NME is a British music magazine that has been published weekly since 1952. It started as a newspaper and transitioned to a magazine format in the 1980s. Circulation has fallen in recent years to below 30,000 per month due to factors like the rise of the internet. The target audience is 18-24 year olds interested in indie and rock music. Front covers aim to attract this audience with colorful graphics, headlines about popular artists, and photos relating to their music genres.

1. ANALYSING MUSIC
MAGAZINES

2. ABOUT NME
• The new musical express, known as NME, is a music publication in the
Uk, it has been published every week since March 1952. It started as a
music newspaper, and gradually moved towards a magazine format in the
1980s.
• NME’s editor is Krissi Murison and it belongs to a company called IPC.
• The genre of the music magazine is Indie/ Rock.
• In 20122 a report conducted, showed the magazine circulation fell by
14.3%, compared with last year sales figures,
• Sales found that in 1952 have since fallen below 30,000 a month despite a
relanuch in 2009, reasons of the decrease of sales may be because of the
internet and also because of the format change.
• The target audience is 18-24 years of age.

3. ANALYSING FRONT COVERS
THE MASTHEAD THE HEADER
The masthead is at the top of the
page and has colours that will THE SELL LINES/COVER
stand out like red, white and LINES
black.
The magazine gives a list of
USE OF A FLASH-(offering many artists that will feature in
something extra to T.A) There is the magazine. The word
also a flash to make the ‘more’ would suggest that
information inside the circle there is lots of additional
stand out. The information gossip about other artists
provides something more to the
reader. The image of Dizzie Rascal is big
BACKGROUND and enthusiastic which could
encourage readers to buy the
USE OF A PULL QUOTE magazine. The long shot of him
wearing a vest, gold chain and
The cover line is about Dizzie and trainers suggest his music genre is
what he enjoys doing rap and hip hop.
RULE OF THIRDS/THE
BARCODE
LEFT THIRD
PRICE/DATE/ISSUE: The
The magazine has also barcode, price and date are
used the rule of thirds by placed at the bottom, this is
placing the image and essential to the magazine
words ‘DIZZIE RASCAL’ THE FOOTER as people can identify which
in the centre of the page. issue the magazine is.

4. The headline is big and bold so it stands out
from the rest of the double page. It is written
The main in different sizes to emphasise words such as
image ‘tags’ and ‘riches’
shows
Dizzie doing
graffiti
which tells
us what he
used to do The standfirst
before he gives a slight
became rich preview on
and famous.
what is
The clothes
that he’s coming up in
wearing are the following
quite rough article.
and not
smart which
suggests he
wasn’t Drop cap
brought up highlights the
in a good start of the
environment paragraph so
These illustrations show us you know
what Dizzies lifestyle is like and where to
what he enjoys doing. begin.

5. The date written in white as the main colours used
on the magazine are white, black and red.
The banner at the top
presents the reader of
The main image is the contents page. They
placed in the centre have used the NME logo
of the contents and here to show it is from
links in with the the same magazine.
headline of ‘Touring’
because there is a The actual contents
tour bus in the on the page does not
photo. take up that much
There is an index space however the
of bands on the information is there
left which makes and divided into 5
it easier for the sections.
reader to find The headline
their favourite and article has There is an
bands. taken up most advertisement at the
of the contents bottom right which
page because allows costumers to
it is important subscribe to the
and gives an magazine and
introduction to therefore pay less
what the than they normally
magazine would.
includes.