Top leading Music magazines.

1. Top leading music magazines
NME
NME is a weekly music and journalism magazine aimed
mostly at 17-34 males, with the class of a lower C2DE. The
magazine is famously recognised for its working class
audience. The magazine was originally a rock, and alternate
indie magazine, but recently has been associated with the
punk genre too. NMEs content, contains well known artists and stories that people want to read
about. As the target audience are most likely interested in festivals and concerts, NME also provides
line-ups to upcoming gigs, 77% of people who read NME have seen a concert in the past year,
proving that there is a strong interest in it. NME is published by IPC media, who also publish the
people and the daily mirror. There is also an NME radio station on 24/7 for the similar audience of
who buy the magazine.
Many acts have featured on the front cover of NME including Oasis, Pulp, Kasabian and John Lennon.
77% of people who read NME have seen a concert in the past year.
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone who is owned by media company LLC, is a
fortnightly magazine that focuses on music, popular
culture and politics. The main audience for the magazine
are 18 to 24 males. The psychographics of the magazine
Include people with a lower income who enjoy the arts and entertainment, who are involved well
with social media, using mostly mobile web. The musical genre for the magazine, is a more wider
audience, the covers have included,
Eminem who is rap, whilst they also
include P!nk who is a pop artist. Over the
years Rolling stone has been translated
into 17 languages.
Rolling stone is very famous for its
magazine covers, including many music
stars, actors, and famous figures.

2. Q
Q is a popular music magazine (concidered the UKs biggest)
which is published monthly. Its owned by the media company
Bauer Media Group, who also own Kerrang, and has a stake of
50% of Box, sharing it with Channel 4. Unlike other competeing
magazine, Q due to its monthly realease gives higher standards of
photography and printing. Qs content has a broad review section,
featuring: new releases, music compilations, film and live concert
reviews, as well as radio and television reviews. Much of the
magazine is devoted to interviews with popular musical artists. It
is well known for compiling lists. The target audience for the magazine is between 18-34, who are
mostly male (75%). The genre of music featured in Q is also ver wide, focusing mainly on new and
upcoming artists and albums.