Conventions of a Music Magazine Front Cover

• Main Image (normally centered at the eyes)
• Masthead (generally top left hand corner expressing the genre of the music through the name and font style etc.)
• Banner Head Line (Main cover line gives the main image anchorage)
• Cover Lines (Sell lines give an insight into the magazine)
• Tag Line (a short, sharp phrase that sums up the editorial philosophy)
• Puffs (found in the corner)
• Ears (found at the edges or corners)
• Kicker (an explanitory line for the banner headline in "quotation " marks)
• Bar Code
• Date Line
• Price
• Issue Number
• Edition (monthly, weekly etc)