History of Q magazine

Q was first published in 1986; it started out as a music magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom. The Founders are Mark Ellen and David Hepworth. The Q music brand has expanded to Radio and Television, with Q Radio and Q TV being music entertainment that specialises in indie, rock and alternative. Q also holds annual music awards in the UK, known as Q Awards. Since they began in 1990, the Q Awards have become one of Britain's biggest and best publicized music awards, helped in no small part by the often boisterous behaviour of the celebrities who attend the event. Q is published by The Bauer Media Group, founded in 1975. It is a large publishing company based in Germany which operates in 15 countries worldwide. As well as magazine it also produces and has stakes in television and radio. World wide circulation of Bauer Media Group’s magazine titles amount to 38 million. Paul reeves is the editor of Q magazine.