Notable Music Magazines
Music magazines were very prolific in the United Kingdom, with the NME (short for New Musical Express) leading the pack since its first issue in 1952. NME had a longstanding rival in Melody Maker, an even older publication that had existed since 1926; however, by 2001, falling circulation and the rise of internet music sites caused the Melody Maker to be absorbed into its old rival and cease publishing. Several other British magazines such as Select and Sounds also folded between 1990 and 2000. Current UK music magazines include Q, Kerrang! and Mojo (all published by EMAP). Magazines with a focus on pop music rather than rock and aimed at a younger market include the now-defunct Smash Hits and the BBC's Top of the Pops, which outlived the television show on which it was based.
Major music magazines in the United States include Rolling Stone (founded in 1967) and Spin (founded in 1985). Clash magazine was voted Music Magazine of the Year in 2004 and is the second largest UK online presence. Clash was also Awarded Magazine of the Year at the PPA Scotland Awards.
Among classical music magazines, Diapason is the most read in France.
Nostalgia magazines - An example of a nostalgia magazine is Keep Rockin' 1950s & '60s nostalgia magazine. The Premier issue came out in January 2009. The magazine features a mixture of current events surrounding that time period (concerts, car shows, etc.) and stories with original photos from the 1950s & 1960s, as well as some reader-written articles about experiences growing up during that period.
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