2. THE HEADER MAIN COVERLINE
The header of the magazine contains
The main cover line is ‘World
different features which will appear in Exclusive! Tulisa! Her cheekiest
that specific edition. It eve states in the interview ever’. The way it states her
header the word ‘Inside!’ followed by
name shows us that it is Tulisa in the
popular singers names and programs.
main image instantly. ‘World
Exclusive’ is small, with a yellow
MAIN IMAGE background and purple font. The
The main image of this magazine is yellow background makes it stand
very frame dominating, it goes out. The word ‘Tulisa’ is the second
from the top of the page to the largest text (after the Masthead. This
bottom of the page. The main is what makes it significantly the
image is of Tulisa who is famous main cover line.
for the band she was part of; for
being a solo artist and for being a BARCODE/ISSUE/PRICE
judge on the Xfactor. This will The Barcode is always featured on
attract the target audience to buy the front cover of a music magazine.
it to read about her in the On this specific magazine it is quite
interview. small and on the right hand side of
MASTHEAD the magazine.
The masthead of ‘Top Of The Pops’ is The price of the magazine is also,
right across the top of the magazine, always featured on the magazine
from side to side. It is purple and cover. The price of this specific
stand out a lot on the white magazine is £2.99. This means that
background. The bubbly writing the target audience (being a child)
makes it appear very feminine. will probably have to save up their
pocket money to buy this magazine
COVERLINES
for themselves. Therefore, the
the cover lines on this page all refer
magazine needs to be worth it.
to the genre the magazine is aimed
THE BANNER/FOOTER The date of which the magazine is
at. Therefore, there is cover lines
The banner at the bottom of the front cover normally presents released for is also always displayed
about all the different bands and
quite important information on what is featured in the on the front of the music magazine.
solo artists which the target
audience are interested in knowing magazine. On this specific magazine the banner includes
about. advice on how to ‘make him notice you’ and an article about
celebrity pregnancy.
3. Target Audience of Top Of The Pops
AGE
From looking at this specific edition of FAVOURITE MUSIC
top of the pops, we can see that it is
GENRE
aimed at children aged around 11-15
The genre in which the
years. We can tell this because of the
magazine is aimed at is ‘pop’. I
amount of images used on the cover.
know this because of the title
The images make it look a lot more
of the magazine; ‘top of the
interesting and fun, there is always
pops’. The informs us that the
something going on. This shows that
target audiences must enjoy
it is not as sophisticated as other
‘pop’ music and ‘pop’ artists
music magazines so we tend to image
to read this magazine.
it’s for younger audiences. Also, the
colours used are fun and bright. This
also shows it’s for a younger audience
SOCIAL CLASS
because younger minds find objects
The social class of the target audience
more interesting when they are
will be C1 and above. This is because
brightly coloured.
the parents of the target reader will
GENDER have to be able to afford the magazine
The target gender for this magazine is as it’s average price is £2.99. The target
mostly girls. However, 15% of Top Of audience will probably not be able to
The Pops magazines sold are to boys. afford this magazine themselves due to
We can tell that it is mostly for girls their age and not having a job so they
because of the colours used; purple, will rely on their parents.
white and yellow. We can also tell
because of the main cover line ‘Her
cheekiest interview ever’. This will
interest girls into buying the magazine
as women tend to enjoy ‘gossip’ more
than men.
4. Facts of Top Of The Pops
Overall, the target audience of
Created by the the magazine will be a teenage
BBC girl between the ages of 11-15
years. They are highly
interested in musical acts
The magazine was appealing to them. Such as,
launched in One Direction, Tulisa, JLS. They
February 1995. will also enjoy reading and
learning about all of their
Published every month. different bands and solo artists
through the articles included in
the magazine. They will
The magazine has had several editors
probably be getting pocket
over the years, including Peter
money from their
Lorraine, Corinna Schaffer and Rosalie
parent/guardians to pay for this
Snaith, and contributing editors
magazine so this means that
including Adam Tanswell. However, its
they are willing to save up to
current editor is PeterHart.
pay for it.
