This magazine advert is for the debut album of Jessie J titled 'Who You Are'. Already just from looking we are introduced to Jessie J as she is placed at the centre of the advert in a sort of medium, close up shot, this is effective as it tells the audience straight away who she is and people will begin to recognise her which will help boost her popularity and sales of the album. Already there is continuity between the magazine advert and the album cover which both use the same image, which as I mentioned before allows her audience to familiarise themselves with her. As it is her debut this being recognisable is key. The way the she is posed seems like she is opening curtains or a window, this could connote that she is coming out into the world and she is ready to rise and become famous. The way she is dressed not only makes her look classy but at the same time blends in with the colour scheme of the advert which denotes her style and the album being unique and personal to her. She looks directly at the audience which allows a connection with her fans. The font of the magazine advert is also reflecting on how she herself is dressed in a sophisticated, elegant way while also including a hand written title below her name, the style of the write could connote that her target audience is mainly female based, or that could simple be something that presents her to her audience. The mentioning of the 1 international smash 'Price Tag' brings the reader/audience to realise that a song that they might have enjoyed is featured and can grab their interest even if they have not heard it, because of it is a 1 smash worldwide it would bring them to want to listen and find out if her other songs are just as good, also mentioning the feature of an already famous artist will bring a variety of audience, and this is important for her as a debut artist to be able to draw in the fans.
Gwen Stefani 'Love Music Baby' we see the continuity again which is something all musicians have between their magazine adverts and album cover. We see Gwen's magazine ad and album cover (bottom left) are identical this makes it more recognisable. The colour scheme is another factor that will allow the work to be more recognisable as it is bright but still does it in a way in which Gwen stands out more so the reader is easily drawn to her face and will instantly know this is Gwen Stefani as she at this time she is very famous so a lot of people already know her or of her whether they have heard her music or not. The colour scheme also gives the image a sense of royalty as the colour gold is used a lot which we associate with money and royalty, connoting she might take herself as the queen of music, and this links into the fact that she is sitting on a throne and holding a crown again giving the image of high status. The font is consistent throughout only changing in size, but her name is the biggest font on the advert which again will grab the readers attention straight away as it is in gold and is big, this allows familiarisation again. Her facial expression seems seductive and she looks straight at the reader trying to draw them in to pay more attention and at the same time appeal to her male audience and female audience a like as she is of an older age but still looks and carries herself as if she was young.
Straight away audience members who are familiar with Wretch 32' will notice the clever play on word he had used for his album title, making it more noticeable and appreciated which still being easy to say. Similar to Gwen Stefani's magazine advert we see continuity between the magazine advert and album cover as shown in the same bottom left hand corner, this makes the album recognisable, allowing the target audience to find it more easily whether they search online or in stores. The advert is given an urban vibe with the spray paint like effects to depict the flats in the background and the sky being made up of different shades of blue stripes also adds to the urban feel. The artist himself has the same type of spray paint on him connoting that he is of this urban environment and the way he is dressed also ties in. The artist doesn't look directly at the camera as to say that he doesn't want to connect with his audience as he is serious about his music, looking at the camera would require a facial expression which may make him look less serious about his music meaning he wouldn't be taken as seriously. The magazine mentioning who is featuring in the album will attract audience members who listen to there particular artists in order to see if they enjoy the music and this could lead to people enjoying Wretch 32 himself as an artist and because of this his audience will grow along with his popularity. And lastly it is mentioned where the album can be bought which would be helpful to his target audience as they would know where to search when the album us released.
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