From this selection of front covers of Billboard magazine from over the years I have noticed a few trends:
- Most front covers only ever feature one person on them so that all of your focus is on that one artist. Occasionally they'll have two artists together (such as the edition with Nick Jonas and Demi Lovato) but that is only if the main story is about them both. They are both primarily solo artists as bands hardly ever make the front cover
- There are no other images on the front cover and only the big image to help highlight its importance
- The artist is generally in front of one block colour to really make themselves stand out and show their significance and give the cover an overall cleaner look
- The masthead is often covered up by the featured artist unless that would make it difficult to read it and distinguish it from the other leading music magazines
- The artist on the front cover is almost always looking directly at the camera with barely any exceptions. This makes it easier to connect with the artist and draws you in to purchase this specific magazine. It could also imply that they aren't hiding anything showing how the magazine itself is very clean and reader-friendly
- Where possible, the artist is never covered up by any text or other stories other than the main story about them. Again, this is to amplify their importance
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