Function of pop magazines

I have decided that I am going to produce a pop magazine for the main part of my task, despite there being a limited number of pop magazines being published these days. The function of pop magazines are to inform readers about the most recent, chart-topping artists. Pop magazines nowadays are not like they used to be when they first originated, which makes it harder for them to be my style model. For example, when they first came about, they completely epitomized the new music industry. These days, although the magazines feature new, up-and-coming artists, there is very little information about the actual music that is being produced; there is much more of a focus on celebrity love lives or celebrity style. Perhaps this is because people's interests have changed and if the magazine was completely music based there could be a huge shift in the readership levels, but what is the point in calling a magazine 'Top Of The Pops' if only a tiny percentage of it actually focuses on pop music? I recently bought a copy of 'Top Of The Pops' magazine and was shocked to find how little it could tell me about music. Of course, every subject matter surrounds a pop star, but it is very rarely about their new singles or albums as you would expect it to be. This has a clear link with one of my earlier blogs which addresses the issue of declining pop magazines. For example, due to the fact that most people now research music online, the music content of magazines no longer stays an interest, and all that people want to do is delve further into the lives of celebrities, which goes far beyond their music careers.