While Susan Boyle continues to lord over the Billboard 200 with a regal contempt not seen among Scottish matriarchs since the rise of Mary, Queen of Scots, we look forward to next week. Because that's when Boyle may be forcibly removed from her throne. Such an event will find Boyle unable to applaud furiously while giggling at the antics of Pebbles the cat, as chart subordinates like Mary J. Blige, Lady Gaga, Alicia Keys, and Taylor Swift glare up enviously. So the thing that may be responsible for dethroning Susan, Queen of Idol Rejects? Ke$ha!

Seeing how well xeroxing Kylie Minogue tunes has worked out for her, Ke$ha has cut and pasted together an entire album. Some could argue that as a cultural dissertation, Animal is overlong. It's a wordy way to express what many could verbalize by simply saying, "Some slut with a bump-it was hitting on my boyfriend."

Regardless, Ke$ha, with her copped melodies and poor elocution, has literally become the Voice of a Generation in weeks. The same way SuBo became the Voice of a Generation last year. Last year, we needed hope. Now that we've figured out there's no hope, we need to get drunk and make poor life choices that involve getting perved on by men with horrible social graces. This is Ke$ha's poetic forte. And because she's our new raison d'etre, this is exactly why when sales estimates are rolled out next week, she may have little trouble toppling Boyle.