The document discusses the codes and conventions of pop magazines. Pop magazines typically use bright colors, clean fonts, and studio photos of artists looking directly at the camera against plain backgrounds. They aim to catch readers' attention with their visual design. The magazines mainly feature teenage audiences and cover popular artists. Pop music originated in the 1950s in the United States and includes genres like bubblegum pop and teen pop. Key early artists were groups from the 1940s-50s like The Crooners and soloists like Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra. Modern popular artists that drive the genre include One Direction, Sam Smith, and Little Mix. Pop remains very mainstream and popular globally through radio stations and TV music channels.