http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/spotlightA-List of new artists and world famous performers© Microsoftenhttp://sc.msn.com/global/c/lgpos/MSFT_pos.gifhttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/spotlight1Musichttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6930783http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6930783Some say the reason the it rained all summer in 2006 had nothing to do with the climate, and simply down to Rihanna single 'Umbrella' staying at number one in the charts through the summer season. Who knows!  Check out the gallery below to see her in action.Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:04:54 GMTPhotoshttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6855876http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6855876At age 14 Avril Lavigne actually started out singing country music covers, aged 14 she joined Shania Twain to sing "What Made You Say That", a far cry from her breakthrough in 2003 with the single Sk8rr Boi which propelled her to stardom.Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:04:54 GMTPhotoshttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6855851http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6855851it is hard to think of Elvis without also thinking: The King.Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:04:54 GMTPhotoshttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6930782http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6930782The Britney Spears of male solo acts without the baggage, or the poor dance moves. Tomberlake is also hugely successful and has won more awards than we can count. Some say he is rather photogenic. See our Justin Timberlake photos.Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:04:54 GMTPhotoshttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6855890http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6855890Mary J. Blige, diva, queen of soul and many more clichéd echoes to explain her hit after hit and innovative musical career - you might say her duets alone are worthy of a Hollywood Blvd star, not to mention her acting career.Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:04:54 GMTPhotoshttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6855891http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6855891P!nk - real name Alecia Beth Moore - likes to use a exclamation mark instead on a 'i', as you can see from the name of her second studio album 'M!sunderstood', but is now on album number four which is entitled I'm Not Dead.Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:04:54 GMTPhotoshttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6930795http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6930795American hip hop, pop, and R&B, and dance ensemble Pussycat Dolls are as much performance art as they are music. Past and present US members include: Ashley Roberts, Carmit Bachar, Jessica Sutta, Kimberly Wyatt, Melody Thornton, Nicole Scherzinger, Carmen Electra, Chelsea Rafanan...Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:04:54 GMTPhotoshttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=14075083http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=14075083John Lennon once famously said, "before Elvis there was nothing." While not strictly true (Frank Sinatra inspired similar fan hysteria in the 1940s), Elvis was the figurehead of a new, sexually charged music which would change the world - rock and roll. Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:04:54 GMTPhotoshttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=14074693http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=14074693Alesha is one of seven children born to an English mother and Jamaican father. She has five half brothers and one half sister. Educated at Monks Walk school in Welwyn Garden City, Alesha had planned to become a PE teacher after leaving college, but fate intervened in the form of a record producer who approached her on a train and asked if she could sing. Alesha put her degree on hold and the rest, as they say, is history. Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:04:54 GMTPhotoshttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6855871http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6855871Led Zeppelin possibly the greatest rock band ever? Some would say they are rock. No doubt the same people who have been paying thousands of pounds to lay claim to tickets to their first concerts in years.Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:04:54 GMTPhotoshttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6877675http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6877675Some might say Amy is the female Liam Gallagher given her appetite for partying and no lack of tabloid coverage. In 2007 things went into overdrive as Amy scored accolades and headlines in all the right (and wrong?) places. Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:04:54 GMTPhotoshttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6855862http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6855862Having  watched Britney meltdown in 2007 - shaved head, relationship problems, drink/drug issues, child custody battles it is polar to the Britney who was on American TV screens from 1993 as a member of The Mickey Mouse Club, alongside Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera.Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:04:54 GMTPhotoshttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6855869http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6855869Paul McCartney is still going strong on the music circuit playing around the globe and winning over the fourth generation of fans to discover the Beatles and McCartney in a solo capacity.Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:04:54 GMTPhotoshttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6855889http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6855889Like Will Young before her Leona Lewis is tipped to have a credible music career having won the XFactor (Pop Idol in Young's case). To start with Lewis's debut singles have charted at number one....watch this space.Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:04:54 GMTPhotoshttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6930788http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6930788As celebrity couples go, Jay Z and Beyonce are an a-list couple who look great, dress sharp and have no shortage of top 10 hits between them.  Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:04:54 GMTPhotoshttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6930793http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6930793Shock rocker Manson is a household name for his style, not to mention his antics (dressing up as the Pope - in Rome - got him some jail time). Manson has legions of groupies and is admits to being quite the party animal.Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:04:54 GMTPhotoshttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6930794http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6930794Diminutive singer Furtado radically transformed from Canadian skate styled chick, to raunchy Bronx like babe when she made her new style a success in 2006 with the release of the single Maneater.Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:04:54 GMTPhotoshttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6930796http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6930796Columbian Shakira might be described as the Latin Britney Spears. She is a massive star in Latino territories and wracks up chart hits like few.Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:04:54 GMTPhotoshttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6930797http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6930797It is over 20 years since the greatest Irish act of all time released a their most highly regarded album: Joshua Tree. These days front man Bono is a highly influential campaigner when not touring the world with the band.   Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:04:54 GMTPhotoshttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6930798http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6930798Usher, real name, Usher Raymond IV was brought up  in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA. He started out singing in the local church choir. Then in 1994 usher tasted his first success when got a record deal. See our photos of Usher.Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:04:54 GMTPhotoshttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6930781http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6930781Like fellow New Yorker, Madonna; Jennifer Lopez started out as a dancer before moving into music.Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:04:54 GMTPhotoshttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6930789http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6930789Anger Management has been a feature of Eminem's career with his last Tour named after it. Get backstage photos of Eminem's throughout his music career - from Marshall Mathers II, to the Real Slim Shady all three incarnations the protégés of Dr Dre .Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:04:54 GMTPhotoshttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6930790http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6930790Three record breaking album The Duthess is the name of Black Eyes Peas front women Fergie's first solo release - it's a neat play on her name connection with the Duchess of York aka: Sarah Fergusson, (but no connection with Manchester United boss Alex 'Fergie' Fergusson!).Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:04:54 GMTPhotoshttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6930791http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6930791Astonishing to think that No Doubt's Gwen Stefani is almost 40 years of age - she has been a star for the past 20 years. See how her career in pictures with a photos of Gwen Stefani.Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:04:54 GMTPhotoshttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6930792http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6930792See our gallery of Janet Jackson photos, including show the infamous nipple episode at the Superbowl performance with Justin Timberlake. Janet Jackson is touring in 2008.Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:04:54 GMTPhotoshttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6855888http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6855888In 2005, an impressive performance on BBC TV show Later with Jools Holland of her hit Black Horse and a Cherry Tree gave rise to the star that is KT Tunstall.Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:04:54 GMTPhotoshttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6855854http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6855854James Blunt has had a stratospheric rise given he touted his music around the London 'toilet venue' scene before getting his break in 2005. His debut disc Back to Bedlam sold 11 million copies ahead of his 2007 sophomore issue, the number one selling All Lost Souls. Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:04:54 GMTPhotoshttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6855866http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6855866Kylie Minogue went from an Australian treasure known as Charlene to global icon status 20 years later. Having started her music career with I Should Be So Lucky it's a long way from mega hit dance-pop albums.Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:04:54 GMTPhotoshttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6855885http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6855885Destiny's Child and solo star Beyonce Knowles, adds actress to her impressive talents. Twenty-something-year-old Knowles has fronted roles in Carmen: A Hip Hopera, Austin Powers, The Fighting Temptations, Fade to Black Herself, The Pink Panther and Dreamgirls.Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:04:54 GMTPhotoshttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6855850http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6855850There have been five Destiny's Children, with Beyoncé Knowles the most famous, in a current act that also includes Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams.Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:04:54 GMTPhotoshttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6855868http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6855868Lewisham girl Natasha Bedingfield has released three albums and is into double digits for single which is not too bad considering she started out in a sibling band with her brother Daniel and Nikola.Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:04:54 GMTPhotoshttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6855892http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6855892Within 12 months Sir Tom Jones went from unknown and unsigned to Grammy winner and superstar who would go on to hang out with Elvis. These days Jones is still very much the 'sexbomb' for his legion of female fans.Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:04:54 GMTPhotoshttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6855860http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6855860The Spice Girls defined girl groups in the mid nineties garnering number ones as they went and awards and records. if one image defines the group it is the legendary picture performance at the Brit Awards' ceremony with Geri wearing a Union Flag dress. Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:04:54 GMTPhotoshttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6855859http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6855859That Madonna went from dancer to world superstar and stood the test of time, is sheer testament to her acumen within the music industry, often reinventing herself and sound to move with the zeitgeist. Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:04:54 GMTPhotoshttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6855849http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6855849Sixty-year-old David Bowie is in the super league of stars with hundreds of accolades and over 150 singles and albums and 52 gold, silver or platinum awards.Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:04:54 GMTPhotoshttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6855857http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6855857Oft billed as the 'other Lily Allen'; Kate Nash has won critics with her sharp song writing and vivid tales of twentydom.Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:04:54 GMTPhotoshttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6855886http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6855886This 'Mockney' 5-piece have two UK number one albums (Stars Of CCTV & Once Upon a Time in the West) under their belt since forming in 2003. They are led by charismatic front man Richard Archer. Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:04:54 GMTPhotoshttp://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6855847http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/photo/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=6855847Beatlemania may have included Mick Jagger who was among the backing vocalists for The Beatles when they recorded All You Need Is Love that same year, but it was shortly after Ringo joined the band and shortly that they hit the big-time in 1962. Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:04:54 GMTPhotos