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Music Magazines can contain many different types of articles, which could use different types of language and writing techniques. This includes stand-firsts, headlines and pull-quotes which help to intrigue and grasp the attention of their target audience as well as informing and entertaining. In order to understand what needs to be included in a magazine article I have analysed the language used in the double page spread of the billboard article from 2015 about singer Adam Lambert, allowing me to grasp the type of language used and how it fulfils AIDA as well as the Uses and Gratification theory.  This article is an interview written in the third person with the writer often refers to direct quotes from the singer, with no reference to the journalist themselves. On the first page of this article there is the article headline, a stand-first and an introductory paragraph as well as a by line and credit to the photographer. On the second page of the article, the interview continues with the writing placed around an image of the main star. The article ends with a direct quote from Lambert and no clear conclusion, leaving it feeling unfinished. The quotes that have been used throughout the article fulfil social interaction as the target audience will feel as if they are personally interacting with the star, the main article also informs and entertains the reader. The way the article is written and the language used throughout, portrays the idea that the singer is vulnerable and lonely. Through use of direct quotes it makes it easier for the audience to connect with and relate to the star, this fulfils social interaction as well as informing the reader. The purpose of this article is to inform and entertain the target audience of the stars personal life and career, it also allows the target audience to feel closer and more connected to the star.