Researching Music Magazines

The next part of my preliminary task was to research two current music magazines, this will help my understanding to what the layout of these are like. Below are two examples:

Here, they both share many similarities in terms of features. Below is a mock-up of them, their key features and terms.

These magazines use features such as the main background image which is all over the cover, smaller features of the magazine which are at the bottom of the cover so that the main image is not completely covered. 

What does this suggest about what editors find important in terms of their cover make-up?
From here, the importance of cover make-up shows that because there is very little if any used, it shows the artist to be more 'true' in terms of emotion or the statement they are trying to justify.
How have pugs/banners/puffs etc been used to help sell the magazine?

Look at the use of Semiotics. Which colours and signs have been used, and what do they suggest? How do they help to sell the magazine?
Can you apply any of the theories you have learned (such as feminism/male gaze) to this cover? If so, comment on it.