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July 31, 2003 - Ben Rayner of the Toronto Star reviewed the 'Justina' tour stop at the Air Canada Centre on Tuesday night (July 29). Rayner said of *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake, "Timberlake compensates ably for his so-so falsetto and nondescript r'n'b-lite material like 'Senorita' and 'Like I Love You' with some serious moves." He added that "Aguilera's the real singer of the two" but "most times, unfortunately, the slightly stiff and uncomfortable-looking Aguilera was swallowed up by an extravagantly pretentious production that had her poppin' wheelies on a motorcycle, writhing against a chain-link fence, clambering up and down a mid-stage jungle gym with her dancers and, in the most gauche segment, emerging from the shadows crucified on a giant steel 'X'." Read more.

July 31, 2003 - Ben Rayner of the Toronto Star spoke with Christina Aguilera about her current tour with *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake, her "maturing sound", the diva talk, movie plans, and trouble coming up with the word "guillotine". On the subject of movies, Aguilera says, "I'm trying to buckle down for the right script, find it, 'cause it just has to be right. I'm not gonna half-ass it. I'd love to have that all in the works before I do my next album, hopefully, because that's the next thing I haven't done yet ... The movie thing is kind of a puzzle right now because I know exactly the kind of character that'll have to come to me. I know it's gotta be unexpected and kinda different, maybe a little quirky. I tend to like the roles that Angelina Jolie plays because she's not afraid to kinda take it there, to an outer limit, and push boundaries and kinda play someone who might be a little eccentric or kinda crazy." Read more.

July 31, 2003 - Ananova.com reports that Jim O'Neill, chairman of the Professional Association of Teachers, says scantily dressed pop singers like Kylie Minogue, Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera are pressuring grade school girls into wearing clothes that are too adult for them. "Britney Spears was promoted as being ideal for girls - the virgin thing and everything else," O'Neill said. "Now that seems to have gone - she's quite raunchy now, when I think back to the fact she was projected as this country girl with flowing skirts and petticoats." Speaking of Christina Aguilera, he added, "She's another one who likes to show off her legs." Read more.

July 31, 2003 - Anonymous writes "Wednesday morning on Rick Dees' radio show, Michelle Branch was being interviewed by Rick. He was asking her about the music industry and how there is so much female competition. He later started talking about Christina saying, "Christina worries me a little because she's got such an amazing voice but now shes got this 'dirrty' image that people are talking about. Michelle, would you ever consider working with Christina Aguilera?" Michelle said, "Yes, Christina does have an amazing voice. I would love to work with her if the song worked with both our voices.""

July 31, 2003 - A fan on Christina Aguilera's forum at LiveDaily.com reports that Janet Jackson was just on KISS FM 103.7 in Milwaukee where she defended the singers like Aguilera who wear nothing but a thong to sell records. Asked if she laughs when she sees trashy singers like Aguilera, Janet responded, "No. Not at all. Music is about expression and transition. Can I really laugh or pass negative energy to someone expressing themselves?" Read more.

July 30, 2003 - perfectly-imperfect writes "Justin Timberlake was recently on Channel 955 in Detroit with Mojo in the Morning and they talked about his VMA nominations and how he once incidentally gave a German maid a free peep show. They also talked about his tour but, surprisingly, there was not one mention of Christina Aguilera. Mojo said after the interview, "It was one of those things where you were not allowed to ask him about certain things. Number one on the list, you could not ask him about Christina Aguilera. Didn't want to talk about it, we found out last hour the reason why. Christina Aguilera has issues with Cameron Diaz being on tour, she feels like it's turned into the Justin Cameron tour and not the Justin and Christina tour. And then, Cameron Diaz was not supposed to be talked about either and." Read the entire transcript here."

July 30, 2003 - Anonymous writes "Justin Timberlake of *NSYNC and Christina Aguilera have both donated 10th row tickets AND meet-and-greet passes to an officially sanctioned charity auction @ ebay.com/sweetrelief. It all goes down on the last stop of the tour: August 24, 2003 at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, MN. Before the show the winner will get a backstage tour, see Justin’s dressing room and then meet the man himself. A little later, but still before the show, there's a meet & greet event with Christina, too! All proceeds raised go to help Sweet Relief Musicans Fund (www.sweetrelief.org)."

July 30, 2003 - Lesley Abravanel of the Miami Herald has several stories on the local movements of Justin Timberlake and his *NSYNC bandmates -- and his new galpal Cameron Diaz -- and his penny-pinching ex-girlfriend Britney Spears, as well as a "shockingly rather ladylike" Christina Aguilera. Check it out here.

July 27, 2003 - Joshua Klein of the Chicago Tribune reviewed the Justified & Stripped tour stop at the Allstate Arena on Tuesday (July 22). Klein says Christina Aguilera's "voice, not to mention the charisma-deficient singer herself, was lost amid all the mechanical thrills." As for *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake, Klein says the singer "has made a much smoother transition to maturity... Timberlake had eight dancers as well, but unlike Aguilera, he didn't seem lost without them." Read more.

July 27, 2003 - Jae-Ha Kim of the Chicago Sun-Times reviewed the first of two consecutive Chicago-area shows Tuesday (July 22) at Rosemont's Allstate Arena. Kim says of *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake: "Looking lean and buff in baggy white slacks and a sleeveless hoodie, Timberlake showed off some intricate dance moves of the pop- and-lock kind that suited his musical style." As for Christina Aguilera, Kim says, "That Aguilera has a strong, beautiful voice is undeniable regardless of what you think of her songs. She was completely comfortable performing a brilliantly theatrical version of 'Contigo en la Distancia.' And on her current album, 'Stripped,' it's evident she has grown into her booming voice. Too often, though, that voice got lost amid all the percussion." Read more.

July 27, 2003 - bella89 writes "Christina Aguilera is the new face for Versace, you can view the photos from the ad campaign here."

July 27, 2003 - Anonymous writes "Christina Aguilera’s official site has just launched the Christina Look-A-Like Contest. All the submissions for the contest must be in by July 31st. For more information and to submit your photos check it out here."

July 25, 2003 - Anonymous writes "This morning on Good Day Live, Jillian asked Aaron Carter which female singer he would like to duet with, he clearly and immediately said Christina. He went on and said, "She's my baby!" He later on said excitedly, "She winked at me!" According to Carter she once winked at him at an award show. It's one of his life's highlights. "I have a big crush on her, maybe you guys can hook me up," he told Jillian, Dorothy, and Steve."

July 25, 2003 - nellysgirl writes "Target has made a commercial for *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera about the CD that the two made together sponsored by the retail chain. You can see the captures here."

July 25, 2003 - The Tribune-Review reports Kayla Sansone will be a special guest of Christina Aguilera backstage at her concert concert Monday at Mellon Arena. Kayla, who has been diagnosed with stage IV alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer, said, "I was speechless when I was told I would meet her. She's an inspiration to me because I like to sing." Read more.

July 25, 2003 - Christina Aguilera has received 4 nominations for this year's Video Music Awards. Check out all the nominations here.

July 23, 2003 - Feproductions.net has photos of Christina Aguilera outside the Zulu Tattoo shop in Los Angeles. Check out the pictures here.

July 23, 2003 - A very rare Christina Aguilera doll, sold only in Peru, is being auctioned on eBay. The doll sings when you press her belly. Minimum bid is $9.99 in an auction that ends July 27th. Check out a photo of the doll and bid here.

July 21, 2003 - Thom Smith of the Palm Beach Post Staff reviewed the Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera show at Office Depot Center in Sunrise, where the *NSYNC star's girlfriend Cameron Diaz held court, and much was made over Aguilera's weight gain. "While Diaz's lanky 5-9 fits comfortably with Timberlake's 6-1, Aguilera still measures 5 foot 3 (on her toes maybe), although on her earlier tour she looked tall and thin," Smith explained. "Gone is the blond with the six-pack abs from February's Maxim. Wednesday's Christina had a tummy, and her flanks bulged over her spandex. Her simple encore costume -- jeans and a white T-shirt with the phrase 'God Sees No Color' -- made her look even heavier. Backstage, the extra weight was obvious. Which is why shots from the video crew, running two large overhead screens, almost never strayed below the waist." Read more.

July 20, 2003 - NSYNC star Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera performed in front of more than 10,000 screaming young fans on Wednesday night at the Office Depot Center, and Sean Piccoli of the Sun-Sentinel reviewed the show. He says, "Both are trying to outgrow the 'teen' label but keep a large chunk of that audience as it ages. This maturation project took place on a sort of industrial-grade jungle gym of a stage. Oddly, it was Timberlake who appeared more prepared than Aguilera to step into the role of solo adult pop star. Rolling out his debut album, Justified, he sang, danced and bantered with natural ease." Read more.

July 20, 2003 - Cyndi Lauper interviewed Christina Aguilera for Interview magazine. Asked about how she is able to sing and dance around on stage, Aguilera responded, "Well, to me, the choreography is secondary to the music. The other night I came offstage and was like, 'I don't care if I missed a dance step, but my voice was weak!' This show is very different from what you might've envisioned having seen [the video for] 'Genie in a Bottle' and all that choreographed stuff from the last album. This show is theatrical, and it's about getting into a character and getting to play someone who's vulnerable in a few songs, and then someone who's aggressive. I'm getting to be a female in control." Check out the entire article and photos here.

July 20, 2003 - The Sun reports Christina Aguilera has now been put on a special diet by her personal trainer Ashley Borden. "Christina is a fast-food junkie," Borden explained. "I weaned her off burgers. She just wasn’t getting enough nutrition. She’s eating lots of carbs so she has more stamina for her dancing. And her workout has totally changed."

July 20, 2003 - grace_04 writes "She's talented, driven and misunderstood--and always has been. She's a sex symbol, a lightning rod for controversy and an unusually outspoken star. She rode the boom of teenybop pop to stardom but has always belted out evidence of a more intricate talent--and a more complex life. Tune in to E!'s intimate two-hour special Christina Aguilera, premiering Sunday, July 20, at 8 p.m., to get the inside story of this sensation's early years and rise to fame. Read more."

July 18, 2003 - The Calgary Sun reports that according to rumors, Christina Aguilera reportedly wants a role in 'Hollywood Wives: The New Generation', the CBS TV movie that will shoot in Calgary next month. Production sources contacted by the Sun say they haven't heard of Aguilera's involvement in the movie. Read more.

July 18, 2003 - nellysgirl writes "Even More celebs have appeared at the Justified Stripped tour this summer. This time at the Tampa and Orlando shows. Stars such as Cameron Diaz, 'American Idol' finalist RJ Helton and even LA Lakers center Shaquille O'Neal. Read More about it here."

July 18, 2003 - The Orlando Sentinel reports Christina Aguilera was spotted enjoying the comfort of the VIP lounge in the Club at Firestone until the wee hours of Monday morning.

July 18, 2003 - Jim Abbott of the Orlando Sentinel reviewed the Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera concert at at TD Waterhouse Centre on Tuesday. Abbott says Aguilera is "a better vocalist than Timberlake, though the former *NSYNC star stole the show with a combination of musicality and easy showmanship. A band with a funky rhythm section and three horn players charged the Justified songs with enough energy to offset Timberlake's obvious debt to Michael Jackson for his vocal nuances and dance moves." Read more, including photos from the concert, here.

July 18, 2003 - vtg writes "I have been reading all reviews for the Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera tour to see what I could expect at the concert. I was pleasantly surprised some of them (the negative ones) were way off. Maybe he's been taking the constructive criticism to heart because the *NSYNC star's vocals were on the money. He hit his falsetto notes with ease and danced/beatboxed his way into the hearts of the few males in the crowd. My husband was amazed on the good time he had. Christina proved herself to be the #1 singer in existence. She hit the notes Mariah Carey used to hit a while back (not to say Mariah can't sing anymore, she can). She belted out the best slow songs and rocked hard in the fast ones. She has successfully reinvented herself and attracted a slew of mature adults.. I wish they were performing another night down here because it was a price well paid! Go Christina and Justin!"

July 18, 2003 - Ilyse Kusnetz of the Orlando Sentinel profiled the Mickey Mouse Club class that featured *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears, and the lesser known Ryan Gosling, TJ Fantini, Marque (Tate) Lynche, and Nikki DeLoach -- and what they are up to now. Read more.

July 18, 2003 - Dan Aquilante of the New York Post reviewed 'Justin & Christina', the Target marketed CD featuring tracks from *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera. He says, "This disc is a deal where everyone draws aces - especially the fans who need to shell out only $5 for this dandy sampler of Timberlake and Aguilera's individual albums." Read more.

July 17, 2003 - In her interview with Nylon magazine, Christina Aguilera was critical of an Jennifer Lopez's non-view on the war in Iraq. "I just read this article where they asked her, 'So what are your views on the war?' And she said, 'Oh, I don’t really think about that kind of stuff. I leave it up to him’—and she points to [her fiance Ben Affleck]," Aguilera said, rolling her eyes. "I understand if you say, ‘I’d rather keep my opinions to myself,' but to admit you don’t have any opinion of what’s going on in your country and the world? I was just like, wow. So what, I’m just here to look pretty and entertain? It’s just deeper than that to me, you know?" Check out the text of the entire article here.

July 17, 2003 - Anonymous writes "Christina Aguilera's official club, Xtina Xposed, has just been sending personal pictures of Christina to each member. Check them out here."

July 17, 2003 - hotstuff writes "WENN reports Christina Aguilera is ready to play a scheming mistress in an American TV movie as her first acting venture. Joining her will be Robin Givens, Farrah Fawcett and Melissa Gilbert in the small screen adaptation of Jackie Collins' raunchy novel 'Hollywood Wives: The New Generation'. Aguilera has also refused to play a "sweet" character in the film for American network CBS, preferring instead to be cast as a villain. A source says, "It's true Christina expressed an interest and we helped film a short screen test. She was sensational but instructed us that she did not want to play anyone sweet.""

July 17, 2003 - Christina Aguilera has criticized MTV for cutting out steamy scenes from her new video 'Can't Hold Us Down', featuring Lil' Kim, according to Ananova.com. "It's funny. There are all those hip-hop videos where women are objectified, but when a woman does it, it's a shock," she said. "It's not like Madonna hasn't been there before. It's not like you've never seen a woman who's comfortable with her sexuality and her body and with being in control of her surroundings and situation."

July 17, 2003 - Craig Kilborn joked during his Late Late Show monologue on Monday, "And we got some good news for you. Good news for that giant italian sausage that was hit by a Pittsburg Pirate player. The good news for the sausage, it's now dating Christina Aguilera."

July 17, 2003 - Blender magazine asked Van Halen’s former frontman David Lee Roth if he felt any younger stars embodied the spirit of Dave-ness. "Someone like Christina Aguilera is a work in progress," Roth replied. "She’s trying to sharpen herself while in the public eye, and that’s always a difficult prospect. I don’t think she’s going to do it. I see a lot of trouble there. I see an unhappy little gal who didn’t really figure out who she was before she came under the microscope."

July 17, 2003 - FEProductions.net has pictures of Christina Aguilera with her mother Shelly Kearns and sister Rachel in Los Angeles on a shopping trip. Check them out here.

July 17, 2003 - Bill Dean of The Ledger reviewed *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera's concert at the St. Pete Times Arena in Tampa on Monday night as part of their Justified and Stripped tour. Dean said, "With separate, 90-minute sets all but designed to vanquish any Vegas act -- or any female superstar, for that matter -- with a tour that could've been called 'Pomp and Circumstance.' To each singer's credit, however, their individual talents did shine through like sunlight filtering through a forest of artificial redwoods." Read more.

July 17, 2003 - StayGoneBeautiful writes "I disagree with Christina Aguilera wholeheartedly. Why should female artists, or better yet, women as a whole want to be equal to men? If objectifying women and singing about demoralizing society in their videos makes the male artists money, then they should be allowed to do it." Read more.

July 16, 2003 - Keith Spera of The Times-Picayune reviewed the Christina Aguilera and Justin Timberlake concert at the New Orleans Arena on Tuesday. Spera says the *NSYNC star's "set was devoted to the much sleeker contemporary R&B of his 'Justified' solo debut. His dancing and charisma only partially atoned for a voice that at times sounded thin." He added of Christina's set, "Aguilera may one day deliver much more. At 22, having experienced life-altering fame at an early age, her private self is still not fully formed. No surprise, then, that neither is her sometimes paradoxical public persona." Read more.

July 16, 2003 - Blender magazine reviewed Christina Aguilera and *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake’s ‘Justified and Stripped’ Tour stop in Tacoma, Washington on June 8th. Check out the scans here.

July 16, 2003 - Anonymous writes "Today it seems I can't read a magazine, watch the news, or go online without being swarmed by insults about Christina Aguilera's new style, music, and appearance. The same words are always present: "trash, slut, whore, bitch, ugly, etc." -- Mostly used by Britney fans." Read more.

July 14, 2003 - JnChrisFan1 writes "I was just watching Celebrities Uncensored 4, and on commercial they showed an all new interview and other things about Christina Aguilera which will be coming on next Sunday at 8pm on E! 'The Christina Aguilera Special'."

July 14, 2003 - nellysgirl writes "Christina Aguilera appears on the cover of Nylon Magazine. In the magazine, Christina talks about war, touring and music. See pictures and article here. [Requires registration to view full-size]"

July 14, 2003 - WENN reports that even though love is not in the air between Justified and Stripped tourmates Christina Aguilera and Justin Timberlake of *NSYNC, Christina says they have a deep connection professionally. "I've never co-headlined before, but Justin and I make a perfect combination," she explained. "We came out with albums at the same time, and we're both kind of reinventing ourselves - he as a new solo artist, me really coming out as an artist for the first time."

July 14, 2003 - Fans on hand at the Justified and Stripped concert in Memphis on Friday night complained to WMC-TV about the outrageously expensive tickets for the Christina Aguilera and Justin Timberlake concert. Fans paid anywhere from $32 to $64 and that doesn't include parking to see their hometown *NSYNC star. "Ticket prices are outrageously crazy," said a fan. "Considering most people that go to these concerts are in college are teenagers, we don't have very much money but we have to spend so much for these tickets," added another. "To get two little kids in, it's costing an arm and a leg." This fan said, "Well, I believe they've gotten out of hand. I believe Ticketmaster needs to go to jail because they're charging too much." Read more.

July 14, 2003 - A doll designer has modified existing dolls to become *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera as they appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone. The doll pair is up for bid on eBay with a buy-it-now price of $165 in a reserve auction. Check out the doll, with photos, here.

July 14, 2003 - ChristinaMultimedia.com has photos of Ross the Intern from Friday night's segment on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, where he visited Christina Aguilera backstage at a concert on the Justified and Stripped tour. Check out the video captures here.

July 14, 2003 - The New York Daily News has a feature story on Mandy Moore as her latest film 'How to Deal' is set for release on Friday. While Laura Morgan, entertainment editor of Seventeen, which is putting Moore on its cover next month, was full of props for Mandy, the singer/actress was quick to give praise herself to peers Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera. "I have a lot of respect for Britney and Christina," Moore said. "With the barrage of media they've had to go through, it's admirable how they've come out and appear to be independent, strong-minded and confident young women." For her part, Morgan says, "Mandy presents the image [of a] young, smart girl," and, with Britney or Christina, "the life they lead is so different from the average girl's. Mandy is someone our readers could be friends with." Read more.

July 14, 2003 - www-dirrty-rocks-it writes "Hey, you can now download concert MP3s of Christina Aguilera from Atlanta. Thanks to XtinaBumpNGrind from LiveDaily.com, they are all now up on my site, dirrty.rocks.it."

July 14, 2003 - Ross the Intern caught up with Christina Aguilera on tour recently, and shared his experience on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Friday. Ross spoke with some fans outside the Staples Center, was afraid to talk to *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake, but found a big fan in Christina Aguilera. He also got some lessons from X-Tina's dancers, and was serenaded at the show by Christina. Afterwards, Ross told Jay, "I love her boobies, She let me squeeze them." Read on for a transcript.

July 14, 2003 - Bill Ellis of gomemphis.com was on hand for Justin Timberlake's homecoming show Friday at The Pyramid in Memphis, where the *NSYNC star peformed with Christina Aguilera on their Justified and Stripped tour. Ellis said Justin "easily embraced seasoned rap and soul moves with the new pop terrain he's had more than a hand in forging. While some would compare Timberlake too readily with influence Michael Jackson, the Bluff City singer is no imitator." As for Christina, Ellis says, "Aguilera can be whatever she wants at this point in her platinum career. Right now, she just can't make up her mind: Is she destined to be the next queen of danceable pop or the latest dominatrix of tacky? Say what you will about such indecision - it's highly entertaining." Read more.

July 14, 2003 - In an interview with Mary Dickie of the Toronto Sun, Christina Aguilera says that her new power came about when she changed her management company and took more control of her career. "I'm becoming a better businesswoman," she says, "and my goals are to continue to grow as a person and an artist, to be here for a while and to venture into film when I find the right role. I'm a smart girl, and I intend to follow my heart." Read more.

July 11, 2003 - Ann Oldenburg and Karen Thomas of USA Today have seen a big change in Madonna, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, and Jennifer Lopez and wonder, "Who are these girls?" Barbara Gauthier, image consultant and founder of Gauthier Total Image Spa in Sherman Oaks, California responds, "Because of the way we communicate and the fact that everything's at a much faster speed, it's about needing to do it so they don't get old. There's another lovely thing right behind Britney, waiting to take her place." Read more.

July 11, 2003 - Brazilianguy_2003 writes "He said as his final joke, "Britney Spears is the news everyone" (Audience whoops and hollers) "Thats right she has now admitted that she is no longer virgin in 'W' magazine.... and meanwhile Christina Aguilera has also admitted she is no longer a virgin in 'Duh' magazine." He also had his famous SAT analogies on her. "Britney is to losing her virginity to Justin Timberlake as, that's right, *NSYNC is to losing their virginity to Justin Timberlake.""

July 11, 2003 - fep productions has pictures of Christina Aguilera from the Justified and Stripped tour, including their shows in Phoenix, Oakland, Tacoma, Portland, Sacremanto, San Jose, Los Angeles, Denver, Dallas San Antonio, Houston, and St. Louis. Check them all out here.

July 11, 2003 - Christina Aguilera is on the cover the Australian magazine People and there is a page of new never before seen in pictures of the singer in the water with a what is as close to posing topless as is possible. Check out the pictures at feproductions.net (picture1 / picture2).

July 11, 2003 - Jan Tobias Montry of the Oregon Daily Emerald is reminiscing about the '90s where the economy was doing well and grunge music was hip. It was only to be replaced by Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera. She writes, "You're all well into your 14th minute o' fame, and when you crash I will cackle with glee. Until then, you can find me locked tightly in my room, remembering the old glory days -- my glory days -- of grunge, filled with icons of a time when music meant something beyond a dollar sign and a BMW." Read more.

July 11, 2003 - Donecia Pea of The Shreveport Times reviewed Christina Aguilera and Justin Timberlake's show at the CenturyTel Center in Bossier City on Wednesday night. She said of Aguilera: "Aguilera had won the crowd over from the start to the finish of her set." As for the *NSYNC star, "Just his presence took the excitement level even higher than that reached by the crowd for co-star, Aguilera." Read more.

July 11, 2003 - A new 'Can't Hold Us Down' promotional picture featuring Christina Aguilera has been released. Check it out here.

July 11, 2003 - nellysgirl writes "Extra! went behind the scenes of Christina Aguilera's photoshoot for Versace. You can view those pictures here."

July 9, 2003 - The Enquirer reports that Christina Aguilera was recently eating a vegetarian meal at a Persian restaurant in Hollywood and asked for a container to bring the leftovers home, but was infuriated after the waiter brought her a Styrofoam box back. Aguilera called for the manager and tried to lecture him about the environmental dangers of Styrofoam, but since the guy barely spoke English, he had no idea what she was trying to stay. Frustrated, Christina left without her leftovers.

July 9, 2003 - Nominations for The VIVA Comet Awards will be held on August 15th in Germany, and up for best international act are: Christina Aguilera, Robbie Williams, Blue, Jennifer Lopez, and Shania Twain. Read more.

July 9, 2003 - sp@rkle* from the Christina Aguilera forum at LiveDaily.com was on hand at the Christina and *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake concert in Little Rock, Arkansas on Sunday (July 6). She says Aguilera "was just too damn cool... Everything was great from the introduction to her last song. I lover her costume changes and how she involved thesongs and dancers with the audience." As for Timberlake, she remarked, "Though his turn was more screaming and doing his beat box thing, he was good." Read more.

July 9, 2003 - nicks_dolphin from the Christina Aguilera forum at LiveDaily.com reviewed the singer's performance in St. Louis on Saturday with *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake. She remarked, "The sound was horrible during Christina, I couldnt even hear hardly. I had to struggle to understand words. Lol. Disappointing, but hey... of course they fixed it for Justin." She added, "After seeing her so close, I cant possibly see how she is called fat, if she is fat then 70% of the audence is obese." Read more.

July 9, 2003 - XTINAFAN4EVER writes "You can download and watch the 'Fighter' performance by Christina Aguilera from the tour that was aired on MTV's Making The Tour. Check it out here."

July 9, 2003 - Britdolphin posted her photos of *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera from their concert in St. Louis on Saturday (July 5). Check them out here.

July 9, 2003 - lopez_lover writes "Billboard.com has reviewed Christina Aguilera and Lil Kim's new single. CT writes, "'Can't Hold Us Down' is one of those R&B female-empowerment anthems that puts men down to lift women up-a hopelessly dated theme. Match that with a grating nursery-rhyme melody and faux-R&B vocals that more resemble shouting than singing, and we're served full evidence of what happens when an artist tries with all her might to be something she's not. A real waste of time and talent." Read more."

July 9, 2003 - TRL co-host Hilarie Burton spoke with CosmoGIRL magazine about how she was initially miffed at Christina Aguilera after getting snubbed on her first assignment with MTV as a contest winner at the VMA's, only to have the singer apologize when they later met. "When I was on the red carpet at the VMA's as a contest winner, Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears wouldn't stop to talk to me," Hilarie explained. "You can actually see them blowing me off on camera! The next day on TRL, when Carson asked me about it, I said, 'Whatever, they didn't win anyway.' But my bosses thought it was hilarious. They showed the scenes of Christina blowing me off as one of the top moments on TRL end-of-the-year countdown! Well, a few months later at the Grammys, Christina apologized to me on the air! I was like 'Whoa! She was so nice!'"

July 7, 2003 - Kevin C. Johnson of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reviewed the Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera concert at the Savvis Center on Saturday night. Johnson says, "Both artists performed appealingly flashy sets of about 75 minutes each that often relied heavily on superficial strengths. There was nothing especially substantive about either set, but for pure entertainment value from the season's sole superstar pop tour, the pair delivered." Read more.

July 6, 2003 - MTV News spoke with Frankie Muniz, who talked about his Los Angeles home that is nearby severa fellow stars. "I live in a pretty celebrity-filled area," explained the 'Malcolm in the Middle' star, who just bought his first house but hasn't had a chance to settle in. "Christina Aguilera lives right up the street, Halle Berry, Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire. Keanu Reeves just bought a house [nearby]. It's pretty crazy." He stopped to laugh. "I'll be running by Christina's house a lot to borrow the sugar." Read more.

July 6, 2003 - Undercover.com.au reports that Christina Aguilera is set to tour Australia for the first time. The singer has visited the country before for promotional appearances. Christina will tour Australia without *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake. "No-one can afford him," BMG Managing Director Ed St. John said. Read more.

July 6, 2003 - Ramiro Burr of the San Antonio Express-News reviewed Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera's show at SBC Center on Saturday night. Burr said of Justin, "Through his dance moves, his energetic singing and especially his confidence he exuded, Timberlake seemed a natural on stage and a viable talent beyond his old group *NSYNC." As for Aguilera, he remarked, "Ultimately, Aguilera has the vocal power but needs work on her stage show. Most of the night she resembled a wannabe how idol was Cher, the queen of bombastic Las Vegas theatrical rock revues." Read more.

July 4, 2003 - The Dallas Morning News reports Christina Aguilera checked into Hotel ZaZa last week the night before her big American Airlines Center with *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake, where she fell in love with the French-style monkey lamp in her hotel suite. She asked ZaZa management to name its price. It did, and the lamp has now joined the 'Justified and Stripped' tour. Check out the entire story here and pick up your own monkey lamp for $375 at Richard Roberts Ltd.

July 4, 2003 - Listen to *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera together on the new CD 'Justin & Christina', available July 1st. As they ramp up their 45-city concert tour, Target Stores will offer this exclusive CD featuring new and remixed songs from both artists. The CD represents the first-time pairing of the two double-platinum artists. The disc features an entirely new, never-released recording from each artist -- 'That's What Love Can Do' by Christina and 'Why, When, How' by Justin. Also included are two remixed tracks from each artist: Christina's 'Beautiful' and 'Fighter' and Justin's 'Rock Your Body' and 'Cry Me A River.' "I'm so happy to have our CD at Target for all the fans who might not be able to come to our concert -- or just want a little more of our music," said Christina. Justin added," Target is the perfect store for our CD because it's such a great place to shop -- and we're excited for their support on our tour." Read more.

July 4, 2003 - Anonymous writes "According to Christina Aguilera’s official site Christina was the #1 Artist on AOL for the week of June 20-26th. No doubt this has something to do with her new video for 'Can't Hold Us Down' that smashed the AOL charts at #1 with 1.2M views and won't be played in its original form on MTV."

July 4, 2003 - RadioNow 93.1 has the Christina Aguilera 'Fighter' parody song 'Fatter', poking fun at the singer's recent weight gain. Download and listen to the track here.

July 4, 2003 - kping writes "Christina Aguilera is at the front page of this month's (July 2003) issue of Girlfriend (Australian Mag). Check out their exclusive interview with the singer, where she talks about her music, sexually, and her song 'I'm Okay' here."

July 2, 2003 - Steve Knopper of the Rocky Mountain News reviewed *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera's concert at the Pepsi Center on June 23rd, giving the two performers a B- grade. He said "Aguilera clearly has vocal talent, her best weapon in the quest for pop-star staying power. Although she is prone to Mariah Carey-style histrionics - 'oooEEEEooooOOOeeeoooOOOeeee' is a common, irritating line - she proved on Etta James' 'At Last' and Patti LaBelle's 'Lady Marmalade' that she's capable of hitting the high notes without sacrificing a song's central soul." As for Timberlake, "He needs to work on commanding the stage, like Jackson and Brown, but he has plenty of time to figure that out." Read more.

July 2, 2003 - Ricardo Baca of the Denver Post reviewed *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera's concert at the Pepsi Center on June 23rd. Baca says, "The show provided a curious juxtaposition of talent. Aguilera's costume-heavy production values were an indulgent introduction to Timberlake's penchant for simplistic athletic gear/leather jacket. His tracks, most of which were produced by uber-producers The Neptunes, outfunked Aguilera's pseudo-industrial cheerleader rock. But her bondage-inspired dancing outdid Timberlake's boy- band moves, which strayed ever so slightly to pay homage to his hero Michael Jackson. But ultimately, both performers were disappointing." Read more.

July 2, 2003 - nellysgirl writes "Both Justin Timberlake of *NSYNC and Christina Aguilera are scheduled to be on ABC's '20/20' to most likely talk about their tour. This will air Friday (July 4) at 10 p.m."

July 2, 2003 - comics writes "Lil' Mo wrote on her website today and talked about dissing Christina Aguilera. She said, "Hey Y'all, it's ya girl Lil Meezy checkin' in with ya. All is well with me and the family and in case y'all didn't know, I am on the Rock the Mic tour. It is OFF the Chains so if we come to your city and you get the chance please come thru and check it out, you will not be disappointed. Last but not least, I would like to dispel any RUMORS you guys have been hearing about a so-called dis to Christina Aguilera. That is totally untrue, and all my TRUE fans know that I don't get down like that. My words were taken completely out of context. I would NEVER disrespect X-Tina, because she is dong her thing and I am doing mine. Thanks for holding me down y'all, until the next time. Love ya and hope to see you soon. FYI: Heaven is walking, climbing up and down the stairs, she is ALL over the place.""

July 1, 2003 - Anonymous writes "My friend who runs the biggiest Christina Aguilera Fan Club in Brazil found out about popdirt.com and she asked me to post this "Open Letter" to Christina. She is a huge fan and I'm sure she is saying this for the best. I'm not responsible for her words, but actually I agree with her. Read on for the letter."

July 1, 2003 - A petition to get MTV to change its mind and play the Christina Aguilera video 'Can't Hold Us Down' featuring Lil' Kim has been posted. The petition states: "I really don't think it's fair that you see artists like D'Angelo NAKED and Typical male artists having strippers and half naked women in their videos, and then Christina makes a sort of Racy video and they tell her to edit." Check out the signatures/comments or sign it yourself here.

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