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Rolling Stone is allowing readers to vote on which one of 16 unsigned bands should grace an upcoming cover of the legendary music magazine.

In Rolling Stone's first-ever "Do You Wanna Be a Rock & Roll Star?" contest, the magazine is soliciting readers' votes -- online at RollingStone.com -- to whittle a group of 16 bands down to one, who will appear on the magazine's August 18 cover.

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Glee Star Angers Parents Groups With Cosmo Mag Cover

Last year she took heat for posing in her panties in GQ, and now Lea Michele is drawing criticism for another racy photo shoot.

On the March cover of Cosmopolitan, the Glee star, 24, shows skin in a black top with a neckline plunging nearly to her belly button. And parents, whose children are fans of the Fox hit about a high school vocal club, are none to pleased with the pics, according to FoxNews.com.

"I think Lea Michele is sending the wrong message. She plays such a 'good girl' on Glee and a lot of kids look up to her persona. Then she poses very provocatively on two magazine covers which makes my almost-13-year-old son very confused and offended," New York mom Kim Trefcer told the conservative news site. "I find it frustrating as a parent who is trying to teach right from wrong to their kids and then you have things like this happen which is showing middle schoolers things like sex sells and all that goes along with that."

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Hearst To Buy 100 Magazine Titles From Lagardère

Hearst Corporation, the American magazine giant that publishes Cosmopolitan, Esquire and Better Homes and Gardens, said Monday that it had agreed to acquire more than 100 magazines from the French publisher Lagardère in a deal that would make Hearst the second-largest domestic magazine company and greatly expand its international footprint.

Both companies stand to benefit from the deal, which is expected to close in the second half of the year. For Lagardère, which has been seeking to shed its sprawling international operations and focus more on domestic publishing and sports marketing, the deal demonstrates responsiveness to shareholder pressure.

For Hearst, which has lagged behind Condé Nast in the lucrative fashion and beauty advertising category, the deal offers considerable scale in that market. Hearst will acquire the American edition of Elle, which competes head to head with Condé Nast’s Vogue for ads.


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Grocery Store Literally Shields Children from Elton John US Mag Cover

According to a grocery store in the South you may be risking damage just by gazing on Elton John.

A resident of Mountain Home, Arkansas noticed a "family shield" at her local Harp's grocery store. Specifically, it was censoring shoppers from seeing the cover of US Weekly Elton John and partner David Furnish holding Zachary, their new infant son.

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Magazine Ad Revenues Increasing After 3-Year Slump

With the rise of social media and the ease of availability to find the dirt on your favourite areas of interest that naturally follows suit, it is only human for us to assume that the sales of physical magazines will dwindle in the year of 2010. However, a recent report by Reuters published that they enjoyed an increase in advertising revenue for the first time in three years; mostly due to the automobile industry.

According to data from rate cards compiled by the Publishers Information Bureau, advertising revenue grew by 3 percent in 2010 to about $20 billion, where $1 billion is raked up by People Magazine. On the other hand, food magazine, Food Network, grew the most with a 174 percent jump in ad revenue in 2010 as compared to the previous year.

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Lady Gaga Most Celebrated Cover Girl of 2010

According to WWD:

“According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, Gaga was the runaway hit at the newsstand in 2010 for monthly and biweekly magazines. The results don’t extend all the way through the end of the year, and they do vary (figures for Condé Nasttitles go through November; Hearst titles through October). But it’s safe to say no celebrity will catch up in time to match Gaga’s strong and steady performance throughout the year.”

Rihanna placed second the stands. Her topless January issue of GQ was the second best selling issue while Seventeen enjoyed a top seller featuring the “Only Girl” singer.

Blake Lively placed higher than anticipated. The “Gossip Girl” enjoyed the spoils of being Allure’s best seller. However, she barely made a blip on Vogue sales. Anna Wintour dubbed her one of the best dressed, but she failed to drive sales. 


Esquire also found Blake to be a bust. Seems she best stick with her female fans.


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iPad Magazines Doomed To Fail?

From PC Magazine:


"When the iPad debuted last April, it was hailed as the knight in shining armor for the print industry. But magazines haven't exactly been rescued just yet, and a recent report from Women's Wear Daily (WWD) showed a steep drop in iPad magazine sales. While most major consumer magazines now have an app for the iPad, the whole concept has yet to take off.


"The main obstacle: No subscription model exists, which is the chief roadblock in the developing relationship.

"Everyone has to agree on what they want to share, pricing models, and revenue models," says Sara Öhrvall, head of research and development for Bonnier. "We're eager to launch subscriptions because if we look at consumer feedback, one of the most common complaints is that they have to pay every time they buy an issue."

"Öhrvall says magazine apps from Bonnier, which publishes such titles as TransWorld Snowboarding, Popular Science, and Parenting, have been well-received, but would benefit from a subscription model."

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