[by iDrew]
2007 has been a great year for hot chicks. Beyonce, Shakira, Nelly Furtado - they've all done their part in providing eye and ear candy worthy of our praise. But for every Fergie out there, there are dozens of little Fergalicious babes just waiting for an opportunity to blow your stereo away.
Here we pay tribute to 25 of the hottest chicks who deserve record contracts. Check out their tunes and download their songs. Without your support, we may never see them on Vh1, MTV, or the cover of Blender.
A&R men and women, are you listening looking?
25. Renee Cassar
Renee Cassar is an Alternative/Pop/Rock Singer/Songwriter from Australia. Her album will hit iTunes on November 26th.
24. Amber Rubarth
Amber Rubarth, An Acoustic/Soul siren who is making waves from Brooklyn, NY. You can pick up her "Hand-made EP 'Unfinished Art'" on from her MySpace page. Hurry up though, it's a limited edition.
23. Kimie
Kimie is a 21 year old singer/songwriter from Hawaii. Heavily influenced by artists such as India.Arie and Erykah Badu, Kimie's mesh of acoustic soul, R&B, and funk can be heard on her upcoming debut album.
22. Samantha Ronson
Samantha Ronson is the sister of master track maker Mark Ronson. Seemingly less dramatic than Mark's stable of female singers (most notably Amy Winehouse and Lily Allen), Samantha has a very different sound, and stable of influences, listing artists as diverse as Prince and Duncan Sheik.
21. Electrocute
Nicole Morier and Legs Le Brock, the two electro/punk darlings who make up Electrocute, are based in Los Angeles, CA. With 36,873 friends on MySpace, these girls are poised for the bigtime.
Who knew they had Metal in Salt Lake City? Allyptic has been rocking hard since 2004, and with the help of New Jersey college radio they've started to bring their sound to the masses. Check out their album Black Season.
19. Chantelle Paige
Chantelle Paige spends her time recording with Flipsyde, and performing with the likes of Katharine McPhee and Jesse McCartney. Totally normal for a 19 year old Cali girl with a 4.1 GPA, right? If you go over to MySpace, you can pick up her 6 song EP "Like This." Because she loves you, she'll even sign your copy.
18. Callaghan
Callaghan is an acoustic songstress from the UK. Influenced by Jewel and Rascal Flatts, she's currently spreading her music and her hotness to crowds all over London and Newcastle.
17. Sara Watkins
Sara Watkins is one of the three members of the soon-to-be-on-hiatus Nickel Creek. Her violin playing is distinct and her vocals are ethereal. Those who were lucky enough to catch the farewell tour (like myself) had the chance to hear her harmonize with Fiona Apple, the resident badass rock chick. Her solo songs have the flavor of Nickel Creek but are unique and honest enough to warrant a seperate Sara Watkins experience. Hopefuly we'll see her break out over the coming months.
16. Melissa Lujan
Melissa Lujan is an R&B voice from Denver, Colorado. Her tracks have already gotten 3.5 million plays on MySpace -what are you waiting for?
15. Jordyn Taylor
Jordyn Taylor is another pop singer from LA. I thought people still tried to make it into the industry from NY? Oh well, whatever the case may be, Jordyn's songs have been featured on The Hills so she is on the right track.
14. Aaradhna
Aaradhna got really lucky in the alphabetical order game. From New Zealand, she fuses her love of Hindi music, Samoan gospel, and the Beatles into an R&B/Soul package. You have to hear it to believe it.
Rebecca Lynn Howard is a Country/Pop/R&B artist from Nashville, Tennessee. Raised in the Applachian Mountains, Rebecca has already pulled in two Grammy Awards, and has even sang with Dolly Parton.
12. Lillix
What's better than one Evin sister? Two Evin sisters with microphones! Lacey-Lee and Tasha-Ray are pop rockers from Canada. With two Juno nominations under their belt, they're poised to take over your radio.
11. Jessie Baylin
Jessie Baylin is another folk rocker from LA. Her debut album You! demonstrates influences from Neko Case and Edith Piaf to Fleetwood Mac
10. Mieka Pauley
Mieka Pauley is a talented singer songwriter with a Harvard degree to her name. Hopefully she doesn't carry it around in her guitar case. Her music is a fusion of Patty Griffin's spunk, Jeff Buckley's most wistful moments, and Ben Harper's earthiness. On her myspace, you can pick up her latest album Elijah Drop Your Gun.
9. Lindsey Haun
Lindsey is a Rock / Folk / Country musician from California with influences ranging from Fiona Apple and Led Zeppelin to Nat King Cole and Elton John to Imogen Heap and NIN.
Ingrid is an Indie / Pop / Folk Rock musician from Staten Island. Her band's music has been featured on Grey's Anatomy, and their album "Girls and Boys" is available on iTunes and CDBaby.com.
Chrissy is a Acoustic / Pop / Soul musician from Los Angeles with influences ranging from Stone Temple Pilots to Ella Fitzgerald and Mute Math. Chrissy has music for sale on her MySpace.
6. Johanna
Johanna is a R&B / Rock / Soul singer based in New York with influences ranging from Erykah Badu and Mariah Carey to Stevie Wonder and D'Angelo. Her music is available on iTunes and CDBaby.com.
5. Lisha
Lisha is a R&B, Soul and Hip-Hop singer from Germany and the self-titled 'Finest girl in RNB'. Her album "Nice to Meet You" is available on Amazon and iTunes.
Mandi Perkins is a Rock / Alternative / Pop singer originally from Toronto and currently based in Los Angeles. Her music is available for purchase on iTunes, eMusic, Napster, Rhapsody, Yahoo! Music, and Sony Connect.
3. Jude Kastle (from The Voyces)
Jude is a member of the Rock / Acoustic / Indie band the Voyces, from New York. The Voyces have released 5 albums since 2003 and are currently touring the West Coast.
2. Meiko
Meiko is a Folk Rock / Experimental / Pop musician from Los Angeles, with influences including from Patti Griffin, Fiona Apple, Cranberries and Portishead. Her self-titled album is available on iTunes and CDBaby.com.
1. Sarah Mather
Sarah is a Rock singer/songwriter based in New York with influences ranging from Lauryn Hill to Allison Krauss. You might remember her from her time in the American Idol Top 24 a few years back. Her EP "Another Day" is available on iTunes.
