The CMJ New Music Report began in 1982 as a
continuation of the College Media Journal,
founded in 1978 by Robert Haber and targeting
college radio programmers.
The CMJ New Music Report published top-30 lists sent
to them by radio stations, which subscribed at a
cost of a few hundred dollars a year. The magazine
moved to an online only format and was released
weekly as a digital PDF magazine until it closed in
2017 It also published CMJ New Music Monthly,
which was a magazine with interviews, reviews, and
special features.
CMJ New Music Report
80s
1983
1984
Publication as New Music Report
Began in 1993 after five years
as College
Media Journal
