Pop-stock Market

Jason had a nice comment over on Byzantium's Shores:

Recently, some friends and I did a "buy-sell-hold" round with the younger group of pop stars:
Britney: sell (apt to become a punchline permanently)
Christina: buy (grody to some, but has a strong enough voice for a long career)
Michelle Branch: buy (good variety of material, carefully managed image)
Shakira: hold (may develop niche market; she's not too thin :-)
Jessica Simpson: sell (no hook)
Mandy Moore: hold (developing hook as an actress)
Alicia Keys: buy (real talent, excellent prospects)
Norah Jones: buy (but with reservations; could become a niche market item)
John Mayer: sell (every damn song sounds the same; no man will buy his records)
Jason Mraz: sell (see above)

(This is what I have to post for Jason, who has not updated his weblog in a long time. But, he has a few things going on...)