#3 Main Codes & Conventions of Music magazines

The Main codes and conventions of music magazines based on my research would be:

• The colour which is a key feature of a music magazine for it gives the magazine that extra spark, along with it matching the clothing of the artist(s) in front of the cover. Also the colour always has a purpose, so a different theme is given to the magazine to make it distinctive to other music magazines released. 
• The artist(s) who is in front of the entire cover and is the first part of the magazine to be set eyes on, so they make a huge impact to the music magazine, also depending on who the artist is judges on if the buyer will purchase the magazine, for example for a Hip Hop magazine an unknown artist or not so preferred artist is shown on front of the cover the buyer is likely to ignore it, however if it were a well known artist such as: Eminem, Lil Wayne or Wiz Khalifa the buyer is guaranteed to make a purchase.  It also depends in what type of position the artist(s) is in ranging from long shots, or extreme close ups however the camera shot which is most recognised and ideal would be the mid shot; a picture of the artist from waist to head.
• Font is another important feature of a magazine, basic font such as Arial or Times New Roman are least exciting fonts and doesn't really show the uniqueness of the magazine and its presentation so it's best that the text is graphical looking with a lot to show. Size is another importance, main headers should have larger fonts and small topics should have minor fonts but that doesn't mean they should be tedious compared to the rest of the magazine.
• The background must look appealing for it is the starting point of the magazine, without the background the music magazine would look dull and not as exciting and would be seen as average by many. Which is why it's best to have a nice design as the background matching perfectly with the entire magazine.