Research and Planning - Analysis of Music Magazine Front Covers

Q is a music magazine that features different types of music artists and is the UK’s biggest music magazine. The publishing company of this magazine is called Bauer Media Group. Q magazine has a mass audience as it features a variety of different music artists.  The magazine uses direct mode of address to get the audiences attention. By telling the audience to download these must have songs it lures them in to buying the magazine to find out what they must download.  The magazines have gone for simple styled and simple font to make the magazine easily seen. The font uses a housestyle that is common With Q readers. The language used is informal which suggests the magazines target audience is aimed at the younger generation. The coverlines have been spread around the magazine to make the magazine look as if it’s packed with exciting features. The magazine has selected popular artists which are different genres of music as the coverlines on the front page. By doing this it allows them to expand their range of audience and portrays the magazines focus on different range of music. The magazine has used colours that will attract both sexes. The colours used are young and bold making this magazine more appealing to the younger audience.  The central image is of a new popular artist. The makeup of the singer has fake blood dripping down from her forehead, this ties in with the text “So What’s So Bloody Good? “.