For covers or designs of both albums or singles have a main focus for the purpose of the design. This is due to whether or not the band/artist want to sell themselves or their music. If they are trying to sell themselves then the design would be based on photography of them. The use of this would help promote the band or artist. this use of design is more likely seen in mainstream music rather than independent music that tend to use more visual image design like a picture related to the idea of the album. Independent music artists do this to make the item (the music) the thing they are selling to the audience/market rather than the band like mainstream.
In addition a use of the artist image on a single/album cover is more likely to be used on their first released CD. This is also to promote themselves. Evidence of this is in the winner's single of The X Factor each year.
< example through last years 2010 single
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