Last year, for its first-ever Music Issue, ESPN The Magazine asked Matthias Clamer to re-create famous album covers using sports stars in place of the musicians. And it was a big hit. So this year, with the bar set high, the magazine once again turned to Matthias.
The theme for the 2014 Music Issue is the convergence of the worlds of music and sports, so Matthias photographed seven dynamic pairings: Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers with pop star Nicki Minaj; Calvin Johnson of the Detroit Lions with rapper Eminem; rapper Kendrick Lamar with Chris Paul of the Los Angeles Clippers; U.S. Women’s Soccer star Hope Solo with singer-songwriter Skylar Grey; Dustin Penner of hockey team the Anaheim Ducks with the indie band Capital Cities; Cam Jordan and Kenny Stills of the New Orleans Saints with Trombone Shorty and the Grambling State marching band; and baseball players Manny Machado (Baltimore Orioles) and Yonder Alonso (San Diego Padres) with reggaeton star Yandel.
The Music Issue, which hit newsstands last Friday, features three different covers and an online complement with behind-the-scenes videos, interviews, and more. Below, some highlights, plus a couple of behind-the-scenes images. View the complete package at espn.com/musicissue and the gallery here.
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Kobe Bryant and Nicki Minaj. Photo by Matthias Clamer for ESPN The Magazine.
Clavin Johnson and Eminem. Photo by Matthias Clamer for ESPN The Magazine.
Photo by Matthias Clamer for ESPN The Magazine.
Reggaeton star Yandel (in sunglasses) with San Diego Padres first baseman Yonder Alonso (left) and Baltimore Orioles third baseman Manny Machado. Photo by Matthias Clamer for ESPN The Magazine.
Two-time Olympian Hope Solo with Skylar Grey. Photo by Matthias Clamer for ESPN The Magazine.
Bryant and Minaj. Photo by Matthias Clamer for ESPN The Magazine.
Johnson and Eminem. Photo by Matthias Clamer for ESPN The Magazine.
Matthias reviews his images with Johnson and Eminem. Photo by Nancy Weisman.
Matthias photographs Dustin Penner and Capital Cities. Photo by Stephanie Weed.
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Vote for your favorite magazine covers by Nino Muñoz, Art Streiber, and Michael Muller
The American Society of Magazine Editors is inviting everyone to vote for their favorite magazine covers in the category of Celebrity and Entertainment, including the below covers: Josh Hutcherson for Out, Adam Levine for People, and Gwyneth Paltrow for People, both by Nino Muñoz; Jonah Hill for American Way by Michael Muller; and Rod Stewart for Billboard, Star Wars/Chris Hardwick for Wired, and the cast of Last Vegas for AARP The Magazine by Art Streiber. Click on the images below to cast your vote!
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Click to vote for Art Streiber’s cover for Wired.
Click to vote for Nino Muñoz’s Adam Levine cover for People.
Click to vote for Michael Muller’s Jonah Hill cover for American Way.
Click to vote for Art Streiber’s Rod Stewart cover for Billboard.
Click to vote for Nino Muñoz’s Josh Hutcherson cover for Out.
Click to vote on Art Streiber’s cover shot of Michael Douglas, Kevin Kline, Robert De Niro, and Morgan Freeman for AARP The Magazine.
Click to vote for Nino Muñoz’s Gwyneth Paltrow cover for People.
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