[PHOTO] CHRISTINA AGUILERA + LEONA LEWIS POSE FOR PICTURE AT #REBELSWITHACAUSE EVENT

.@leonalewis and @xtina look #stunning as they pose for a photo together. #women 🌸 pic.twitter.com/CO424eJsiM

— Christina Aguilera (@AguileraOnline) May 14, 2016

[NEWS] CLAUDE KELLY STILL SUPPORTS AND STANDS BEHIND @XTINA'S #BIONIC ALBUM!

He posted:

Sorry, Not Sorry: Bionic - @xtina had some joints! Hadn't listened to it for a while but It randomly popped up on my iTunes 2day. Still proud of my work on here. *shrug* #nowplaying: Desnudate 

and then commented:

If u go back n listen to "Woohoo" there's no reason it shouldn't have worked. Maybe it was ahead of its time? Cuz if Miley dropped it right now with Nicki it would blaze on radio.

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What are your thoughts on Gaga's "apology"? Do you think it's coming from a genuine place? (Let us know in the comment section below.)

Editors Note:

That apology was not sincere whatsoever. She basically regurgitated everything Xtina wrote in her letter regarding the comparisons and controversy from 2010. I would have loved it if she had the balls to say something when all the bashing was going on. 3 years is a little too late in my book.

[NEWS] BREAKING: PEREZ HILTON SLAMS LADY GAGA AND IMPLIES XTINA WAS SABOTAGED

Earlier today, the shit finally splattered all over the fan when the war between Lady GAGA and Perez Hilton escalated to new extremes. Gosh, it seems like only yesterday Perez Hilton was at war with Xtina during the Bionic era and bashing her at every chance he could.

Mother Moron Monster (Twitter's head twat) took to her twitter to tweet publicly about Perez allegedly stalking her.*

[NEWS] CHRISTINA AGUILERA IS AMONG THE 16 INSANELY SUCCESSFUL INTROVERTS

Christina Aguilera falls into the category ranging from 1/3 to 1/2 of the human population that is introverted in nature.

The spotlight has shone on Xtina ever since she was the tender age of 4 years old, when she would clutch her "i-ka-phone," so it is more than safe to say she is no stranger to it. The once dubbed, "little girl with the big, big voice," and at times, even bigger personality, is ironically shy behind the scenes.

Christina, herself, has identified as an introvert in the past. Not to mention, she internalizes her innermost thoughts and feelings, also, claiming her inspiration behind her recent album, Lotus, was drawn from an intimate and introspective place, the powerhouse of Pop music mentioned in several interviews leading up to its release.

Before Lotus was even thought of, in an interview with Marie Claire, from 2010, for her then up and coming album, Bionic, Gaby Wood who interviewed her wrote:

"If it weren’t for her bleach-blonde hair, I wouldn’t have recognized her, because, besides being petite, she is, it seems, shy. She tells me that she has always been 'intense and introverted' and that, as a result, she’s felt like an outsider her entire life."

Since Christina joined NBC's smash singing competition, 'The Voice,' as a celebrity coach, she has since shown us a whole new side to her that we previously had not seen before. Christina has since shared many aspects of her character including her confident, committed, competitive, compassionate, and caring spirit that has helped contribute to her insane success. 

See more insanely introverted success stories at the source.

Source Credits: HuffingtonPost

[NEWS] AN OPEN LETTER TO CHRISTINA AGUILERA, FROM DAVID

Dear Christina,

How I hoped to never have to go public with this, but your reluctance to embrace your true musical identity as represented by a series of misguided and utterly depressing CDs—Bionic anyone?— has really forced me to spill the beans. Let me me offer heartfelt apologies in advance for breaking your confidence and sincerely say, at the risk of sounding didactic, that I am doing this for your own good. You see, with the truth exposed you just might be forced to acknowledge that the bulk of your discography is an act of treason against the great artist you longed to be but are clearly afraid of becoming. Clearly the failure of these albums, a series of increasingly misspent efforts chasing radio trends with exponentially more lackluster results (made worse with each album’s concomitant and public announcement that the new collection “truly reflects your personal growth and authentic self,”) has not chastened you.

While I know it’s fun to be a TV star and spin around in your chair on the The Voice after six hours of hair and make-up, this strikes me as a betrayal of your tremendous early promise. For Stargayzing readers, permit me to tell the story from the beginning, which will make my motives clearer and, at the risk of sounding grandiose, might give you pause to consider that you are, in fact, standing at a creative precipice.

[NEWS] IRVING AZOFF RESIGNS FROM 'LIVE NATION' BUT WILL STILL MANAGE CHRISTINA AGUILERA

Photo Credit: Zimbio

So, it looks like the almighty, powerful and influential man in music has resigned from Live Nation:

Irving Azoff, the longtime manager of the Eagles band, is resigning as chairman of concert promoter Live Nation Entertainment Inc. and selling off 1.7 million shares to Liberty Media Corp. 

Azoff, 65, will continue to manage the acts that he brought to the company, including the Eagles and Christina Aguilera. Live Nation said in a statement it did not expect Azoff's departure or the restructuring to have a material impact on its operating results. (Source)

I wonder if this will hurt or help Christina Aguilera in 2013.

Update: Billboard has tallied up all sales and downloads for 'Lotus' and 'Bionic'

Aguilera is mainly TV draw these days. She reportedly is making $10 million this season on "The Voice." Aguilera's latest album, "Lotus," was released on November 13 and has sold 182,000 units and 687,000 tracks, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Her previous release, the 2010 album "Bionic," has sold 314,000 units and 1.15 million tracks to date. Aguilera has been an infrequent touring artist in recent years. Her "Back to Basics" tour in 2006-2007 grossed $48.2 million, according to Billboard Boxscore. Her 2010 "Bionic" tour was cut short in part due to poor ticket sales. (Source)

[AUDIO] 'YOU LOST ME / BLANK PAGE' - CHRISTINA AGUILERA (FEAT. SIA)

It looks like the mastermind behind some of Christina's best remixes, Lucas (Twitter), has done it again, but in the form of a mash-up featuring Sia's vocals in "You Lost Me" and "Blank Page".

Check out the amazing job he did below.


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@karlosacenteno oh wow I wonder where this came from!? It's just a guide vocal for the harmonies in the pre chorus!
— sia furler (@siamusic) January 3, 2013

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[NEWS] CHRISTINA AGUILERA REFOCUSES ON HER OWN VOICE IN 'LOTUS'

It’s been six years since Christina Aguilera made a record that would remind us why she was a perfect choice for a show called “The Voice.” For better and for worse, the NBC singing competition is what the former Mouseketeer is best known for now. Bubbling over with memorable melodies, throbbing dance grooves, and dynamic vocals, her new album, “Lotus,” is a good start in the effort to refocus attention on Aguilera’s skills and scrub our memories of 2010’s disastrous “Bionic.”

Aside from the hokey title track, it is front-loaded with goodies, including the Gloria Gaynor-meets-Depeche Mode dance of anger that is “Army of Me,” the kooky horn-and-yodel fest “Red Hot Kinda Love,” and the impossible-to-resist exhortation to “Make the World Move.” The piano ballad “Blank Page,” co-written by Aguilera, Australian singer-songwriter Sia, and Chris Braide, is among the best performances Aguilera has ever put to tape. Two of her fellow “Voice” coaches pitch in elsewhere, with Cee Lo Green helping turn up the love on “Make the World Move” and Blake Shelton helping turn down the lights on the country-inflected closer, “Just a Fool.”

There are missteps, including needless Auto-tune and a few of what sound like Rihanna or Katy Perry leftovers. And there are several tracks that sound mindlessly repetitive as sedentary listening experiences but will likely improve with the addition of a dancefloor, including the Max Martin-Shellback produced “Let There Be Love.” Welcome back, Xtina. (Out Tuesday)

ESSENTIAL “Blank Page”

Source: BostonGlobe
Credits: Chesré Steyn 

[TWEET] @THEREALXTINA: 'Q&A: DO YOU FEEL THAT A REINVENTION HAS HAPPENED ON LOTUS...'

Q&A: Do You Feel That A Reinvention Has Happened on Lotus? youtu.be/45BeiypB00s
— Christina Aguilera (@TheRealXtina) October 26, 2012

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[NEWS] CHRISTINA AGUILERA SAYS 'LOTUS' LP WILL BE 'MULTI-LAYERED, HEARTFELT'

Christina Aguilera admits that her last album, 2010's Bionic, didn't connect with her fans. "It had a lot of amazing sounds and a futuristic twist to it," she says. "But if you weren't a music person, it was just going to go over your head. A lot of the collaborations were with people that were either very underground or weren't necessarily from the pop world. I really think it was far ahead of its time and it'll be fully appreciated in the years to come."

On her follow-up, Lotus – her first LP since getting a divorce and becoming a judge on The Voice – Aguilera goes for a sleeker mainstream pop sound, working with producers like Max Martin, Lucas Secon and Shellback. "I don't really push myself to have those formulaic commercial successes," Aguilera says. "It's dishonest and it starts lacking creativity. I embraced being a pop artist, but I like doing it on my own terms, at my own pace."

Aguilera sees Lotus (in stores on November 9th) as a companion piece of sorts to her 2002 album, Stripped. "It really takes me back to that time," she says. "I was shedding a skin in a sense. I had been pigeonholed as formula-pop driven, or molded or forced to be something I didn't feel was true to me. I was labeled from 'Genie in a Bottle,' and I had a lot of things to say and share as a 21-year-old woman. Now I've come full circle a decade later. I had a greatest hits album and I experienced a decade in this crazy business. It's a time of celebration, of embracing being a pop star."

The songs span a range of emotions, from the pain of loss through a spiritual rebirth to a celebration of life. "It's a very multi-layered, very heartfelt record," she says. "I wanted to share all the different sides of me, as a woman, and as a creator and an artist. Part of that is being a mom. Part of that is sexuality. Part of that is vulnerability. Part of that is aggression and angst. All those pieces make me who I am."

[VIDEO] CHRISTINA AGUILERA DISHES ABOUT 'YOUR BODY' + 'LOTUS' + 'THE VOICE'

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[VIDEO] SIA TALKS ABOUT HER SONG WRITING PROCESS WITH CHRISTINA AGUILERA

START VIDEO AT 2:30

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[TWEET] @THEREALXTINA: 'Q&A - TELL US ABOUT YOUR NEW SINGLE #YOURBODY'

Q&A: Tell Us About Your New Single #YourBody youtu.be/XQUkmVarsRc
— Christina Aguilera (@TheRealXtina) October 6, 2012

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[VIDEO] CHRISTINA AGUILERA: 'MY NEW ALBUM IS ALL ABOUT VOCALS'

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[NEWS] CHRISTINA AGUILERA ANSWERS BURNING QUESTIONS: 'I DON'T BELIEVE IN REGRETS'

I think you already know her name. And just in case you forgot how comfortable Christina Aguilera is in her own skin, she's dropped a new music video for "Your Body," the first single off her upcoming album, Lotus. I'm loving the use of pastel colors and the vintage prop styling, all of which suggests a soft and feminine approach, but no less confident than her Dirrty days- if you're going to rock pink and lavender hair, you may as well do it with panache.

And she does.

If the rest of the album sounds this good, Xtina will be claiming her spot at the top of the charts come November 13. Ke$ha, you've been warned.

An avid art collector (her home is filled with originals by D*Face, Shephard Fairey, and Banksy, including a funny one by the latter of a famously prudish Queen Victoria siting on another woman's face), Aguilera has paid special attention to the visuals on this album, hiring hipster street style photographer Mark Hunter a.k.a The Cobrasnake, who, coincidentally, got his start as an asistant to Fairey. The look differs wildly from what Alix Malka shot for Aguilera's 2010 album Bionic, which was aesthetically very sharp and futuristic and cool, as was the music itself, even if it underperformed commercially when compared to Xtina's other albums.

Aguilera has defended her last album recently, calling it "ahead of its time" (peep the new Billboard cover story) but I just think it was misunderstood, and apparently I'm not the only one who feels that way.

The Voice coach was recently honored at the ALMA Awards, where she chatted with us on the carpet, turning heads in a black, curve-hugging Michael Kors gown.

As she puts the finishing touches on the album, which she says is symbolic of a flower "that can withstand even the harshest conditions and still remain strong and beautiful," 31-year-old Aguilera was game to answer some burning questions via e-mail - some that deal with her childhood, others than touch on her current state of mind, as well as how she changed after becoming a mother (Aguilera has said that she struggled with the decision to divorce music exec Jordan Bratman in 2010, but that ultimately she did what she felt was best for their son, Max, now 4).

Of course, I'll be tailoring them to each subject. In Xtina's case, I wanted to know what's behind the new album and I mixed in some lighter questions with the deeper ones.

Out of a list of more than 30 questions, these are the ones she picked.

[NEWS] CHRISTINA AGUILERA SAYS 'LOTUS' TAKES RISKS

Christina Aguilera doesn't pull any punches on her upcoming Lotus album, named in honor of — as she explained — "the unbreakable flower ... no matter the harshest of conditions, it still survives and it thrives through time."

You can see why the title appealed to her; after all, if the past few years have proven anything, it's that Aguilera is a survivor. Her much-publicized marriage to Jordan Bratman came to an end and her equally publicized Bionic album failed to match the commercial success of her previous efforts. In many ways, it seemed like her entire life was at a crossroads, but rather than cover-up and hide, she re-invented herself, joining "The Voice" and re-invigorating her career with "Moves Like Jagger." And now, she's back with a brand-new album ... and if you thought she was about to play things safe, well, then you don't know Christina Aguilera.

"I've already put out a greatest hits record, so I've been in this business for a while, and ... I'm a risk taker, that's just who I am at heart. It's who I can't help but be. It's who I always am in nature, as a person and as an artist," she told MTV News. "And with that comes hurdles and certain areas where people aren't going to get it and understand it artistically; sometimes it will go over their heads and it will not be as commercially successful.

"[And] personally, I'm someone that's always growing and evolving," she continued, "And at this point of my life, I feel that I've reached a place where I'm completely embracing everything about who I am, and I'm having more of an understanding of myself."

And based on Lotus' first single, "Your Body," Aguilera seems poised to once again regain her spot amongst the pop elite. She's not hiding from her past, or letting everything that happened in the aftermath of Bionic slow her down ... if anything, she's embracing everything, and moving forward. Fearlessly so.

"I wanted to make a record that speaks to those fans who grew up listening to my music and yet reintroduce new fans ... watching me on 'The Voice' at 6 years old who don't know about my first record," she said. "This is a really exciting time to show them both sides."

Source: MTV

[NEWS] CHRISTINA AGUILERA'S 'YOUR BODY' DEBUTS AT #34 ON BILLBOARD'S HOT 100 CHART

Christina Aguilera makes the Hot 100's splashiest arrival, as "Your Body" soars in at No. 34. The lead single from Aguilera's fifth studio album, "Lotus," due Nov. 13, starts at No. 10 on Digital Songs with sales of 103,000, while approaching Radio Songs with a 17% gain to 16 million. On Pop Songs, the song ascends 33-28 (up 81%) in its second week. While "Not Myself Tonight," the first single from Aguilera's last studio set, 2010's "Bionic," entered the Hot 100 at a higher rank than "Body" (No. 23, where it peaked), it did so with a lower sales sum (77,000).

Source: Billboard

[VIDEO] VEVO NEWS INTERVIEWS CHRISTINA AGUILERA

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