Music Magazine Front Cover Analysis- VIBE

As you can see by the famous artist on the front cover, this is a HIP HOP magazine. From the front cover I can tell the main article will be based about Eminem as he ‘comes clean’ as this indicates that he will be giving confessing something in an interview by VIBE. The puffs around the magazine also tell us what is in store for the readers in this issue of the magazine, like ‘The 50 hottest rap blogs ranked.’

The target audience for this magazine are between the ages 16 - 24 , they are also listeners to R&B, Hip Hop and Rap. the target audience for this magazine is perhaps quite young. as the puff tell us the other Hip Hop artists that will be in this issue of VIBE.

'THE 50 HOTTEST RAP BLOGS RANKED' this also hints that the target audience is young as 'blogs' and social media. which ryounger readers are more likely to do, to online. The puffs are also drawing the attention as the well known Hip hop artists are presented in bold; but in this case of Eminem's puff in red.

To comparing this magazine to my previous analysis to Q, I can see that they have some similarity. As the puff colours and the title itself is eye catching and bold. 

This tells me that I need my magazine to be bold and eye catching for my target audience. 

The type of relationship this magazine wants with its reader is to satisfy them with music reviews, celebrity gossip column. Eminem is on the Vibe music magazine cover because he is one of the best rapper worldwide, if people see him on the front cover with a anchorage text saying ‘Eminem comes clean’ they would feel attracted and eager to buy the magazine to find out what he is confessing about. The anchorage text says ‘Eminem comes clean’ representing that he is hiding something from everyone and that he looks very mysterious, that he would like to share his personal information to the reader, as he seems to look guilty about something. This sense of mystery may give his fans a desire to get to know the real Eminem. The overall message that the artist has given is us a direct look, looks as if he is looking at us. It also shows that he is not shying away from the camera. He is looking confident as his arms are crossed with a straight face with no emotions shown on his face; making him looks mysterious. There are buzz words as the magazine is filled with names of rappers on the top of the magazine and the right hand side of it also, promoting upcoming new hits.

The design of the title block is big, bold and it’s just a straight forward font. That could specify that this magazine gives big and latest news which their target audience would like to read and know about. Its straight forward font could indicate that they just give what the readers would like to know and nothing boring that they would already know if they read their magazine regularly. The boldness could mean this magazine likes to stand out than other music magazines, they could be doing something different then a so called music magazine.

The puffs suggest that the magazine will be talking about in this issue of ‘VIBE.’ They will be talking about 50 hottest rap blogs which are ranked, to give their readers the best source of information they would like to know. There is also who is who is the best rapper ever, which says ‘you decide’ meaning that they would like to hear from the readers of their opinion of who is the best rapper and their reasons why; this just lets the magazine show the readers that the VIBE magazine takes their readers opinions seriously. There is also some artists name ‘Swagga Jack, Lil Wayne, Kanye West, Jay Z And T.I’ this could be these artists are collaborating on making a new hit single that the readers should read more about.

The strategies the magazine uses to attract the audience by having big music artists, in this issue they have world known rapper Eminem. The magazine satisfies the audience by including music reviews, celebrity gossip column and upcoming music hits.