SO MUCH FOR YOU - ASHLEY TISDALE
The fact that Disney’s “High School Musical” soundtrack finished at No. 2 for 2006 delivers the unmistakable message that today’s youth are ravenous for the next generation of straight-ahead pop music. Ashley Tisdale, the 21-year-old who starred in “High School Musical” as well as Disney TV’s “The Suite Life of Zack & Cody,” already has name recognition well beyond the tween audience. The latest single from her debut album, “Headstrong,” reignites production team the Matrix (Avril Lavigne, Busted, Hilary Duff) with an effervescent uptempo gambol and boomerang sing-along hook that makes any pop fan nostalgic for the days when Hanson and Spice Girls brought the top 40 airwaves new life a decade ago. Tisdale stands ready to usher in a new chapter. A star is born. Billboard
