Brief analysis of music magazines prezie

This prezi was a way of me presenting my research on the history, target audience and front cover of different music magazines. It taught my why each magazine was started, and when. I was then able to compare which magazines have been in circulation for longest and which are relatively new to the market. For example, BBC music magazine was first published in 1992, whereas Rock sound magazine began in 1999 (7 years later). However, BBC magazine is very broad, whereas Rock sound is more specific to Rock music. This shows that there has maybe only been a recent need for magazines of a more divergent, unconventional genre e.g. heavy metal, emo, R&B.
I have also learnt that different target audiences require different content. For example, rock sound includes more concert/gig/tour information as well as interviews, whereas Top Of The Pops focuses on celebrity gossip and advice. The different genres use different conventions for the front covers to catch the eyes of different target audiences/demographics. For example the BBC magazine refers to specific classical music artists, which are known t the target audience, but not by others. Top Of The Pops uses bright girly colours, and an informal mode of address.