Album cover research

The Genre for my artist is pop. However it is not the usual type of 'pop' that we are likely to see with some famous pop artists e.g lady gaga or madonna.

Analysing real artists that are similar to my artist 'victor mase':

Ed sheeran's first album had an orange background with his face in the forefront. This is a great way for him to make himself memorable to the target audience but also lets his brand identity stand out. the orange background is also acts as a indirect message that he has 'ginger' hair.

sam smiths first album also has a shot of him in the forefront. however here we see a mid shot of sam sitting on a chair, with a grey background which i think reemphasises the title wordplay 'in the lonely hour'. this is great way for the audience to visual identify what type of music  the artists has put together on the album.