Music Artists: Websites

http://www.khalidofficial.com/

Khalid is an American singer and songwriter signed to Right Hand Music Group and RCA Records. His music is in the Rhythm and Blues genre, and is best known for his songs ''Young, dumb and broke'' and ''Location''. His songs are aimed at a target audience of young adults and teen agers, but are enjoyed by many people from all different age groups.

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When you click onto his official website, the first thing you see is a pop-up promoting his newest album. The link gives an image of the album's front cover, and says ''available now'', followed by the logos of big music players, sellers and apps. The website background can be seen behind the image, but is slightly darker and isn't fully on show.

The actual website is simple but attractive, much like the singer's music. A large image of Khalid stood on a beach or dessert is the websites back ground image, and Khalid can be seen wearing an American flag over his shoulders, with his back towards the camera and a small part of the side of his face is seen. The sandy surroundings spread out way in front of him, and indicates to us as an audience that he is an individual, writing songs about him personally and focusing his music on him alone.

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