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Publishers claim that although music titles' circulation is particularly affected by increased use of the internet, their magazine brands are accessible across multiple platforms.

There were double-digit drops for IPC weekly NME, which dropped 12.1% period-on-period to 56,284, while Bauer's Kerrang! showed an even more dramatic fall, dropping 21.6% in the six months to 60,290.

Monthly music magazines also fared badly, with Bauer's Q dropping 13.8% to 113,174, down 13.1% from 130,179 last year.