2. Brief Introduction/history of themagazine Billboard magazine
launched its first issue on the1st November 1884. Its founder:
William H, Donaldson JamesHennegan It releases a magazine weekly
and containsinformation about the current charts.
3. Overview of the magazinecontentThe magazine contains; Music
news Top 100 chart music Emerging artists Music related articles
Fashion surrounding the current artists
4. The Publishing InstitutionPromthetheus Global MediaThey make
other magazines- The hollywoodreporter, Adweek and Film Expo group.
TheBillboard magazine is the only one of the musicgenre that they
make.It is a global company with its headquarters in NewYork.
5. Typical Reader ProfileThe typical reader of Billboard is
someone whoenjoys chart music and has a optimistic view onupcoming
artists.They may enjoy various genres of music andtherefore the
variety Billboard offers match's whattheyre into.They would
typically be a teenager/young adult.Mostly female interested in
mainstream fashion,music.
6. Layout trademarks of the magazineThis is there trademark. As
well as the title theyproduce four colours inside the letters
todifferentiate it from other magazines even further.The bright
couloirs symbolise that the magazine isvery youthful however it
still withholds maturity. Thisalso creates a base for their house
styles.
7. Does the magazine reflect the valuesof its audienceThe
magazine uses images thatreflect a young adults
rebellious,care-free attitude towards life. Thisis reflected in
this image of KatyPerry who is shown in a uniqueway promoting her
care-freeattitude on society.Also it reflects on
teenage/youngadults optimism since there areconstant upcoming
artists showingthat the youth of today is striving tosucceed in
what they want to do.
