Do not be misguided by her dimpled smile, her blue eyes and her tender years. Miranda Lambert demands respect as a serious artist.

"I don't want my music to be taken as something you just hum along with," Sony newcomer says. "No matter what I'm singing, I want to say something that makes people think. I want people to hear my songs and feel something. I want to be appreciated as someone whose music is REAL. I want to be thought of as a true artist, not just as an 'entertainer'."