Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry that has been publishing internationally recognized music charts tracking popular songs and albums since 1894. It was founded in Cincinnati and began regularly publishing charts for genres like pop, rhythm & blues, and country in the 1930s as the jukebox industry grew. On average, it distributes over 16,000 copies of each issue.

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2. Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to
the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade
magazines in the world. It maintains several
internationally recognized music charts that track the
most popular songs and albums in various categories
on a weekly basis.
It’s company is called ‘Prometheus Global Media’
The number of copies it distributes, on average, for
each issue is 16,327.

3. Billboard was founded in Cincinnati on
November 1st 1894 by William H. Donaldson
and James H. Hennegan

4. With the development of the juke
box industry during the 1930s, The
Billboard began publishing music charts.
Pop, Rhythm & Blues, and Country &
Western.

5.  Language – (Ke$ha) colloquial, informal
(Gaga) formal
Tone – (Ke$ha) energetic (Gaga) serious
Font – (Ke$ha) serif (Gaga) sans serif

6. Drop Cap – shows the reader where to start, easier to start reading,
easier to get into
Slug & Editorial pillar – first thing reader sees
Article title – bold red, catches readers attention
Leading text – from big to small, easier to get into
Pull quote – draws audience in, interesting, stands out
Anchor – secures eye flow, avoids eyes being lost, brings back to the
right, complete look
Gutter – space at the bottom
Image – goes across both sides, builds continuity
Disco – more information, looks like buildings which gives an urban
vibe. Also looks like music bars.

7. The colours, against the white background,
stand out and attract the audience.
Gagas’s black lipstick matches the writing.
‘Gaga’ in red matches ‘contents’
Gaga’s white hair compliments the
background.

8. Simple gesture, highlights her significance
and the fact that she’s famous.
Smizing, draws audience in
Teeth showing, again white overpowering the
page
Hair blown to the right, to the text

9. Variety of artists, so much to do with the
genre, most familiar with it, fun, exciting,
different, confident, just out there.