Reality TV star Heidi Montag has been hailed as the next Madonna by her boyfriend-turned-manager Spencer Pratt. The 21-year-old's music video for her first single, "Higher," became the subject of much online ridicule when it premiered earlier this month-- the low budget promo was filmed by Pratt and showed the star frolicking on a beach.

But Pratt, who co-starred with Montag in reality show The Hills, has dismissed the public ridicule, insisting the album is going to turn his girlfriend into a global superstar.

He tells People.com, "When people hear what we have in the bank, it's gonna blow their minds. Madonna, eat your heart out. Britney Spears, eat your heart out. I would say we have diamond records coming - they're gonna sell 10-million plus. We're financing (the album) ourselves on a shoestring budget. It's so organic. And this is just the warm-up. We're just heating up the water in the bathtub. It's gonna get hot!"

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