2. 1. What sub-genre of music magazine are
you most likely to buy?
Pop
Rock
RNB
Dance
Hip-Hop
Other
The results show that the
magazine my target audience
are most likely to buy are Pop
music magazines. Therefore this
backs up my other research and
will make my music magazine
popular with my target
audience.
3. 2. How much would you be willing to
spend on a music magazine?
Below £1
£1-£2
£3-£4
£5+
The results that the price
people are most likely willing to
pay for a music magazine is £1£4, therefore this gives me a
clear path as to what I should
price my music magazine at.
4. 3. How often would you like an issue to be
released?
Daily
Weekly
Monthly
Yearly
My results show that my target
audience for my magazine
would like an issue to be
released monthly. This then tells
me how often I should release
an issue of my music magazine,
in order for it to be purchased
and successful.
5. 4. Do you currently purchase a music
magazine?
Yes
No
The results show that more
people buy music
magazines, 60%, than
don't, 40%. Therefore my music
magazine is more likely to sell
and be more successful.
6. 5. If so, what music magazine do you
purchase? Only answer if you said Yes
for Q4
• Kerrang!
• Billboard
• NME
• Q magazine
The results I found show what
magazines my target audience
purchases, and 2 of them are
the magazines I researched
about: Billboard and Q
magazine. This gives me an idea
of what my magazine should
look like and include, similar
things to billboard and q
magazine as my target audience
purchases them and therefore
my magazine will be successful.
7. 6. What artist/band do you enjoy listening
to/reading about the most?
• Katy Perry
• Taylor Swift
• Rihanna
• Christina Aguilera
• Tegan and Sara
• Kanye West
• Drake
• Bastille
•King Koule
• Peace
• Biffy Clyro
• ACDC
•My Chemical Romance
My results tell me what type of
music/artists my target
audience are into, and this
could help me decide on what
type of person I use for my
magazine front cover, and my
double page spread, as if there
similar to some of these
artists, my magazine will be
more appealing.
8. 7. What would you like to read about/see
in a music magazine?
New Releases
Concerts/Gigs
Interviews
Charts
Other
My results show that a lot of
people like the interviews in a
magazine, and knowing about
gigs and new releases. The fact
that a lot of people like to read
interviews tells me the audience
like that in a magazine and I
should include it in mine.
9. 8. Do you feel that the magazine you read
at the moment is appealing and has a
good/interesting content? Please give
details. Only answer if you said Yes to Q4
•Billboard- Yes I like the modern
theme
• Kerrang!- Yes
• NME/Q- I feel like the interviews
are good since they seem quite
informal
• Q- Yes, I like the amount of news
you find out about bands and their
lifestyles
These results tell me how each
magazine they read is appealing
and has good/interesting
content. As these are opinions
from the target audience I’m
aiming my music magazine at, I
could follow this research so my
magazine is appealing and
interesting in the way my target
audience likes it.
