Article and Genre Research of Pop Magazines

Key Conventions of Pop Magazines – Front Covers:

Examples of different front covers Discussion of font, images and style Discussion of how front covers connotate the genre of pop music How pop Magazine’s engage and interest pop music fans Magazine Features – Elements of the Pop Music Genre Audience Expectations – Pop Music Pop Music: main features that often appear in existing magazines How does this research can help me in my own production of a pop

music magazine

Examples of Different Front Covers:Pop magazines front covers.

They demonstrate the conventions thatevery pop magazine has.

Discussion of Font, Images and Style In the magazine Billboard, for

example, the font used for the magazine title consist on: the B being in capital and the rest of the word being in lower case. Additionally the name of the

magazine is almost always behind the image of the artist on

the front cover. This could suggest that the magazine is so well know that, consumers don’t need to see the whole name to

know what magazine it is.

Some magazines have logos that make them more recognizable. This means that the audience and readers, will be able to pick out their favourite brand very easily.

The colours chosen for front covers vary between magazines.

For example Billboard magazine’s background colours are always

different and also the colour used for the name, of the magazine changes. On the other hand the colours black and white are always used on the

front covers of Billboard’s magazine.

Discussion of how front covers connotate the genre of pop music

On the front of the magazines, there is usually the main image of famous pop artist or pop group. This immediately depicts the purpose of the magazine, making it obvious to the audience.

The genre of pop music is conveyed thought the clothes that the artist wear, in the picture, and the way the artist look.

The colours of cloths that pop artist were is stereotypically, mainly bright colour. Therefore this are the colours that are used in many Rock magazines.

On the other hand, sometime, pop artists do where dark colours such as black.

How Pop Magazine’s Engage and Interest Pop Music Fans

On the front cover there are headlines, or images, of articles that are about other pop artists: which are used to inform the audience about what is happening with other members of the pop music world. This will attract more consumers to read and buy the magazine.

The bright colours used, by pop magazines, is the first identifier of the pop genre. Another identifier is the cloths that the artist, on the front covers, wear are in line with the ideas of how a pop artist is said to dress.

The type of article and the style of writing used in pop magazine varies depending on the target audience of the magazine.

If the magazine is amid at teenagers the language used could be more colloquial, compared to the language used in a magazine aimed at adults.

The style of writing used, on front covers is block letters and not cursive.

This not only grabs the reader’s attention, but it also allows the audience to read the headlines

more easily: further deepening their interest in the magazine.

Magazine Features – Elements of the Pop Music Genre

The colours that Justin Bieber is dressed in and the colours used in the article are purposefully made the same. This create the magazine’s brand Identity

The headlines are written in a different colour to highlight their importance.

Also colours used attract the attention of the magazine’s audience. This means once they have read the heading the audience will want to read the

rest of the article

Magazine Features – Elements of the Pop Music Genre-

The Lay out of the Article is done in away that: the attention of the audience is drawn to the article first then the picture of Justin. For example the placement of Justin’s ‘dressing room demands’, attracts attention to the article.

The picture of Selina and Justin is another thing that, is used to hook and rail in people’s attention to the article.

Audience Expectations – Pop Music There a certain elements that the audience expects a pop

magazine to have. The audience expect magazines to talk about the most popular

pop artist at the moment, upcoming tours and concerts. In our time the audience expect music magazines to have some

amount of gossip about artist’s private life. When it comes to the colors used for magazine the expectations

changes based on the target audience. Teens expect magazines to be bright and colorful, whilst adults don’t necessarily want that.

Pop Music: Main Features That Often Appear in Existing Magazines

There are many pop music artist that are featured on music magazines. One example of a pop music artist, that is repetitively on magazine covers is Taylor Swift.

Many of the articles talk about her and her life: how she grew up

in the public eye, what her relationship status is or how her

music is going.

How Does This Research Can Help Me In My Own Production Of A Pop Music Magazine

By doing this research I now know who to use the conventions of a pop magazine and elements of the pop music genre.

Also I have learnt how to use font, style and image to attract my target audience.

Furthermore I have also learnt what I need to do to engage and interest pop music fans that might read my magazine.