Rihanna album-loud

This is an example of an album cover.
The album cover is for R&B star Rihanna, this cover does not need to say the name off the artist because she has become so big that people know its her by the picture of her face. The albums name is "loud" and is shown across the bottom, the font used is thin and classy and fits in with the rest of the image.

The hair in the image is parted to either side as if it was curtains revealing the face. The shadow under the chin re-enforces the smooth curve of her chin, this has been edited in and fits in with the dark eye lashes. The red running through the image helps to produce a sexy firy image to the audience and with the naked shoulder it backs up this sexy image as it gives the impression she has no clothes on.
The record label that Rihanna is signed to is Def Jam and Roc Nation, Roc nation is horizontally integrated into Sony Media and Def Jam will join with Sony to produce and market her. This will help Def Jam to appeal to a wider audience that Sony has. When comparing Rihanna's natural skin tone to hers on the Album cover it has been lightened for the Album this could be to appeal to a wider audience which Sony has. Because Sony is such a massive business in all areas of media industry, they have a very wide audience by lightening her skin but still leaving her with her ethnicity so she appeals to all audiences.

The image contradicts the album title "Loud" because in the image she looks peaceful not shouting or being loud, this doesn't fit with the word loud, this is why they have used the more feminine and classy text.

The tattoo on her neck shows she's trendy and cool to the audience as the main age that will buy and listen to her album are young teenagers to middle twenty's at this age it is popular to have a tattoo.