After breaking up with her boyfriend Ashlee travels to New York City. When she gets there she writes songs with her music producer.

And while shes in New York, Ashlee buys a Christmas tree and pierces her ear.

Ashlee Simpson is starting to realize that being a rock superstar isn't as easy as it seems. Disagreements with her label and problems hitting the right notes in the studio have made Ashlee especially determined to create a successful album. The label decides to hook up Ashlee with a team of people to help write some songs until she begins to figure out her identity within the girly rock-pop scene.

Ashlee flies out to Austin, Texas to appear in her friend Ryan's music video. An early call time and a slight hair disaster later, Ashlee lands on the set of Ryan's video where she shocks everyone, including Ryan, with a few surprises she's got stored up her sleeve. Ashlee pins Ryan up against a wall for a kiss, and that's not the end of the smoochin'--they don't stop when the director calls cut. By the end of the shoot, it looks like Ashlee may have scored herself a new boyfriend.

Ashlee heads home to L.A. to return to work on her album, and arrives at the studio late as usual. ""I wanted to