music magazine analysis: double page spread

NME
the look of this double page spread is vibrant and fun, the masthead of the spread is "The gospel According to Nicki Minaj", the masthead is large and bright and covers a large portion of the page, the look of this spread is exciting and vibrant and easily attracts attention, the spread is clearly about Nicki this is made obvious by the photo, the bold, fun image used clearly represents Nicki's "fun and qwerky" image. the artist is wearing bright vibrant lipstick to compliment the background. the masthead is big and bold and grabs the readers attention straight away. the text is cut and spread across the pages, the different section talk about different topics, they have targeted the magazine to young girls as they are more likely to listen to her.

NME
The model takes up one whole page so it is clear who the article is about as she dominates the whole cover, "USA" is bold and in the background suggesting that the USA has a role to play in the article, the artist in a tight black dress and high heels this could be to sexualise the artist to appeal to the male audience, the black in the outfit cold be a reference to gothic which connotes to the indie genre, the american flag suggests a patronism from the artist, the monochromatic colors of the spread aren't really eye catching so the spread is easily glanced over, the text is compressed in a small corner and the size of the font is small, the mast head is dull and isn't striking and the highlighted name of the model is easily lost.

Q

the model takes up a whole pages so is the focus of the reader, there isn't a large title bare the artists name in a formal font, the large red "L" is vey vibrant and is obviously a reference to gaga, the photo of the model is very on brand with her own style so gives it the musicians own personal touch. the editing on the photo make its it more monochromatic and classic, so it looks older and can appeal to Qs target audience of 20-40 year olds, the image is quite sexual to maybe grab the male audiences attention. she is looking directly in to the reader so it builds a relationship between the two.