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There’s a range of different music magazines with different genres

available for sale in the UK

Electronic dance music and DJs

• DJ Mag – monthly magazine dedicated to Electronic dance music and DJs. Launched: 31st January 1991 published by DJ Mag.com Ltd. DJ Mag’s colour scheme for it’s logo changes between red with a black outline or white with a black outline

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• Mixmag is a British electronic dance and clubbing magazine, published in London, England. Launched: 1982 (first issue published 1 February 1983) published by DMC Publishing

Rock • Q Magazine - The magazine has an extensive review section, featuring: new

releases (music), reissues (music), music compilations, film and live concert reviews, as well as radio and television reviews. Launched: October 1986. Sister magazine = Mojo. Owned by Bauer. In the early years, the magazine was sub-titled "The modern guide to music and more".

• Kerrang! - UK-based magazine devoted to rock music published by: Bauer Media Group. Launched: 6 June 1981 as a one-off supplement in the Sounds newspaper.

• NME - punk rock magazine, The New Musical Express, popularly known by the initialism NME, is a music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles chart, in the 14 November 1952 edition.

Country

• Country Weekly - tabloid style weekly magazine, published in America. Launched: 1994. he magazine focuses on country music stars and events, and regularly features exclusive interviews with recording artists and country music news.

Pop• Most of the pop magazines available in the UK have an audience of mostly

young girls.

• Top of the Pops - monthly publication published by BBC Magazines. It features chart information, star gossip, fashion and beauty advice, quizzes, song lyrics and posters. It is a supplementary magazine for the TV show Top of the Pops. Launched: February 1995

• We Love Pop – published by Egmont Publishing Group. The magazine includes music, fashion, celebrities and gossip.

• Egmont Publishing Group produce magazines for young people starting from under 7’s to teenagers.