The genre I have

chosen is R&B soul

infusion as I have a
huge interest and
passion
in
this
genre of music-I
have
reviewed
these similar but
different
magazines
and
noticed that they
all have bold titles
and
mainly
midshots of one
person with subtle
lighting contouring
the persons face.

BILLBOARD MAGAZINE
CASE STUDY
Billboard (stylized as billboard) is an American music magazine, originally headquartered in New York
City, New York and now owned by Prometheus Global Media. It was first published on November 1, 1894.
It is distinguished as being among the oldest trade magazines in the world. The magazine originally
focused on bill posting and outdoor amusements before specializing in the music industry in the 1950s.
Billboard maintains several internationally recognized record charts, which track the most popular songs
and albums across several categories on a weekly basis. Its primary charts are the Billboard Hot 100 and
the Billboard 200, respectively, ranking the top songs and albums regardless of genre. Song rankings are
based on digital download sales, radio airplay, and internet streaming. Albums were based solely on sales
until 2014. Its data are largely based on the Nielsen SoundScan tracking system, which it has used since
1991
Billboard was founded in Cincinnati on November 1, 1894, by William H. Donaldson and James Hennegan.
Originally titled Billboard Advertising it was a trade paper for the bill posting industry, hence the
magazine's name.[. The magazine began coverage of motion pictures in 1909 and of radio in the 1920s.
The first music connections were the Billboard sheet music best sellers and top songs in vaudeville
theaters charts, published in 1913, but they were not yet regular charts.
Billboard's former logo, in use from October 1984 until January 2013
Amusement Business prospered for a few decades, but was struggling by the beginning of the 21st
century. Shortly after then its frequency of publication was reduced to monthly and it finally ceased
publication following its May 2006 issue.
Billboard is intended for music industry professionals, such as record label executives, artists, music
retailers, and radio DJs. Although it is generally considered a business-to-business magazine, it can be
found at many consumer bookstores and magazine stands, particularly in cities with a large music
industry presence such as New York, Los Angeles, Nashville, Austin, and Miami. In January 2014, it was
announced that Janice Min, the editorial director for The Hollywood Reporter, would add editorial duties
at Billboard as co-president and chief creative officer of Guggenheim Media's Entertainment Group.
Much of the magazine is available at Billboard's B2B site, Billboard.biz. Billboard.com is the consumercentered site, and includes artist interviews, daily news and charts. The group behind the billboard has
an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group (itself a part of Random House) known as Billboard Reads,
which bought the imprint from Nielsen in 2008. The publishing agency describes itself as "a leading
publisher of music and entertainment titles".

ECHOES CASE STUDY

Echoes (originally Black Echoes) is a monthly magazine of soul,

jazz, R&B, hip hop and reggae. It was founded as a weekly
newspaper, Black Echoes, in 1976 and later changed its name to
just Echoes. It became a monthly magazine in 2000.[1]