What is a Music Magazine?

A music magazine is a magazine that contains many elements to do with music such as:

• Images
• Information about artists
• Interviews
• Reviews
• Tour Dates 

The oldest running magazine in the UK is BMG magazine being first introduced in 1906 and focusing on the acoustic genre. However it isn't the most popular, this goes to The Fly with a circulation of 104,568. The most popular music magazine globally is Rolling Stone with a circulation of 1,464,943.

Music magazines would focus on their specific genre and tailor information so it is specific. There are many different music magazine genres which are all aimed at a different type of customer. Kerrang! and Q focus on Rock. Vibe being associated with R&B and NME focusing on punk-rock.

The future for music magazines could be positive or negative as more people are getting subscriptions online instead of buying the actual magazine. People are able to get the same information as they would inside a music magazine but for free. However sales could improve with the magazines being online and mobile phone app allowing customers to buy them when they want.