The document outlines the key conventions to include in a magazine advertisement for a music album. It recommends including the artist name, album name, release date and purchase information, reviews and ratings, album cover image, tour dates, and websites. This information promotes the artist and their latest album or single, informs audiences when and where the music can be purchased or seen live, and helps generate interest in the product.

1. Conventions of a
magazine advert
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2. What to include in a magazine
advert
 Artist name
 Album and single name
 QR Code
 Main image
 Tour dates
 Release dates/out now or pre order
 Rating and reviews
 Brand identity (fonts/images/texts)
 Available on iTunes/amazon
 Record label
 Formats available on
 Websites
 Includes….. ‘the single’ or ‘the video’ or ‘exclusive’ or ‘featuring’
 Logo

3. The artist name/The album name
 This is used to promote the artist.
 This is important so the audience is able recognise the name of the
album

4. The release date/purchase
information.
 This Is important because the audience will want to know when they
will be able to purchase the album or the single.
 The purchase information is important because it lets the audience
know when, how and where to order the album. For example a
website, release date, HMV, iTunes and amazon.

5. Rating and reviews
 This is very important because this tells the audience how good the
album is so they can purchase the album.
 However most artist only put the good reviews and not the bad
review and ratings this is done not to bring their product name
down.

6. Image on the album
 This is important because the audience would need to know the
artist for them to be able to purchase the album however not all
albums have the artist’s image on the album but the artist name will
the audience to buy it. This is also done to promote the artist. This
also links with brand identity because it will have to link to the
digipak.

7. Includes….. ‘the single’ or ‘the
video’ or ‘exclusive’ or ‘featuring’
 This is done to also promote the artist to show the artists latest single
or exclusive or who they have featured to intrigue the audience to
buy their album.

8. Out now
 This is important because it lets the audience when to buy the
album.

9. Tour dates
 The tour dates information is very important because it lets the
audience know when they should book their tickets for so they can
watch the artist perform.

10. Websites
 Having a website on your magazine is very important because it
helps the audience gain more information regarding your album
and singles.
 Depending on your target audience websites are very good for
example pop its target audience is usually teenagers and teenagers
are very good with technology and things to be on the internet.

11. Conclusion
In conclusion all these conventions are done to promote the
artist, single and their album.