The document discusses two similar music magazines - Smash Hits and Billboard. Smash Hits was a British monthly magazine founded in 1978 that focused on pop music. It ceased publication in 2006 due to declining sales. Billboard is an American weekly magazine founded in 1894 that is one of the oldest trade magazines. It publishes various music charts tracking popular songs and albums. The document also provides details about formatting and sections for a hypothetical new music magazine.

1. RESEARCH INTO SIMILAR MUSIC MAGAZINES

2. Smash Hits Smash Hits magazine was founded in 1978 by Nick Logan, creator of ‘The Face’ and editor ‘NME’. Appearing on the cover of Smash Hits was a sign that an act had finally ‘arrived’ and after massive sales, Smash Hits switched from a monthly to a fortnightly publication. It was published by Emap, who also use the name for their digital television services, and for a digital radio station. In February 2006, it was announced that the magazine would cease publication due to declining sales and massive competition from the BBC’s Top of the Pops. However the digital television, digital radio, and website services still all continue . Billboard Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It was founded by William h. Donaldson and James Hennegan in 1894. In the 1930’s Billboard began publishing music charts. Originally, there were only three genre-specific charts: Pop, Rhythm & Blues, and Country & Western. However, it now tracks the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis with the Billboard Hot 100 Chart (the top 100 songs regardless of genre, based on physical sales, digital sales and radio airplay) and Billboard 200 (the chart for album sales).

3. Front Cover Masthead - Turn It Up - Loud Tagline - This weeks hottest pop gossip Main Image - Medium close up of a female singer on a plain white background Cover lines - Main cover line anchored with image - Pull quote from the article - Fashion - Celebrity gossip - Competitions Contents Page Genre Mainstream pop – targeted at a female audience aged approximately 14-17 years. Main Image – Smaller version of the front cover with page numbers clearly pointed out making it simpler for the young audience. Other Images – Anchoring with certain articles e.g. fashion. Sub Sections - Celeb Gossip - Fashion - Competitions - Reviews Double Page Spread Main Article - Interview with the artist on the cover. Main Image - Image filling the left hand page. Other Images - Smaller images of the same artist Colour Scheme - Bright, bold and feminine. - Pink and yellow to attract attention to important parts. Pull Quote – taken from the article and placed with the main image. Ideas for my Music Magazine