Music fans mourn British mag NME's print edition

LONDON — British music magazine NME, which helped mould musical tastes for several generations, will stop publishing its weekly print edition.

Publisher Time Inc. UK said Wednesday that it will be “focusing investment on further expanding NME’s digital audience.” The final weekly edition will appear Friday.

Founded in 1952 as New Musical Express, the magazine became essential reading for fans and a coveted platform for musicians through the eras of Beatlemania, prog-rock, punk, indie and more.

News of its print demise triggered a wave of nostalgia from fans and bands with many tweeting images of their favourite covers and the hashtag #RIPNME.

When I first started out, my ambitions were to make an album, tour America and be on the cover of the New Musical Express #RIPNME

— Billy Bragg (@billybragg) March 7, 2018

#RIPNME Thanks for everything NME. Nice to have known you. Love from the 'Orrible 'Oo. pic.twitter.com/nhTSpOQf96

— The Who (@TheWho) March 7, 2018

#RIPNME
Was it something I said? pic.twitter.com/ncFLPaxcN9

— Ricky Gervais (@rickygervais) March 7, 2018

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The Associated Press