Backgrounds on music magazine

I have been looking at several different R&B music magazines and I have discovered that all of the backgrounds are very plain and simple to make the artist stand out even more as they wear bright coloured clothes. 









On this music magazine the background is white and the artist is wearing black to show the contrast between the two colours, the main headline and straplines have also been written in red which also contrast with the colours white and black. From this information I know to use a plain simple background to make the same effective.















On this music magazine the background is grey which is a dull boring colour however the artist is wearing a grey jumper with a blue collar which makes him stand out. The colour scheme is the same throughout as the colours grey and blue have been used, the main headline is writing in blue to contrast with the artist blue collar. All of the strap lines have been writing in pink to make them even more eye catching.