Billboard goes a little bit country with a new mini-magazine

BILLBOARD has launched a special edition mini-magazine exclusively devoted to country music, sold only through Target stores and the Billboard.com website.

The 48-page publication includes artist interviews, reviews, a fold-out calendar and a companion CD with recordings by well-known country music artists.  The inaugural issue features two different collectible covers.

Produced through a partnership with Stache Media, the new magazine has an initial distribution of 30,000 copies.  For more information visit www.facebook.com/TheDirtRoad.

A Canadian magazine shifts focus and changes titles

CANADIAN REAL ESTATE magazine has rebranded and changed its title to CANADIAN REAL ESTATE WEALTH (CREW).

The name change, made in early December, reflects a shift in editorial focus, with a new emphasis on real estate investment.  Now the publication includes extra content to assist readers in making the transition from homeowners to real estate investors.  Managing editor Nila Sweeney says it reflects “the growing diversity of our readership.”

Contact managing editor Nila Sweeney at nila.sweeney@keymedia.com.au.  Visit the website at www.canadianrealestatemagazine.ca.

TIME revives a luxury brand extension

TIME STYLE & DESIGN, a semiannual print supplement to TIME magazine, will relaunch in March of 2012, after being shuttered in 2009.

Targeting an affluent, influential audience, the publication will cover international travel, cooking, art, architecture, design and decorating.  This represents a broader focus than the previous edition, which relied more heavily on fashion-oriented content.

Readers will get their first look with the March 26 issue of Time.  An initial circulation of 500,000 is planned, and will be sent to households with a minimum income of $125,000.  Kate Betts, kate_betts@timemagazine.com, is the editor-in-chief.