record labels

Record label

Music magazines are usually dedicated to a certain type of music and subculture. Most music magazines focus on one genre although some magazines tend to extend there audience. They usually contain: music that has similar elements to other genres, they feature star persona and various genres through singers/musicians.

Stars are often characterized differently depending on there audience; beyonce, Alicia Dixon could be presented in a pop or rnb magazine- in which they are shown as a cute grown up feminine star or rather provocative in the next.

Music magazine Genre targets certain audiences so it needs to be specific, (E.G 7-13 years old)

Apart from the big music labels there are also independent labels that operate without funding from major record labels. Even though they are on their own they still appear to feature on other labels E.G Eminem.

Major labels since 2008 (Big Four)

1. Warner Music Group
2. EMI
3. Sony Music Entertainment
4. Universal Music Group

There are four main music record labels that sell compositions, recordings and performances of music. These major record labels target different origins and background each of these major labels consists of smaller companies and labels serving different regions and markets.

Record label companies manage brands, trademarks and they organize the production of videos for broadcast and retail sale

institutions

Institutions
(Big Four)
BBC
EMAP
IPC MEDIA
BAUER

They are in charge of distributing products which target a wide range of audience and one way of doing this is music magazines. Music magazines contain artists from different record labels but have a specific target audience, they create multiple types of magazines to target all kinds of people (depending on demographics, geography and social class) but generally are know most commonly for there main target audience for example.
The bbc is know for targeting young adults to adults and above

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BBC MAGAZINES

The bbc has a wide range of magazines in general, targeting from pre school children to adults.

There are several magazines of which the bbc produces: the first one is Top of the pops which targets teenagers, Radio times and the bbc music magazine.

Top of the pops targets teenagers looking for celebrity gossip- Teen girls targeted-

Successfully top of the pops is the UK's best-selling teen gossip magazine (it is also a music magazine).
Every issue is packed with amazing star gossip, plus hot fashion and beauty advice, sexy lads and a personality quiz to find out more about themselves. They are able to check their horoscope, sing along to lyrics, or simply pop an exclusive poster on their bedroom wall (gifts)

“BBC Music Magazine is passionate about the world of classical music and provides an expert monthly guide to everything an enthusiast needs to know. Covering all aspects of live events, broadcast and recordings, it gives you unrivalled access to the greatest musicians, the sharpest writers, and the opinions that matter. Each issue also comes with an exclusive cover CD presenting a complete BBC work. Furthermore, the magazine’s website features a searchable archive of over 20,000 CD reviews – an invaluable resource for any classical music lover.”

The Square magazine is a magazine that the bbc would be proud to distribute because it targets a wide rage of audience, it targets a group that the bbc has been failing to target.

Young urban lads and also brings them to appreciate the bbc music magazine.

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This interview that i had with my fellow students and few outsiders has been summarized so that the information can be digested easily and as i look back to this piece of information For example: no airbrushed images, even though most magazines feature them and no cheesy font and ... maybe introduce live performances, rather than cds or i tune download as it brings the group closer to recognizing each other.