[NEWS] BILLBOARD'S BILL WERDE DISCUSSES CHRISTINA'S COMEBACK CHANCES

On the ATRL fan forum, Bill Werde, editor-in-chief of Billboard Magazine, answered a fan's question regarding whether or not Christina Aguilera's chances at having a successful comeback can happen for her.

Q. Originally posted by Sean 97: What does Xtina need to do to have a proper comeback? Will she ever find success again?

A. Originally posted by BWerde: She's obviously supremely talented - arguably the most talented pure singer of the last several generations of pop stars. So there's always the possibility of a comeback. She can also really rise to a moment. Her tribute to James Brown at grammys after he died didn't make sense to me on paper but instantly became one of my personal top 50 pop moments.

I think she's struggling on two fronts. One, there's the ageism thing in pop. I definitely don't agree with it - in fact I think it's completely awful - but it seems that pop only accepts teens and young 20-somethings singing frankly about sexuality. Xtina and Janet are two examples of women on the wrong side of this bias.

I think another dynamic possibly working against her - and this is just what I hear, not what I've seen - is that she hasn't completely endeared herself to some in the business. It takes a village to be successful - promoters, producers, label execs, agents etc. If you end up with a reputation as being difficult or under-appreciative, it doesn't help you when you're in between hits. Those are the times when you most need the best folks in the biz to want to help you.

Again, I've just heard these things second hand. She was nothing but sweet to me in person.

So what does she need to do if she wants to make a comeback? It all begins and ends with the quality and positioning of the songs. Id say party/Club songs but more upbeat/positive. I'd also like to hear a ballad or two that can stand next to Beautiful. Songs about empowerment and overcoming adversity.

Then she needs to work. Endless promo. A run of small Club dates to reconnect and build buzz. Radio promo out the butt. That sort of thing.

I think the most important question at this point - for her or for anyone in her situation - is, does she really want it?

Source: ATRL

[NEWS] WETPAINT: TOP 5 CHRISTINA AGUILERA LIVE PERFORMANCES OF ALL TIME

Long before her days as a judge on The Voice, Christina Aguilera was first and foremost a fantastic performer.

She’s won four Grammys and numerous other awards for her groundbreaking music. Here are our Top 5 live Xtina performances of all time.

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1) “Lady Marmalade” With Lil’ Kim, Mya, P!nk, and Missy Elliott at the 2002 Grammy Awards.

It’s hard to top this electrifying group performance at the 2002 Grammy Awards. This song also won the Grammy for Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals that year.

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2) “It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World” at the 2007 Grammy Awards

Many years before Season 2 contestant Juliet Simms brought down the house with this iconic song, Christina blew it out of the park. It was also the year of the white pants suit. Ah, memories.

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3) “Dirrty” at TRL Presents: Christina Aguilera Stripped in NYC 2002

We all remember the days of Xtina’s revealing chaps, fondly referred to as the “Dirrty” years, from 2002-2003.

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4) “Genie in a Bottle/ Come on Over” Medley at the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards

It all started with a little song called “Genie in a Bottle.” When the post- Mickey Mouse Club Christina debuted her new song at the 2000 VMAs, she did it with this creative mashup (and, of course, wearing red spandex pants).

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5) “At Last” at Stripped Live in London in 2003

Xtina has become famous for covering Etta James’s classic “At Last.” The pop diva even sang the legendary song at Etta’s funeral last year. This 2003 performance was especially impressive.

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[NEWS] CHRISTINA AGUILERA TO BE FEATURED ON PBS DOCUMENTARY: 'WOMEN WHO ROCK'

Bessie Smith to Lady Gaga is a wide swath in modern music, and “Women Who Rock” includes them and many in between Friday on PBS.

“Rock 'n' roll is a very wide river,” filmmaker Carol Stein says. She and Susan Wittenberg “wanted people who represented various eras,” Stein says.

“We were trying to figure it out by categories,” Wittenberg says. “It's a big tent.”

Though there's a chasm between Mahalia Jackson and Madonna, and both are featured in the film, the common denominator is music with attitude.

The documentary opens with James Brown singing, “This is a man's world.” It soon cuts to Christina Aguilera belting the same song, and the irony is lost on no one.

Women are the top grossers in music in the 21st century, the documentary notes. But women's rock roots go back to the beginnings of the genre.

The catalyst for the film was an exhibit at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, which helped the filmmakers decide who should be in the documentary. Darlene Love was finally inducted in 2011, and though her legions of fans had been asking about her inclusion for years, Love was sanguine.

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[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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