Music Magazine: Front Page Layout Designs

Using my image, I have experimented with different layouts for my front page. I have used the features I will use on my front cover to design the layout of the front page.  

I have decided to use the second design as a basis of my front cover as I feel this is slightly more interesting with the title placed at the bottom, although this is not supported by my research, and the banner placed at the bottom of the page, providing symmetry.