Elle(AshleeHewitt)wantstobeasinger/songwriter,butherdreamsarecutshortbythesuddendeathofherparents.Shemovesinwithheradoptiveuncle,whorunsasmallindependentrecordlabelwhosebiggestact,Sensation,isalsoElle'sbiggestpain.Thepopmusicenvironmentatthelabel,verydifferentthanthecountryrootssheisusedto,addstoElle'sfeelingsoflossandfrustration,andhermisplacedguilt,whichiscausedbythefactthatherparentshadbeenenroutetoherperformanceatthetimeoftheirdeath.ButwhenshemeetsTyParker(SterlingKnight),afamouspopsingerwithapassionfor"real"music,herrepressedambitionisreleasedthrougharevitalizedinterestinsingingandsongwriting...