I'm sure Christina Aguilera loves to be on top (or bottom - depending on her mood) but she must certainly be ecstatic as she completes her comeback with a number album - "Bionic" - on the UK charts. This is her second number one in the UK.
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Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Christina Aguilera Loves To Be On Top In The UK
I'm sure Christina Aguilera loves to be on top (or bottom - depending on her mood) but she must certainly be ecstatic as she completes her comeback with a number album - "Bionic" - on the UK charts. This is her second number one in the UK.
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Christina Aguilera Talks Music, Career and Gaga
Over a synth-heavy dance track, Christina Aguilera sings on her new album: "Every day I see myself I love me even more. ... Let us not forget who owns the throne."
Then, her son Max's voice pipes up: "You do, Mommy."
Does she? Aguilera is returning to music after four years away from stadium tours and Billboard charts: The multiplatinum Grammy-winner took some time to just "be married," as she says, and spent the last two years raising her son with husband Jordan Bratman. And while she's confident she'll regain her old spot at the top of the pop world, the comeback so far hasn't gone exactly according to plan.
First single "Not Myself Tonight" peaked at 23 on the Hot 100 and is now at 73. Its black leather-and-lace, S&M themed-video was picked apart as hewing too close to clips from current pop queen Lady Gaga. A summer tour was announced but canceled within weeks.
In an interview, the 29-year-old singer makes no apologies. Aguilera says she nixed the tour to gain more time to prepare and gauge which songs on "Bionic" fans will want to hear live.
"I put on a big show. I create sets, costumes. There's major choreography and dance numbers. All of that goes along with a huge production. And I started to feel this is not the right time," she said. "It'll be a much better and bigger show when I have time to properly plan."
She notes that she's sported big, bold hairstyles, fashion and makeup since 2001's "Lady Marmalade" and says this of the 24-year-old Gaga: "I've always done what I've done as far as push boundaries and take risks. ... I think now more than ever, it's being accepted to do those kinds of things. So more power to her. And she's obviously a hard-working, focused young woman. And I have nothing but respect for that work ethic."
"I'm no stranger to comparisons in this business and being pit(ted) up against other female artists unfairly," Aguilera adds. She says the two haven't met "but I'm sure that we would get along."
Aguilera says she got along grandly with the likes of Cher and Stanley Tucci last year on the set of her first movie, "Burlesque." Set for Thanksgiving release, it follows a small-town girl who joins a Hollywood burlesque club, with a focus on sexuality that Aguilera says was right up her alley. But the shoot knocked her out of her comfort zone.
"Being the star of the film, it was a lot of hours for me. A very demanding schedule and a completely different animal as far as a creative world," she said.
"All of a sudden you're thrown into expressing someone else's vision and someone else as a character, instead of me being so used to releasing myself and my words and my lyrics and my sound and my ideas onto paper and onto audio."
Among those helping release ideas on "Bionic": Australian singer-songwriter Sia and dance-friendly artists like Ladytron, Santigold and M.I.A. The album is more diverse than 2006's soulful double disc, "Back to Basics."
It veers between the playful, bass-filled tease "Woohoo" featuring Nicki Minaj and the stripped-down ballad "You Lost Me," which she performed on the "American Idol" finale.
Aguilera says the electro sound that dominates the album was inspired by "play" with her son and a desire to go beyond her reputation as a once-in-a-generation singing voice.
"It's no question at this point. It's like yawn, yawn, boring, boring," she says, pantomiming a wide-mouthed, sleepy yawn. "OK, I can sit down and sing a ballad. But let's have some fun thrown into the mix. ... There's a side of me that wants to get up with all my dancers — which have now become like family to me after all these years — and put on a song and dance to it and sing to it but not have to go to these crazy insane vocal places. And you don't have to try so hard on every song to be vocally acrobatic or whatever you want to call it."
But by moving into territory already crowded with the likes of Ke, Katy Perry and, yes, Gaga, Aguilera risks losing her edge, her niche.
"To me, what Christina Aguilera has that most other people don't have is an unmistakable voice," says producer Jonathan "JR" Rotem, who has worked with Rihanna and Britney Spears, but not Spears' fellow former "Mickey Mouse Club" member Aguilera.
"If I was producing Christina Aguilera, I would want to capitalize on that amazing voice. That's what she has. With that voice, I'm sure she can sing the dance stuff but she can also sing the timeless ballads."
She's certainly faced down critics before. The sexually-charged video for 2002's "Dirrty" was initially derided as trampy but aided the former teen princess' move into grown-up themes and images. (It's the same road taken recently by Miley Cyrus with "Can't Be Tamed" as she departs Disney and "Hannah Montana.")
"I don't do anything that I'm going to regret, basically," Aguilera said. "Would I do certain things again? No. But there was a time and a place for it when I did it. So that's always how I go in looking at things. I can never look back. I won't ever look back. And I won't ever take anything too close to heart. There are certain things that can be said that can be hurtful and mean-spirited, but at this point in my life ... I have a decade under my belt that I'm very proud of."
Story courtesy of SFgate.com
Then, her son Max's voice pipes up: "You do, Mommy."
Does she? Aguilera is returning to music after four years away from stadium tours and Billboard charts: The multiplatinum Grammy-winner took some time to just "be married," as she says, and spent the last two years raising her son with husband Jordan Bratman. And while she's confident she'll regain her old spot at the top of the pop world, the comeback so far hasn't gone exactly according to plan.
First single "Not Myself Tonight" peaked at 23 on the Hot 100 and is now at 73. Its black leather-and-lace, S&M themed-video was picked apart as hewing too close to clips from current pop queen Lady Gaga. A summer tour was announced but canceled within weeks.
In an interview, the 29-year-old singer makes no apologies. Aguilera says she nixed the tour to gain more time to prepare and gauge which songs on "Bionic" fans will want to hear live.
"I put on a big show. I create sets, costumes. There's major choreography and dance numbers. All of that goes along with a huge production. And I started to feel this is not the right time," she said. "It'll be a much better and bigger show when I have time to properly plan."
She notes that she's sported big, bold hairstyles, fashion and makeup since 2001's "Lady Marmalade" and says this of the 24-year-old Gaga: "I've always done what I've done as far as push boundaries and take risks. ... I think now more than ever, it's being accepted to do those kinds of things. So more power to her. And she's obviously a hard-working, focused young woman. And I have nothing but respect for that work ethic."
"I'm no stranger to comparisons in this business and being pit(ted) up against other female artists unfairly," Aguilera adds. She says the two haven't met "but I'm sure that we would get along."
Aguilera says she got along grandly with the likes of Cher and Stanley Tucci last year on the set of her first movie, "Burlesque." Set for Thanksgiving release, it follows a small-town girl who joins a Hollywood burlesque club, with a focus on sexuality that Aguilera says was right up her alley. But the shoot knocked her out of her comfort zone.
"Being the star of the film, it was a lot of hours for me. A very demanding schedule and a completely different animal as far as a creative world," she said.
"All of a sudden you're thrown into expressing someone else's vision and someone else as a character, instead of me being so used to releasing myself and my words and my lyrics and my sound and my ideas onto paper and onto audio."
Among those helping release ideas on "Bionic": Australian singer-songwriter Sia and dance-friendly artists like Ladytron, Santigold and M.I.A. The album is more diverse than 2006's soulful double disc, "Back to Basics."
It veers between the playful, bass-filled tease "Woohoo" featuring Nicki Minaj and the stripped-down ballad "You Lost Me," which she performed on the "American Idol" finale.
Aguilera says the electro sound that dominates the album was inspired by "play" with her son and a desire to go beyond her reputation as a once-in-a-generation singing voice.
"It's no question at this point. It's like yawn, yawn, boring, boring," she says, pantomiming a wide-mouthed, sleepy yawn. "OK, I can sit down and sing a ballad. But let's have some fun thrown into the mix. ... There's a side of me that wants to get up with all my dancers — which have now become like family to me after all these years — and put on a song and dance to it and sing to it but not have to go to these crazy insane vocal places. And you don't have to try so hard on every song to be vocally acrobatic or whatever you want to call it."
But by moving into territory already crowded with the likes of Ke, Katy Perry and, yes, Gaga, Aguilera risks losing her edge, her niche.
"To me, what Christina Aguilera has that most other people don't have is an unmistakable voice," says producer Jonathan "JR" Rotem, who has worked with Rihanna and Britney Spears, but not Spears' fellow former "Mickey Mouse Club" member Aguilera.
"If I was producing Christina Aguilera, I would want to capitalize on that amazing voice. That's what she has. With that voice, I'm sure she can sing the dance stuff but she can also sing the timeless ballads."
She's certainly faced down critics before. The sexually-charged video for 2002's "Dirrty" was initially derided as trampy but aided the former teen princess' move into grown-up themes and images. (It's the same road taken recently by Miley Cyrus with "Can't Be Tamed" as she departs Disney and "Hannah Montana.")
"I don't do anything that I'm going to regret, basically," Aguilera said. "Would I do certain things again? No. But there was a time and a place for it when I did it. So that's always how I go in looking at things. I can never look back. I won't ever look back. And I won't ever take anything too close to heart. There are certain things that can be said that can be hurtful and mean-spirited, but at this point in my life ... I have a decade under my belt that I'm very proud of."
Story courtesy of SFgate.com
Sunday, May 30, 2010
X-Tina Cancels Summer Tour
Say it ain't so! Christina Aguilera has canceled her 20-date summer tour. I so wanted to see that hot bitch sing!
Her tour promoter, Live Nation, released this statement:
"Christina Aguilera's summer tour has been moved to 2011 due to prior commitments that the singer had made to her film, 'Burlesque,' and to the promotion of her new album, 'Bionic.' The singer felt she needed more time to rehearse the show and with less than a month between the album release and tour dates this wasn't possible."
I sure hope it is for this reason and not because of poor ticket sales as rumors are stating.
Her first single "Not Myself Tonight" didn't even enter the top 20 and everyone said her video was a Lady Gaga ripoff, but I loved it!
What do you think of her video?
Her tour promoter, Live Nation, released this statement:
"Christina Aguilera's summer tour has been moved to 2011 due to prior commitments that the singer had made to her film, 'Burlesque,' and to the promotion of her new album, 'Bionic.' The singer felt she needed more time to rehearse the show and with less than a month between the album release and tour dates this wasn't possible."
I sure hope it is for this reason and not because of poor ticket sales as rumors are stating.
Her first single "Not Myself Tonight" didn't even enter the top 20 and everyone said her video was a Lady Gaga ripoff, but I loved it!
What do you think of her video?
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Will Paula Abdul Return For Idol Finale
It’s no secret that the producers of American Idol like to keep the names of performers on finale night under wraps.
But two things are certain — Crystal Bowersox or Lee DeWyze will be crowned the season 9 champ on Wednesday, and fans will see the last of Simon Cowell before he jumps over to X Factor in 2011.
But a source tells PEOPLE that a special send-off planned for the cranky judge will feature some Idol alums, including a special appearance by Paula Abdul.
And among the superstars taking the stage? Watch for a great performance by Christina Aguilera.
Story courtesy of People
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Chrstina Aguilera wants her fans to know she doesn't give a F*ck
Christina Aguilera seems to be rocking Madonna's sexy bondage, justify my love, Britney Spears "Boys" look and I....LOVE....IT!!!!The "Beautiful" singer is set to release her latest CD titled Bionic (Erasure-eque, 6 million dollar man / woman, sweet Jamie) with a new sound (Madonna / Britney Spears / Lady Gaga / Cher) and a sick club banging hit "not myself tonight".
It took 4 years for Xtina to get back to the studio to come up with new material. She also patiently awaited for Britney Spears to be out of the limelight so that fans can strictly concentrate and appreciate her new sound.
Xtina "gets crazy" with her lyrics adding a few suggestive and pationate moans and she wants you to give it to her, don't stop, awwww ....The old me's gone I feel brand new
And if you don't like it FUCK you"
The song is catchy. It took me a few listens before it grew on me. Awww do love me a good song that reeks sex and when Xtina talks and whispers, it really turns me on. What really grabs my attention is when Xtina screams out FUCK U - it makes the song complete! So take a listen and FUCK U :)
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