Conventions of a music magazine

A MasterHead : The title is normally wrote with typography to make the readers become familiar with what magazine they are reading.
Main Image : Typically consisting of a leading artist or band within the music genre of the magazine.

Keylight : Usually highlighting the main artist or featured lines, (Coming from the left hand side onto the right).

Strapline : Seen as an introductory headline below the main masthead, to give an insight to the magazine.

Top and bottom strip : These are the strips below and above the magazine that give more information to what may be included in the magazine. Mostly being what draws the audiences attention.

Pug : ‘The ears of the magazine’, can either be at the top left or right-hand corners of the front cover. The prices of the paper, the logo or a promotion are positioned there or even a freebie is placed there to catch the reader’s eye.

Coverlines :  The essential articles inside the magazine are stated through sell lines, these are regularly seen at the right hand side of the cover.

Left Third : The left third contains the main feature article which is normally an exclusive interview on the artist or band as this is the core part of what may be inside the magazine.

Barcode/ Dateline & Price : A dateline is the date the magazine is published and the price is shown near the barcode or in the top right hand corner.