[VIDEO] LADYTRON DESCRIBES THE RECORDING PROCESS BEHIND THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO 'BIONIC'

[NEWS] THE DIRRTY DETAILS ABOUT CHRISTINA AGUILERA'S UPCOMING ALBUM

Rob Lewis:

"I can tell you that what you will see and hear from Christina will be different, original, and probably against the grain: the true form for Christina ... always re-creating herself."

Tricky Stewart:

"It's just great. I wouldn't say that it's alternative, I wouldn't say that it's different; 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. 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. "She's mixing it up again. She's singing R&B again, she's doing pop. She's doing it all, but she's found a way to make it all meet in the middle because she's so many different things."

Sia Furler:

"One of the songs is "the best singing she does since Beautiful" and another one is an "awesome, catchy, Christina-song". Another one is a song in honor for her son Max Liron Bratman. "It´s almost like a lullaby."

Ladytron:

"We were impressed because she had a real deep knowledge of our music - album tracks, not just the singles!". "We went in with no expectations; the whole thing was a massive surprise. But it was incredible. She was so musically talented, a vocalist who really knows her voice. The first takes sounded really amazing, and while we'd made demos, it was only when her voice was on them that it all came to life. It's nice to talk about them, we've been sitting on this for a while."

Christina Aguilera:

I think I'm most proud of this work than I have ever been, just because I have worked with so many amazing and incredible talented people, a lot of different collaborations, working with a lot of artists that I really love and listen to, respect and admire. Sia, the singer, songwriter has done some work with "Breathe Me," one of her main, amazing beautiful songs, we did a lot of work on this record together and she's just a complete gem, she's truly just a talented force to be reckoned with and I so enjoyed her company. I think we really created some super crazy magic together. I got the chance to sort of write with Santogold, M.I.A., Ladytron, artists that I really love. The overall versatility of this record is truly something special for me, I actually experimented with so many types of textures and sounds of my voice that I've never showcased and I've never even really knew that I could do. Working with so many different people, I really kind of wanted to step into their worlds, them into my world, and just get the best of both worlds and see what happened, and really experiment which is honestly what I try to do with every record so that I'm not making the same song over and over, and over again. I really like to step outside of my own box and really check out artists and this was the first time that I really collaborated with so many at once and it was just so exciting for me and the result was just magic and I just can't wait to share it all with you guys. I'm dying to share some of my titles of the record, some of the songs off the album because they're really special and just interesting to hear within itself, but soon enough guys, soon enough, I promise that it will be well worth the wait. There truly is something for everyone to enjoy on the record and as I said it's versatility is really special and it's something that I've never actually done before and being so versatile both vocally and musically, a lot of good stuff in store.

[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

[SPECULATION] SHEDDING LIGHT ON 'LIGHT & DARKNESS' WITH FAN CONCEPTUALIZATIONS

As the anticipation, the curiosity, the butterflies begin to prevail....fans begin to brainstorm....what will it sound like?...what will it look like? what journey will we be taken on?

Left with nothing but the rumored album title "Light & Darkness" fans young & old strive to capture what hasnt been revealed yet, one thing is for certain the New Album is "highly" anticipated & not just with Christina fans!

Fans of Sia, Goldfrapp, Ladytron, Le Tigre, Santigold, M.I.A. and of course the amazing Linda Perry have lined up & are right in this big ass boat of ours...LOL...!!! So while we wait for some Official New Album news, lets check out some of the fans concepts.

[NEWS] CHRISTINA AGUILERA'S SON WAS HER ELECTRON INSPIRATION FOR HER NEW ALBUM

Christina Aguilera's Son Was Her Electro Inspiration On New Album
In E! special airing Wednesday, Aguilera says she gravitated toward Zero 7 when she was pregnant with Max.

Christina Aguilera has spoken quite a bit about how her upcoming album is taking her sound in a new, electro-disco direction thanks to collaborations with Goldfrapp,Ladytron, M.I.A., Santigold, Sia and Le Tigre.

But in a two-hour interview scheduled to air Wednesday at 9 p.m. ET on E!, "Christina Aguilera: An E! Entertainment Special," the Grammy-winning belter reveals a bit more about husband Jordan Bratman as well as the influence the couple's toddler son, Max, has had on her new studio adventures.

The show takes you inside the studio with Aguilera, where she recalls how after 19-month-old Max was born, she got hooked on the pumping electro sound of bands like U.K. downtempo duoZero 7. Australian pop singer Sia, who has worked with Zero 7, explains in the show that Aguilera told her, "I'm kind of interested in stepping into your world."

"Whenever Max was born, I really gravitated, for some reason, towards a lot of electro music and that futuristic sound," Aguilera said. "I was listening to a lot of artists like Zero 7, [who] have worked a lot with one of my favorite singer/songwriters, Sia, who is absolutely amazing."

Rather than bend her collaborators to her sound, Aguilera said she really wanted to "step inside their world and see how they put together their sound and their music and experiment with different textures and sounds of my voice."

Aguilera, 28, also gets weepy when she talks about how Bratman has helped settle her once-wild life. "I grew up not really having sort of any real male perspective or role model," Aguilera said, sporting a bleach-blond hairdo and a more tame look than in the past. "Jordan just continuously makes me fall deeper and deeper in love with him every day. ... He just exudes such love and is such a great father to Max that it just make me the happiest woman alive."

In the special, the singer also reveals where Bratman proposed to her, how her pregnancy was a total surprise and the nightly, pre-bedtime-for-Max workout routine that keeps her in shape.

Source: MTV

[PHOTOS] CHRISTINA AGUILERA & JORDAN BRATMAN: MOZZA MATES

Christina Aguilera and husband Jordan Bratman dine at Osteria Mozza restaurant on Melrose, Los Angeles on Saturday night (August 15)

The 28-year-old singer is keeping mum on many of the specifics of her upcoming album, but told A.P.E. radio station earlier this week, “I can’t let too much out the bag too soon. I just can’t, ‘cause I really want you guys to be surprised and to experience firsthand what I’m talking about or what I’m not talking too much about. Too soon in the game, but wrapping everything up now.”

She continued, “I think I’m most proud of this work than I’ve ever been, just because I worked with so many amazing and incredibly talented people. [Sia and I] did a lot of work on this record together, and she’s just a complete gem. She’s truly just such a talented force to be reckoned with. And I so enjoyed her company, and I think we really created some super crazy magic together. I got a chance to sort of write with Santigold,M.I.A.,Lady Tron— artists that I really love.”

Source: JustJared

[NEWS] CHRISTINA'S TENTATIVE NEW ALBUM HAS A LADYTRON VIBE

Ladytron's Reuben Wu has claimed the band have put their own stamp on Christina Aguilera's new album.



The electro pop group worked with the Dirrty singer on her record Light And Darkness, and Reuben revealed she was impressed with what they had to offer.



"She is still Christina and it's still her voice but the album is very much Ladytron," said Reuben at the Standon Calling festival.



Source: The Press Association (Thanks to Jairo for informing us.)

[NEWS] SIA RESPONSIBLE FOR LE TIGRE & CHRISTINA AGUILERA COLLABORATION

The time on the road also helped MEN progress, she said. “[Playing a lot live] helps us to change the songs, feel what works or what doesn’t.”

The touring has also brought JD back to her roots. After doing bigger bus tours with Le Tigre and even working with pop star Aguilera, being in the van keeps her grounded.

“It’s different and it’s all the same,” she said. “It’s just the three of us driving in the rain. It’s really humbling and nice for me to go back to this. I totally started to miss this way of touring, being in control of your own s--t. It’s fun and I’m glad I get a chance to do that again.”

Though JD has been busy with MEN, the Aguilera collaboration was an exciting opportunity for her and the rest of Le Tigre to do some work together again, thanks to JD’s girlfriend and former Zero 7 singer, Sia, who had been working with Aguilera in L.A. when she mentioned Le Tigre.

“Sia worked with Christina before we did, she just reminded her that Le Tigre existed and [Aguilera] was like ‘I love them…that’s perfect, that’s exactly what I want,’” JD said. “I have to thank Sia for that.”

Aguilera’s album Light & Darkness also features collaborations with Goldfrapp and Ladytron and is due out in September. While many fans were excited by the prospect of Le Tigre playing together again, the band does not have plans for recording a new album in the near future.

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