Young female singers hope for '08 breakthrough
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LONDON (Billboard) - In recent years, female singer/songwriters such as Amy Winehouse, KT Tunstall and Corinne Bailey Rae have broken internationally out of the U.K. But the emerging class of 2008 suggest the trend has only just begun. Here are four artists to watch for.
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The pretty young women battling to become Miss America may have college degrees, artistic talent, and high-minded ideals -- but they're also showing more skin than ever before.
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Troubled pop star Britney Spears  has released her first new song in years on the Web, a single  called &quot;Gimme More&quot; that is expected to hit radio airwaves as  early as next week.
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Teen queen Lindsay Lohan will release her debut album, "Speak," Dec. 7 via Casablanca.
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Faced with a protracted sales  slump, record labels are now tapping into the tween scene,  after Walt Disney Co. has become the unlikely hitmaker of the  year with chart toppers like &quot;Hannah Montana&quot; and &quot;High School  Musical.&quot;
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The singer's new album shows that pop music Svengalis, weird and controlling  as they may be, are sometimes necessary
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Just a few years ago, when teens dominated the pop charts, to be a singer of a more senior age &#151; say, about 30 &#151; was something to be downplayed or outright omitted on one's musical resume.
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After building a career as a  singer and actress Mandy Moore has branched out into  songwriting as well, saying she hopes this will help her define  herself after learning from mistakes in her past.
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The music scene in the northern UK  city of Manchester -- famous for producing bands like Joy  Division/New Order, the Smiths and Oasis -- is thriving again,  with a new generation of bands tipped for breakout success in  2008.
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You might say the Janet Jackson moment of President Bush's inaugural festivities came Tuesday at a youth concert with hundreds of preteen Hilary Duff fans in the audience.
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"Girl Power" is back with the announcement that the Spice Girls, who topped charts in the late 1990s, are reuniting for a tour and greatest hits album.
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Young voters could make the crucial difference in '08, and the candidates of both parties are already getting expert help
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Times Staff Report The Little Stars, a two-time world champion girls choir from Zagreb, Croatia, will perform a holiday concert Dec.
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LOS ANGELES  - When she made her debut several years back at only 15, Brit belter Joss Stone was an instant wow, a young girl mining soul's past with a voice beyond her years.
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Singer-actress Lindsay Lohan is set to record her second album this summer and says it will have urban pop sound.
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Her self-titled debut album sparked a chorus of "that girl can sing" nearly 15 years ago, as did her 1994 follow-up, "A Moment."
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When Omm Sameh sings, trendy students, young intellectuals and tourists looking for a taste of the exotic sway to her captivating sounds.