History of a Music Magazine

There are a variety of music magazines for example:

• Billboard

Billboard is a American magazine and was first issued in 1894.  It is one of the oldest trade magazine in the world. It's owned by Prometheus Global Media and was for bill posting and outdoor amusements but then in the 1960's they were all about music. The typical reader of this magazine is teenagers especially woman and celebrities are represented in a good inspirational way.

• Melody Maker

It began in 1926 in the UK and was all about pop and rock music. It was originally about jazz music then slowly went more into rock and roll.The magazine was published by Lawrence Wright and the first editor was Edgar Jackson. the typical reader of the magazine are teenagers.

• Kerrang

It is based in the UK and is just about rock and published by Bauer Media Group. It was first published on the 6th of June, 1981. In the early 2000's it was awarded the  best-selling British music magazine. The target audience is an equal amount of men and woman and goes from young teenagers to adults. The editor of the magazine is James McMahon.