NME History
The New Musical Express, popularly known by the acronym NME, created by Theodore Smythson, is a uk weekly pop/rock music publication, published since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s and 90s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles chart, in the 14 November 1952 edition. In the 1970s it became the best-selling British music newspaper.


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Further on the years, it branched to an online version of NME, NME.com, which was launched in 1996. It is now the world's biggest standalone music site, with over 7 million users per month. 

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        History of the music magazine

         The first issue of a billboard magazine was printed in 1894 but it was in 1936 that it became well known. This gradually evolved into radio airplay and record sales charts (the billboard charts). The billboard charts provided different music genres and was the foundation for slots on radio programmes like “American top 40”. The magazine is aimed at music professionals however, it is available to the general public.