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February 28, 2002 - The Backstreet Boys and Olympic winner Sarah Hughes presented the best pop collaboration with vocals Grammy award to 'Lady Marmalade' at the Staples Center on Wednesday. Upon receiving the award, Christina Aguilera told the audience, "Oh, man! Where's Patti? Oh, my gosh! This was so unexpected. Thank you to the academy and everybody thank you mom and dad and Michael and my family. And my girls right here, thank you guys." Lil' Kim added, "I... we want to say thank you God for blessing us and who ever made the decision to give us this award, we want to thank you." Mya added, "I would like to say hi to my mom and dad and thank you Jimmy Ivy for fighting for me to be on this project, and Ron Fair and Missy, everybody there incorporated in this project, thank you so much." Pink said, "Hi, mom."

February 28, 2002 - Christina Aguilera was on the Grammy pre show on MTV Wednesday night where she revealed she has ended her relationship with dancer Jorge Santos. Christina said the breakup actually was my 'real' breakup. Christina added that she's currently single and that she thinks she's a "good girlfriend." Of course the other big talk during the show was Christina's Marilyn Monroe inspired hairstyle from the red carpet of Wednesday's show.

February 28, 2002 - Christina Aguilera spoke with MTV.com about the much publicized war of words she's had with Eminem and Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst. Christina explained, "I'm always getting those calculated answers from people around me, like, 'OK, say this,' and, 'Make sure you don't say anything too mean,' and I saw other people get dissed and they giggled and laughed it off. But mine was harsh." As for Durst commenting that he only did the VMA 'duet' with her 'for the nookie: "It was just coming off of the Eminem [dis]. With the things he was saying — no female should be talked about like that. I'm not gonna laugh it off and say 'Ha ha, it's a funny song, hee hee.' That's just not gonna fly with me, so I just had to speak my piece. I had to be honest about it and speak for all women." Christina also commented on the new album extensively, check it out here.

February 28, 2002 - WireImage.com has photos of Christina Aguilera showing off a new hairstyle and added cleavage at the Grammy Awards Wednesday. Check them out here.

February 27, 2002 - MTV played most of this clip on TRL Monday but MTV.com has more on Christina Aguilera talking about her yet to be named album due later this year. Christina said, "This album is very real. This whole album is very much from me, and it's just on a very real level. It's not a pop-pop record. It's got a lot of soul on it. It's got more R&B. It's got hip-hop influences. It's got rock, which is very interesting, but very much a part of who I am. ... It needed to come out, so it's exciting."

February 26, 2002 - Infatuation can be downloaded online. No, I ain't gonna post it on here so you can suck up my bandwidth, but it is on Morpheus currently so check it out there. The file size should be 6214kb.

February 26, 2002 - Christina Aguilera was on a videotaped spot on MTV's Total Request Live on Monday where she talked about her yet to be titled new album. Christina said, "It's not a pop, pop record. It's got a lot of soul on it, more R&B, hip-hop influences, and it's got rock, which is very interesting, but very a part of who I am."

February 25, 2002 - Fans of Christina Aguilera haven't had much to talk about so following her performance of 'Infatuation' tonight, fans flooded her official site's message board bringing it to its knees. Amongst the topics started after the lip-synched performance (two live performances by Angie Stone with Moby and Bon Jovi followed) included from moderator Nik DC, "Son of a...CUT IT OUT WITH THE NEW THREADS." Another said, "Someone got a boob job." One asked, "Anyone Else Disappointed?" Others loved the song saying, "Omg!!!! Amazing!!!" and "Infatuation Is Greatttttttt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Read all the reaction here. There didn't appear to be any sign of Aguilera's boyfriend Jorge Santos amongst the dancers.

February 25, 2002 - MF9777 on Christina Aguilera's official site message board was quick to translate the lyrics to the song she debuted Sunday night at the Olympic Closing Ceremonies, 'Infatuation'. Some are speculating the song is about her boyfriend Jorge Santos because of the 'Latin lover' reference (though he didn't appear to be a dancer, maybe he's in a choreographer position similar to Cris Judd with Jennifer Lopez now?). Read on for the lyrics.

February 24, 2002 - Grammy.com has a feature interview with Jon Stewart ahead of his hosting of the awards show on Wednesday. Stewart said jokingly his biggest surprise of last year's show was "that Christina Aguilera is only 11 inches tall and could actually fit inside that little ball that they lowered from the ceiling." Read the entire interview here.

February 23, 2002 - Christopher Reynolds of the Los Angeles Times talked with a spokeswoman for Don Mischer, the executive producer of the Olympic ceremonies, who revealed the closing ceremonies will rely on recordings to bolster performances by *NSYNC, Christina Aguilera, Bon Jovi, and others. The spokeswoman revealed, "There are some people who are electing to do things live, but I haven't heard yet if we're going to let them. The weather will obviously play a role." Read more.

February 23, 2002 - WENN reports Christina Aguilera's stylist Trish Somerville admits the singer often "makes mistakes". Still, she says Christina gets hurt by the public's insults about her style. Trish said, "On one level the criticsm really affects Christina. She is just like everyone else - no-one wants to hear negative stuff. She doesn't understand why people slam her for what she is wearing because, at the end of the day, she is an entertainer and she is playing a part. It hurts her when people criticse her like that - it really upsets her."

February 22, 2002 - MTV will show a Grammy special called, Backstage at the Grammys, prior to the big show at 7 pm ET on February 27. Part of the show will go into the studio with Christina Aguilera and get a sneak listen to her new album!

February 22, 2002 - Grammy.com tells us that Patti LaBelle will be joining the women of 'Lady Marmalade' (Christina Aguilera, Pink, Mya, and Lil' Kim) on stage when they perform their hit single on the Grammys on Feb. 27. Read more.

February 22, 2002 - David John Farinella of Rolling Stone spoke with Linda Perry who is helping Christina Aguilera on her new album. Perry revealed titles to the four tracks she helped out on, 'Beautiful,' 'Cruise,' 'Make Me Over, Don't Make Me Over,' and one yet to be titled. Perry said of the new album, "There's not a trace of Christina Aguilera on these songs. I know that she's got to do something incredible in order to survive. People have been waiting for her record, and she's got an amazing voice on her. The trick with her is to get her to use it differently." Read more.

February 21, 2002 - Christina Aguilera's official site launched a new Fanorama section with a bunch of fan site related resources including message boards, fan websites, contests, and collectors section. Christina is quoted on the homepage saying, "I so appreciate your support more than you'll ever know. Thank you for all of your hard work. You guys are the most incredible fans in the world. Thanks again for always keeping me in your thoughts. It really encourages me to keep going. You guys inspire me." Read more.

February 20, 2002 - Teen People caught up with Pink to get her thoughts on 'Lady Marmalade' co-star Christina Aguilera. Pink admits, "When we first met, we definitely didn't like each other." Fortunately, the pair got a chance to hang out at Pink's 22nd birthday party "and we talked for a really long time. We've gone through a lot of the same crap." But after their much publicized spin the bottle kiss, many wonder if they are more than just friends. Pink said there was "no tongue - I put my hand over her mouth. The next day a rumor started that we were bisexual lovers." Pink insists, "Yeah, I'm officially denying the rumor. I did kiss her, though. And I'd do it again."

Bob Dylan; Outkast; 'Lady Marmalade' featuring Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya, Pink and Missy Elliott; and Joshua Bell are the latest confirmed performers for the 44th Annual Grammy Awards telecast set for February 27 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, it was announced today by Michael Greene, President/CEO of the Recording Academy. Ja Rule has also been added as a presenter. Read more. 

February 19, 2002 - Fans on Christina Aguilera's official site message board were given an explanation by Shelly Kearns as to why the official site still hadn't posted news that Christina will be performing 'Lady Marmalade' with Pink, Mya, and Lil' Kim (plus a special guest likely to be Patti LaBelle) at February 27th's Grammy Awards. Christina's mom explained, "I just have a second and wanted to address some of the responses to this post. There's something that you guys need to take into consideration. We play by the rules." Read more.

February 19, 2002 - Christina Aguilera's official site will be launching a 'Fanorama' section on February 20 in an attempt to recognize the singer's hundreds of fansites. Christina's official site has been under fire for lifting content from fansites without giving them credit, and petitions and forum criticism perhaps led to the move. The 'Fanorama' will include links to over 600 Christina fan websites, galleries of fan artwork, fan photos, essays and reviews by fans, and more.

February 18, 2002 - US Weekly reports Mya, Christina Aguilera, Pink, and Lil' Kim will have a special top-secret guest when they perform 'Lady Marmalade' at the Grammys on February 27... Could it be the song's originator, Miss Patti LaBelle? Meanwhile, they quote Christina commenting on the collaboration saying, "It's the closest I ever got to being in a girl group." They all insist filming the video was anything but stressful.

February 16, 2002 - Mya's official site news page reports she, Christina Aguilera, Lil’ Kim, and Pink will perform 'Lady Marmalade' at the Grammy Awards on February 27 (they mistakenly put the 26th). The show is broadcast on CBS at 8 P.M.

February 16, 2002 - Fametracker has a special feature on music stars turned film stars with comments on Britney Spears, Aaliyah, Mandy Moore, Beyonce Knowles of Destiny's Child, Jennifer Lopez, Kylie Minogue, Mariah Carey, the Spice Girls, and Christina Aguilera. Pretty funny stuff unless you are a diehard fan of a particular artist. Check it out here.

February 15, 2002 - According to the New York Post, Christina Aguilera was spotted with her boyfriend Jorge Santos closing down TanDa after a bottle of Kettle One with several friends. Kettle One is a expensive brand of vodka made in Holland.

February 15, 2002 - Anonymous writes "Christina's new song called 'Infatuation' is going to be a dance number. Christina will perform the new song from her yet untitled upcoming album in the closing ceremonies of the 2002 Winter Olimpic Games. 'Infatuation' will be a dance number because it showed on Channel 13 the auditions for the dancers for Christina Aguilera. Well we hope her upcoming album is a big success."

February 14, 2002 - Anna Mechling of The Georgia State University Signal spoke with Sugarcult frontman Tim Pagnotta who says he's a big fan of Christina Aguilera. Tim admits, "I like Christina Aguilera because everyone else likes Britney Spears." He added, "There are a lot of popular bands these days, a lot of popular punk bands that are backing Britney Spears and it's not about Britney Spears, it's about Christina. The reason why is because she's half the weight, you could probably fit her in a duffle bag and take her on a flight with you and not have to pay for a seat." Read more.

February 9, 2002 - Stephanie McGrath of Allpop spoke with Christina Aguilera's mother Shelly Kearns about her role as the 'spokesperson' in charge of rumor control on her daughters official website. Shelly talked about several subjects including when she opened up about the abuse she suffered in her marriage to Fausto Aguilera. Shelly revealed, "It's funny because I just kept quiet for a while until I saw where Christina wanted to go with it and she was very open. Plus, we discussed it. Plus, not to mention, it wasn't helping not to say anything. I know celebrities who are in very abusive home life situations and you've never heard about it. Because, my gosh it does open you up to a lot of cruel people. Just nastiness." Read more.

February 9, 2002 - chris writes "for a sexy layout in next months issue of Stuff Magazine according to Access Hollywood. The Grammy winning singer/songwriter shows some skin in hotpants a bra and her cowboy boots. In the interview, Crow says she feels sorry for young singers like Christina and Britney because they are being marketed as "porn stars" and women don't have to "do that to be musicians.""

February 6, 2002 - The Sunday Mail reports Jade McGuire has revealed how she caused a bust-up between Pop Idol judges Pete Waterman and Simon Cowell. Jade said, "Simon didn't look impressed at all. He just shot me this icy stare. Then he shrugged and said: 'Well, the first time Christina auditioned for me she blew me away. You did nothing for me. I had no idea which Christina he was talking about, but I forced a smile. That was when Pete Waterman picked up his clipboard and swiped Simon on the shoulder." Read more.

February 2, 2002 - The New York Post reports Christina Aguilera was spotted bumping and grinding at Lotus with a black mystery man, which they say was not Wesley Snipes, who chatted with Aguilera at Hef's party earlier in the week.

February 2, 2002 - The New York Daily News reports Wesley Snipes was working his charm on Christina Aguilera at the Waldorf on Wednesday where Hugh Hefner was being honored by the Magazine Publishers of America.

February 2, 2002 - Metal-Sludge.com has early photos of 4 of the original members of Lit who early on operated as a 'hair band' named 'Razzle'. The guys, including rumored Christina Aguilera 1 night stand A.Jay Popoff, had the big hair until 1993, when they adopted a grunge look. Check out the pictures here.

February 1, 2002 - The Atlanta Journal Consitution reports Christina Aguilera was spotted at Kyma in Buckhead for dinner with a lobster-loving party of seven, which included music executive Dallas Austin and actor/comedian Orlando Jones. Christina was dressed casually and was reportedly polite and gracious, as the newspaper suggests she has been throughout her entire stay in Atlanta.

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