L - The photograph used on the front page of Billboard magazine is a medium long shot more towards the right than exactly in the center, of a well known artist, Beyonce, with her not being perfectly in the middle of the magazine it could connote as even though she has been crowned Billboard's women of the year she isnt perfect either. Beyonce is wearing a white dress which contrasts against the elegant dark blue background but also relates to the masthead of 'Billboard' as well as 'women's music' as they are both in bold white font. Beyonce's white dress could connote purity and elegance relating to the sell line 'our women of the year Beyonce'. The masthead clearly indicates in big bold font the magazines name 'Billboard' as in america there are billboards, which are giant signs, everywhere advertising products shows etc. Billboard may of used this name as they're a big company and they're seen as a big advertisement and popular magazine. Beyonce is placed infront of the masthead leaving us as the reader not able to see the 'o' in 'Billboard' but because of the magazine being very well known the reader can work this out immediately. Different sized sell lines are used in different fonts to stand out to the reader when on the shelf. The font is also in white and an ice blue colour to connote the purity and elegance of Beyonce again and white is also the colour related with an angel which is seen as higher than others which Beyonce is now that she is women of the year. Beyonce is also in capital letters to catch our eye to let us know that this articles main feature will be about Beyonce.

I -  Billboard receives hundreds of millions of brand impressions daily through many strategic relationships with major companies across various industries. These relationships give Billboards brand recognition, proprietary chart data and information resources to develop products, live events and print, television, radio, digital and mobile platforms. In addition to North America, Billboard operates businesses in Brazil, Greece, Japan, Korea and Russia. Billboard is owned by Prometheus Global Media, a diversified company with leading assets in the media and entertainment arenas. Tommy Page is Billboard's Publisher. He joined the company in June 2011 after several years at Warner Bros where he worked as a recording artist. During his time at Warner Bros he helped shape the careers of Michael Buble, Josh Groban and Green Day

I - The morals of the image on the front cover is showing that Beyonce is the women of all women, with her curves and beauty she is a main role model in the music industry. Through the way she is stood, showing off her curves in the slim fitted dress, she is stood facing a diagonal but with her head looking back over her shoulder as her eyes meet ours, this could connote as her looking back on her life which we will be able to do if we buy and read the magazine. beyonce is stood with attitude and a fierce look on her face which connotes that she doesnt care what you think about her but over looks all the bad and sees the good this could also be shown in the colour white because white is seen as a good and pure colour with a deep meaning which also related to the fact her article will be meaningful and full of exclusive information as they list 'Singer, Actress, Businesswomen, Philanthropist' in a sell line to show that Beyonce isn't just an artist but much more.

A - This magazine is clearly aimes at music fans but this specific edition could be aimed more at Beyonce fans as the main feature of the magazine will be articles on Beyonce but normal Billboard buyers will still buy this edition as there is more to the magazine than Beyonce as it covers most of the chart and genres.

R - Representation is the most important when it comes to publishing a music magazine as it portrays the artists through its images and language as well as telling the audience a lot about the ideology of the magazine and also what genre the artist/band are. Beyonce is seen a s a confident artist in the music industry and from the front cover you can see that Beyonce is stood up tall and straight with elegance and Beyonce is well known to be a strong a mature women but is also well known to be a part of the pop/chart music genre which is quickly identified when you see her through the representation of the image used and the text around her.