Spice Girl Emma Bunton wasnt the first to venture off from her dance-pop band the Spice Girls for a solo career Melanie C was most triumphant with her 1999 debut A Northern Star while Melanie B and ex-Spice Geri Halliwell earned mild reviews But like…

A gifted singer-songwriter whose rich voice and literate storytelling belies her youth she was only 23 when she released her major-label debut Brandi Carlile was born in the small town of Ravensdale Washington an isolated community fifty miles away f…

In contrast to all of the alterna-rockers who have favored darkly introspective very serious-minded lyrics New York Citys Morningwood has brought a delightfully trashy and hedonistic sense of fun to alternative poprock in the 21st century Those who a…

With her omnivorous musical tastes and cheeky attitude London-based pop singersongwriter Lily Allen made a name for herself almost as soon as she released her demos on the Internet The daughter of comedian Keith Allen Lily spent most of her childhood…

The daughter of a respected behind-the-scenes country guitarist, Miranda Lambert found success via the talent/variety show circuit. After conquering her native Texas, Lambert, like all aspiring country singers, headed to Nashville. Her competitive p…

A quintet featuring three sisters their brother and their best friend Tyler TXs Eisley formed in 1997 when the DuPree siblings -- guitarist Chauntelle singerguitarist Sherri singerkeyboardist Stacy and drummer Weston -- began playing with bassist Jon…

In an era when female R&B singers are often little more than pitch-corrected fashion divas, Corinne Bailey Rae's 2006 debut album was a heartening triumph of vocal chops and genuine soul. The U.K.-born singer/multi-instrumentalist got her start singi…