Double Page Spread Analysis (NME magazine)

 

The artist featured in the article is Angel Haze. This suggests that the target audience will be females but she would relate more to those who have a similar story as her own. As she has been sexually abused and been suicidal many times in her life and there are people in this world who have been through these things in their life and would be able to relate to her and look up to her as she is in the public eye.

The article is almost educating the reader as they are being told about the artist’s life and how she’s developed because of that. The reader has been told about her upbringing and how difficult that has been for her as no child should have to go through what she has been through.  However the language used doesn’t make the story negative but a positive as the artist has become a better person because of her life experiences.

A standard colour of black has been used, which allows the reader to not get distracted by many colours and allows them to concentrate on the article. However there are a few uses of red which contrasts the colour scheme and stand out. The red could connote passion, which is shown throughout the article.

A standard font has been used which makes the article readable and doesn’t cheapen the magazine with unnecessary styles of fonts. It also allows the reader to focus on the article and connect to what the artist is saying.

The first page of the double page spread has an image of the artist, and the second page has the actual article.

One page is taken up by an image of the artist and the other page is taken by the text from the article.

I feel the magazine addresses the reader as a member of an ‘in’ crowd. It’s as if they are inviting us to be a part of Angel Haze’s life as we go on this journey throughout the article from when she was young and lived within a religious cult and was a sexually abused, to her life on stage and the connection she has with her fans, to when she is helping those people who have gone through what she has been through or are going through it now. The magazine turns the artist’s life into a positive and she has come out better on the other side and can learn and grow from her life experiences and also used her experiences in her lyrics.

The one image that was used is a mid-shot of the artist accessorised with a Versace chain, glasses and a black hat. As the artist is wearing glasses, we don’t really know if she’s looking directly at the audience as we can’t see her eyes. As an artist, she has put on a character which is shown through the image but the background she has come from and the things that have happened her to have no link. It’s as if she’s giving some sort of hidden message that you can go through anything and still come out on top, which she is living proof of.

Both the heading in the article and the text on the front cover of the magazine are similar in the sense that the texts have both been written in bold and take up a good amount of the page.

The article gives a brief background of the artist and the life she lived when she was younger and before she hit the spotlight and so demand for any prior knowledge isn't necessary. However, the reader might need some knowledge on religious cults and how that affects people. By doing this they can understand what she says in the article but it's not a necessity.