Somebody Everybody Listens To, by Suzanne Supplee

Surprisingly good YA novel about trying to make it as a country singer in Nashville. Retta's struggles (living in her car, trying open mike nights, being scared and humiliated and thinking of returning home) could have read as clicheed, but the voice was somehow refreshing and the character was one I really ended up rooting for, despite having absolutely no interest in country music. The title really sums up Retta's motivation, and that drive is what made the book so appealing.