Analysis of covers of digipaks from the same genre

This CD cover is a close up of RnB star Rihanna. There is an album title 'LOUD' but no text that shows her name. It may be because she is such a big star and is very recogniseable - in relation to my cover I would have to put Chrystella's name as she is a new artist with a debut album. There is a strong theme of red - in the make up she is wearing and her hair. I think LOUD and the theme of red correlate as they both relate to each other as red is a bright , and 'LOUD' colour.. I intend to also do this with my digipak - maybe have the colour of her lips running throughout the theme.

This is the cover of Alica Keys' album 'As I am'. Just like Rihanna's it is a close up of her entire face. She is looking directly into the camera / straight at the audience. This relates to the album title as it signifys strength and power. In my digipak for Chrystella i want to put across the connotations of a strong woman who isnt afraid of anything , just like what this album does. The colours are also very simple. There's a nice black and white photo and a red & black font with the album title in a white font - all in capitals , which again relate to the album title.

The third and final album cover is from Kelly Rowlands newest album 'Here I am'. Just like the previous two it is a close up of the artists face - a reacccuring theme in this genre ( which i will obviously continue with my cover ). There is a blue tint in this cover , which shows that it is common for the covers to have some sort of colour theme - usually one. The name of the artist is in big bold white letters and is bigger than the font for the actual album title - which is small and blue, which almost makes it blend into to the theme. 

Overall i have discovered that my final image needs to be a close up of Chrystellas face and that i need to think of one colour theme to be on the front. Also the name of the album should be smaller than her actual name.