Codes and conventions of music magazine contents pages

• There are usually 3/4 columns
• A colour scheme is used, similar to the front cover, so that it relates to the front cover
• The issue date is also on the contents page, to inform the reader
• One main image (main story) of the artist or something to do with music
• Several smaller images to relate to articles inside the magazine
• Seperated into subheading, so it's easier for the reader (E.g. regulars, features etc.)
• The website address, so that the reader can go onto the website for more information on the magazine
• Editorial, to connect to the readers, in the mode of address of the magazine genre
  
• Coverlines from the front cover included, to link to the front cover and remind the reader what was on the cover