Initial Research Task.

With over 3,000 consumer magazines for sale in the UK, the music magazine market is very competitive at just under 200 different types that cover the many different genres. These include anything from Classical, Country, Rock, Reggae, to R&B, and even sub genres such as Blues, Contemporary and Teen Pop.

I have chosen 3 of these particular music magazines which you would generally find in different genres to analyse for my initial research, two of which I have my own copies of so I can get a real look at the covers for myself. 

The first is a copy of Q Magazine where I observed the fact that this cover conveys a general pop genre, which is not usually the case with all Q issues. 

 For the second magazine, I analysed how this Top of the Pops Magazine uses many techniques and devices to relate to the target audience of fans of the teen pop genre. 

Lastly, I deconstructed this Mojo Music Magazine to show a contrasting cover that portrays the classic rock genre. 

As a result of this initial research, I have decided to narrow down my chosen genre for my own music magazine and create a pop/rock magazine. This enables me to incorporate key elements from different music magazines I have analysed previously that have inspired me and can help me with my own.