Conventions of a music magazine

Ideology - The music magazine must give the audience what they want to see and what they expect. The main way to do this is to use the audiences likes and dislikes to produce the magazine.

Institution - The aim of the publishers is to make money and prices would depend on magazine contents, size, quality and audience in particular. They can also make money by advertising other products within the magazine from other companies.

Language - The text and language of the magazine must relate firmly to its target audience, however formal language is always necessary. The main image and masthead would also relate to the audience and relevance to the genre.

Audience - The organization must target a certain group as it is impossible to target everybody, it also depends on the genre of the music magazine. The target audience must be able to connect and relate to its contents.

Representation - Artists must all represent the genre of the magazine in all ways possible, and all the representation must reflect the artists and audience.