Aimee Mann

After rising to prominence as the leader of Boston's Til Tuesday and scoring a huge hit with "Voices Carry," Aimee Mann left behind her old band for a solo career that typified the struggles of musicians to survive in an increasingly market-driven industry. Despite the prodigious songcraft evident in WHATEVER and I'M WITH STUPID, Mann found herself in record-deal purgatory throughout much of the '90s. It was not until her breakthrough compositions for the film MAGNOLIA earned her an Academy Award nomination that Ms. Mann had the chance to take a breather and savour her long-awaited, well-deserved success.

• rock
• pop