2. 1. What is a music magazine?
A music magazine gives information on artists and albums and it is made to inform and entertain it's target audience. It
includes interviews, photos and posters etc.
2. What content would you expect to find in a music
magazine?
• Interviews with artists
• Articles - gossip
• Photos of festivals and live performances
• Advertisments and promotions
• Posters of artists
• Gig dates
• Reviews
• Album countdowns and song tracklists
• Tour dates
• Ringtone downloads
3. What images would you expect to find in a music
magazine?
• Images of artists
• Images of concerts
• Advertisement photos
• Images of album covers
• Posters
3. 4. Identify general characteristics that you would expect
to find in all magazines?
In all magazines you would normally find articles; some articles would be full of gossip which is just to
entertain it’s target audience, whereas others contain information that is important and more serious.
A lot of magazine readers are interested in fashion; this could be included through images or through
fashion pages where it gives prices of clothing and where you can but it from.
Advertisements are found in all magazines; they are usually related to the type of magazine. For
example if it is to do with music, the advertisements could possibly be related to gigs and festivals.
However it is to do with celebrity gossip and fashion etc., makeup would most likely be advertised.
Magazines usually include something humorous and entertaining for it’s audience. Sometimes, this is a
puzzle at the back or it can even be agony aunt pages. These are so the audience can really get into
the magazine and feel involved.
