Charming, punk underdog Jude Harrison shocks everyone by winning the first "Instant Star" songwriting contest, landing a prestigious record contract and a life that will never again be just "normal".
Jude loses the cover of a major music magazine to Eden, the snotty push-up-bra'd runner-up in the Instant Star songwriting contest. Tommy Q. takes Jude to a wild hip- hop party where Jude one-ups Eden with disastrous results.
Jude is suddenly given a first-class ticket to popularity central when her publicist arranges for Jude to perform her first single in front of the entire school.
The record company freaks out when Jude plays her new song for the radio powers-that-be and gets some very negative reactions. Tommy's so disappointed in himself that he even threatens to quit.
Jude's finally starting to feel comfortable at G Major -- and more than comfortable with Tommy -- when her world and her producer are yanked out from under her, thanks to the arrival of seventeen year-old hip-hop sensation Shay.
Jude's great at a lot of things, but dancing ain't one of them...which is unfortunate since that's the general theme of her first video -- the one that's going to showcase her hot hot duet with Shay.
Jude's landed her first official boyfriend...and it doesn't hurt that he's an uber-famous rapper! But she can't keep him separate from the rest of her world forever.
G Major is planning Jude the sweet sixteen birthday party of a lifetime - but Jude's even more pleased Shay's coming back from tour...and that she and Tommy Q are actually getting along for a change.
Vulnerable since her parents' breakup, Jude turns to Jamie, the one person who's never let her down. Jamie figures Jude can't handle any more unpleasant "surprises", so he spills the beans about his relationship with Kat.
Jude's thrilled to be playing the big music charity do she grew up watching on television, until informed that she'll be dueting with Eden -- the Instant Star runner-up, and bleached blond shedevil who stole Shay.
Jude's about to finish her album, and she should be ecstatic. But she's too preoccupied about losing Tommy -- who's just announced he doesn't think he'll produce her next album.
