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Page 1: Analysis of music cd cover

By: Jamuna vasanthakumaran

Page 2: Analysis of music cd cover

The background colour is gray showing plan colour and is given a darkness effect that stands

out. Making the cover look very different to others, as there is no colour added and given a

effect that might link in the type of music that she has represented to the audience.

On the cover It has shown the letter „R‟ with a different type of font, is very

sharp and represents the artist name in a different ways then others. For

example this cover show only one letter of the artist, allowing us to see that the audience are aware of the of who the artist of the music is and reflecting to

the idea that the artist is very well known. The background has the effect

of colour showing black and white, mainly on to the dark side, this links in with the idea of the type music that is

being represented, for example as it has the effect of black and white it can link with the idea of sadness type of music. This allows the audience to be aware of

the type of music that the artist has presented by looking in to the type of

colour shame that it has used.

The image is very appropriate meaning in the way that she has a natural look. This resembles Rihanna's strength and strength of mind to make a comeback after being affected by some aspects of her personal life, which shows control and rather then suggesting a image of

being sexy, Rihanna appears to want to show the audience she is powerful and

determined to succeed.

The album cover was released on October 27, 2009 and features Rihanna in a moody, contemplative pose wearing a leather top with her hand covering her

right eye and each finger wrapped in an intricate set of rings. The black-and-

white cover was compared to the 1980s album covers by singer Grace Jones

Rated R is the fourth studio album by Barbadian recording artist Rihanna, first released on

November 20, 2009, on Def Jam Recordings.Genre :Pop, R&B

Page 3: Analysis of music cd cover

The main image show cherylcole with using the angle of

full body shot, representing her new album

Messy Little Raindrops, wearing an orange and pink dress with fierce Christian Louboutin spiked leopard-

print boots.

The “messy little raindrops”, a different type of headline to the music, links in with the idea of the type of hip hop music as the headline suggest for

example “messy”. This is something that will most linked to R&B or types of

hip hop songs. The font is very different, reflects in

with the idea of the headline as it very messy and raindrops. The font also has

a feminine look to the cover as the writing is very curled, linking in with

maybe the target audience that It also has the type of colour that Cheryl

Cole is wearing for example “orange” comparing it to bring up the looks of

headlines.

Background – black and white colours are mixed as the

background and also the main image is air brushed at the

background giving a messy look to the album linking in with the

idea of the headline. The main target audience for the album includes people, mainly female artist who are interested

in r&b or pop music.

Messy Little Raindrops is the second studio album by British recording artist Cheryl Cole, released on 29 October 2010 by

Fascination Records.GenrePop, dance-pop, R&B

The metaphorical Messy Little Raindrops of the title probably relate to her personal

life, because all these songs will unavoidably be interpreted through her

recent divorce from a footballer.

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Main image The image shows the main artist of the

music album “Nicki Minaj”, It is an image of her in a shoulder-length curly black wig

and black bustier with an oversized diamond-shaped pendant necklace resting

on her chest.this gives the audience the idea of who the

music is produced by. It also gives a good effect to the audience to motivate them to buy the album as it shows the image for example their favourite artist.

The posture of the image is very natural and shows the attitude as she shows by the

facial expression. The image has used a close up shot to her

face showing more detail about the expression. Her hair is also covers most of

the cover and only showing a bit of the background, allowing us to see that the artist is very important then everything

else on the cover.

The main colour that is represented on the cover is pink, as it also says at the top of the

headline . The colour has used to go with the background and also the headline and other fonts that is on the cover. This gives the idea of the type of audience that the

album is referring to for example it can be teenage girls. As it has known that pink

are mostly linked in with girls.

Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded - is a re-release of Nicki Minaj‟s sophomore album, Pink Friday:

Roman Reloaded, which was released on November 19, 2012.

Genre: Hip hop, R&B

The name has used Identified font, placed at the top of the cover, mostly

faded away with the image and background, it also used the colour of gold to show a rich look to the music

album.

The back of the cover, shows the album name, and other details of the album for

example songs that is included in the album, barcode and lots more

information