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Letâs face it. In order to be a female musician, itâs a prerequisite nowadays to be considered hot. Unlike the guys, who can get away with looking like this or this and gorgeous girls will still screw them, women are a completely different story. Itâs just the way things go.

So, with all of the ladies putting countless records out, who is the hottest? And what makes a âhotâ? female singer? There are dozens of lists of opinions; everybodyâs got one. I happened to stumble upon one that caught my eye, if for no other reason than Madonna isnât on it for once (I donât care how âin shapeâ? she is, people – she looks like hell. Eat a hot dog, woman).

Shoutmouth.com lists their countdown of the 50 Hottest Women in Music, and it goes by 7 different rules:

Rule #1 (The Madonna Rule): This list is based on recent hotness. It doesnât matter how hot an artist was back in the â80s. Itâs 2007. What have you done for us lately?

Rule #2 (The Hayden Panettiere Rule): To qualify for this list, an artist must be over 18 years of age. We only objectify of-age women here.

Rule #3 (The Newcomer Rule): Each artist must have released at least one full-length album prior to August 1st, 2007 in order to qualify.

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