to be a leap of a target audience - on the front cover they seem to aiming for a fairly younger audience where as once you open the magazine, the change of font makes it seem to be appealing to older audiences and then throughout, they stick with the older demographic.

Billboard magazine has a younger target demographic (I'm basing this opinion on the people who they normally have on their front cover) and therefore they use a sans serif font for their contents page and have the main feature images quite energetic and happy and overall giving off a positive vibe. Above are two different contents pages from Billboard - the back issue is from 2009 and the front is from 2010. I personally prefer the one in the back because there seems to be more structure and appeals more to their audience because of the way Hayley Williams of Paramore is posing for the camera - which is fun and energetic. However, I don't see the colour scheme of the 2009 issue tying in together which I find a bit annoying but overall, I might base it around that layout rather than my original idea of using the same layout as NME. Also, since I might end up going into the 'pop' genre, Billboard would be the obvious comparison here since they too focus on mainstream music most of the time for their feature articles. 

I like the idea of having a main image and then having three others on the side. But what bothers me most about Billboard's layout is the fact that the number do not go in chronological order and nor do they match the section of where the text is - i.e the first image is said to be on page 21 but its located near the 'Upfront' section which features the pages 5 to 8. From this, I learned that when I create my own contents page, I need to keep an eye on small details such as the ones above because otherwise it does not look professional and makes it seem as if the editors placed the pictures in a random order. 

click on image to read.

I've had this idea for a while now - having photo booth style images for the feature because, as mentioned above, it shows off their personality and makes the readers warm to them. However, as I was putting together a plan for this idea, I realized that I don't think it would work in terms of layout because the place where I originally planned to put the pictures would clash with where the main heading would normally be.

For example, on the image on the left, the heading takes up most of the page & there's only one picture. Also, since the heading is interesting, I think readers would want to read it, despite who the article is based upon. Taking this into considering - the heading is clearly an important factor and hence I would need to make sure I leave enough space for it so perhaps the photo booth idea wouldn't exactly work as I originally wanted it to.

What next?

I still feel quite fond of this idea but I know I won't be able to go through with it if I don't think of a better layout. However, I will take the photo booth style pictures anyway just in case I find a way of making it work and if it doesn't, I could use one of the pictures for my contents page (again, it would depend on the layout). 

Though its unlikely I would do an interview like in the image on the left, I think its an interesting and different way to set it out. The image shows how an actress is asked a couple of questions but she responds with facial expressions rather than words.
If I had my feature article over a double page spread, I might consider that to be the last thing in the article, however, since I'm not, its better to leave it out because otherwise it would waste quite a lot of space where other pictures and writing could be placed.

(I stumbled across this on the internet and therefore do not know what magazine this is from.)

The Masthead is a key feature which differentiates magazines from each other - some magazines stick to the same colour scheme (e.g Billboard and Rolling Stone), while others change in order to fit the colour scheme (e.g Vogue).
Most of the Rolling Stone issues have the musician/actor/politician covering the title and this is understandable because they have been around for quite a long time, dating back to the late 1960s. Similarly, Vogue too has made a name for themselves, however, they seem to play it safe and it changes depending on what looks nicer.
I also noticed that certain artists such as M.I.A don't get to cover up the title of Billboard because they're not as big as the likes of Rihanna - the magazine is more known than them.
NME has two different colours it normally goes for: red and white. This then shows consistency throughout the issues.

Feature Article Analysis...

I think there's a big difference between how a music magazine and a celebrity gossip magazine writes their feature articles, especially with the language. In order to get an insight and understand how it is done, I have chosen to read through 3 different magazine features (2 music, 1 gossip) and these are...

• Glamour (gossip/fashion)
• Billboard (mainstream music)
• Rolling Stone (various music)

Rolling Stone...

This article is focused on Whitney Houston and her 'come back.' Its formally written and compared to other music magazines which I have read, there is no swearing and it seems like a classy representation of Whitney and their magazine in general. 

The language that is used is simple but the way the editors phrase it, makes it seem elegant - though this could be due to the reputation of the magazine, it may also be mainly because of the person they are writing about. If that is the case, I think for my own magazine, it will be important for me to choose the right kind of language to address my chosen musician but at the same time, I will need to keep my target audience in my mind because its important that they understand what they're reading and there's not much point using big words because they wouldn't understand it and might feel as if they're being talked down upon and that the magazine is much better than them and that's not a positive message to send across.

On the right are a couple of parts I took out from the Whitney Houston article. If I was to see only these comments without knowing where they came from, I would know they come from a music magazine because of words such as "record," "hitmakers," "uptempo track," "grand ballads," and "sleek soul." From that alone, I would know that they are focusing on her music career rather than the gossip that surrounds her life. 

However, like most magazines, they have to mention something about her past - though this seems to be irrelevant for a music magazine, I think they do this because if someone has just come across this article and they might not know exactly who that person is (probably not the case with someone as big as Whitney), they then get to know a bit more about them. But of course, this isn't exactly a positive representation of her and I personally don't think it was necessary to mention drug abuse since the name of the article says "New CD" and as a reader, I would expect them to be talking about her music and not her personal life.

This is a Rolling Stone article on Justin Bieber - this again shows the diverse mix of music that the magazine gives; this way they have a wider readership because they're not limiting themselves to just one genre. Unlike the Whitney Houston article, this one is set out like an interview with questions. One of the questions is "You claim to have started playing drums at the age of two. Where and how?" - the use of the word 'claim' suggests an accusing tone, as if they can't exactly believe that he would be playing drums (whether that be of his age or because he's Justin Bieber). Another question is "You used to busk on the streets. What was your repertoire?" The language here in my opinion seems to be a bit fancy - as if they're expecting him and the reader to not understand what they're talking about. 

The questions on the right are clearly showing that its a music magazine because the questions don't involve talking about his personal life. The questions are simple, and there's nothing wrong with that, but as a reader, I get the impression that the person interviewing him is exactly happy to have gotten this job - he's asking the questions because he has to, not because he wants to. The responses that Justin replies with gives a sense that he's quite intimidated by Rolling Stone magazine and its as if he's being forced to come up with good music in order to get respect from them.

Billboard...

Its quite hard to read this issue of Billboard (and quite hard to find any articles posted since its an American based magazine) and therefore I'll be focusing more on the layout rather than language.

The picture here takes up most of the space and the red lipstick compliments the title; 'Red' is also the name of the album and so there's a clear theme here and the reader knows that the interview is most likely to be about her album. I personally don't like the fact that there's a white square used to actually write the article on to, it looks messy - it would've been better if the background of the photoshoot was white and then the article would tie in with the background. 

I also noticed that the three colours on top are representing the title of  the magazine (Billboard) and that also links to the title of the article - 'primary colours.'

Glamour...

I came across the latest issue of Glamour's feature article on Facebook, where Rita Ora herself posted it. It consisted of the front cover, contents and feature article (all starring herself). Since I have all 3 of what I will be creating myself, I've decided to analyse all of it, rather than just the feature article. The main thing I found out was that musicians are portrayed and asked different questions when it comes to gossip magazines - they focus on their personal life more rather than music.

Front Cover of 'Glamour' 

This is the front cover of this magazine is quite eye catching - mainly because of the pink (which links that it is after all a 'women's' magazine). I don't get the impression that it will be about music though - apart from the fact that they name drop Beyonce but even that is about 'advice' and her advice could've been about anything, not particularly about music. Also, the colours are a bit too summer-esque considering it is a winter issue - I need to think carefully about the colours I choose in order to fit the season (the same goes for the outfit choices). 

Contents of 'Glamour' 

This is the contents page of Glamour. They only used one picture and that is of Rita so its clear that it will be the feature article. Also, they wrote the number that the interview will be on next to the picture. The colours continue from the front cover and there's then a sense of consistency.

The feature article is an 8 page spread (including pictures). The is the first. There's one single picture on the right and then the details of what you can expect in the article which says "The tunes. The style. The lipstick. Rita's not just the biggest name of 2012 - she's the pop star we've been waiting for." - from this, I know that though they will talk about her music, it will also be based on her style ect.

 This where the actual article starts. What I find quite annoying is that they didn't use a capital 'T' - this makes seem that they are continuing the same sentence from the previous page, but of course they're not. The first paragraph talks about what she's doing at the moment of the interview, rather than what she has done before - there's no real introduction of who she is, if it was someone big such as Rihanna, then it would be understandable, but being a new pop star, surely they need to introduce her first. She says in this part of the interview "the main concern should be getting respect for your music," and I think that this should've been what got taken out of the interview and written in the pink rather than what's originally taken out because that's a bit too long. After this, they then go on talking about her relationships, which is typical of a magazine like Glamour. And then, they actually get into talking about her background (where she's from and when she was noticed by a music producer) - its a bit late for that, I think, even if the magazine does not centre around music. 

This is the next two page spread. This time, they used a capital letter for the T - if you're going to do it wrong at the start, they may as well continue doing it wrong throughout, they should at least have some consistency. During this section of the interview, it focuses on her music career.

The picture here is taken from the contents page and the article itself is more to do with relationships and her style until the end of the whole interview where she talks about her music one last time.

What have I learned?

This was a useful task that I carried out - I found out about both the language and layout of feature articles and that they are very different from music to gossip, which I wasn't surprised finding out. I think it will be necessary for my interview to centre around music but I don't want it to be boring and bland and therefore I need to think of some interesting questions which will make readers think 'Oh, that's an interesting question!' In regards to the photoshoot, it depends on the genre of the artist - if they're rock, I need to make sure that's expressed through clothes, if they're pop, again, I need to do the same. After all, a picture is worth a thousand words.

More Representations...

I get the impression from the Rihanna Rolling Stone cover that they don't have much respect for her as a singer purely because of the way they've chosen to dress her for the photoshoot; compared to previous post of Adele in which the camera only focused on her face.

Red Hot Rihanna "I love to have fun" - Rihanna Strikes Back: Pop's Queen of Pain on Sexting, Bad Boys & Her Attraction to the Dark Side

Both magazine's here will be focusing on her personal life rather than music, in my opinion.. I think that's because she's more known for controversary rather than music. 

Representation of Artists (women) in magazines (music vs. fashion)

I'm planning on having a female on my front cover (and its feature article) and therefore I need to have an idea of how they are portrayed in different magazine front covers - from the clothing, make-up, poses ect. I'm going to base this research on a well known fashion magazine (Vogue) and the music magazine which I'm looking for inspiration (Rolling Stone). 

There's a big difference, in my opinion, of how Adele is portrayed in both Vogue and Rolling Stone. 

Vogue: I think the colours work very well and they follow the three colour rule but she has way too much make up on and her face especially has been photoshopped heavily in order to show off her cheekbones. And of course, her cleavage is on show. I find this quite a negative portrayal because instead of them focusing on what Adele is really about (and that's music), they instead made the image all about her appearance. Also, the way she's posing in Vogue does not look natural at all and the photographers probably wanted her to 'stick out' more. 

Rolling Stone: The make-up here is more neutral and she's not heavily photoshopped. In this magazine,  from the image alone, I get the message that the feature article will focus on her music rather than her looks.

"Adele opens up about her life changing career" - "Adele: heartbreak superstar" : 

Rolling Stone's headine is quick and open to interpretation; the reader knows that the main article will be about Adele but whether this will be a regular interview or a timeline of her success or biography, we don't know. However, Vogue's is way too long and I get the impression that it will be an interview which focuses on her personal life rather than her music.

I roamed around Youtube as I wanted to know whether there was a behind the scenes of Rolling Stones and Vogue and as I expected, RS didn't where as Vogue did...

In this video, she talks about having surgery, her expectations, family, advice and I guess that this was all put in the magazine too. However, what I noticed is that during the photoshoot, she looked fresh and natural and it was obvious when I looked at the photoshoot pictures that she looked far from how she did before. 

Let's have a look at both photoshoots...

The Vogue photoshoot looks very staged; there seems to be the same emotion on every one of the six pictures that I found. However, with the Rolling Stone issue, although I only was able to find two, it seems a lot more natural - bot the make-up and her posing. The fact that she's laughing in one of the pictures on the right shows the carefree photoshoot and that it wasn't all staged - the photographers allowed there to be a bit of 'life' and emotion rather than Vogue's straight faced shoot. 

I done a quick questionnaire (which I published on social networking sites because I needed a quick response) which asked whether my target demographic wanted/minded adverts in my music magazine. 73% of the people that responded said that they didn't mind, as long as they were related to music.

Baring that in mind, I couldn't think of a way I could do this but then I came across something on Facebook which inspired me. On the right and left are posters of Rita Ora (a recent pop/R&B singer) promoting her tour. I think that I might attempt to do something like this, if I end up putting adverts in this magazine (which would be necessary since its a key way of funding). However, I think it will depend on whether my content page is spread between two pages or one. If its one, then I would add an advert on the page beside, or else it would be a waste. 

I'm aware that I would need my own pictures when it comes to even small details such as adverts and I'm lucky enough to have a couple of Rita Ora herself and I would need to use photoshop in order to make it look realistic. However, if it doesn't work out with the pictures, I may just keep to words. 

I would go for a portrait rather than landscape view because it looks more like something you would find in a music magazine where as a landscape would be used more to promote on social networks. Also, I think its key to have dates of the tour and other details such as where people can buy the tickets.. I might also add a QR code since we live in a digital age and that would be easier for people too access the key websties ect. 

Rolling Stone Magazine.

I'm still undecided on the genre of my exam and the direction that I'm planning to go in. However, I'm going to focus on 'Rolling Stone' magazine as my inspiration because I think that they cover quite a few genres of music, and even if they don't like the band/artist, they are still mention them and are critical of them. 

Current Issue.

This is the current issue of the magazine. It has three main colours (red, black and white) but also has a hint of yellow. I noticed that on most of the Rolling Stone magazine front covers, this the case. I think that for this particular issue, it adds a more of a 'rock' vibe to it, including the way Jimmy Page is posing for the camera.

The font does not exclude any gender, but because its quite 'crunchy,' it appeals to be targeting older males - or at least people of the era that remember him. The editors seem to stick to same font style, just changing the size of it depending on the article and its importance. 

I think the use of the black and white image is interesting - again it adds the rock vibe - breaking rules. However, the black and white also seems to show who this issue is trying to aim it at - the older demographic - it makes it seem more 'vintage' and worthy - something that people would want to keep because its just one of those covers that seem to hold sentimental value. 

However, Rolling Stone magazine does not only focus on music as it also centers around politics, celebrities on TV, movie and the general popular culture. And this is what I think makes it different and stand out from other music magazines.

Issue on Mitt.

Political Issue (Obama)

Here is the example of the issue where its main feature article focuses on politics.This issue was out in November 2012, a few days after it was announced that that he had won the American Presidential election.I researched into whether Rolling Stone had 'favoured' Obama's win beforehand, and turns out they did as in the issue of August 2012, they published a magazine and the main article was called "Greed and Debt: The True Story of Mitt Romney..." so it probably was no surprise to readers when they found that Rolling Stone was doing an issue on Obama's win. It was clear that in the August issue who they are backing - and being one of the most influential magazines, in my opinion, they were able to steer which way their readers see things by making Romney seem bad and 'greedy.'

Again, Rolling Stone proves to not stick to a particular genre of music, but rather the music that they see as 'music' and worth the listen.

Here are two examples of very different artists which Rolling Stone centered these particular issues on - while Lana Del Rey is considered to be 'alternative,' P!nk is seen to be more pop rock. The cover with Lana seems simple and quite underrated; I think the use of the black and white image works better on this magazine than it did with the image of Jimmy Page. Also, the colours fit nicely together with it being the simple red, black and white - I think that the simplicity represents who she is as an artist - her music is simple and doesn't try too hard to get on the scene by going all pop. 

In comparison, to the P!nk cover, it still sticks to the 3 colour rule - it being black, white and red as the centre - however, there's also shades of grey and the yellow. I noticed that the rock magazines tend to 'disobey'  the colour rules and this ties in nicely with the genre. 

On the other hand, what I noticed with  Rolling Stone is that whenever there is a woman on the front cover, she is portrayed as more or less, a sex object - purely because of the position they are posing in, the clothing and how much they 'bare' to the camera. Below are examples of the few magazines where the photographers show that my statement is true. 

Rolling Stone & Representation of women.

All artists (and actress) are shown to be posing at the camera in a certain way, which of course is to attract the attention of the male readership. The editors obviously know that the female readers are more likely to pick up a magazine because they are a fan of that person, however, its harder to attract the males and therefore by making them pose and dress in a way that will attract that certain demographic, they are getting a wider readership and therefore more money. 

I personally do not want to represent women in this way because I think its nothing but a cheap trick to get readers to buy that magazine - surely if the content is good enough, you don't need to make women wear less clothing. 

Looking at my results from questionnaire research...

I made this question open ended and therefore did not limit anyone’s age. However, I now find that this was a bad idea because people of 15 and 15 answered this question and I did not want them to be a part of my magazine’s demographic. I want to target people between the ages of 16 and 24. I think that I will do another questionnaire but this time, targeting people from 17 to 24 as my research on 16 year olds is quite solid.

Although I’m planning to target more of the female demographic, I do not want to rule out males completely because I want to have the widest readership possible since that means more profit in sales. Therefore, I’m planning to again re-do this question in order to get a good sum of males to get a fair result.

I found this question to be somewhat useful as I found out what occupies their free time. A majority of them said studies and that’s probably why some of them don’t have enough time to read magazines. 14 said the internet and since this generation spend most of their time online, I think that much like other music magazines, I would have a website for my own – it would be easier to interact with the readers.

Most of the people who I gave a questionnaire to are part of Facebook. Personally, I think that the people who spend most of their time on Facebook are into pop music where as people on Tumblr are more open to other genres. However, regardless of this, I would advertise the first issue of my magazine on Facebook because it would be easier to reach my target demographic.

Though this question is irrelevant to music, I think the stores that they shop it show the price range that they have. For example, those who shop in Urban Outfitters, Topshop, Jack Wills and American Apparel would have more money that they could spend.

I wasn’t too surprised with this result – I knew that people in this age group are not too keen on reading music magazines. However, I think that now finding that out, I need to make sure that my music magazine changes the results of people that ‘never’ reader music magazines.

NME was the most popular choice of music magazines. I found this quite surprising since I expected most people to be reading Bilboard.

These are some of the responses I got when asked why they do not read music magazines. The two that stood out for me were 'I'd rather listen to music than read about it' and 'I get all music information from Twitter.' The first response I think is true on one part, however, I think that it depends on the type of genre you listen to in order to have that opinion - if you listen to pop, you know enough about that genre and the people in it because their faces are splattered everywhere. For example, One Direction being a pop band, they are all over the TV, social networking sites and adverts. And not only that, but they appear in tabloid magazines - no matter where you go, you can't escape them. However, with people who listen to alternative genres, that is not the case, and with those genres, its more convenient to have a magazine dedicated just for that.

The majority are into pop music and these people would be easier to please because they’re so many bands/artists to choose from.

Almost all of them said that they would buy a music magazine if their favourite band or artist is featured. Freebies were also a popular choice but I personally would not choose to put freebies in this magazine because they usually come with magazines aimed at tweens and having freebies seems like cheap trick to get people to buy your magazine because the actual content is not good enough on its own.