Music Magazine Research

At present there are already lots of music magazines available on the market. However, I feel that there is a big gap in the market for a pop music magazine aimed at a younger audience since the axe of SmashHits magazine. 

This is an example of the type of magazine that I want to create. The clever combination of colour choice and curvy fonts used   clearly indicates that this magazine is aimed at a female audience. Also the different shades of pink used make it quite eye-catching which will help to make it stand out from the others when it is sat on a shelf.

The front cover of this magazine is quite busy, giving lots of information as to what is inside. There are lots of images with text so it is hard to identify which is the main image and story of the magazine. I think for my magazine I won't use as many images on the front cover  so that the reader is clearly aware of the main story inside, but I will use text to inform the reader of interesting features inside.

This font cover also advertises things that are not related to music but will still be especially appealing for a young female audience. For example, '19 red carpet looks you'll love' is likely to attract the attention of a young girl, although it is not music related. I think that I will use this idea when creating my music magazine as I think that it will be effective in attracting the attention of young girls, and it may even attract girls that are not interested in music, but want to read the article.