Understanding what a music magazine is

In this blog, I will discuss what a music magazine is taking into consideration the likes of history and genre, popular music magazines to talk about and also to talk about what the future holds for music magazines in general.

To begin with, a music magazine is dedicated to music and music culture. Such magazines typically include music news, interviews, photos, essays, reviews and albums, concert reviews and occasionally have tour dates and advertisements.  

'Melody Maker' was the one of the first ever music magazines released in June 1926 and inside had the honours list which was the first ever recorded charts. Melody Maker Billboards' first music magazine was issued in 1894 which is the first known.

The most popular music magazine in the UK at the minute is Q magazine. This magazine supports a range of music genres but mainly focuses on Alternative Rock and Indie Rock.  

The most popular music magazine globally is The Rolling Stones which was founded in 1967. My favourite genre of music is Alternative/Classic and Indie rock. NME is my favourite music magazine as it features some of my favourite music artists. These include the likes of Arctic Monkeys, Kings of Leon, The Killers, The Stone Roses, The Who and The Stereophonics.

I think in the future, the popularity of music magazines will fade as the majority of music lovers may subscribe online or discover music information through social networking sights such as Twitter.