NOTES

Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to

the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade

magazines in the world. It maintains several

internationally recognized music charts that track the

most popular songs and albums in various categories

on a weekly basis.

It’s company is called ‘Prometheus Global Media’

The number of copies it distributes, on average, for

each issue is 16,327.

Billboard was founded in Cincinnati on

November 1st 1894 by William H. Donaldson

and James H. Hennegan

With the development of the juke

box industry during the 1930s, The

Billboard began publishing music charts.

Pop, Rhythm & Blues, and Country &

Western.

Language – (Ke$ha) colloquial, informal

(Gaga) formal

Tone – (Ke$ha) energetic (Gaga) serious

Font – (Ke$ha) serif (Gaga) sans serif

Drop Cap – shows the reader where to start, easier to start reading,

easier to get into

Slug & Editorial pillar – first thing reader sees

Article title – bold red, catches readers attention

Leading text – from big to small, easier to get into

Pull quote – draws audience in, interesting, stands out

Anchor – secures eye flow, avoids eyes being lost, brings back to the

right, complete look

Gutter – space at the bottom

Image – goes across both sides, builds continuity

Disco – more information, looks like buildings which gives an urban

vibe. Also looks like music bars.

The colours, against the white background,

stand out and attract the audience.

Gagas’s black lipstick matches the writing.

‘Gaga’ in red matches ‘contents’

Gaga’s white hair compliments the

background.

Simple gesture, highlights her significance

and the fact that she’s famous.

Smizing, draws audience in

Teeth showing, again white overpowering the

page

Hair blown to the right, to the text

Variety of artists, so much to do with the

genre, most familiar with it, fun, exciting,

different, confident, just out there.