When Jude Harrison enters a singer/songwriter contest, she knows her stuff will kill, but she's shocked when she learns she won the whole darn thing. Now, with a recording contract and a soon-to-be released single on the line, she's about to get shaken up
Jude Harrison enters G Major's singer/songwriter contest called Instant Star. She was so nervous, but then she ends up winning the contest. From this point on, her life is no longer "normal."
When 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, her producer Tommy steps in. He takes Jude and her increasingly resentful older sister Sadie to a wild hip-hop party.
The Instant Star's two worlds are about to collide - big time -- when her publicist arranges for Jude to perform her first single in front of the entire school. Battle lines are drawn between Jude's adoring fans.
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 gonna showcase her hot 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. So Jude invites Shay to the school dance... and dinner with the family.
G Major is planning Jude the sweet 16 birthday party of a lifetime - but Jude's even more pleased Shay's coming back from tour... and that she and Tommy are actually getting along for a change.
After having her heart broken by two different guys in one night, Jude's decided to stay close to home. Too bad home isn't quite how she remembers it. Sadie and her dad seem totally at odds, and Jude isn't quite sure why.
Vulnerable and lonely 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.
