[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.

[NEWS] 'LOTUS' LISTENING PARTY: NEW INFO ABOUT ALBUM + PICTURES FROM INSIDE

Confirmed Tracks:

Army of Me
Blank Page
Cease Fire
Circles
Just A Fool feat. Blake Shelton
Let There Be Love
Lotus (Intro)
Make the World Move (feat. Cee Lo Green)
Red Hot Kind Of Love
Sing For Me
Your Body

[NEWS] CLAUDE KELLY TWEETS IN SUPPORT OF 'BIONIC'

re-listened to @TheRealXtina 'Bionic' last nite. Was def some hating goin on back then. Ppl were buggin-there's some dope songs. #ohwell

— ClaudeKelly (@ClaudeKelly) May 31, 2012

Def better than some of the crap that's come out after it and been considered great. Just sayin. #Bionic #cryingoverspilledmilk‬ #movingon‬

— ClaudeKelly (@ClaudeKelly) May 31, 2012

[NEWS] CLAUDE KELLY: 'SONGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW I WROTE' #WOOHOO

SONGS YOU DIDNT KNOW I WROTE:
“WOOHOO” - Christina Aguilera (@TheRealXtina)

I wrote this lil cheeky tune with the incredible Ester Dean, and Christina, of course.

Polow da Don produced it.

It's kind of funny, this song is still the **** to me. The backlash on Xtina was so massive at the time that i dont think it got the love it deserved.

It featured Nicki Minaj who was just bubbling at the time. I would be willing to bet that if it had been Nicki’s song featuring Xtina it would’ve gotten the attention it deserved.

It's a perverted lil' song that's right in line with what’s being said on radio from everyone else right now. I guess thats what happens when you put me, Ester, and Christina in a room. A lot of dirty jokes, laughing, and big singing.

I dont give a **** what the critics say, IMHO there were some gems on her Bionic album, and this was one of em.

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[NEWS] CLAUDE KELLY ON 'BIONIC': 'IT'S A DAMN GOOD ALBUM'

Another notable project you lent your pen to was Christina Aguilera’s ‘Bionic’. Yet, while received well in some corners, the LP didn’t fare well commercially. Why do you think that was?

I think it was a number of reasons; there’s a right time, right place for everything. I think the album – even right now – has never really been heard. I think people heard the first single and drew their conclusion and panned it without really giving it the fair listen it deserved. I did about 5 songs on the album, none of which got the exposure they deserved.

And I think if people did hear the full album the way she intended it to be heard, people would have a different impression of it. It’s not for me to say it’s her best album or her worst album. But… it’s a damn good album and I think people kind of trashed it after the first single like a piece of crap and didn’t want to hear it.

She works very hard and she has a vision and had a lot to say and did a lot of cool vocal things that was out the box for her. I think people weren’t ready to hear that from her yet, but she’s risen and learned from her mistakes. And I think the next time she’ll come out even bigger. We are already planning on working again. I’m not even going to worry about it.

Source: ThatGrapeJuice

[NEWS] CHRISTINA AGUILERA'S 4TH STUDIO ALBUM IS 100% FINISHED

My ears are ringing from the huge siren in the PopWrap office that just went off. We have it set to sound every time Christina Aguilera is mentioned anywhere on the interwebs and damnit if I had to sign up for Braille classes today.

OK, so that isn't entirely true, but the fact that Jarett and I are both huge X-tina fans is definitely a fact. So when I heard that her fourth studio album is now all wrapped up in a nice little bow and ready for the masses, I just about dirrrrrtied myself.

Tricky Stewart (the mastermind behind Rihanna’s “Umbrella” and Beyoncé’s “Single Ladies”) sat down with Rap-Up.com for an exclusive interview on Christina's finished album, and damn if he didn't yap yap yap. Tricky started by saying, “I really feel it’s one of her best bodies of work that I’ve heard since 'Stripped.' I think it’s really, really amazing and I think it’s well put together."

The follow-up to 2006’s "Back to Basics" has been described as a departure from her past efforts. “It’s just great. I wouldn’t say that it’s alternative, I wouldn’t say that it’s different,” he shared. “Christina’s always been an artist that moves the bar and that’s what the great ones do. They don’t stay in the same place for too long and this album is just another move for her.”

PopWrap previously reported that there was speculation of the blond Micky Mouse Club alumnus collaborating with Sia, Santigold and M.I.A. of which Tricky also semi-cleared up. When asked about the M.I.A. duet, he said “I know that she did it,” confirmed Tricky, “and I know that there’s a lot of other cool features, like I know that she has Santigold and Flo Rida on there.” There are also rumors that other collaborations on the album include Claude Kelly, Ladytron, Linda Perry, Diplo & Switch, Goldfrapp, Ladyhawke and Le Tigre. If that's the case, there will be a massive party in my living room come release day -- mark my words.

Speaking of words (segway!), no word on a release date or first single as of yet, but it's definitely on the 2010 roster. And the timing couldn't be better because Christina has given word that she wants to shift her focus from music to movies -- she's set to star in "Burlesque," a musical co-starring Cher and "Twilight" hottie Cam Gigandet that I've already bought tickets for. Well, in my mind.

Source: NewYorkPost