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This is the first music magazine cover that I have researched. I chose the magazine Rolling Stone as it is a very popular magazine that attracts the biggest most up to date artists.

There is just one image that has been used on the front cover, this is so that all eyes will be concentrated on JAY-Z as he is the main attraction of this issue. His head is layered over the masthead. This shows how big the magazine is as one of the biggest names in R n B is partly covering the their name and the magazine is still recognised. This technique proves their success it is continued in every issue.

The whole of the cover is set out using a masculine colour scheme of just four colours. The background colour is a bright white which allows a contrast with all of the other colours used and this makes it stand out.

All of the subheadings used are in block capital lettering and are layered over the image used. This is because it wants to catch the readers eye as these will become in the interest of the target audience. Personally I would say that this issue of the magazine is aimed at males because of the colours used and also the image. With the title aside, the word JAY-Z has been written in the biggest font size. This shows his importance and also is used to catch the eye of his fans who will want to know as much about him as they possibly can. The images used of him is very striking. The images has been used in this was to make people look at the magazine. It has done this by the angry expression on his face and the way his eyes are looking at the reader.