Conventions of Rolling Stone

Both covers main titles are covered by the main image which shows that the magazine is well-known so people can recognise it without seeing the title. Both covers have a plain white background and the main image is of either an artist or a band which is one of the conventions of a typical music magazine.

Rolling Stone has an ideology where new and popular music is important. An example of media langaugae that shows this are the two main images of two upcoming artists that are still fairly new in the music world. The audience of Rolling Stone are a younger generation which is obvious because the magazine specialises in new, popular music and includes young artists rather than old and established bands.

In both of the main images the artists are represented as confident because they are looking directly into the camera. Taylor Swift is represented as young and innocent by making her where white which has innocent and pure connotations.