The cover for Britney Spears' new single 'Work B**ch' and the theme throughout the image is Las Vegas - where she will be residing for 2 years. The typography is very modern and spaced out, interestingly her logo of her name has changed throughout her career, this depending on the album or it's theme. You see the main image of Britney Spears dressed in a risque showgirls outfit to fit with the theme, but the use of sex appeal with her chest out could entice the audience to be interested in the song/video - the use of sex sells and appeals to the audience. The backgrounds links with the foreground as it is a dressing room with props like; a harlequin crown, whip, pearls and feather boa. Glitter is used heavily in this cover on the table and mirror to again create a showgirls esque feel with the theme of performance running throughout. High level lighting is used surrounding the mirror to give it more of a professional performer feel, but generally low key lighting is used - high key lighting surrounds Britney to give the impression that she is a superstar performer.
American singer/songwriter Ke$ha released a remix album titled 'I am the dance commander + I command you to dance: The remix album', the cover of this had heavy influence from her debut album 'Animal' and EP 'Cannibal' as lots of photoshop was used to create a cosmic theme in the background - this emphasises the technicolor element surrounding Ke$ha. The main image is of Ke$ha on a sofa with an inflatable flamingo and sword with the background draped in multicoloured streamers, again the idea of sex sells is used as she is again dressed in risque clothing and has the word 'Party' written on her arm to emphasise the genre and her public image of being a party girl/wild child. The use of glitter is put all around the image to strengthen the party theme but also let the audience identify Ke$ha as one of her trademarks is glitter. Low key lighting is used around the main image but high key lighting is used around the main image to highlight Ke$ha as the main selling point of the album as she is a familiar face to the audience. Ke$ha uses a glitter font for her logo but in this instance it is a simple font but a cyan colour on her name and her lipstick.
The cover for Katy Perry's sophomore album 'Teenage Dream' features the singer nude on top of clouds made to look like cotton candy - as this was a recurring theme for the album as the booklet and CD were infused with a cotton candy scent. The typography for the album name is stylized to be a candy cane colour and design in order to emphasise the candy theme throughout the album. The soft pink colour of the clouds link in with the genre being a bubblegum pop album and all the songs have a reflection with the cover and it suggests that this album is a magical album - having a strong connection to the Candyland board game and 'Candyfornia'. The artists name and logo is a red colour which has the connotations of romance and love - which the songs are mainly about love and breakups. As the main image of the cover is a portrait of the artist, high key lighting is used to highlight the artists body and clearly show her body, the nudity relates to the sex sells idea which is why she is nude as this creates controversy and this generates publicity.
Lady Gaga's new album cover for her upcoming project/album ARTPOP features a range of pop art inspired paintings like The Birth Of Venus. The cover was created by America artist Jeff Koons and a design - the blue ball suggesting a metaphor for the Earth - was created specifically for this album cover as Lady Gaga and Jeff Koons now have heavy involvement with each others work. Intertextuality plays a key role in this cover due to the references to Sandro Botticelli and Jeff Koons, but also the Andy Warhol pop art inspiration. The main image is not actually the artist but it is a recreation of the artist by Jeff Koons, the sculpture of Lady Gaga and the ball are iconic to Jeff Koons' work. The use of her body can also be used as a publicity stunt as her hair is placed over her breasts - this again will generate more attention and publicity- the high key lighting emphasises the body . Her logo has changed over the process of her albums with this logo being bold and in a bright pink colour typical to pop art colours. The sculptures eyes are fixed onto the audience to engage them but to also be a main identifier for the album as Lady Gaga is known internationally.
The sophomore album from multi-platinum selling girl group Danity Kane titled 'Welcome To The Dollhouse' features all of the members sat in a white corridor positioned close to each other looking at the camera. The eyes of the members are directly facing the camera in order to engage the audience but to give a sex appeal to contrast with the white clothing which suggests purity. The use of the clothing being bra's and falling down clothes is sexual but also the use of hands on each other has connotations of sex and can appeal more to the male audience - for examples Aubrey's hand is placed on Dawns leg. The use of high key lighting emphasises the purity of the clothing but also can link in with the dollhouse theme of innocence. The logo of the band has never changed and has been a key selling point for the band as this is the identity of the band, the colour scheme changes with the albums in order not to clash with any colours. As the theme is dollhouse the girls represent the dolls living inside, some of the poses show this in order to look like they have been played with by a child - their music does contrast with this idea though for example songs like Striptease & Ecstasy.
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