There are many music magazines for different genres, this enables audiences to pick a magazine that suits the type of music they are into.
Also Music magazines help to promote an upcoming artist that may not be in the charts yet but have great music to show to the world
Example:
This image , is how NME helps to promote new bands that have just come on the music scene.
List of Music Magazines:
GlideFocuses on the artistic music and independent record labels.
New Musical Express (NME)
UK-based, the biggest-selling weekly music magazine in the world. Presents music news around the clock, reviews from around the world, interviews, and a concert guide.
Rolling Stones
Focuses on mainly the rock genre however can include hip-hop and other genres. This magazine give exclusive interviews and articles and top covering stories in the music world.