Background research on two music magazine

Background history of two magazines

Mojo Magazine:

Mojo is a popular music magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom. It is published by Bauer. Following the success of fellow magazine Q, publishers Emap were looking for a title which would cater for the ever expanding interest in classic rock music.
Mojo was first published on 15 October 1993 and in keeping with its classic rock theme, the first issue had Bob Dylan and John Lennon as its first cover stars.
It is popular for it’s in depth coverage of both popular and culture acts and it was the inspiration to many other music magazines.
Many music critics have written for it including Charles Shaar Murray, Greil Marcus, Nick Kent and Jon Savage.
The launch editor for Mojo was Paul Du Noyer.
Mojo regularly includes a covermount CD which ties in with a current magazine article or theme. In 2004 it introduced the Mojo honours list, an awards ceremony which is a mixture of readers and critics awards.
As well as having a monthly magazine, Mojo also has a radio station. This station was called Mojo Radio, and was transmitted on the digital television networks in the UK and online. The output of the station was based on that of the magazine. This means that they would be drumming up attention for the magazine via the radio.
Q magazine:
Q is a music magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom, with readers reaching 130,179 as of June 2007.
Founders Mark Ellen and David Hepworth were dismayed by the music press of the time, which they felt was ignoring a generation of older music buyers who were buying CDs. This magazine much like MOJO was published by Beuer.
Q was first published in 1986, setting itself apart from much of the other music press with monthly production and higher standards of photography and printing. In the early years, the magazine was sub titled "The modern guide to music and more". Originally it was to be called Cue as in the sense of cueing a record, ready to play, but the name was changed so that it wouldn't be mistaken for a snooker magazine. Another reason, cited in Q's 200th edition, is that a single-letter title would stand out a lot more on the shelves and it would be a lot more easier for the viewers to remember.
Q's current editor is Paul Rees, former editor of the UK edition of Kerrang!
Production industry
Bauer:
The Bauer Media Group is a large German publishing company based in Hamburg, which operates in 15 countries worldwide. Since the company was founded in 1875, it has been privately-owned and under management by the Bauer family. It was formerly called Heinrich Bauer Verlag KG.
It produces and distributes many popular magazines and has stakes in television and radio, recently completing the purchase of a consumer magazine division and radio station division of the British company, EMAP.
Worldwide, Bauer Media Group's magazines sell the amount of 38 million magazines a week.
Bauer are the producers of some of the biggest music magazines that the world has to offer which are ‘Kerrang’ and ‘Q’.
EMAP
EMAP is a British media company that specialises in the production of business to business magazines. It is currently in the ownership of Apax and Guardian Media Group. EMAP is the abbreviation of East Midland Allied Press and provides essential news for millions of people across the globe.
Currently EMAP has in total 59 magazines to its name some of these include: Nursing times, Architects journal and Health service journal.
The Guardian Media Group is one of the UK's leading multimedia companies. Its portfolio includes products like the Guardian and Observer newspapers, the Manchester Evening News, the Real Radio, Smooth Radio and radio rock.
EMAP started as a local newspaper company in 1947 and is now a global media group. It plays a role in giving the retail, media, finance, fashion, health, education, and government essential news, analysis and access they need to succeed.