2. Looking at the magazine cover, it’s obvious what the feature of the
magazine is, since the name Rihanna is written in big bold white
letters linking to the main image. The masthead ‘Billboard’ is the
name of the magazine, and is big and bold making sure it is seen. It is
well composed with the main image to giving it a better layout.
Above the masthead we see writing, which contains information
about an event that’ll be taking place.
The magazine is targeted at the younger generation, from the ages
of 13-20 both female and male. People who are eager to find out
about the latest tunes and the latest artists.
Looking at the magazine you have a sense of its genre as it has
Rihanna on the cover and on how she’s presented. Her tattoo
emphasises this as it is a gun, giving her that rebellious look which
signifies that she doesn’t only sing pop, but genres like hip hop and r
‘n’ b.
The colour scheme of the magazine are primary colours, like
yellow, red, black and white. The main image is what brings the
colour and attracts the audiences eye. The font remains the same on
the cover, just different sizes, emphasises on main topics more.
There’s also a hint of seduction as well as confidence as she is
wearing red lipstick, and the colour red often connotes love and lust
as well as her hair. The master head of the magazine is also very big
so the audience is clear on what the magazine is called. Rihanna
also seems to be sitting on some flowers which may symbolize her
femininity, as flowers are seen to be pretty and girly.
It also has the quote line ‘My fans don’t really know who I am’ this
grabs the audiences attention as they are eager to find out who
Rihanna really is. Which in return will cause them to buy it gaining
the makers of the magazine money.
There are also many sell lines, which is a catchy tittle which attracts
the readers eye, with a little summary underneath. This gives the
audience an idea of what the magazine is going to consist
off, allowing them to make decisions on wetter or not they want to
buy it or not.

3. The contents has been categorized in to sections such as,
albums, songs and this week on. This makes it easier for readers
to find what they’re looking for. Also the layout attracts people
as it has content as well as images, making it look more eye
catching and brings readers in. There are also images of other
artists showing the magazine covers a various amount of artists.
On the right side of the page we see what is shown to be top
stories, full with images linked to the articles, with sub headings
and little summaries at the bottom of what is in the magazine.
The camera shot used for the main image is a long shot,
showing her full body again reflecting on her emotion and
expression as she is happy.
The colour used on the contents page are very basic primary
colours, such as blue, white and grey this connotes simplicity.
Also mis-en-scene is brought in to the magazine, the
background is white causing the main image of the woman to
stand out.
The representation on this content page is of the main image,
who is a singer relaxed and smiling. As her hair is open and
flying back, it could symbolize freedom.
At the bottom of the page we see advertising of their websites
and events they are linked to. This promotes their magazine and
people will go online and find other things that’ll make them
money.
By looking at the content pages, we are mainly shown young
faces, suggesting who the target audience is, which is around
15-25, young people who really enjoy the latest music and
having the latest albums.
If the audience were to be younger the colours would be
brighter and there would be more images and aspects that
attract the younger audience.

4. This double page spread heading is the artists name, its been creative and have used Rita Ora’s logo, the logo familiarizes it to the audience or if not the next
time the reader sees it they’ll be familiar with it. The logo is red which gives connotations of warning as well as passion. The R and O in the headline has an
urban look as it looks painted, giving us a sense of what type of genre she sings, which is hip-hop and r ‘n’ b. This also links to her clothes which is street style
attire, Rita wears a beanie hat, which connotes street/urban style as well as youth (being young), whilst the gold jewellery connotes that maybe she’s
wealthy. The leather jacket gives her that rebellious look which links back to the cover with Rihanna on it, it shows that artists have a mix of genres that they
sing as Rita normally sings pop, hip hop and r ‘n’ b.
The layout of this double spread also reflects her urban/street image. The washed out white brick wall and the worn out wooden floor symbolizes that she
may prefer hanging around in these type of places. Also basic colours are used as it consists of the colours black, white and red, which is often seen in many
other music magazines. Also normal fonts are used except for the questions, which have been presented in a graffiti style font, again emphasising the urban
look.
The main image makes the article a lot more interesting to read as it grabs the readers attention, the image is a mid shot as she is sitting down allowing us to
see her full body as well as where she is, which reflects on what kind of music she sings and what type of person she is.

5. As you can see there is a major
difference between the two music
magazines, by looking at the
magazine you can guess the genre
without even opening the first
page as the way it is presented,
gives the audience hints. For
example, the way the main image
is presented, Rihanna is in bright
colours hinting her confidence and
seduction. While Green Day are all
wearing black leather jackets and
have this unkempt and rebellious
look. The colour black as it is a
gothic colour and gives Kerrang
that Rock look, as rock stars tend
do go for darker colours like black
or dark green. Whereas pop stars,
like Rihanna, go for brighter
colours like red.
Also the layout for both magazines are different, as for Billboard there is only one image and that’s the main
image, whereas Kerrang has images on the side, exposing more artists on the front cover, maybe getting more of an
audience to read and buy it. Another difference is the way it is set out when it comes to saying what’s inside the
magazine, for Kerrang all the main features of the magazine seem to be at the top and bottom of the magazine, whereas for
Billboard it’s next to the artists main image being more spread out. It also has a summary underneath giving us more detail
about what the article consists off. Though there are differences, we also so similarities when it comes to font, as they both
use white bold letters to make the name of artist/band stand out. Showing us this is a key feature in any magazine, no
matter what the genre is of the magazine bold font is a major feature. Another similar feature is the shot of the main
image, they are both a close up shot showing there facial expression of the artist/band which again links to what type of
magazine it is, as Rihanna shows a hint of seduction, while Green Day show no emotion and seriousness, which says a lot
about the magazine.

6. By looking at both content
pages, you can tell they’re both
from different genres. We know
this by the colour scheme, for
example the Billboard magazine
uses colours primary like
blue, white and grey which are
usually seen in pop music
magazine as they are bright and
eye catching. Whereas in NME
colours like red, white and black
are used, which are normally
seen in rock magazine, as they
are its main colours. These
colours can connote danger and
red is normally a very eye
catching colour as it is used for
effect to make things stand out.
Also the layout for the content pages are very different, as Billboard is more spaced out with more images, while NME is
much more packed and less images, this links to genre as pop music is normally targeted at the female audience and they
like less information and more pictures. Whereas NME has less images and more text giving us more of an overview of what
is inside the magazine as well as hinting it’s genre, since Rock has an older audience than Pop music, it gives more
information and less images. When listing all the articles and page numbers, Billboard has sorted them out in to groups
where as NME have them all together, making it clearer for Billboard viewers on what they want to read and where it is.
This again links to the idea on rock magazine being a bit more cramped up then pop magazines as seen in the content page,
everything is packed together. We also see similarities between the two content pages, as well as differences, for example
the side contents of everything in the magazine is laid out the same, as a left column. They both also consist of similar
features like having their events and features on the content page, though Billboard seems to put all of the things outside of
the magazine on the bottom of the page, whereas NME has it on the side. The main images on both of the content pages
are both long shots, showing the whole body allowing us to show body posture as well as facial expression.