What Life & Style does

Life & Style is a weekly celebrity news and lifestyle magazine founded in 2004, operating as a privately held title within the McClatchy Media Network and headquartered in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Its product is a unified editorial brand delivered across print, web (lifeandstylemag.com), digital subscription (my.lifeandstylemag.com), social channels (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter), and a special-issues e-commerce storefront (shop.getspecialissues.com). Content covers celebrity news, red-carpet fashion and beauty, entertainment, couples and relationships, health and fitness, home and living, and shopping — supported by an archive of roughly 782 pages of articles.

The business monetizes through three streams: recurring print and digital subscriptions, display and sponsored advertising, and affiliate referral revenue from commerce-linked content. Pricing details are not publicly disclosed, but subscription auto-renew has been temporarily paused and remaining issues are transferring one-for-one to Us Weekly during the transition window beginning mid-June 2025. Distribution is predominantly self-serve/PLG and direct-to-consumer, with global reach via digital channels and a domestic newsstand presence for the print edition.

As of mid-2025, the publication is being retired by McClatchy; the final issue carries a cover date of July 7, 2025, and the website will no longer be updated thereafter. All subscribers are being transitioned to Us Weekly, a sister title within the McClatchy portfolio, with subscription rates held unchanged and delivery uninterrupted. Operational services such as licensing, content reuse, and community moderation remain coordinated with A360 Media and Wrights Media, indicating shared back-office infrastructure across McClatchy's celebrity media brands.

Name

Life & Style

Legal name

Life & Style

Website

https://lifeandstylemag.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Closed

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Life & Style is a weekly celebrity news and lifestyle magazine covering Hollywood gossip, fashion, beauty, couples, and home content for a mass-market consumer readership, operating under the McClatchy Media Network and being discontinued in mid-2025 with subscribers migrated to Us Weekly.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Celebrity & Lifestyle News Publishing

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (513120), Periodical Publishers (51312)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Entertainment & Celebrity Magazines (MPAJAEAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Consumer Lifestyle & Fashion Magazines (MPAJAEAA), Women’s Interest & Parenting Magazines (MPAJAEAB)

Keywords

• Celebrity news magazine
• Lifestyle editorial
• Weekly publication
• Entertainment journalism
• Consumer media

Headquarters

HQ city

Englewood Cliffs

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Subscription Revenue: Digital and print magazine subscriptions with automatic transition to Us Weekly beginning mid-June 2025. Subscribers receive weekly issues with no interruption in delivery.
2. Affiliate Marketing: The publication has affiliate partnerships allowing it to receive compensation for links to products and services featured in content.
3. Advertising: Display advertising and sponsored content opportunities on the website and digital platforms.

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Life & Style is a weekly celebrity news and lifestyle magazine that publishes editorial content covering entertainment, fashion, beauty, health, home, shopping, and celebrity relationships across print and digital channels. The publication also operates a companion website with daily content, an e-commerce storefront for special issues, email newsletters, and interactive features such as games. The title's final print cover date is July 7, 2025, with active subscribers being transitioned to Us Weekly under the McClatchy Media Network.

Product overview

Life & Style operates as a media and entertainment publication offering a single unified product—the Life & Style magazine and website—which delivers celebrity news, entertainment coverage, fashion, beauty, health, and lifestyle content. The portfolio includes the core print/digital magazine, the online editorial platform, subscription services for paid access, an interactive games section, and a shop for special issues. The company is part of the McClatchy Media Network and is transitioning to Us Weekly as of mid-2025.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Life & Style Weekly Magazine Weekly print publication covering celebrity news, entertainment, fashion, beauty, health, home, and shopping for consumer readers; final cover date July 7, 2025, with subscribers transitioning to Us Weekly.
• Life & Style Website (lifeandstylemag.com) Companion digital site publishing daily celebrity news, lifestyle, fashion, beauty, and entertainment content alongside interactive features.
• Shop Special Issues Online storefront operated by the brand offering special-issue merchandise and branded products for consumers.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• McClatchy Media NetworkcoreOthersLife & Style is part of the McClatchy Media Network, operated under McClatchy. The publication is being retired and subscribers are being transitioned to Us Weekly as part of a strategic consolidation within the McClatchy portfolio.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• OK! Magazine: Celebrity news and entertainment weekly that competes head-to-head with Life & Style for newsstand readers and entertainment advertising dollars.
• People: The dominant US celebrity, entertainment and human-interest weekly. People competes for the same readers and advertisers in the celebrity-news category with overlapping coverage of red-carpet fashion, relationships, and lifestyle.
• InStyle: Celebrity-anchored fashion and beauty magazine. InStyle overlaps Life & Style's fashion/beauty/celebrity mix and targets a similar female-skewing lifestyle audience.
• Us Weekly: Flagship celebrity and entertainment weekly under the same McClatchy Media Network. Us Weekly is the direct successor absorbing Life & Style's subscribers and editorial scope, making it the closest functional and category peer.
• Star Magazine: Weekly celebrity-gossip and entertainment magazine in the same competitive set as Life & Style, with comparable cover subjects, pricing, and newsstand distribution.

Broad incumbents

• E! News: Multi-platform celebrity and entertainment news brand operated under NBCUniversal. Overlaps Life & Style on celebrity, fashion, and red-carpet coverage with significantly broader reach.
• TMZ: Digital celebrity-news leader with a much larger audience and breaking-news capability. TMZ competes for the same advertising and audience attention as Life & Style, especially on digital and social.
• Entertainment Weekly: Established entertainment media brand covering movies, TV, and celebrity. A broader incumbent with overlapping celebrity content but a more entertainment-industry editorial focus than Life & Style's lifestyle orientation.
• Cosmopolitan: Major women's lifestyle and entertainment brand covering celebrity, fashion, beauty, and relationships. Targets an overlapping audience and competes for similar brand advertisers, though broader in scope.

Emerging players

• Hollywood Life: Digital-first celebrity news outlet focused on entertainment, relationships, and lifestyle coverage. Closely mirrors Life & Style's online content categories without the print component.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Life_and_Style
• Facebookfacebook.com/LifeStyleWeekly
• Instagraminstagram.com/lifeandstyleweekly

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Investors

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Investments

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