Music magazines were most popular from 1970-1980 when they tried new approaches to connect with younger audiences. They typically included lyrics and pull-out posters of popular artists. While magazine sales have declined due to the rise of the internet, different music genres still have magazines that reflect their distinct styles. For example, country magazines have calmer layouts than classic rock magazines, which appear messier. Jazz magazines also have darker, more serious designs compared to brighter, relaxed reggae magazines. Hip hop magazines utilize bold, vibrant fonts and imagery with movement, whereas opera magazines have thin, formal fonts and simpler photographs.

2.  Music magazines were most popular between
1970 and 1980.
 This was when music magazines were trying
new things to become different and connect
with younger audiences.
 These magazines usually contained the lyrics
to the latest songs from the top of the
charts.
 They also usually contained pull out posters,
picturing the latest pop/rock sensations.

3.  Nowadays magazines for music are
dimming in sales but they still have a
healthy amount of subscribers.
 The magazine industry started to take a
drop in sales due to the internet
becoming more common and people
could look online to find out about
they’re favourite musicians.

4.  There are lots of different genres of music
and their magazines show how different
the style is. The next few slides will show
some differences.
Rock
CountryHip Hop
Pop
Reggae
Blues
Heavy
Metal
Jazz
Opera

6.  We can see that the country music’s
magazine is calmer and doesn’t have as
much on the front cover than the classic rock
front cover.
 There is the obvious denotation that classic
rock is messy and a bit unorganised, which
we can see on the front cover of the classical
rock magazine as there is a lot of movement.
 There is a lot more text on the classic rock
magazine whereas the country magazine is
quite simple with its layout.

8.  These two magazine front covers are quite
different. The Jazz magazine has a subtle
colour scheme with dark colours whereas the
Reggae magazine has a bright and vibrant
colour scheme.
 The moods of the two magazines are
different too. The Jazz magazine shows quite
a serious man close up with dark and serious
colours. On the other hand the Reggae
magazine has a man with a guitar that looks
like he is practicing which gives off the
impression that the mood is quite relaxed.

10.  Again these covers contrast a lot due to the colours
and style used.
 The fonts of the hip hop are bold and stand out
whereas the Operas fonts are quite thin but remain
plain and formal.
 The focus of the Opera magazine is on the simple
image of the woman (Opera Singer) this is because
there isn’t much movement in this picture with a
plain black background. On the other hand the Hip
Hop magazine has a lot of movement with a musician
in the foreground and a colourful yet blurry
background and a lot of text with vibrant colours.
There is a focus on the musician in the foreground
but the instant impression is that there is a lot going
on in this magazine.