Q magazine is the UK's best-selling monthly music magazine, launched in 1986. It has a circulation of over 80,000 and covers reviews, interviews, and articles on new and upcoming artists across various genres of popular music. The magazine also publishes lists like the '100 greatest albums' and has expanded into other brands and platforms. The target audience is generally teens and adults aged 16 and older from middle-class backgrounds interested in new music releases.

1. Researching the market place

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3. Q magazine
• Q magazine launched in 1986 and was published by
Bauer Media Group and is now the UK’S best selling
monthly magazine.
• Total circulation: 80418
• The magazine includes, reviews, new releases,
interviews with popular music artists
• Q magazine are well known for creating the ‘100
greatest albums’
• Q magazine also has several other brands including;
QTV, Q Radio, Qthemusic.com and the Q awards

4. Distributor
• Q magazine is published monthly in the
uk by the Bauer Media Group and the
editor of Q magazine is Paul Rees. Other
publications of The Bauer Media Group
inclde 'Kerrang!', 'TVChoice' and 'Take a
Break'.
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5. Audience
• This tends to be teen- adults however this
can vastly depend on who is on the front
cover.
• This magazine will mainly able appealing
to the middle class due to its high price of
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6. • The magazine doesn't really have a genre
of music but mostly focuses on new
releases and upcoming artists. I believe
their audience is around 16+ plus, due to
the variety of music they cover.
Genre

7. Language
• The language that is used within the
magazine is not straightforward english as it
uses some slang to relate to a reader better
as the target audience is young people. The
use of slang allows this to be relatable and
appealing, as it forms a relationship with the
audience
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9. We love pop
• We love pop launched in september 2011.
• 13-15 year old girls are target audience
• Circulation: 115000
• Includes interviews, features on film,
fashion, technology and beauty and
advertising

10. • The language used in we love pop is informal; this is
suggested by the use of words like by using words such
“phwoartatic” as which is likely to be understood by a
teenager. The language used mimics the way teenagers
speak and would therefore appeal to a teenage target
audience.
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Language