The James Logan Courier

By Jim Farber
New York Daily News (MCT)

Most of them haven't even released their first albums yet &8212#; not in this country, anyway. But that hasn't stopped the world's early adapters from murmuring their names with awe. Below we bring you those singers and musicians, poised to splash down on our shores, each graced and cursed with the charge of advance buzz. Consider them music's new faces of `07.

THE VIEW
Album: "Hats Off to Buskers"
Release date: March 13
Sound: Brisk and catchy snot-nosed punk-pop, fired by the singer's blatant Scottish brogue. Even their ballads have kick as well as melodic flair.
Background: The four high-spirited lads (average age: 18) grew up in Dundee, Scotland, where they played Sex Pistols and Squeeze covers. Their own songs land in the garage-punk zone of the Undertones or Libertines (they were signed by the same guy who discovered that scrappy band).

Prognosis: If the world comes to its senses, the View will become the Arctic Monkeys of `07.

Apple Computer Inc. (MCT)

Top 10 songs on iTunes Music Store for Jan. 30:
1. "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race," Fall Out Boy
2. "It's Not Over," Daughtry
3. "Say It Right," Nelly Furtado
4. "The Sweet Escape," Gwen Stefani
5. "Her (In Your Arms)," Hellogoodbye
6. "Irreplaceable," Beyonce
7. "Fergalicious," Fergie
8. "Suddenly I See," KT Tunstall
9. "How to Save a Life," The Fray
10. "Push It to the Limit," Corbin Bleu
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By Carmen Shiu, Courier Entertainment Editor

Chris Daughtry was a fan-favorite in American Idol last season, as many even speculated that he could be the next winner until his rocker style, for whatever reason, did not work for him on the May, and he was voted off. Shocked to leave, Daughtry had to say goodbye to Elliott Yamin, Katharine McPhee, and winner Taylor Hicks.

Fast-forward to about seven months later, when he released his debut album, Daughtry, with his band on November 21, 2006. That album was #1 last week and shattered records.