Music Magazine Research 3

The title of this magazine is 'TOP of the POPS' and it is a pink/purple colour which will appeal to the target audience. I think they chose this as the title as it suggests straight away that the magazine is a pop magazine, they chose a fun, girly font to attract the niche audience. The word 'TOP' suggests that you would only get the best, top news about 'POP'.

The main image is of Cher Lloyd who at the time was a fairly new artist, this would attract the target audience as they will be interested in new artists and Cher Lloyds current fans will also buy the magazine creating a larger audience. The story is 'The REAL Cher Lloyd "I'm not going to hide anything"' this would also attract the target audience as they will want all the latest gossip about the latest pop artist. Some of the smaller images are of One Direction and JLS. 'exclusive pics 1D GO NUTS!' One direction fans will be very interested in this and will also create a larger target audience as fans will want to see the pictures. 'will Aston take you out?' is also another story in the magazine which will attract more fans especially of JLS. The final story is 'Fashion overload 106 catwalk copies' which would attract the niche audience as they will mostly be girls who would look up to and admire there favourite celebrities and who would aspire to be like them.

Some of the merchandise included in the magazine are things like '7 sizzling posters' and 'Cher's new single!!!' this would attract the audience as they will want merchandise from their favourite celebrities. By including merchandise the magazine will attract more people and make more money.   

The font used is very fun and interesting which will attract the target audience, it is mostly in capital letters which will make the main stories stand out. The colour used is also interesting, mostly pink and purple which will attract the niche audience too.

The magazine also includes all typical conventions such as:

• Title
• Barcode
• Issue No.
• Date
• Main image
• Smaller images
• Main/Feature stories
• Merchandise