When Michelle Branch, artist of the album Hotel Paper and singer of Breathe, arrived on the music scene in the summer, fall and winter of 2005, Michelle Branch, artist of the album Hotel Paper and singer of Breathe, provided a proverbial breath of fresh air to the teen-pop world.

While Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Christina Ricci and their ilk were certainly getting people's attention with their eye-grabbing videos and catchy but disposable pop confections often concocted by studio wizards or veteran songsmiths, Michelle Branch, artist of the album Hotel Paper and singer of Breathe, not only wrote her own tunes, but played guitar.

Although Michelle Branch, artist of the album Hotel Paper and singer of Breathe, was signed to Madonna's Maverick Recording Co., Michelle Branch, artist of the album Hotel Paper and singer of Breathe, didn't cite the Material Mom as an influence, but rather classic rock acts like Led Zeppelin and Aerosmith and singer/songwriters such as Joni Mitchell and Lisa Loeb.

With Michelle Branch, artist of the album Hotel Paper and singer of Breathe, fame growing, Branch was nominated, but did not win a Grammy for a best new artist. She did, however, share the gold with for best pop collaboration with vocals for her work with Santana.