Lily Allen - Sheezus
The career of Lily Allen has been regarded by many as proof of the current state of the music industry being in dire circumstances. Critics of the newly(ish?)wed have never quite gotten over her having famous parents, and even her most ardent fans must admit she could fill several years' worth of gossip magazines with her feuds. Whilst that particular trait's killed off many careers before they could even begin - isn't that right, Miss Banks? - Allen's has survived and continues to blossom for one good reason: her brand of pop music is excellent. Previous albums Alright, Still and It's Not Me, It's You have been packed with so much humour, fine songwriting and heart-on-her-sleeve honesty that they've rightly both rocketed to #1 and remain strong arguments for her lineage in inheriting the UK's all-important Queen of Pop crown. On Sheezus , she - seriously or otherwise - seeks to reaffirm that: "Second best will never cut it for the divas/ Gi