Magazine advertisements for music albums typically include the release date, album title, image of the album cover, artist name, information about the album, where it can be purchased, and the record label logo. This information promotes the artist, sells the album, and catches the eye of the target audience. The conventions used convey key details about the album and help audiences learn about and purchase and new release.

1. Conventions of Magazine Advert
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2. The functions of magazine adverts are:
• To promote the artist
• To sell the song
• To be eye catching

3. The conventions of magazine adverts:
• The release date
• Album/Song title
• Image of album cover
• Artist name
• Information about album
• Where it is available to purchase
• Record label logo

4. How these conventions convey/ promote the artist
at an audience and attract a target audience
The release date This is important because the audience need to know when they
are able to start purchasing the album.
Album/song title This is important because to be able to purchase the album you
would need to know the name of the album.
Image of album cover This is important in an advert because to help the audience
purchase the album they would need to know what the album
looks like. This will also help promote the band because the advert
will look more interesting and eye-catching with an image.
Artist name This is important as the audience need to know who the name of
the band is. This will help promote the artists and help them
become more known in the music industry.
Information about album This is important in an advert so the target audience can get an
idea of what will be in the album and what some of the name of
the songs are in the album.
Where it is available to purchase This is important in a magazine advert as the audience will know
whether it is available to purchase on iTunes, Amazon etc.
Record label logo This is important because by knowing which record label they are
signed to, we would get an idea of what kind of music they’re
playing in the album. Also the image may make the advert look
more interesting.