
- The position of the image is right in the centre and it over laps the magazine brand title. Which is 'fabulous' This can suggest that they think that Rihanna is really important and is more than fabulous. It foreshadows that Rihanna is going to be a main part of the magazine before you even read on.
- Rihanna is pouting and starring directly to the camera with a bit of an attitude. This could emphasise that she knows she is important.
- The headline "She's RED HOT" is a pun because Rihanna has bright red hair, red lips and is wearing red but it also means that she is hot in the music charts. I think that it is an effective play on words and I'd like to use a pun in my own magazine.
- The lighting is high key to show that is welcoming to encourage you to read on. This is good because it makes her redness look better than if it was going to be in low key lighting.
- The colours used are red white and black. The red and white are high key colours to show that it is an exciting magazine but the black is low key which is quite gloomy. However, the black writing is covered which can suggest that the magazine is good rather than bad.
- The colour red is linked with love. This can suggest that Rihanna loves her music and the magazine.
- The image of Katy Perry is positioned to the right of the image. This could be because it allows you to see most of her body and allows more space for you two read headlines about her.
- Her head is over lapping the brand name 'Billboard'. Billboard is a chart of the top music. Having her head over lapping it could suggest that she is on the top of it and is over taking with her new song. Also, her body is made to look bigger than the magazine name which could show that she is exceeding in her career and is becoming the next big thing. The headline is "Inside the Court of the New Queen of Pop". This could link in with her over lapping the magazine name because it shows that she is the most important women in the industry of music.
- High key colouring is used to make it look intriguing and the reader will want to open it and read on because it catches their eye. The colour pink is used to show passion and love. This could have been the chosen colour to show that Katy Perry loves the magazine and being in the top charts.
- Katy Perry is used because she is a big pop icon and she has a lot of fans who would buy the Billboard magazine just due to her. If they enjoy it, it'll help boost the sales of future Billboard magazines.
- She has flowers on her dress and is holding flowers because it makes her look natural and pretty. This is good because she looks like she is true to herself and isn't fair.

- The image of Selena Gomez is in the centre of the magazine. This makes her centre of attention because when you look at you instantly seen her. It makes her look important.
- Selena Gomez is smiling which makes her looks happy which is linking well with her high key clothing in a nice yellow colour which looks summery and easy going. This gives a positive feel about the magazine and Selena.
- The colour of the aqua blue is used to make it look summery which links in with the yellow colours. These two colours contrast well together because they give a relaxed feel.
- "Follow your dreams Fame & Fashion advice from Selena x" - The word dreams is big and blue which looks eye catching and relaxed. This is good because it portrays the message to be easy if you were to follow your dreams which will persuade readers to take Selena's advice. The use of saying 'Fame & Fashion advice' will be good for readers who are Selena fans as they will want to know that little extra about their idol and to be more like her. Selena uses an 'x' after her name, this makes her look friendly and loving to her fans. This can help to increase sales of top of the pops magazines for this episode and future episodes.
- There are other mini images used, for example, One Direction, Fearne Cotton and Aston Merrygold and JB Gill from JLS to attract their fans aswell as Selena Gomez's fans to buy the magazine and read it.
- The music magazine also ties in articles about holidays, fashion and gossip. This is good because it is bringing in different aspects from media into a magazine about music to attract more sellers but it also links into Selena Gomez as she is fashionable and has lots of informtation to share with the reader.
- There are also '9 cool posters' including. This is good because it will make the younger audiences want to buy the magazine so that they can have the posters to put up in their rooms.
- Selena is holding her curly hair and smiling. This makes her look younger which is good because most of the readers are young/teenage girls which Selena is too. This means that the readers may be able to feel like their feelings and lifestyles are like Selena's and will help them to think about things in a different light.

- The image of Justin Bieber looks like he is walking into the scene. The background is white to make him stand out and show his importance.
- There is a mini picture of Justin Bieber that says that there are 3 posters inside. This will attract customers because the young readers will want to have his posters.
- The colours used are white and orange. These are high key colours so it makes the magazine seem happy and relaxed.
- The headline is "Justin's photo diary". This will attract customers because the readers who are major fans of Justin Bieber will want to see his pictures.
- In a circle next to the image of Justin, it says "What I Want in a Girl' - By Justin Bieber". Fans of Justin Bieber will want to buy the magazine so that they know how to turn theirselves into Justin's dream girl. In my opinion, I think that this is bad because it makes it look like Justin Bieber doesn't love his fans the way that they already are. However, it is a good way to get sales and I think that I would use something like that in my own magazine because it will attract fans to buy and read it.
- "Inside my private world", people and fans will want to get an insight of Justin's personal life and find out something they don't know. Reality is, it will either be made up or something that they already know. Even though, it is a good way to encourage sales.
From this research of Music Magazines that already exist, I have learnt that they mostly use a big centred image of a celebrity which will boost sales. They also all use catchy headlines and something that will make a fan and a reader want to buy and find out about. In my own magazine, I would use a lot of the ideas from the four magazines I have analysed such as the high key lighting to make it look happy, inviting and relaxed. Also, the sort of headlines such as "What I want in a Girl" even though I disagree with it, it is a very good way to increase sales and views. I have also learnt that sometimes the celebrities head is over the magazine title to show their importance, like Katy Perry and Rihanna in Billboard and Fabulous.
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