Who She Is: A trailblazer. With her hit "Country Girl," Palmer, 26, became the first black
woman to land on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart in 20 years. Download: "Hold On to Me," a ballad about unrequited love.
Her Inspiration: "I've been in a similar situation as this song, where you're in love with someone but that person's heart is somewhere else," says Palmer, who is single. "So this song touches me when I sing it."
