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BILLBOARD MAGAZINE ARTICLE“Ed Sheeran's 'Shape of You' Remixes: Listen to the 10 Best

Ed Sheeran performs on June 6, 2015, in Toronto, Canada. 

Shout out that dude Ed Sheeran. He just took the No. 1 spot on the Hot 100 with his dancehall-inspired, acoustically-textured, subtle fast-love ballad “Shape of You.” There's nothing too big or shiny about the tune, but it's got the kind of vocal hook dreams are made of. You hear it once and you're totally in love.Because the song is so bare bones, there's a lot of room for producers to have a little fun. The world has no shortage of “Shape of You” remixes, and in honor of Ed Sheeran's big hit, Billboard Dance give you this list of the 10 best.”

This article uses language that would work with the audience demographic using slang such as “No.1” and idioms. The purpose of this is so the article is relatable to the reader so it will be easier to read and is likely to be more enjoyable. By referring to Ed Sheeran as a “dude” it establishes the informal tone between the reader and the writer which makes the article more interesting to read. The article discusses Ed Sheeran’s newest song which is a song that is likely to have been heard by the target audience which means the audience will understand the article and will enjoy it if they liked the song. The article also creates publicity for the artist as if the song is being spoken about in a article it is likely it is a well made, popular song so the audience are likely to go and listen to it if they haven’t heard it before.

Q MAGAZINE ARTICLE“Catfish & The Bottlemen: “We don’t write songs to get in the charts, we write songs to sell gig tickets!”Catfish & The Bottlemen say they’re not bothered about the charts – it’s playing big gigs that drives them.The Welsh band return with new album The Ride on 27 May, which they discuss with Q in our latest issue – on sale now in print and on digital.Explaining his vision, frontman Van McCann tells Q’s Niall Doherty why he rebuffed producer Dave Sardy attempts to put synthesisers on their new record.“He was putting this mad synth on it. I was like, ‘They are staying away from this album, Sardy!’” recalls McCann, explaining that the band were focused in the studio on making music that sounds massive outdoors.“We don’t write songs to get in the charts, we write songs to sell tickets,” he declares. “I write songs thinking, ‘Can you imagine a sea of people bouncing?””

This article talks to a band which the target audience may be familiar with- Catfish and the Bottlemen- and if not, it is a way for the reader to discover new artists. The article portrays the band’s passion for music which allows the reader to see that they love what they do which allows the reader to connect with this artist. By using quotes, it allows the reader to see a true representation of this band as we can see their true, non edited responses. The language of this article is slightly more sophisticated than the Billboard article but I feel this is simply a different approach and the target audience will still enjoy the article.