Billboard Magazine Double Page Spread Analysis

Here is a double page spread article taken from popular music magazine Billboard. A double page spread is two facing pages of a magazine where the textual material runs from the left hand side and continues across to the right. However, like the example above magazines can interpret them and change the layout to make it their own 'style'.

The image used for the background is a picture of popular and world renowned artist, Miley Cyrus. In the image, we can clearly see her slouched in the corner of a room. The walls of the room are grey and drab,      and the lack of colour depicts her discontented expression - the connotations of the image formulate the idea of her being trapped.

It seems the main point of the article is to promote her new single 'Can't be tamed', which was more than likely in the charts at the time of release of the issue. The text shown in the white box states, 'Transitions From Tween Idol To Pop Star', this gives the readers who don't know her anchorage as to what she does. Also, the smaller text on the right hand side of the article discusses her audition for the lead-role on Disney Channels 'Hannah Montana', as this is how she became well known in the industry. This is referred to as they know that a large proportion of their target audience will know her form this.

Moreover, the article title reads 'Girl, you'll be a woman soon' the use of the word 'Girl' gives the impression that it is addressing and talking to the artist personally as well as being used in pink to conform to the most popular stereotype of girls. The text reading '...You'll be a woman soon' is used in contrast with the articles image as she is shown to be trapped in a room with a fed up expression and posture. She is dressed in clothes that are adult like rather than clothes girls should be wearing such as the heels. This suggests that she wants to be a woman and grow up yet it isn't her time to be a woman yet suggested by the word 'Soon' at the end.
Furthermore, in terms of typography, the text is rather large and attracts attention immediately. Because the layout is simple and isn't packed it doesn't make the reader want to turn over straight away like they would if there were tons of text squeezed onto the page.

Dyers star theory can be applied to Miley Cyrus in this because Miley isn't bounded by her singing career, she is known for her identity. She was also star of immensely popular Disney channel programme, Hannah Montanna which shows that she is known for more than her singing. Furthermore, a lot of people haven't watched her acting or listened to her singing yet they know her because she is well known for her fashion sense.