[NEWS] CHRISTINA AGUILERA'S 'SLOW DOWN BABY' AMONG MARK RONSON'S TOP 5 COLLABORATIONS

For no other reason than it’s his 37th birthday, and he’s just as London as he is New York (and therefore the perfect model of Anglophenian man) here’s a brief tapdance across Mark Ronson’s illustrious (and very collaborative) career to date:

“Slow Down Baby” – Christina Aguilera
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It’s funny to think that Mark worked on two albums of jazz and soul influenced pop music, both boasting titles that begin “Back To…” *(Amy Winehouse "Back to Black" anyone? lol)* within the same year. Here’s his songwriting contribution to Christina Aguilera’s “Back To Basics,” from 2006: an album to which he also contributed keyboards, bass, guitar and production work.

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Source: BBC America
Credits: Chesré Steyn

[VIDEO] CLIP OF CHRISTINA SINGING 'REHAB' BY AMY WINEHOUSE

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[RUMOR] CHRISTINA AGUILERA ALREADY CONFIRMED FOR VMA TRIBUTE TO AMY WINEHOUSE

The MTV Video Music Awards will air August 28th at 8pm and the rumor is that some of Amy Winehouse‘s fellow singers will be paying tribute to her.

MTV is honoring Amy Winehouse with a special tribute on the network, but we’re hearing rumors that it’s not all they’re doing over there in memory of Amy. The internet is buzzing that at the VMA’s this year, some of Amy’s fellow singers will get together for a star-studded tribute to Miss Winehouse.

Word is that Christina Aguilera is already confirmed but expect that list to grow as word gets out and we get more details on this story.

Source: Now100FMRadio

[RUMOR] CHRISTINA AGUILERA TO PERFORM A LIVE TRIBUTE TO AMY WINEHOUSE AT MTV VMA 2011?

In what is most assuredly a rumor sparked by Christina Aguilera fans, there is the rumor floating around that Christina is expected to peform a live tribute to the recently deceased, Amy Winehouse, at this years MTV Video Music Awards (2011).

[NEWS] THE TOP 5 BLUE-EYED SOUL SINGERS OF THE NEW GENERATION

1. CHRISTINA AGUILERA

If there were ever any doubts that Christina should top this list, she set them to rest with her performance of James Brown’s “It’s a Man’s World” at the 2007 Grammy Awards. Even the Godfather of Soul would have been proud. One reason she’s so powerful, Christina sings with her entire body. She feels and enlivens the songs with every fiber of her being. Interestingly enough, she’s the only American in the bunch.

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2. ADELE

3. JOSS STONE

4. AMY WINEHOUSE [R.I.P.]

5. DUFFY

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