Research and Planning: Music Magazine Analysis

This magazine cover known as 'Billboard' has a picture of Ke$ha dominating it. The reason as to why this is relevant to my music magazine is because Ke$ha is a current artist
who sings electro/pop/dance music. Students who see a magazine cover with Ke$ha on the front know what they're expecting to see in the contents. The front of the music is very bright, highlighting that the music that it features is very much the pop genre. The picture of Ke$ha shows her all dressed up - like she is in her music videos- also showing the conventions that she conveys in her music. The target audience for this magazine is likely to people who have an interest in nights out, as this is where this music is mostly played. The age of the people who listen to this genre of music are likely to be people aged 15-25. The layout of this magazine cover is very simple and relates to the picture and to the genre of the magazine. For example the article titles are in columns as are most magazine covers. The colours on this cover also match the colour of 'Ke$ha's nose ring, the colour of her hair and the colours used to fill in the letters of the title 'Billboard'. The shot of Ke$ha on this cover is a close up showing a smirk on her face. This shows that she dominates the magazine cover and is also dominating the genre of electro music at this current time. The people who but this magazine are likely to be students, unemployed people up to semi skilled workers.

The target audience for this magazine cover is likely to be people who are students aged between 15-25 years of age. Gender can be either for this type o magazine as it is electro music - associated with clubbing. The life style of the people who buy this magazine are mostly people who like to go out and have a good time with their friends. Their outlook on life is most likely to be getting a good job, the people listening to this music are students therefore most of them are in college or university. This magazine represents another band who are hitting the charts with their current music and are having success. The layout of this magazine is simple and fits the genre of it as well. There is a simple white background which makes the band 'Magnetic Man' stand out as they are all dressed in black. The title is also black, therefore standing out on the plain white background. the name of the article is white and is pasted across the band which makes it stand out. The other names of the articles are pasted down the sides of the cover in black and are in a column, making it simple for the reader to see and therefore know what they are going to be getting in the contents when they buy this magazine. The picture of the band is a medium long shot which shows that they are all in dressed in black and are all wearing sunglasses, maybe showing the bond between them is strong as they are all the same or because bright colours would not fit with the background or the black font. The people who but this magazine are likely to be students who are in college and university, however most of them may have a part time job.