Kingsize Magazine

Kingsize Magazine
Editor-in-chiefMalkolm Landréus
Former editorsTobias Carlsson
CategoriesMusic, culture
FrequencyBi-monthly
FormatMagazine
Circulation15,000[1]
FounderHallgeir Knutsen, Julian Alexander Kibsgård
Founded2004
First issue2004 (2004)
CompanyHKM Media Group
CountrySweden
Based inStockholm
LanguageSwedish
Websitewww.kingsizemag.se
ISSN1652-8190
OCLC937176681
Kingsize
CategoriesMusic, culture
FrequencyBi-monthly (former quarterly)
Circulation5,000
FounderHallgeir Knutsen, Julian Alexander Kibsgård
Founded2001
First issueMarch 2001 (2001-03)[2]
Final issueAugust 2009 (2009-08)
CountryNorway
Based inOslo
LanguageNorwegian
Websitewww.kingsize.no
ISSN1502-7783
OCLC286456462

Kingsize Magazine (sometimes written as KingSize) is a magazine focusing on hip-hop music and culture. It was founded in Norway in 2001 by Hallgeir Knutsen and Julian Alexander Kibsgård and was the first Norwegian-language hip-hop magazine.[3] Kingsize expanded to Sweden in 2004, with separate Norwegian and Swedish issues published bi-monthly.[4] The Norwegian edition originally had a circulation of 5,000 copies and was published quarterly, with a target audience of boys aged 15–25.[2] The Norwegian Kingsize ceased publication in 2009 due to declining advertising revenue.[4][5]

The Swedish edition of Kingsize has been issued since 2004 but ceased physical publications in 2012 to focus on their website and online magazine.[6][1] The magazine returned in its physical edition in 2018 after being purchased by Nöjesguiden Media, the company behind Nöjesguiden.[7][8] As of 2018, Kingsize Magazine is distributed free-of-charge mainly in Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö, and is funded by advertisers.[1] In the 2010s, the magazine hosted the Kingsizegala, an annual music awards ceremony celebrating Swedish hip-hop.[9] Kingsize Magazine is the largest hip-hop magazine in the Nordic region.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kingsize Magazine" (in Swedish). HKM Media Group. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Norsk hiphop-magasin til Sverige". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). 22 August 2003. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  3. ^ Moger, Frederic (4 April 2001). "Hip hop for folket". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Hip hop-magasinet Kingsize legger ned". E24 Næringsliv (in Norwegian). 19 August 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  5. ^ Saugestad Hatlen, Trine (19 August 2009). "Slutt for hip hop-magasin". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Kingsize Magazine stoppar pressarna" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. 6 March 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  7. ^ TT News Agency (9 January 2018). "Papperstidningen Kingsize återvänder". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  8. ^ Levinsson, Frasse (9 January 2018). "Nöjesguiden köper Kingsize Magazine". Nöjesguiden (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  9. ^ Holmgren, Tobias (29 December 2014). "Parham kan bli storvinnare på Kingsizegalan". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 February 2025.
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