Rihanna is featured on the cover of Billboard Magazine. The central audience for this magazine would be female teenagers interested in dance and music genres like R&B, pop, reggae, and hip-hop. Rihanna, the central image on the cover, uses direct eye contact which intrigues the audience and matches her confident persona as an artist who likes to create buzz. The magazine targets an audience that is up-to-date on new urban music and social networks.

1. Text Block
Central Image
Barcode
Puffs
Anchor Text
Skyline
Buzz Word

2. Analysing a Music Magazine.
• Observing the ‘Rihanna Billboard Magazine’, the central audience
would typically be female teenagers with the interests dance, and
music following the genre of R&B, Pop, Reggae and Hip-hop. The
target audience would mainly be up to date with new urban music, as
well as various social networks.
• Rihanna, who is the central image is using ‘direct mode of address’,
this invites as well as intrigues the audience. This ties in efficiently
with the artist. as Rihanna is a very pretentious character whom likes
to create buzz and grab people’s attention, her use of direct mode of
address also connotes her confidence.
• Rihanna is the artist on front of the magazine cover.