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The actress-turned-singer knocked Jay Z off the top of the Billboard charts with her first solo album

She’s no longer a Belieber, but single life suits the former Disney princess. The actress-turned-singer knocked Jay Z off the top of the Billboard charts with her first solo album, and channels Beyoncé’s independent woman with a collection of dance and pop tracks.

Inspired by everything from Bollywood to Rihanna’s Caribbean flavour, these aren’t songs straight off the conveyor belt – extremely catchy Birthday has a clever baseline made up of police sirens and schoolyard claps, while Love Will Remember is a surprisingly un-sappy ballad about her split from Justin.

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