SEMIOTICS IN MUSIC MAGAZINES

This is Katy Perry on the front cover of a music magazine. The image denotes Katy standing side on kind of looking over her shoulder towards the camera with her hand on her hip. The image connotes Katy looking seductive and 'cute' with the pink bow in her hair and the matching tight shorts and crop top. The pink bow in her black curly hair is feminine, also her womanly assets stand out on this picture because the clothing is tight. The colour scheme is pink and black, pink connotes love, brightness, happiness and is related to as a feminine colour. The black is a very mysterious colour, this goes well with Katy's facial expression. 

This screenshot of a music magazine with Cheryl Cole on the front. The image denotes Cheryl Cole looking at the camera with rain around her and she has red lipstick on her lips and is licking the side of her lips. The image connotes her being seductive because of the colours used and the way she is licking the side of her lip.

The key image denotes the women as the main artist in the picture by the image of her it connotes that she is trying to hide her identity by wearing glasses and covering her face with her hands, the colour schemes are red, black and white these are very vibrant colours which stand out, white connotes peace, purity, innocence and cleaness. Red connotes, firery ,dangerous, hot and lastly black connotes death , darkness, gothic era and gloominess.