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 The monthly magazine's editor,
Ted Kessler, announced its closure in a tweet
https://bit.ly/2WEKJsw on Monday, saying that
the coronavirus pandemic hurt the magazine's
business.
Q was the latest outlet in the media and
publishing industry to be hit by the pandemic.
British newspaper publisher Reach Plc and
broadcaster BBC recently announced a series of
job cuts.
"I must apologise profusely for my failure to
keep Q afloat," Kessler said in an editor's
letter for the final issue. "We've been a lean
operation for all of my tenure, employing a
variety of ways to help keep our head above
water in an extremely challenging print market.
Covid-19 wiped all that out."
The final issue will be published on July 28.
Germany-based Bauer Media Group, which is the
parent company for Q, listed the music magazine
for sale in May following a sharp decline in
sales and advertising revenue during the
pandemic.
Bauer Media said Modern Classics would also
cease to operate as the company was unable to
find new buyers for the two publications.
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 Founded in 1986 by music
journalists Mark Ellen and David Hepworth, Q
gained popularity with its long-form pieces on
the British rock and alternative scenes.
English Indie band The Vaccines and musician Tim
Burgess joined the chorus of the magazine's
music-loving readers on social media expressing
disappointment about its closure.
The upcoming final issue, titled "Adventures
with legends 1986 to 2020," compiles some of the
magazine's best interviews, including with David
Bowie, Joni Mitchell and Prince.
(Reporting by Aakriti Bhalla in Bengaluru;
Editing by Peter Cooney)
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