Katie Melua

She's quite popular in the UK, I find her music enjoyable. Nice to hear a younger musician who seems to actually know how to play an instrument.

She has a new album out and some of the songs are quite pleasant and enjoyable. You can hear samples here. "Mary Pickford" is a delightful, if somewhat silly song. A couple of other good tracks, though not as strong as "Piece By Piece". Oh yeah, and she's really cute too.