1. Kerrang!
‘Kerrang!’isone of the current leadingmusicmagazinesinthe UK.The
target audience for‘Kerrang!’isfansof rockmusic.The musicgenre of the
magazine is rock andindie.The targetaudience for‘Kerrang!’are usually
fromthe social groupABC1 and are heavyrock fans.The magazine attracts
an audience agedbetween17and 24 year olds as the magazine ispresented
ina sophisticatedmanner.The publisherof ‘Kerrang!’magazine isBauer
MediaGroup. The contentof thismagazine isbands andsoloartiststhat
singrock songs.
NME
‘NME’ is a hip-hop music magazine. The magazine targets 17-30 and typically men. The
readers are usually young, modern and trendy. The music genre of NME magazine is pop
and modern music. The publisher of the magazine is Ellie Miles. The content of the
magazine is usually based on rock and pop bands and occasionally solo artists.
This is an example of NME magazine:
2. Q
‘Q’ is a hip-hop/ modern rap music magazine. The publisher of ‘Q’ is Bauer Consumer Media.
The target audience of ‘Q’ is thought to be the older generation such as people in their 30s
and 40s. However it has been shown that younger females have read the magazine rather
than females of that age range. The content of ‘Q’ is usually newer artists.
Here is an example of ‘Q’:
