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Billboard music magazine's first advertising campaign got under way, they are the oldest publishing company in their particular field of work. They still publish weekly with a circulation around 16,000 copies. Founded in Cincinnati by William H donaldson.
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Starts coverage of motion pictures
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Melody Maker came into publishing as they concentrated on the jazz aspect of music.
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The company only really started to get recognised due to the publicity artists and song writers were getting from the radio.
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NME first launched
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Billboard rebranded themselves as Billboard music week and they are now nearly completely dedicated to music
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Came into publishing as the first american Rock and Roll magazine, founded by Paul williams
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As part of the band the rolling stones, this magazine was published every two weeks on their behalf.
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Become the best selling British music magazine
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Designed to be genre specific this technique is being used today in magazines to be more appealing and interesting
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First issue of kerrang was published, it is known for being music orientated although it has been linked to "smash hits"
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Total guitar is devoted to rock music, guitars and drums. They are one of the most succesful magazines in Europe
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First launched, famous for giving the "spice girls" their nicknames.
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One of the biggest brands in the industry launch their website. Perhaps a mistake as most of the readers now browse the site instead of purchasing the magazine itself.
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Last issue which brings and end to a seventy four era
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After a couple years of being a much smaller radio station Q was launched as a much larger full radio station
