magazine mastheads

1. Name of magazine Genre of magazine why it has been used
Pop/ rock/ indie/ rap/ R&B etc. The term ‘rolling stone’ means
a restless and wondering
person, which relates to some
of the artists that are placed on
the front cover of their
magazines. The rolling stones
was also a band this the
famous and well known mick
Jagger
Pop and R&B A billboard is seen on streets
mainly to advertise something
like posters of movies or
products. There is also the
music billboard award which is
related to music.
Rock Kerrang isn’t an actual word
but is the sound made when
plucking guitar strings, this is
where the name of the
magazine came from. The
guitar is commonly used in
rock music.
Indie/ pop When first published the
magazine was first called ‘cue’
magazine, after being
compared to snooker the
magazine then changed it to a
simple letter.
Indie/pop The letters NME are meant to
sound like enemy.