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Task5QMagazine FormymagazineIwouldliketodoanindiepopmagazinetargetedatbothgenderswiththe agerangingfrom1625.Iwouldliketobasemymagazineideasonfeaturesandaspects fromtheQmagazineasthatistheclosestmagazinethatmatchesmygenre.

QisaBritishmusicmagazine,publishedmonthly.Thismagazinefeaturesacrossoveroftwo musicalgenres;indierockandpop.Ithasareputationforhavingextensivereviewpages, whichinformreadersaboutnewreleases(albumsandsingles),latestfilms,liveconcert performances.Furthermorethemagazineisfamousforthestarratingsfeatureoncurrent albums,whicharethenaddedintoTVcommercialsofthealbumasitiswellrespected withinthemusicindustry. Qmagazinealsohaveawebsitewherethereismoreinformationonthecompanyandtheir othermediapublicationsaTVchannelandRadiostation.TheTVchannelispopularand hasanawardsceremonyonceeveryyear. Linktohomepagehttp://www.qthemusic.com/ QmagazineispublishedbyBauerMediaGroup,whichstatesthatQstargetaudienceissplit between75%malesand25%femalesandfallsintotheaudiencedemographicofABC1with 68%.InBauerwordsthereadersofthemagazinearepassionate,engagedandopen mindedtowardsthemusicindustryandaredriventodiscovernewmusic.TheBauer MediaGroupalsospecialiseinpublishinganothermusicmagazinecalledKerrang!whichis basedaroundtherockgenre. History QmagazinestartedpublishinginOctober1986,withadifferentformattothename,Cueit waspublicisedasThemodernguidetomusicandmore.Howeverasweknowittoday CuechangedtoQ,astheybelievedsomepeoplewouldmistakenitforaSnooker magazineinsteadofamusicmagazine,moreoveritchangedasitwasthe200thanniversary ofthemagazinesoitlookedmoreprominentonnewsstands.ThefoundersofQwere MarkEllenandDavidHepworthastheybelievedthemusicindustrywasignoringa generationofoldermusicbuyers.

TheBauerMediaGroupisaGermanpublishingcompanybasedinHamburg,whichoperates inanother15countries,onebeingtheUK.ThecompanyisownedbytheBauerfamily,and hasbeenmanagedforfourgenerations.Itproduces282magazinesin15differentcountries aswellastheradio/TVchannels.IntheUK,Bauerstartedin1987withtheBellamagazine, andhasnowexpandedintothebiggestmediapublisherintheUKatthepresenttime. Covers DuringtheyearsQhashadawiderangeofdifferentartistonthecoversoftheirmagazine, theseartistsarefamousinthemusicindustryandwellrespected.Theseartistshavebeen featuredonthefrontcover: RedHotChilliPeppers FooFighters LadyGaGa Madonna ArcticMonkeys Muse NoelandLiamGallagher(Oasis) MichaelJackson U2 JayZ HoweversomecontroversyoccurredwiththeeditionofLadyGaGa,(April2010)duetothe natureofthepictureonthefrontcover,itwasfurtherbannedintheUSAforbeing inappropriate.ThepictureinquestionisofLadyGaGa,posingtoplessandshowingtoomuch ofherlowerbreasttobesuitabletobeoneverydaynewsshelvesforallpeopletosee.The artistneversaidmuchonthesituation,butQdidsaytheycanthelpwonder whatLadyGagaherselfwouldmakeofthisturnofevents. Content Inthecourseofsummereditionsofthemagazinethecontentisheavily circulatedroundthebigfestivalsoftheyear,GlastonburyandVFestival,with reviewsandpicturesoftheliveperformances.Alotofthecontentaswellis basedaroundtourdatesandinformationoflotsofartists,whethertheyare widelyknownoraverylowkey. ThisparticularcontentspageisfocusingalotonthebandOasis,withacouple pagestakenupforapicturespecialoninterviewsontheGallagherbrothers. Theyevenincludeacrosswordwithinthemagazine. OtherEditionsofthemagazine

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