Task 14: Sub-Genre Research (Pop)

Pop

Pop has two considerable target audiences as it is such a varied genre, despite it being found to be declining in its diversity. Arguably, the primary audience is a younger, more teenage audience. Artists such as Little Mix and One Direction would fall under the category of pandering to this audience. The secondary audience would be similar to the primary, but include an audience of late teens to youngish adults. Artists such as Ariana Grande would pander to such an audience.

Pop magazines aimed at younger audiences are notoriously bright and eye-catching in their use of colours. Neon colours are very popular and almost a staple of this part of the Pop genre.
Pop magazines like this often cater to two different audiences, either just females, or both genders. The layout of these kinds of magazines are usually very messy and spaced out which could connote the feelings or lifestyle of that kind of audience where they are very messy and non-organised.

The font of Pop magazines is, more often than not, very straight edged and sans-serif. The font in the masthead, and sub-headings, is often the same but much more brightly coloured than the text used in the actual magazines stories, this is to grab the attention of the reader as the masthead is different from the rest of the text and may be deemed more interesting. The style of the font could be representative of the content of most Pop magazines as they frequently divulge on gossip and information about the artists rather than simply talk about the music itself although it is not exempt from mention.