Researching the market place

Q MagazineQ magazine is a music magazine that is mainly indie/rock . It cost £4.20 to purchase and it is an issue that is released on a monthly basis. The average issue size for this magazine is 130 pages. The regular contents for Q Magazine has an extensive review section, featuring: new releases , reissues, music compilations, film and live concert reviews, as well as radio and television reviews. It uses a star-rating system from one to five stars; indeed, the rating an album receives in Q is often added to print and television advertising for the album in the UK and Ireland. Feature articles for this magazine include;•MORRISSEY – the more you ignore me, the closer I get (q353 preview)•King Charles on making his album with Marcus Mumford – interview

http://www.qthemusic.com/

NME MagazineNME Magazine is also based on mostly indie/rock. The cost for this magazine is £2.40 and it is a weekly publication. As of July 2015 the magazine became a free publication for the public and it still published once a week. As NME is a weekly publication it has an average of 68 pages within the magazine. The regular contents of NME started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s and 1990s, changing from newsprint in 1998.Some feature articles for NME include;•Lifestyles Of The Superstar DJs – How Calvin Harris, David Guetta And More Live.•Foals – On The Road In Colombia With Britain’s Most Ferocious Live Band.

http://www.nme.com/magazine

Rolling stoneRolling stone magazine is $4.99 to purchase and it is a publication which is released every two weeks. The average issue size of this magazine is 78 pages as it is released every two weeks. The magazine was first known for its musical coverage and for political reporting . The magazine then shifted focus to a younger readership interested in youth-oriented television shows, film actors, and popular music. In recent years, the magazine has resumed its traditional mix of content. Rolling stone feature articles include ;•500 Greatest Albums of All Time•Listen to a Rare Live Recording of Johnny Cash's 'Man in Black‘•Watch Drake's Sleek 'Hotline Bling' Video

http://www.rollingstone.com/