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December 29, 2003 - Anonymous writes "Jessica Alba fielded questions from fans on MTV Asia's 'Sweet As Honey' special, promoting the Asian release of her movie 'Honey'. One fan asked who her favorite music artist was, and she responded, "My favorite artist right now is Christina Aguilera," she said. "I love love love her new album and she's such a great singer. I also love The Strokes and Lenny Kravitz." She also dismissed rumors of dating Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter, after the two had been spotted out on the town the night before, saying, "What?...Nick's a nice guy, you know... and he and I are just friends. Trust me, if we were dating, I'd have nothing to hide - it's too much of a beautiful thing.""

December 29, 2003 - anti_avril writes "During VH1's Big in 03' Awards, they interviewed Liz Phair about The Madonna and Britney Spears / Christina Aguilera kiss, and who she'd prefer. Phair responded "Now did Madonna choose Britney over Christina? I know I would.""

December 29, 2003 - Michelle Branch defended her controversial Maxim magazine spread in the winter 2003 issue of Echo magazine, taking a minor dig at Christina Aguilera in the process. "It's not a big deal at all," she says of the Maxim spread. "I'm a musician, and everyone knows this. I can't make everyone happy, so I just do what I do and please myself. It wasn't like I was laying there, butt-naked with a guitar covering my goods. [In my work] I've never done anything lewd. It was a fun time and I don't regret it in the least."

December 29, 2003 - In a fierce battle between Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears fans, Aguilera's 'Beautiful' pulled away from Spears 'Me Against the Music' featuring Madonna in our previous poll asking what your favorite pop song of 2003 was. Far behind in the third slot was Justin Timberlake's 'Rock Your Body' with 5.8% and Kelly Clarkson's 'Miss Independent' with 5.5%. Check out the entire list of top pop songs here.

December 29, 2003 - Top of the Pops has dubbed Christina Aguilera Singer of the Year for 2003. They write, "She may dress like someone nicked all the mirrors and lightbulbs in her house, but there is no doubting the power of Christina's mighty tonsils. In fact, the trumpets that knocked the walls of Jericho down were just a thin man's guff by comparison. Ironic considering that when she first started singing, Mariah Carey (who's no stranger to powerful lungs herself) thought she was such a copycat she took to calling her 'Mini-Me'. Bet those words don't bring her down today." Meanwhile, *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake has been dubbed Most Buff Bloke, while Blue took home Band of the Year. Check out more winners with new categories announced every day leading up to the new year here.

December 29, 2003 - Sugar magazine readers have named Christina Aguilera top role model for teenage girls. The singer was described as a "role model with breathtaking talent who isn't afraid to be who she is." Upon hearing of the honor, Aguilera said, "Thanks so much. It’s an honor." Destiny's Child star Beyonce Knowles came in at #2 and Pink at #3. Read more.

December 29, 2003 - Anonymous writes "Justin Timberlake tells Austrailian magazine 'Dolly' in their latest issue that his summer-tour buddy Christina Aguilera is reserved and quiet. "Christina and I spent time together, maybe once or twice on tour," said Justin. "We would talk about old times and whatever was on her mind. But she's very reserved and when you're around her, she can shut down, just like that -- total silence. I think she's very misunderstood and maybe that's why she doesn't get the credit she deserves." He also touched the topic of reuniting with his band mates *NSYNC for their next album. "I want it to be just right," he said. "I don't want us all to just go in there and rush an album for the fans. They deserve quality, so when we're all ready to go back and record, we're gonna make sure we come up with something memorable.""

December 25, 2003 - An interview on Christina Aguilera's Xposed website has been added for members. A reader posted screen caps of the interview, where Aguilera talks about her European tour, the fancy wardrobe, what she was doing for her birthday, and her Christmas plans. Check out the screen caps here.

December 25, 2003 - Britney Spears is on the cover of the new issue of Blender magazine, where she stepped up her response to pop rival Christina Aguilera who earlier had commented that Spears was "like a lost little girl who needs guidance." Spears responded, "That's funny, because I haven't seen her in two years, and then she comes up to me in a club in front of all these people and tries to put her tongue down my throat! I'm like, 'How are you?' I say, 'It's good to see you,' and she goes, 'Well, you're not being real with me.' I was like, 'Well Christina. What's your definition of being real? Going up to girls and kissing them after you haven't seen them for two years?' A lost girl? I think it's probably the other way around." Spears added, "When somebody's been rude to you so many times, it's like, 'You know what, Christina? I'm really not about the fake bullsh** anymore. You're scary and I feel really dark when I get around you, so I need to be over here now'." Check out the scans here.

December 25, 2003 - Manchester Evening News profiled their top "movers and shakers" for 2003, which included Justin Timberlake of *NSYNC, Destiny's Child star Beyonce Knowles, Busted, Christina Aguilera, and 50 Cent. Check out what they have to say about each star here.

December 25, 2003 - Hip Online recently caught up with Willa Ford and asked the singer about how she contrasts with her more successful pop counterparts Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears. "Right and I’m not into Britney," Ford said. "She is cool, but I’m not into her flavor. We art totally different artists. She doesn’t create music or a self-proclaimed vocalist. Christina is a singer and writer, but I can pick up an instrument and play it. That is no mystery to people and I have studied classical opera for four years. I just happen to have a certain look and my body looks a certain way and that is what the general public wants to see." Read more.

December 25, 2003 - Christina Aguilera's mother Shelly Kearns sent out an e-mail message to fans on her daughter's official forum through board member 'Candy Williams'. Shelly writes, "Hey girls! Can ya please rally the troops for me? Man, I miss talking to you guys. I've been offline so long now.. just tending to me & my family. Feels great & is less stressful, but I miss you guys. Once the holidays die down, we should make a time to chat. Please tell everybody I think of them always, even though I'm doing other things. Oh I know me, I'll drop in eventually on everyone." Kearns hasn't posted on the official forum since September. Read more.

December 25, 2003 - The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports Christina Aguilera she paid a surprise visit to residents at the Women's Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh in Oakland on Sunday (December 21). For nearly two hours, the former Wexford resident toured the center, signed autographs, wrapped presents and exchanged hellos with a startled group of 18 women and 23 children who are currently under the shelter's protection. "I'm so happy and proud to be a part of this," said Aguilera, who met first with about 100 staffers, volunteers and their families, posed for pictures and greeted children in the crowd before going upstairs to meet the residents. "It feels good to be in the room with all these people who have donated all their time to this." Read more.

December 25, 2003 - Star magazine quotes popular English TV pundit and chef Loyd Grossman who described sleeping in a room next to Christina Aguilera while in Dublin, Ireland. "I had a suite next to Christina's, and my rest and relaxation ended when I was kept awake all night by the rudest sounding noises. I heard she was a 'dirrty' girl, but I dare not deliberate over what made her sound that way through the walls."

December 25, 2003 - Craig Kilborn joked during his Late Late Show monologue on Tuesday night, "Christina Aguilera has a new Christmas video coming out. It's called 'Miracle on 34 Guys'."

December 25, 2003 - The Glasgow Daily Record reports Christina Aguilera pals are worried after she said her New Year's resolution is to lose weight. "I know it's something almost everyone says at New Year but in Christina's case it's no joke," said one pal. "She lost so much weight recently her friends and family are getting concerned that it's becoming an obsession with her. She's vowed not to pig out over Christmas and to start her new diet regime early. If anything, she could do with putting on a few pounds because her world tour is taking it out of her."

December 25, 2003 - Anonymous writes "Adam Brody of the hit show 'The OC' was asked whether he prefers Britney Spears or Christina Aguilera in the new issue of Details magazine, and he instead revealed his experience meeting Christina. Adam said, "Not too long ago, I met Christina [Aguilera] at a club in LA. She was sitting in a booth with Justin [Timberlake], who seemed to be welcoming, and I figured I'd go up say hi. She actually shaded her face with her cap and looked the other way. I thought that was kind of rude, but that's usually how a lot of people in the business are. Their heads get too big for the door." He continued, "I haven't met Britney, but I'd hope she's a lot more pleasant. Personally, I don't have a 'pop princess' preference.""

December 22, 2003 - hellahooked writes "According to the 'Herald Sun', "The Christina Aguilera tour after-party was held at the Mercury Lounge on Wednesday night. Our spy tells us she was upstairs at the nightclub celebrating with her dancers. Apparently it got a bit wild. It was her birthday on Wednesday, so her crew played several tricks on her during the concert.""

December 22, 2003 - Anonymous writes "Wow. You all are ferociously hard on Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera. However, I much rather focus on the positive about them instead of trying to bring them down. I'll start with Christina." Read more.

December 22, 2003 - Anonymous writes "In the latest issue of Teen magazine, which features Mandy Moore on the cover, various pop acts have listed their top 5 favorite albums of 2003. Read on for the lists by Justin Timberlake *NSYNC, Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears and Mandy Moore." Read more.

December 22, 2003 - In an online chat with readers, Elysa Gardner of USA Today was asked to weigh in on Christina Aguilera's negative remarks on pop rivals Britney Spears, Destiny's Child star Beyonce Knowles, and Pink. "I'll say this much: Christina is the most naturally gifted singer of the three," the music critic said. "Not always crazy about her material, or her style, but the girl has a powerful and very musical voice. As for Britney... I think she would have been better off had she not been dragged into show business as a kid, and allowed to forge a more normal life. But perhaps I'll get into that in a future article." Read the entire transcript here.

December 22, 2003 - AliciaMoore writes "Okay, I have read a lot of opinions that have been posted simply to hate on either Christina Aguilera or Britney Spears. And the lesson there is that Christina haters think she sleeps around and dresses badly, has a horrible image and does not have the record sales of pop stars like Britney Spears. Britney haters say that she has an awful voice and no respect from the industry. Haters of both think that they have just been given everything, and don't deserve to be where they are today." Read more.

December 22, 2003 - hellahooked writes "According to the 'Herald Sun', "The Christina Aguilera tour after-party was held at the Mercury Lounge on Wednesday night. Our spy tells us she was upstairs at the nightclub celebrating with her dancers. Apparently it got a bit wild. It was her birthday on Wednesday, so her crew played several tricks on her during the concert.""

December 18, 2003 - A set of two one of a kind artist’s renditions inspired by the 2003 MTV VMA performance featuring Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera onstage together as lovely virgin brides is being auctioned off on ebay with a $99.99 starting bid. Check out the auction and bid here.

December 18, 2003 - gymnastdude182 writes "Popgal.net has an MP3 featuring Britney Spears, who was on 102.7 Kiss FM as a DJ several days ago. She compliments all her fellow artists including Miss Christina Aguilera and says,"You are about to hear Christina Aguilera with 'The Voice Within,' damn this girl can sing!" Along with this she says Simple Plan's latest song was "perfect" and "cute." Following this she talks about Nelly Furtado and says, "This is one of my most favorite artists in the whole world, she's beautiful, she's awesome, she's Nelly Furtado." And lastly she says Kelis, (the singer who supposedly is opening up for Britney's new tour) "This song is sick, if u want to dance, go to a club, break it down, alright, check out Kelis with 'Milkshake.' This girl is hot, she's sexy, she's got a fro for days, and we love her." These are just several more moments we can see that Britney truley is sweet. Check it out here."

December 18, 2003 - Popbitch.com reports that Christina Aguilera is checked into a Sydney hotel this week as Norma Jean (aka Marilyn Monroe).

December 18, 2003 - Anonymous writes "Volumized.net has added some scans of Christina Aguilera and Justin Timberlake of *NSYNC featured in Teen People Magazine for their January 2004 edition. Check them out here."

December 18, 2003 - ITV reports plus-sized Pop Idol finalist Michelle McManus' dream is to duet with Christina Aguilera but says she won't share the raunchy star's dress sense. "I don't think that would be a good image for me," she explained. "I think she has got away with it but you won't be seeing me in leather chaps." Read more.

December 18, 2003 - Christina Aguilera is featured on the cover of the new issue of Allure magazine. Check out scans of the article and photos at TheChristinaSanctuary.

December 18, 2003 - Even though Christina Aguilera pulled out of some UK concert dates claiming hse was suffering from acute bronchitis, a UK spy tells Victoria Gotti of Star magazine it didn't stop the singer from hitting the club scene hard. "Funny, when she was out a few weeks ago at a famous London watering hole, she looked anything but sick," the spy revealed. "Christina was dancing like there was no tomorrow."

December 15, 2003 - Queer Eye's Carson Kressley interviewed Cher for Us Weekly and asked the veteran singer for her thoughts on Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera. "I think to myself, 'Good thing I'm not comin out now, or I'd be in trouble.' But you know what? I say, why not go all the way naked? If you have a great body, do it!"

December 15, 2003 - Cameron Adams of The Herald Sun reviewed Christina Aguilera's sold-out show at Rod Laver Arena on Thursday night (December 11). Adams praised Aguilera while slamming Britney Spears in the review saying, "There's no miming, no complaining about trying to sing and dance at the same time and no baulking from the high notes." Adams added, "It's now almost ridiculous to think Aguilera was seen as the poor man's Britney, especially when Aguilera breaks into a spine-tingling cover version of Etta James' 'At Last'. You can't imagine Spears could even name an Etta James song, let alone sing one." Read more.

December 15, 2003 - Anonymous writes "In the new issue of Us Weekly with Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown on the cover, hitting newsstands this Friday, *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake was full of compliments for his summer-tourmate Christina Aguilera. On backstage antics, Timberlake revealed about the pop princess, "She's not as wild and crazy as people may think! Christina's cool with just kicking back, having a few beers and watching a movie. She didn't really hang out that much on tour. And I probably shouldn't say this, but the short skirts were nice." Timberlake also touches on the topic of the media's interest in his relationship with Cameron Diaz, saying, "Why people care? I don't know. All I ask is that after they get their shot, they leave us alone. But of course, that's never the way it goes.""

December 15, 2003 - Kathy McCabe of The Daily Telegraph reviewed Christina Aguilera's concert at Sydney Entertainment Centre on Monday (December 8). McCabe says the singer "competed against the deafening roar of an adoring audience" and added, "Their unrestrained response was despite a muddied sound system that failed to do her superb vocal talents justice. Discerning lyrics was next to impossible but Aguilera made up for the technical difficulties - and a continuing bout of bronchitis which forced the cancellation of some European shows -- with an impassioned performance that kept the fans on their feet." Read more.

December 15, 2003 - nellysgirl writes "Christina Aguilera appears in the new issue of Italian Vogue. Check out the pictures here."

December 15, 2003 - Iain Shedden of The Australian and other reporters spoke with Christina Aguilera at Sydney's Museum of Contemporary Art, just hours before her show at the Sydney Entertainment Centre, where she fended off questions about her butt, which led into an eloquent speech about the sexist nature of the music industry. "It's all about being a woman," she said of 'Stripped'. "It's about expressing your sexuality and feeling comfortable with that." Readmore.

December 15, 2003 - ballersfantasy writes "According to The Sydney Morning Herald, Christina Aguilera found out last week that she was up for five Grammys. "I hope for the best," she told journalists in Sydney of her chances in the awards. "I feel so fortunate to be 22 right now and having three Grammys under my belt, which is amazing." Christina shied away from saying she was confident of winning an award, but said, "Maybe best pop female vocal. I am kind of keeping my fingers crossed but you never know what is going on behind the scenes." Christina would not be drawn into a debate over whether she or Kylie Minogue had the better shaped bottom, diplomatically saying: "Good bums come in all shapes and sizes." Read more."

December 15, 2003 - Christina Aguilera chats about her Grammy Award nominations, her interest in film, sexism in the music industry and touring Australia. Listen to the singer's remarks at news.com.au.

December 15, 2003 - After Christina Aguilera's previous look-alike contest ended with the winner Tara-Renee Simpson selling the prize, an autographed photo, on ebay, the official site decided to give the award to someone else. The new winner is Maggie McGee of of Calgary, Canada. Check out a photo of Maggie here.

December 15, 2003 - Ratethemusic.com reports Kelly Osbourne has again lashed out at pop rival Christina Aguilera. "Everyone I know and have met hates Christina. She's very nasty," Kelly said. "I've known her since I was ten and it's fair to say that she's been horrible her whole life. If Christina offered me a white flag I'd kick her in the face. I couldn't even be in the same room as her because I know she would probably come up to me and punch me, and then hide behind some ten-foot tall security guard like a p***y. She hates me because I point out the true things and the truth hurts. She's so childish and superficial, and the reason she's like that is because she was never in contact with kids of her own age when she was growing up, so she never matured."

December 15, 2003 -  Paul Cashmere of Undercover.com.au reviewed Christina Aguilera's concert at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne. He says, "When Madonna 'passed the baton' at the MTV Awards she passed it to the wrong one. Christina has the potential longevity as she grows and evolves and moves forward, unafraid of hiding behind her public image." Read more.

December 10, 2003 - Anonymous writes "Jessica Alba was on VH1's Top 20 Countdown promoting her new movie 'Honey' and Christina Aguilera's video came on. She said Christina shot it in one take and the VH1 host didnt know what that was, so Jessica explained it is where you shoot a video in one take the whole way through, and she said it was an incredible video." 

December 10, 2003 - Anonymous writes "Pink was featured on the internationally syndicated celebrity magazine show, 'Entertainers,' hosted by actor/comedian Byron Allen on Sunday night, and was asked about the much-publicized feud between herself and Christina Aguilera. She said of the feud, "I think it's been blown out of porportion, but I've already said what I felt." When asked if there was a chance of her doing a 'one on one' duet with Christina, she said, "It wouldn't work. I make music from a more organic standpoint -- I don't like to be trendy or follow the pack.""

December 10, 2003 - Christina Aguilera promoted her tour of Australia in Sydney on Monday (December 8) at the MCA building. Check out pictures here.

December 7, 2003 - grace_04 writes "R&B and hip-hop acts lead the nominations for the 46th Grammy Awards. Destiny's Child star Beyonce Knowles, Jay-Z, and Outkast, and Pharrell Williams all have 6 nominations a piece. Closely followed by Missy Elliott, Eminem, *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake, 50 Cent, and Evanescence with 5 nominations. Also, Christina Aguilera is nominated for 4 Grammy awards including Song Of The Year for 'Beautiful', while Avril Lavigne is nominated in 3 categories. Check out the entire list of nominees here."

December 7, 2003 - According the Daily Star, Christina Aguilera has called in a wig-maker to help cover up the bald spots on her head which reportedly occured because of her repeated use of hair extentions. An insider has revealed, "Christina's had to wear wigs for a while because she lost so much hair... Obviously it's important that she hangs on to her glamorous image. No one likes a bald pop star. That long, thick hair - in particular, the black mane she has at the moment - is a wig." Fortunately for Aguilera, the problem is only temporary and sources say that her hair is already growing back.

December 7, 2003 - Iceman writes "In Switzerland they showed on the "viva" channel (like MTV of Switzerland or something) two interviews yesterday one with Christina Aguilera, one with Mariah Carey one with Britney Spears." Read more.

December 7, 2003 - Jim Farber of the New York Daily News weighed in on the Grammy nominations, claiming the awards "have finally caught up with the age of two-way pagers and baggy pants." Apparently on the down side though, were a pair of pop nominations. He writes, "Christina Aguilera's icky 'Beautiful,' nominated for Song of the Year, conforms to the Grammy's old taste for corn." He then asked, "And did voters really mean to put up the fluffy 'I'm With You' by Avril Lavigne and the Matrix in the important Best Song slot?" Read more.

December 7, 2003 - Sa!n magazine spoke with Christina Aguilera ahead of the singer's visit to Australia, where she talked about her latest album 'Stripped' and her authenticity. "As I say in the first 30 seconds of this record, this is me. No hype, no gloss, no pretense," Aguilera said. "Basically, what I'm saying is that there is nothing fake about what I do. I'm upfront, I'm real, I'm honest and I'm open with my feelings. I am a hard worker and I really give to my fans through my shows. I am someone they can relate to and maybe someone they want to be. But what happens is the media tend to beat up what I say and forget that I'm a real person with feelings who goes through normal things that other 22 year olds experience." Read more.

December 7, 2003 - Us Weekly has details behind Christina Aguilera's photoshoot for the latest issue of Allure. The singer arrived at the shoot in shorts and tank top, along with her twin papillon pooches Stinky and Chewy. Aguilera sent her assitant for KFC. Check out a scan of the cover here.

December 7, 2003 - meteora writes "Sometimes I feel so sorry for Christina Aguilera for being a victim of everything: her fashion style is the worst, her attitude is the worst, and her image is the worst. What do you want from her? She’s a really talented artist who gives her fans 100%. It hurts me so much to see Christina struggle when obviously she puts her soul in her career. If it hurts me so much, imagine how she must feel." Read more.

December 7, 2003 - XtinaFan writes "Britney Spears did an interview on VIVA in which she told the interviewer that she "has absolutely nothing" against Christina Aguilera. Then she kept repeating that she actually likes Christina, because she knows what a great girl she is. Britney also mentioned, that Christina "can be very mean sometimes", but it doesn't really make her bad in Britney's eyes, because Britney knows "what Christina is really like". She then talked about liking "Stripped" as well as enjoying Christina's artistry. VIVA played a clip from 2001 where Britney talked about hanging out with Christina in LA, so it was a hint that they don't meet each other anymore. In the end Britney said, "You have to keep distance from some people because they have a truly dark side, but Christina isn't one of them for sure.""

December 3, 2003 - elgato writes "It's official. According to mediaweek.com's Programming Insider, Justin Timberlake is a loser. Well, at least his NBC special "Down Home In Memphis" is. The show had incredibly low ratings. NBC expected this, which is why they moved the special from before Thanksgiving to Black Friday. The Programming Insider posted that Timberlake's special drew a "mere 2.8/ 4 in the overnights and a fifth place 1.6/ 5 in adults 18-49. Stick to MTV, Justin." For the week, NBC came in dead last. Of all the music specials airing during sweeps, Britney Spears was the winner. Her ABC special drew a drew a 7.0/11. Christina Aguilera had a special, too. It aired on the WB network and pulled in a mere 1.7/3, which was less than what Tarzan pulled in while airing at the same time."

December 3, 2003 - When Britney Spears told 'Primetime' host Diane Sawyer she wished she had a voice like pop rival Christina Aguilera, the 'Dirrty' singer took the admission as evidence of Spears' jealousy and bragged to friends at a London nightclub. "I've been tellin' y'all for years she's jealous of me," Aguilera said. "Now y'all heard it for yourself!"

December 3, 2003 - 5tar writes "Kelly Osbourne, Pink and Destiny's Child star Beyonce Knowles. They are all in Christina Aguilera's hate list but who's the one she can't stop talking about? No one else but Miss Britney Spears." Read more.

December 3, 2003 - BushNo10 has put together a downtempo mix of Christina Aguilera's 'Dirrty'. Download and listen to the track here.

December 3, 2003 - Anonymous writes "In light of articles on this website regarding Christina Aguilera's 'enemy list', it has become apparent that people may see Christina as a bitch, and that her comments are rude and uncalled for." Read more.

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