Music Magazine Double-Page Article Research

Here is a double-page spread from Q magazine's issue with Lady Gaga as the cover star. The main article in this magazine was about Lady Gaga and her rise to fame in 2009. The interview took place just before Lady Gaga was about to start her sold out world-wide tour. The double page contains the title for the article on the left hand side and an image of Lady Gaga from Q's photo shoot which took place in London, nothing is placed in the middle of the pages this is so there is no fold in the writing or image and therefore creates a flawless spread . Q magazine has a colour scheme of red, white and black/grey on every issue of their magazine. Shown here on the double page spread that the colour scheme continues throughout the magazine not just the first few pages from the cover page to the contents page. The title from the article comes from rumours that were circulating about Lady Gaga during her rise to fame throughout 2009.
Underneath the title is a small amount of text which describes what is going to be included in the article, it is not giving much information as Lady Gaga was the cover star for this issue so it is likely that people have bought it to read about her. In the bottom right hand corner is a set of red arrows showing that the article continues on the next few pages and is instructing the reader to turn the page. In the top right hand corner there is information on the photo.

This is another double page spread from the music magazine Q. In this article they're talking about Shakira and her new album. To keep up the theme of the new album being the main subject of this article the main image is of Shakira in the studio. The article contains a quite detailed interview with shakira about her work on her new album. Once again the colour scheme of the article is continued again by Q of red & white. However the whole double page is not just for Shakira at the bottom of the right hand page is recommendations for other artists albums, to make sure that this standsout from the rest of the article it is presented in a blue box so therefore it doesn't flow with the rest of the article.