CD Cover 1

This is the CD cover of the artist of the song I’m using for my music video.
The image is the most dominate part of the cover and takes up the majority of the space. The attention is drawn to the artist. The colour theme on this is pink, Nicki Minaj often uses bright colours, mainly pink in all her media texts. Everything in this media text is pink including her clothing, hair, shoes, background and the text.
The way Nicki Minaj is posed is unusual, as she is quite an abstract artist and breaks the codes and conventions of the typical RnB genre. For example more traditional RnB female artists have a more masculine image including tracksuits, caps and bling whereas Nicki Minaj mixes RnB genre with Pop creating her own individual style. The image represents her individuality and shows how unique she is as an RnB/Pop artist as she collaborates the two genres.
The conventions of this media text include the artists name, the song title and a popular hit which is included within the album.
I think this cover is quite simple but also really effective. I’d like to create a similar look on my CD cover for my subsidiary texts as this is not over crowded with text and looks really professional.
The target audience will most likely be young females, however Nicki Minaj attracts a wide spread audience and could also appeal to young males although this CD cover suggests a very feminine image her songs are RnB genre so still can appeal to a male audience.