Conventions of an artist/band website

By Ella Hailes

What is the purpose of a website?

To promote the artist/band itself, this could be by having a weekly blog or posting regular pictures to keep them always in the public eye and don’t get forgotten.

It also allows fans to interact with the artist/band, receiving information about what’s going on and also contacting them in a new form of “fan mail”.

Keep people knowing when up coming shows are happening, if there is any new songs or albums coming out and just general information people want to know.

To help sell merchandise, tickets and boost overall sales.

Rihanna’s website

Here you have all the various ‘links’ within the website that would lead you to other pages. This connects to every aspect of not only her music but also her fashion line, charity work and her around the world tour.

There is no title however there are plenty of photos of Rihanna, indicating this is her website.

This is her homepage and on all the photos there is a link to another section of her website.

Even though there is no writing until you hover the photos, you can see the variety of work you as a fan have access too. It provides a lot of information about her life and work.

There is a sign up section, where this allows the fans to receive emails and updates about information about what’s going on. There is also links to her social media to keep them in constant reach of what is going on not only in her personal life but also work e.g. new music, promotions and more

http://www.rihannanow.com/ Clear concise layout of where to find different segments of information. Additionally there are a variety of styles to show what each link is for. E.g. the shoes are promoting her sponsorship for Puma.

Chase and Status Bands logo, this gives the viewers of the website a form to recognise Chase and Status if there wasn’t their name on a form of merchandise for example.

All the links to their social media sites to stay in the loop of what they may be doing in their personal life and work. There will be most likely be links within their social media profiles to connect to new music.

These are the links to their latest news which include new music, what they are doing and where they are. The tour dates are for their 2016/2017 European Tour. Unlike Rihanna's website their links are directly at the top and labelled rather than pictures being displayed across the home page.

The band name in capitals and large to state whose website it is.

Links to their latest performances, this keeps fans involved with them even if they couldn’t attend their concert.

Unlike Rihannas website the background is black and simplistic, everything is very large and takes up the entirety of the home page. There isn’t as many links to their work or how to get in contact with them. Furthermore, they have their name and logo at the top and no pictures of themselves which is polar opposite to Rihannas, which is all photos and no name.

Here is a link to what could be assumed charity work, “Rave 4 Refugees” indicates them raising money for the Syrian Refugee crisis. It doesn’t need to state that they have a whole page of charity work, however if you wanted to find information, its not obvious where you could find it.

http://chaseandstatus.co.uk/

MAX (Max Schneider)http://maxschneider.com/ http://maxhellskitchen.com/

Two different links to his acting and music career, the way he splits it up at the beginning gives the viewers more indication at what they want to look at his website for.

Giant header of his name so you know who you are looking at and a photo of him. Because he is not as well known as Rihanna there is a possibility the designers felt as if they needed to show who he is as well as his name.

Links to take you to where you want to go. Clear layout. Unlike Rihannas where you hover over photos to take you to the location you want to be.

Youtube link to his newest song which then leads you to a playlist of his.

Link to his new album and how to purchase. This is bold letters to attract viewers and to inform them that he has an album out in case they didn’t know before hand. Additionally the name of his new album links to his website URL and one can assume this changes everytime a new album/single is released.

His social media pages, how to subscribe to his website and ways to contact him, again all in large icons or text to attract viewers.