Christina Aguilera - 25th anniversary of the vocal bible

[divasummer]

I hear her version of "This Christmas" a decent amount as well.

[Caviar]

Happy Birthday X-Tina! May your day be filled with joy and love. See you in 2015. ;)




Happy Birthday Christina Aguilera!

The teen pop star-turned-songstress-turned-sometimes Voice coach with the huge pipes turns 34 today, and to celebrate, we rounded up five of her underrated (read: non-single) gems from her career over seven studio albums.


Check them out below.


1. "I'm OK"
This Stripped deep cut is a soulful exploration about a young woman coming into her own and not putting up with bad influences in her life any longer. There are memorable career high points in singles "Fighter," "Beautiful," and "Can't Hold Us Down," but at her darkest -- as she is in this tune about her childhood and abusive father -- Aguilera's powerful voice, here dialed back, shows just how emotionally powerful it can be.




2. "My Girls"
This Bionic track -- featuring Peaches -- got lost in the dirrty dance-pop era of Lady Gaga, Kesha and more. But its feminist message feels right at home in Beyonce & Nicki Minaj's 2014.




3. "The Right Man"
Back to Basics was a great marriage of voice with material. While "Candyman" and "Hurt" became the singles on the back half of the album, this beautiful power ballad about feeling confident in her marriage was made for weddings. It's also a nice compliment to some of her earlier work where she opened up about paint from her childhood, showcasing the future happiness she couldn't see when she was younger.




4. "Mercy on Me"
This Back to Basics track finds Aguilera experimenting with gospel elements, which of course is a great fit for her large voice. When she lets loose with some of the biggest notes of the ballad, it shows you at her best the kind of chills she can produce.




5. "Sing for Me"
In some of Aguilera's later work, her gorgeous voice is over-produced and she loses what makes her special. But on this Lotus track, Aguilera's love for the music is front and center.




What's your favorite underrated Aguilera song?

www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6406651/happy-birthday-christina-aguilera-5-most-underrated-songs

[SHOOTER]

Sing for Me!!!

[Albie]

Ooh I love 'The Right Man'. Happy Birthday Christina!!!

[Deleted]

Happy birthday girl! Will listen to my "Stripped" vinyl tonight :)

[Linnethia Monique]

Feliz Cumpleaños to Queen XTina! Can't wait for 2015. I was listening to her all day on Spotify and was kinda pissed they don't have the original pressing of her debut album because I LOVE the original What a Girl Wants over the remix single version. Giving me R&B teas from Day 1.

[Caviar]

The original WAGW was my favorite. There are actually 5 versions of that song. I also loved the "Smooth" version released on a random soundtrack.

[diciembre]

TVtina is here:

Jeff Kwatinetz’s Prospect Park has completed its 2014 television development slate with 10 sales to broadcast, cable and digital outlets.

They include a soapy hourlong dramedy about Las Vegas entertainers executive produced by Christina Aguilera at ABC Family [...]

Written by Jake In Progress creator Austin Winsberg, the ABC Family dramedy, tentatively titled Hearts And Clubs, was pursued by multiple networks. It follows a group of Las Vegas entertainers as they fall in and out of love in the ultimate city of Sin. In the vein of Love Actually, the project, produced by Lionsgate TV, intertwines the characters’ relationship dramas, obstacles, and complications. Aguilera is actively involved in the development of the project, which she is executive producing with CAA-repped Winsberg, Kwatinetz, Barry and Matt Rutler.

Deadline

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Dec 18, 2014 8:20:42 GMT -5 Caviar said:

Happy Birthday X-Tina! May your day be filled with joy and love. See you in 2015. ;)




Happy Birthday Christina Aguilera!

The teen pop star-turned-songstress-turned-sometimes Voice coach with the huge pipes turns 34 today, and to celebrate, we rounded up five of her underrated (read: non-single) gems from her career over seven studio albums.


Check them out below.


1. "I'm OK"
This Stripped deep cut is a soulful exploration about a young woman coming into her own and not putting up with bad influences in her life any longer. There are memorable career high points in singles "Fighter," "Beautiful," and "Can't Hold Us Down," but at her darkest -- as she is in this tune about her childhood and abusive father -- Aguilera's powerful voice, here dialed back, shows just how emotionally powerful it can be.




2. "My Girls"
This Bionic track -- featuring Peaches -- got lost in the dirrty dance-pop era of Lady Gaga, Kesha and more. But its feminist message feels right at home in Beyonce & Nicki Minaj's 2014.




3. "The Right Man"
Back to Basics was a great marriage of voice with material. While "Candyman" and "Hurt" became the singles on the back half of the album, this beautiful power ballad about feeling confident in her marriage was made for weddings. It's also a nice compliment to some of her earlier work where she opened up about paint from her childhood, showcasing the future happiness she couldn't see when she was younger.




4. "Mercy on Me"
This Back to Basics track finds Aguilera experimenting with gospel elements, which of course is a great fit for her large voice. When she lets loose with some of the biggest notes of the ballad, it shows you at her best the kind of chills she can produce.




5. "Sing for Me"
In some of Aguilera's later work, her gorgeous voice is over-produced and she loses what makes her special. But on this Lotus track, Aguilera's love for the music is front and center.




What's your favorite underrated Aguilera song?

www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6406651/happy-birthday-christina-aguilera-5-most-underrated-songs

Happy birthday, Queen! at "My Girls" being included among the other flawless picks, though.

As flawed as "Sing For Me" is, something about it still captivates me.

[Caviar]

Lance Bass (from N'Sync) got married to "I Am" sung by Kelly Price. :'(

There’s a lot of pop fans out there who believe that Christina Aguilera’s much-maligned Bionic album is actually an underrated masterpiece, and it looks like Lance Bass is one of them.

The NSYNC star married longtime boyfriend Michael Turchin last month in Los Angeles, and according to People magazine, the happy couple walked down the aisle to Xtina’s Bionic ballad, I Am.

Unfortunately, the Dirrty diva couldn’t be there to sing it herself, so R&B crooner Kelly Price stepped in instead.

The wedding, which was planned by Sharon Sacks (the planner behind the Kimye nuptials) included celebrity guests like Jamie-Lynn Sigler and Lisa Vanderpump, and featured supermodels instead of flower girls.

You can find out more interesting details about the unique ceremony when the E! special Lance Loves Michael: The Lance Bass Wedding airs on February 5th.

popdust.com/2014/12/22/lance-bass-wedding-christina-aguilera/

[SHOOTER]

I'd actually love to hear Kelly's rendition.

[jazzyskye10²]

"I Am" was the highlight on Bionic. Definitely up there with her best songs, 'Walk Away', 'Save Me From Myself' imo.

[Caviar]

While Kelly isn't known for subdued vocals I wouldn't be opposed to hearing her version.

[Caviar]

More tea on the TV show she's executive producing:

CHRISTINA AND MATT ARE EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS OF A NEW ABC FAMILY DRAMEDY CALLED “HEARTS AND CLUBS”
According to deadline.com Christina and Matt are both executive producers of ABC’s new family dramedy called “Hearts And Clubs”. Here’s what they wrote:

Written by Jake In Progress creator Austin Winsberg, the ABC Family dramedy, tentatively titled Hearts And Clubs, was pursued by multiple networks. It follows a group of Las Vegas entertainers as they fall in and out of love in the ultimate city of Sin. In the vein of Love Actually, the project, produced by Lionsgate TV, intertwines the characters’ relationship dramas, obstacles, and complications. Aguilera is actively involved in the development of the project, which she is executive producing with CAA-repped Winsberg, Kwatinetz, Barry and Matt Rutler.

[Live Your Life]

So, Matt finally has a job?

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Dec 23, 2014 12:17:04 GMT -5 Live Your Life said:

So, Matt finally has a job?

I was intrigued until I saw this airs on ABC Family.

I'm all for successTina, but damn I NEED new music; she better throw us a bone (or ten).

[Caviar]

I'm excited for new music as well but as Christina works her way thru her 30s I want her to explore TV and movies. It's great she's behind the scenes but she's proven she has some acting chops. The days of the divas dominating the charts are coming to a close.

[Caviar]

New song registered on BMI "Waves" written by David Hodges Hall (Evanescence) and music by Maggie Chapman?! First single?

repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&keyid=17403319&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID

From Maggie's Soundcloud account her sound is very acoustic. I've ALWAYS wanted an acoustic album track from her. Christina would sound heavenly on Tamia's "Officially Missing You" type of record.

[SHOOTER]

I have no expectations from this woman at this point. I'll be waiting to hear the first single.

[YesImaSinner]

I'm kind of nervous. We're probably in the worst musical climate ever for someone to attempt a comeback. Even if xtina finally decides to get it together I'm not sure it'll be enough. Those singles are gonna have to be A+++. It doesn't help that her manager acts completely jaded towards the music industry..all he cares about is $

[Mack]

Aside from Britney, Christina's album is probably my most-anticipated of next year. I know she won't let me down. Even Lotus, which was a misfire all-around, had some gems that I still play on the regular ('Your Body', 'Let There Be Love', 'Red Hot Kinda Love', 'Shut Up', 'Army Of Me').

[tamed09]

Is she still with Azoff?

[Linnethia Monique]

Dec 24, 2014 3:19:44 GMT -5 tamed09 said:

Is she still with Azoff?

Yep and his current crusade against YouTube is going to make sh!t really interesting this era.

[tamed09]

Dec 24, 2014 4:38:08 GMT -5 Linnethia Monique said:

Dec 24, 2014 3:19:44 GMT -5 tamed09 said:

Is she still with Azoff?

Yep and his current crusade against YouTube is going to make sh!t really interesting this era.

Lawd Jesus help me

[darko95]

She should try some records produced by NicNac with newer writers involved. Maybe Sevyn Streeter could help her with a hit song.

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Dec 23, 2014 12:45:54 GMT -5 Caviar said:

I'm excited for new music as well but as Christina works her way thru her 30s I want her to explore TV and movies. It's great she's behind the scenes but she's proven she has some acting chops. The days of the divas dominating the charts are coming to a close.

I accepted long ago that Christina's days of chart dominance are over, and that's fine.

I loved a few tracks from Lotus (Best Of Me, Army Of Me, Blank Page, Cease Fire, Your Body), but it's still Christina's weakest effort, and I want the passion and fire back from her.
I don't care if it only means small tours, side projects, etc, but Christina's still MORE than capable of delivering a good album and the passion she needs to promote a gem or two.

Chart success be damned, I just want good music and EFFORT from her.

[MiniMusic]

There was a lot of tracks that I liked off of Lotus but that was definitely a rushed effort. The mixing and production seemed off on a lot of them, even her vocals were not so great on some like "Best of Me" or "Army of Me" seemed a little strained too. But when the songs were good, they were good. "Red Hot Kinda Love" pretty much slays. More of that please. Original, funky and great vocals. "Blank Page" is a great ballad. I actually really like the attitude in "Circles" and "Shut Up", I know they are kind of cheesy, but they get her personality across without being too try hard or annoying. Plus they are catchy. I think if she spends more time and effort on the next album it will be good.

[SHOOTER]

Lotus may be her weakest album but it was still a good Pop album from her with a lot of solid material. She's yet to make a bad album to me.

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Christina Aguilera is not in the Christmas spirit ... she spent her birthday in "The Happiest Place On Earth" ... in a heated argument with Mickey Mouse ... TMZ has learned.

Our theme park source tells us while ringing in her 34th b-day at Disney's California Adventure, Christina and her crew tried to get a pic with Mickey, but he was going on a break ... so Christina was told she had to wait. Cue meltdown!

Aguilera lost it, and called Mickey an "a**hole." We're told she even dropped the dreaded, "Do you know who I am?"

Xtina's crew started hurling threats, we're told ... and Mickey had to be ushered to a safe zone -- out of public view. Security was called, but by the time they arrived ... the former Mouseketeer had already split

m.tmz.com/#Article/2014/12/29/christina-aguilera-disneyland-fight-mickey-mouse-birthday
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[Linnethia Monique]

You better tell that $14/hr mouse to turn his ass around Christina!