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Exactly one year after winning "Best New Artist" for the pop-princess stylings of her self-titled debut album, Christina Aguilera got dirrty in a navel-baring dress that was as eye-catching as it was jaw-dropping. Accessorized with a head full of multi-colored braids, Christina later chalked the whole look up as "an experiment."
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Yes Hollywood is weird and its stars are also no less. They are confused about everything right from relationships to their sexuality! Can you believe that? Certainly not and we know about it.
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I just saw the Marie Claire with CHRISTINA AGUILERA on the cover and I realized we are waaaay overdue for an update. Yes, the rumors are true. . . Le Tigre wrote and produced a couple of songs with Christina! Not wanting to break the spell of this magic opportunity as we wait in suspense to hear if our tracks make it on the album, we’ve been quiet on the topic. But now that the buzz is getting crazy I just can’t contain myself. Needless to say, for a feminist band obsessed with pop music, it was pretty much a dream come true.
Around this time last year we got word that Deceptacon was Christina’s jam and that she wanted to work with Le Tigre on some new songs. At first we were tormented by the goal of writing “another Deceptacon” for her, wondering how to crack the code to its energy and production style (“shit, do we have to find an HR16-B on eBay and synch-up a fast beat with a warped guitar sample on an antique Mirage?!”) plus we wanted to write melodies that would showcase Christina’s incredible voice. The pressure was on! But we quickly realized that we just had to be ourselves and put our hearts into pulling together our best demos to play for her.
So. . . we prepared for our trip to LA to work with her in a typically crazy Le Tigre way due to our individually hectic schedules. Kathleen and I were in NYC meeting up periodically, handing off beats on mini-drives, and downloading JD’s arpeggiator loops and basslines sent from hotels rooms and backstage wi-fi all across the country (she was on tour with MEN). And, oh yeah, did I mention I had just given birth?! In June I flew to LA with my 11 week old baby Goldie and met up with JD at the airport shuttle to the car rental place. Kathleen stayed in NYC and we did lyric brainstorming via text messages, and JD and I sent her running to FedEx with her secret signature vocal FX box so Christina could try it out.
Meeting Christina and working with her at her home studio was simultaneously super comfortable and normal-seeming while also kind of a mind-blowing window into another world. If you’ve read the Marie Claire article you know about the crucifix doorknobs and plush couches, red and black decor, dish of ricolas and awesome speakers. But what made me feel at home as an artistic collaborator was that the space she had to be creative in was also filled with cool art and beautiful books and tons of notepads and a million great pens. Curling up in sweatpants, puzzling over lyrics and checking her blackberry while the beat loops forever. . . Hey Christina is just like us after all! She is totally cool and hilarious and down-to-earth.
But when it came time to lay down vocals we were in awe. She is a technical virtuoso behind the mic, layering take after take of flawless vocals and coming up with variations, ad-libs, and harmonies on the fly. And while her voice is like a force of nature, she is completely disciplined in her approach to recording and realizing her vision for each track. At the end of each night she would have a CD burned for her and come back with detailed comments about things she wanted to perfect the next day.
It was definitely intimidating, when we stopped and thought about it, to work with such a huge star (I mean, she has her own perfume line), so we tried not to think about it too much. Obviously Christina has a massive audience and a mainstream presence, and so the question a lot people ask about the experience is how did this change or influence our approach to the content of the songs. Together we tailored themes and specific references to her personality and image but found a ton of common ground in our aim to make upbeat danceable tracks celebrating female friendship, strength, and of course, PARTYING. And while the giant sound of her stacked vocals and the pop sheen she lends to the tracks might seem at odds with Le Tigre’s aesthetic roots, it really works. The songs have a lot of elements we’re known for, like a garage guitar sound, schoolyard chants, new wave-y synths, electro beats, and somehow it all sounds crazily right with Christina’s unbelievable voice. We hope you get to hear the songs sometime soon!
In other news, we’ve been busy shooting interviews and gearing up to promote our forthcoming DVD of live performances, backstage antics and touring adventures. More on that later. . .
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For Christina Aguilera, preparing for her role as a singer and performance artist in her first film, Burlesque, is clearly doing her body good! “I’m bringing my A-game and taking it very seriously,” she tells In Touch. Her trainer of five years, Tee Sorge, reveals that the 29-year-old star is rehearsing 14 hours a day and says a lot of that time is spent dancing. “She’s tremendously happy and feels really strong,” Sorge tells In Touch. The busy mother is also squeezing intense weight-training sessions into her busy schedule two to five times a week. “We want to make sure she doesn’t lose her muscle mass or too much weight,” her trainer says. So, Christina starts with a 10-minute warm-up on the treadmill and then goes straight into lifting weights. “We work the entire upper body by doing everything from bicep curls to tricep dips,” says Sorge. “Christina does three sets of each exercise and uses weights ranging from five to 15 pounds.” But her favorite thing to do is work her abs, and Sorge reveals the star does 300 to 500 sit-ups a session! When it comes to her diet, Christina has always been “good” says Sorge, but now she’s eating exceptionally healthy. “We took out all the whites, like white rice and white sugars,” says Sorge. “She’s sticking to whole grains and lean proteins.” Luckily for her, she has one cheat day a week. “Her goal now is just to be fit,” Sorge tells In Touch.
CHRISTINA AGUILERA's fans will have to wait another month to get their hands on her new album - BIONIC has been delayed until April (10).HuffingtonPost has recently reviewed Christina’s new song, ‘Lift Me Up.'
Christina Aguilera/Lift Me Up: had the courage to debut a new original song. Supreme balladeer, with all her success she remains an underrated singer-songwriter. Impeccable delivery, but as a stand-alone composition, not within a mile of her glorious 2006 hit, "Hurt."
Lambert’s debut, For Your Entertainment, doesn’t feature Timberlake, but the album credits are nevertheless extensive and eclectic – and stacked with bold-faced names. Lambert’s bananas for the whole pack – but in the rare instances where he had the opportunity to work with some of these idols in studio, he says his fandom wasn’t a liability. “To be honest with you, I’m not that easily intimidated. I think that everybody’s human and I think that fame is kind of an illusion, to be honest,” he says.
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That much-repeated Oprah show anecdote about how he was “intimidated” upon meeting Madonna was a rare exception, he says. And, OK, maybe you could consider Christina Aguilera fanboy-spaz fodder, as well. “I think Christina Aguilera would be really interesting to perform with, and I think I might be a little starstruck by her because I respect her so much,” he admits.
The night’s big-ticket event is the MusiCares person of the Year tribute to Neil Young. Following a reception and silent auction to benefit the MusiCares Foundation, more than 1,500 guests will be treated to tribute performances of Young’s music by artists including Dave Matthews, Josh Groban, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Elton John and Sheryl Crow at the L.A. Convention Center.
After the big show, insiders will head over to late-night parties like the 13th annual Friends and Family bash at Paramount Studios, and producer Tricky Stewart and RedZone Entertainment’s 2nd Annual Pre Grammy party, which is expected to draw The-Dream, Christina Aguilera, Beyoncé, Katy Perry, Usher and more to hotspot Wonderland.
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Source: EntertainmentWeeklyHer still-untitled (BIONIC) April release will be the pop powerhouse’s first studio album since 2006’s Back to Basics. Alongside usual suspects Linda Perry, who penned Aguilera’s 2002 smash ”Beautiful,” and R&B hitmaker Tricky Stewart (Beyoncé, Rihanna), the guest list reads like a roll call of cool-girl cred: M.I.A., Santigold, Le Tigre, Ladytron, and ”Breathe Me” songstress Sia.
Sports icon and global humanitarian Muhammad Ali is joining forces with vocal powerhouse and multi-Grammy winner CHRISTINA AGUILERA for a new Haiti relief effort.
Appearing together in a new public service announcement, the duo are teaming up to raise funds for the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Haitian relief effort. Donations will go directly to WFP's efforts to get food to survivors of Haiti's devastating earthquake.
The PSA urges viewers to donate $5 by texting FRIENDS to 90999 or visit www.fromhungertohope.com. Your donation of $5 will feed 20 hungry children in the earthquake-ravaged country, according to the WFP.
Aguilera is also the spokesperson for Yum! Brands World Hunger Relief, the world's largest private-sector, hunger-relief effort that is underwriting the PSA.
"I'm devastated by the toll that the earthquake has taken, and as a mom, I am especially heartbroken by the children and families affected," Aguilera said. "My goal for the PSA is to inspire as many people as possible to donate to the World Food Programme so they can continue to feed the survivors in Haiti and move them from hunger to hope."
"The earthquake and the aftershocks in Haiti are among the worst tragedies of our lifetime," Muhammad Ali said of the tragedy. "I urge people from around the world to open their hearts and give anything they can to help the World Food Programme's relief efforts in Haiti."
To see the entire PSA featuring Ali, tune in to Wednesday night's Entertainment Tonight.
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“Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief,” drew a cumulative audience of more than 83 million viewers and a gross average audience of more than 24 million viewers in the United States, according to Nielsen Media Research. The telethon has now raised more than $61 million in donations from the general public to date. “Hope for Haiti Now” aired across networks including ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, CNN, BET, The CW, HBO, MTV, VH1, CMT, PBS, TNT, Showtime, AMC, CNBC, COMEDY CENTRAL, Bravo, E! Entertainment, MSNBC, National Geographic Channel, Oxygen, G4, CENTRIC, Current TV, Fuse, MLB Network, EPIX, Palladia, SoapNet, Style, Discovery Health, Planet Green, CNN en Español, HBO Latino, Logo, MTV2, MTV Tr3s, MTV Hits, VH1 Classic and VH1 Soul. Across the Web and mobile, “Hope for Haiti Now” attracted 1.9 million video streams during the live broadcast. Between the live broadcast and replays of the performances available on MTV.com and other sites, “Hope for Haiti Now” attracted 5.8 million total streams throughout the weekend, including more than 150,000 mobile streams. The “Hope for Haiti Now” iPhone app, which allowed for live streaming of the broadcast, has been downloaded more than 100,000 times. “Hope for Haiti Now” was also the most Tweeted topic of the weekend, and recorded more than 1 million Tweets around the event on Friday evening alone.Source: Deadline
Lady Gaga, Goldfrapp, MGMT, Trent Reznor suspected as source of mysterious YouTube clips.Then there are the numbers that accompany the videos — mysterious sequences of digits that may be spelling out some coded message, or revealing a release date (or may just be numbers) — and the music, a soundtrack of chiming, slightly ominous electronic bloops and bleeps. Confused? Intrigued? Welcome to the club.
It's the ongoing saga of "Iamamiwhoami," the latest in a series of maddeningly compelling viral campaigns to seize the attention of Internet obsessives. Named for the YouTube user who began uploading the clips, the campaign has slowly become a full-blown frenzy, and the speculation has begun to run rampant about just who was behind it all.
Fans have thrown names like Lady Gaga and Goldfrapp into the ring. Resident weirdos like Bjork and the Knife have been suspected. MGMT, too. Some think Trent Reznor — who has some experience with things like this — is the mastermind. Still others believe that it's all leading up to the release of Aphex Twin's next project. But through it all, one name kept popping up with bizarre regularity: Christina Aguilera.
See, Aguilera does have a new album coming soon, an ambitious and reportedly futuristic outing she's calling Bionic. She has been known to adopt an alter-ego or two (remember Xtina?). And the repeated use of fetal imagery in the videos does lend credence to her claims that the birth of her son Max was an inspiration for the record. So, while the clips would represent a rather, uh, ambitious re-imagining of herself, it wasn't beyond the realm of possibility that she was somehow involved in the campaign.
Only, it is. Because while we don't know much about the "Iamamiwhoami" series, according to her publicist, "Iamamiwhoami" is "100 percent not [Christina] ... not sure why people think it is."
So there you go. But who else could it be? Well, Reznor did recently post on NIN.com that "2010 has a number of things planned, including new material from Nine Inch Nails and something else that isn't Nine Inch Nails," so he's still in play. MGMT — whose Congratulations is due this year — could also be responsible, and a pair of e-mails sent to a spokesperson for the band about "Iamamiwhoami" have thus far gone unanswered.
The Knife, who are plenty odd, also could be behind all this madness. They're releasing a studio version of an opera based on the life of Charles Darwin, and the videos do have a rather, uh, "natural" quality to them (not to mention the fact that the music does sound like the stuff they've done in the past.) Goldfrapp has been known to use owl imagery, and while they do have an album due this year, the dank aesthetic of the YouTube clips doesn't seem to match the airbrushed cover of the thing. And as far as we know, there's no new music from Bjork coming anytime soon, and Gaga's still promoting her Fame Monster album.
So, like all great viral campaigns, we're just as stuck as you are. The mystery of "Iamamiwhoami" rolls on, and all we can do is wait for the next clue. Whoever's behind all this, we salute you: You've got us hooked!
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Coming up on the LiveLeakList... Avril Lavigne - Alice (Underground), Christina Aguilera - Glam and MGMT - It's Working (album: Celebration)
On MONDAY, JANUARY 18TH, 2010, AGUILERA ONLINE posted that Bionic will be postponed to April. To read the FIRST source of this inconvenient news, CLICK HERE.Christina Aguilera Inspire brings a little of her self-assured confidence and sexiness to every woman's life. The fragrance encapsulates everything that Christina Aguilera is with a scent that shows a lady who wants to stand out from the crowd and inspire others to strive for their dreams. The femininity of the fragrance celebrates the female form and helps women feel sexier and proud of who they are. This beautiful, sexy and distinctive young fragrance perfectly captures the elements that make Christina a superstar today, which means that her fans will not be disappointed with the fragrance.Christina Aguilera Diva Perfume
The word ‘Diva’ always conjures up an image of unapproachable pop stars who demand a lot without necessarily giving much in return. Although the singer has been portaying this lifestyle, the Christina Aguilera Diva perfume is a fragrance that emphasises the strong independent women side of the personality and encourages others to be the same.Christina Aguilera By Night Perfume
The fragrance was inspired her personal memories and reflects her playful sexiness. The Christina Aguilera perfume contains jasmine, a scent synomous with old movie star glamour, blackcurrant tea for vibrancy and happiness.
The Christina Aguilera By Night perfume is the latest fragrance in the collection and was released back in September 2009. The new Perfume for women has been created to be a sultry fragrance that is ideal for evening wear and elegant occasions. The dark red and black packaging with the flower illustrations on the box shows off the suggestive and sexy nature of the fragrance along with the hour glass shape bottle. The Christina Aguilera by Night perfume includes mandarin, freesia, rhubarb, peach blossom, pineapple, heliotrope, vanilla, moss and sandalwood.Each of these unique fragrances are available to buy from PerfumeLover.co.uk who specialise in supplying the very latest women’s perfume and men’s aftershave at affordable prices. Our brand new website is easy to use and there are many of the big brand fragrances to buy, including all of the Christina Aguilera perfumes. Check out PerfumeLover.co.uk for more information.
Friday night's star-studded "Hope for Haiti" telethon has raised a record-breaking $58 million, with more donations continuing to pour in from around the world, the benefit's organizers announced Saturday.
The preliminary figure is a record for donations made by the public through a disaster relief telethon, according to a news release from telethon organizers.
Additionally, the "Hope for Haiti Now" album, a compilation of the night's musical performances made available on Apple's iTunes, was the No. 1 album in 18 countries Saturday. Sales figures for iTunes are still being calculated, and the preliminary figure of $58 million does not include donations from corporations or large private donors.
People will be able to make donations to "Hope for Haiti" via phone, Web, text messaging and regular mail for the next six months, according to the news release.
A moving performance by Alicia Keys opened Friday night's telethon, and actor George Clooney, serving as the Los Angeles host for the event, made the first appeal for donations to raise money for relief efforts after last week's devastating earthquake.
"The Haitian people need our help," Clooney said. "They need to know they are not alone. They need to know that we still care."
The show was one of the most widely distributed prime-time televised benefits in history, appearing simultaneously on more than 25 networks -- including CNN, where Anderson Cooper reported live from Haiti during the event.
More than 100 actors, musicians and other celebrities answered phones in New York and Los Angeles after professional operators first talked to donors.
"Thank you so much for your donation," actress Reese Witherspoon told one caller. "You can't imagine how much love and great, wonderful energy is here today. People are doing everything they can to make a difference in these people's lives."
Several other calls were aired live, including with Julia Roberts, Steven Spielberg, Taylor Swift and Stevie Wonder.
Swift and Wonder were among the evening's musical performers. Others included Bruce Springsteen, Bono, Jay-Z, Rihanna, Shakira, Beyonce, Mary J. Blige, Coldplay, CHRISTINA AGUILERA, John Legend, Justin Timberlake, Kid Rock, Sheryl Crow, Keith Urban, Jennifer Hudson, Madonna, Dave Matthews and Neil Young.
Other celebrities appearing on the telethon included Jon Stewart, Brad Pitt, Tom Hanks, Morgan Freeman, Ben Stiller, Clint Eastwood and Denzel Washington.
Proceeds from the telethon will benefit Oxfam America, Partners in Health, the Red Cross, UNICEF, the U.N. World Food Programme, Yele Haiti Foundation and the Clinton Bush Haiti Foundation.
