AS Reseach and Planning: Music Magazine Front Cover Research

My favourite front cover I came across during my research was this recent cover of popular music magazine Q. The picture is extremely clever in the fact that it includes the three biggest, or prominent, figures of a music genre; pop (Lady Gaga), rap/hip hop (Jay-Z) and rock (Dave Grohl). The effect of this is that it is representative of music at the moment so it appeals to a broader musical range. Again, the white backround leaves a blank canvas for the content features which shows off the quantity inside the magazine. The large wording of the names of the artists on the front cover further emphasises their prominence in the music industry. The cover only features three main colours; red, pink and black. A broad combination which can appeal to men and women.