Research

The centre of visual interest is very bold connoting a fierce, determined and important person. The image is very saturated making it much brighter and more eye catching. This magazine has bled the image across the page with a large callout in front of the image. In the top left corner they have added a filter to cover a unwanted gap on the cover. The main cover story is very bold spreading entirely across the front page. The expression on Rihanna's face connotes a angry, fearful and unapproachable. With an image like this it shows the artists determination to succeed. The  masthead 'Billboard' is relative to the type of magazine because artists are advertised on billboards. The filled in 'b's' in the masthead also contributes to the brightness of the cover. . The masthead is sans serif fitting the target audience because it is aimed at the younger more informal generation. Along the left there is a large amount of wobs, this makes the comments more eye catching. 

The contents page for this genre uses lots of images which makes it much more interesting for the reader. RnB magazines uses are for the image of the artists not just the information. RnB magazines denote how an artist expresses themselves through their image. Down the left side of the contents page there is the charts which is important for the audience as they are the type of people who want to keep up to date with the new releases. The images are related to the articles so are linked to a number boldly for the reader to easily access that article.