I'm not talking about Miley Cyrus' so-called "provocative" performances, or Lindsay Lohan's excessive self-destructive partying(which is old hat anyway, partially because she hasn't been a teenager in a long time). I'm talking about how they're getting me into music that I normally wouldn't listen to.

Examples:
Jennette McCurdy started a side career as a Country & Western singer, and I'm not into C&W, but I like her music.

Selena Gomez performed a live cover of The Backstreet Boys' "I Want It That Way," that sounded pretty good. Yet I'm not into the Backstreet Boys, or any other boybands for that matter.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OTHxOxm6rc

Olivia Olson, who we all remember from "Love, Actually," and who now does recurring voice work as Vanessa on "Phineas and Ferb" also made a decent cover of The Jonas Brothers' "Give Love a Try," on her YouTube channel. That song was written strictly for the first episode of "Jonas," like a lot of songs on the show are.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjSzeox2vZ8

And I'm not a fan of the Jonas Brothers either.

I've seen the Selena Gomez video that they keep showing on the Disney Channel, and even at my age (42), I think it's cool. She's not a teenager anymore, but I also really like Hilary Duff. I agree, that there are some talented younger singers today. Pretty much any kind of music that has a good beat and an awesome sound gets my attention!