Leona Lewis winning a TV talent show won't keep her in the papers 20 years from now... she's barely getting a look in nowadays, the X Factor won't last forever, it'll come to an end one day and with it will go all those primetime TV promo slots that X Factor alumni rely on to sell their songs. There aren't likely to be any British popstars who are remembered in 20 years, as things currently are, because only well publicised solo artists with interesting personal lives will be remembered, or artists who are at the very top of the pile in their field of music. Britain doesn't have anyone like that. I agree with Jay Z, Kanye and Eminem. Jay Z/Beyoncé are a power couple. I think Justin Timberlake will probably be remembered too - as much as I thought his musical comeback was crap, the fact it was such a success shows that he can dip in and out of music and still be a success unlike many other artists who have stopped making music.
Katy Perry will probably be remembered if she ends up marrying someone on her level of fame. Beyoncé's best career move was going out with Jay Z, what would that Crazy In Love music video have been if it wasn't for their chemistry and people's interest in their private life? Britney and Rihanna will be.
The OP doesn't really specify what is meant by "remembered" - we'll remember the people we like now because we're fans of them so that's obviously not the question being asked. By remembered, I'm taking that to mean "who will still be getting media headlines in 20 years' time" - which is why only the most talked about American popstars will be around, because they command that level of power in the media that doesn't just go away overnight.
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