Why might music fans buy music magazines?

There are many reasons for why people would buy music magazines, some of them are:

-Interviews

-Posters

-Freebies
-Plugs/competitions

-Updates and news

-Music reviews (album, song, concert etc.)

-Upcoming music events

Many people buy music magazines and there are many that don't buy them. There are quite a few factors of this and the main reason is because social media is taking over. A lot more people are using the internet to explore things on social networking sites such as Facebook. This means they are less likely to buy music magazines because the information is available on the internet as most magazine companies now have a website where they have news and updates.

Many people may choose the social media over magazines because there are many benefits such as more updates, videos which you are not able to see in a magazine and live chat talks/streaming. Also if you have access to the internet then it would probably be cheaper for you to find things out from Facebook, Twitter or any other social networking sites, rather than buying a magazine quite frequently -which may range from something like £2 to £10 or more. Additionally, once you have read the whole magazine then you've found out the most you can but on the internet there are constant updates and you can never really know about everything that is happening.

Even though nowadays many people are using social media like Facebook and Twitter for updates on their favourite artists, there are still quite a few who prefer to find things out by reading magazines. This may be because magazines can be collectibles and also something you could refer to if you don't have access to the internet e.g. if you are travelling. Usually there are also posters and other freebies included, in addition to exclusive interviews which may attract music fans to buy the magazine. Moreover, sometimes there may be too many updates through the social media which may cause you to miss something and sometimes magazines can generally highlight the key things which happened/are happening. This will keep you updated on the latest news.