Music Magazine Genres

This classic rock magazine features a main mage of a young male adult with big, messy hair which provides us with the stereotypical image of a 'rockstar'. The colours used are black, red and white, this could suggest it is aimed at a male audience. The red could connote 'danger', however the fact that it is evident on the cover could show that there is a rebellious side to it. The model is in front of the title of the magazine, this could emphasise to us how important and famous he is. The fact that his face is partly 'blacked out' gives a mysterious effect. The target audience would be aimed at young adults who share an interest in rock, probably of the lower to middle class. The reader should know who the model is and therefore may like his style so how he is presented on the cover may reflect on the opinions of what they think about him. 

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Classical music magazine features a formally dressed woman who looks quite professional and elegantly presented. The font is kept simple with similar styles of font used for the title and headings. The background has similar colours as the models hair to represent the consistency of the cover.

The expectations of the content would be to inform the reader on upcoming classical music events, albums and famous classical music celebrities. It would be written in a strict formality without the use of any derogatory terms. The target audience for this magazine is for young to older adults that maybe of middle to higher class. It is possible to adhere to both genders that share an interest in classical music and could be of any nationality. Due to the language being written in English, this may suggest that it is aimed at people of the english nationality. 

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This magazine is based on the genre for heavy metal and is represented in a rebellious way. There is the use of dark colours used including black, this could give the reader a sense of mystery to what information the magaizine with holds. The main image is of 'Joey Jordison', due to him being the main featuring story this could suggest that to be able to read this magazine you ought to know who he is. Again, he is placed infront of the masthead, this determines his importance against the magazine. The target audience would be teenagers, as it shows a rebellious side this could even link to Stanley Hall's theory in 1904 and trying to use what he said to help sell their magazine.

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This is the cover of a country magazine, which features Taylor Swift as their main image looking quite ‘natural’. The reader will know who she is and may look up to her persuading them to buy the magazine. The colour theme is kept fairly simple and is easy on the eye. The audience would expect the content to be well spoken although with a friendly tone. The target audience for this magazine would be for young to middle aged adults that enjoy country music. Within this magazine they may expect to find upcoming country music events and the latest news on the celbrities involved. The image of Taylor Swift is infront of the magazine name, this could suggest that she is of more importance to sell the magazine rather than the masthead 'Country Weekly'.

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This magazine is a indie genre cover, the lead singer from ‘My Chemical Romance’ is featured as the main image with red hair, this could connote danger to show off a rebellious image. The fact that they have chosen such a well known singer of this genre tells the reader that if you don't know who that certain person is, then this magazine is not for you. The masthead is infront of the image proving that it is of upmost importance. The pale blue background does soften the cover a little bit and also makes the main image capture the readers attention more. The target audience would be teenagers of both genders that share an interest in bands, such as 'My Chemical Romance'.



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This is the magazine cover for pop music, the picture features Rihanna with bright red hair to match her lipstick. This represents a rebellious image to link to her tattoo shown of a gun. She is used to help sell the magazine due to the fact that anyone interested in pop will have a good idea of who she is and her music. The expectations of the content may include some explicit terms and talk to reader quite informally to create a more conversational tone. The target audience is mainly teenagers to young adults of lower to middle class. The genre may appeal to male and female although this particular magazine may appeal more to women due to the colour use and there is a picture of Rihanna as the reader may idolise her, therefore as a result maybe encouraged to read about her. 

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