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April 28, 2004 - Xreflejo writes "This essay is to all those Britney Spears fans who say that fans of Christina Aguilera can't write an essay without dissing Britney. Here is one. Back in the summer of 1999 two young, blonde and beautiful girls burst onto the musical radar. Both with catchy singles that helped them quickly ascend to the top of their game. But from the beginning one thing was clear, one of these girls had a tremendous talent that was overshadowed by too much production and a label pushing her to be what she wasn’t, a bubbly pop persona." Read more.

April 28, 2004 - amusicfanofsoul writes "E! Online reports Christina Aguilera's camp initially tried to block 'Stroke of Genius'--one of the earliest, most popular mash-ups, combining her 'Genie in a Bottle' with the Strokes' 'Last Night'. Now, however, Aguilera has hired the producer of that mash-up, Freelance Hellraiser, to remix her next single."

April 28, 2004 - Christina Aguilera recently phoned into KISS 96.5 in Cleveland to talk about her tour with Chingy. Before the interview, Aguilera's handler told him not to talk about her pop rival Britney Spears, boyfriends, or tabloid stories -- just talk about the tour. They talked about her 'SNL' appearance and 'Sex and the City' parody, her future acting hopes, and getting "only" #3 on the Maxim hottest women list. Download and listen to the interview here.

April 28, 2004 - The Glasgow Daily Record reports Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson was so determined to get Christina Aguilera for the new Virgin Mobile campaign, he invited her to his Caribbean island of Necker to seal the deal. A Virgin Mobile insider said: "She is a hot property and Virgin are jubilant they have managed to persuade her to do this. This advert will have every red-blooded male drooling." For a $1 million payoff, Aguilera did scenes reminiscent of Meg Ryan faking an orgasm in 'When Harry Met Sally', arching her back and moaning. Read more.

April 28, 2004 - Anonymous writes "ChristinaMultimedia has posted photos of Christina Aguilera on the set of her racy new Virgin Mobile ad. To view the photos click here."

April 25, 2004 - Anonymous writes "The new HitsDailyDouble sales chart is in and I thought I'd use it to put some things straight, as many Britney Spears fans here seem to be very misguided when it comes to her sales, especially in comparison to Christina Aguilera's." Read more.

April 25, 2004 - FoxNews.com reports America's prepubescent girls continue to emulate the dress styles and attitudes of their older role models: Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, and Paris Hilton. But some girls say the sexy trends have created a backlash within their social circles — and they've even got a word for them. "They're called 'prostitots,'" said Anna Miressi, a Kingston, N.Y., high school freshman who claims the term is commonly used among her peers. "It's those girls at the mall with the tight jeans and belly shirts. They're in between the age group of 10 to 13 or 14." Read more.

April 25, 2004 - Star magazine reports Christina Aguilera was spotted in a short, blonde curly haired wig and pink silk "nightgown", eating at the Beverly Hills restaurant Crustacean.

April 25, 2004 - The Dallas Morning News reports Christian teens are stealing Jesus music at nearly the same rate as secular music is being pirated, according to a new study done for the Gospel Music Association. Musicians say the piracy issue is particularly thorny for them to broach. Many fear being seen as greedy and incurring the backlash faced by the heavy-metal band Metallica when it sued Napster, once the most popular file-sharing software system. "We can't be like Christina Aguilera and get all attitudey," said Jaci Velasquez, a platinum-selling singer. "We're supposed to be like Christ and turn the other cheek." Read more.

April 25, 2004 - The Associated Press has a video report profiling Christina Aguilera's upcoming tour with Chingy, where the 'Stripped' singer will be bringing back the era of the '20s, '30s, and '40s. Watch the report at MSN.

April 25, 2004 - tobstar73 writes "NW Magazine reports that Christina Aguilera is telling a close friend that if she sells her video that their 10 year friendship will be over! Lucy Ashmore, one of Christina's close pals, has recently told the star that unless she breaks up with her ex, Jordan Bratman, she will sell the video of 21-year-old Christina indulging in herself after a long 21st birthday. The video shows Christina drunk, naked, and all over three male strippers that she organized for her 21st birthday. Ashmore has told Christina that this video could be all over the news/magzines and porn sites world wide in a matter of hours if its released."

April 25, 2004 - Christina Aguilera just took part in a radio interview on KRBE in Houston to discuss her tour with Chingy. She also was asked about this Virgin Mobile commercial, where she's only going to give the "illusion" of being naked, and she says she's not engaged and there's no ring on her finger, but admitted she put her foot in her mouth by claiming she's single. Download and listen to the interview here.

April 21, 2004 - Spearsworld writes "Speaking as an avid fan of both Britney Spears' performance prowess and Christina Aguilera's unparalleled belting, I have to say the Onyx Hotel Tour was more entertaining than the Justified/Stripped tour-hands down. First, for all those trying to compare ticket sales and so forth...the Christina fans need to stand down. When I saw her and Justin last July, it doesn't matter whether or not the show sold out because more than 70 percent of the audience seemed to be there to see Justin." Read more.

April 21, 2004 - Patti LaBelle spoke with Las Vegas Weekly about Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Pink and Mya performing her hit, 'Lady Marmalade', from the 'Moulin Rouge' soundtrack. "When the song came out for 'Moulin Rogue' people wanted to know what I thought about it, thinking that I was going to be a catty heifer and say I hated it, she tells Richard Abowitz. "I loved the way they did it." In fact, a couple of years ago, LaBelle joined Aguilera and company to perform the song at the Grammy Awards. Patti stole the show. "I had my 15 seconds of fame, but I worked that little 15 seconds, because I felt so proud that these little kids are doing my song. What a compliment." Read more.

April 21, 2004 - getalifeyall writes "As an admitted fan of both Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera (more so of Britney) I have to say that for the past 6 months I have been so disappointed by Christina. Christina obviously can't stand the fact that everything Britney does gets more attention than what she does, even if they do the same thing." Read more.

April 21, 2004 - Billboard reports Warner Bros. and BMG are combining forces to release the 19-track compilation "Women & Songs." Due April 27, the set features hits from Christina Aguilera, Jewel, Dido, Alicia Keys and Cher. Read more, including a track listing, here.

April 21, 2004 - Anonymous writes "Okay. If you don't want to read anything about Christina Aguilera or Britney Spears I suggest you don't read this but its all up to you. I am a fan of Christina and Britney, just to clarify. I both respect them, enjoy their music, and been to each of their shows. Personally I think Christina has an amazing voice there is no doubt that she can sing. Britney doesn't have as strong as a voice but with the songs Britney sings her voice is good. I mean Britney's voice is decent. Christina's is amazing, I am not going to lie. Personally I love Britney's songs especially her new songs, I am not expecting everyone to like it but I like them." Read more.

April 19, 2004 - thedirrtyone writes "In an interview with 'Entertainment Tonight', Christina Aguilera talked about her new tour, her rumored engagement to Jordan Bratman, and gave details about her next album, which she is recording shortly after the tour. Read more, including a video clip with the singer, here."

April 19, 2004 - Anonymous writes "You can now see the video captures from 'Entertainment Tonight' previewing Christina Aguilera's new look at Dirrty Christina from the tour promo photo shoot. Check out the pictures here."

April 19, 2004 - World Entertainment News Network reports that Christina Aguilera has changed her hair color back to blonde for her upcoming tour. Aguilera says the tour's theme will take "the eras of the 20s, 30s, 40s and combining them with a new edge and a new twist." She'll also be singing a few covers from legendary divas of the past, including Billie Holiday - something she thinks her older fans will enjoy. She adds, "It's going to be fun to dip into these waters and experiment." Read more.

April 19, 2004 - Us Weekly reports Christina Aguilera was recently spotted dancing at club promoter Audrey Bernstein's Monday night bash at Tangier in Los Angeles.

April 19, 2004 - The Sun reports Christina Aguilera has demanded a closed set when her ad for Virgin mobile is shot in Los Angeles this week. "Christina is going to be naked so she doesn't want loads of people watching," a source explained. "She will just have a few key people in the studio for the raunchy stuff." Aguilera will film two versions of the TV advertisement, one for daytime and the racier one after 9 PM.

April 14, 2004 - Edna Gundersen of USA Today took part in a chat with the newspaper's readers on Tuesday and was asked her opinion on Christina Aguilera. "I find Aguilera one of the least interesting, most aggravating stars to emerge from the Mouseketeer incubator," she said. "She has a marvelous set of pipes that she mocks with overwrought vocal gymnastics and squanders on lame material." Read more.

April 14, 2004 - WENN reports sources say Christina Aguilera is desperate to record a duet with Joss Stone. "Christina's gone absolutely mad for this girl," the source explained. "She loves her voice and all she's talking about is singing with her. She's called Joss a couple of times already and Joss is as excited about it too."

April 12, 2004 - gymnastdude182 writes "Xtina-Online.org has untagged photos of Christina Aguilera during her Maxim photoshoot containg pictures of her in water with a see-through shirt revealing her breasts. Check it out here."

April 12, 2004 - Anonymous writes "Check out pictures of the Christina Aguilera blow-up dolls from Pink's European Tour at DirrtyChristina."

April 8, 2004 - Anonymous writes "Why do people feel the obligation to choose between Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera and Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC? Why can't people be fans of all of them or some of them?" Read more.

April 8, 2004 - Conan O'Brien joked during his Late Night monologue on Tuesday night, "Christina Aguilera says that she sleeps with a night light on. She's not afraid of the dark; she just wants to see who she's sleeping with."

April 8, 2004 - kyip150 writes "Unless you have been living under a rock or don't check this site out a lot, main headlines about Britney Spears or Christina Aguilera being better than the other have infiltrated." Read more.

April 4, 2004 - Anonymous writes "I'm writing this essay in regard of the way people in general talk about Christina Aguilera. This is going to be blunt and incisive. To all of you that make up these dull and pre-school names for Christina (i.e. Ho-tina, Slutina) trying to degrade her, grow up it only makes u look stupid and dull-witted. Furthermore if you people doing that are fans of Britney Spears, you really need to look at your idol because she's the one deserving of those titles. Sorry, but anytime you have to simulate masturbation and sex on your tour to get attention (that might I add isn’t working), you have a reached a new level of degradation and desperation."

April 4, 2004 - PinkPurple writes "Christina Aguilera recently completed a photoshoot for April's issue of Italy's Glamour magazine. Check out pictures here."

April 4, 2004 - shamrock writes "Apparently, Pink isn't walking away from her feud with Christina Aguilera. Us Weekly magazine reports she's been appearing on stage with three blow-up dolls representing Mya, Lil' Kim, and Christina while performing their smash hit 'Lady Marmalade'. "She started singing to the ugliest doll on stage, 'You are beautiful, no matter what I say,'" an audience member tells the mag, adding, "Then she roared with laughter. It was funny, but really bitchy.""

April 4, 2004 - Anonymous writes "I have been a Christina Aguilera fan since I heard her sing 'Reflection'. And I became more of a fan once I heard more about the person she is. Her voice is so powerful and beautiful. I loved her first CD because of her vocal talent, but I was really impressed when she took control of her career and became heavily involved in the writing and production of 'Stripped'. Not only can she sing, but she has shown she has writing skills too." Read more.

April 4, 2004 - The Fort Worth Star-Telegram has a sarcastic look at the many looks of Christina Aguilera. Their thoughts on her latest? "Wow! Our little vixen's all grown up. Christina's new auburn waves finally have soccer moms everywhere asking their daughters the unimaginable question, 'Why can't you look more like Christina?'" Read more.

April 4, 2004 - missprissoftheyear writes "DISCLAIMER: If you don't like essays for the sake of not liking essays, that's cool but this may resemble an essay at some point! Oh and those who like Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera, this doesn't really apply to you." Read more.

April 4, 2004 - According to the latest popbitch.com newsletter, British comic Daniel Kitson recently stayed at a hotel in Dublin, Ireland only to have to put up with really loud sex in the next bedroom. Kitson called some of his pals into the room so they could have a listen, which included the mysety woman screaming to be "fu**ed in the ass, big boy." The next morning, when he brought the subject up with the hotel's receptionist, the person responded, "Apologies Mr. Kitson, you're not the first guest to complain about Ms. Aguilera's noise!"

April 4, 2004 - Malcolm X Abram of the Acron Beacon Journal previewed Britney Spears' show at the Gund Arena in Cleveland Thursday night. Abram writes of Spears' new image: "It's the new Britney and all of those adult subjects are only part of the grown-up Spears. Like Christina Aguilera, yet another former Mousekateer who shook her teen pop queen image to become an adult neo-diva, 'maturation' for young women in pop music seems to mean dressing scantily and bumping and grinding at nearly every opportunity. Interestingly, Aguilera, who is a talented singer with the fashion sense of a well-financed streetwalker, often gets tagged a 'skank' while Spears, whose talent lies almost entirely in her looks, moves and willingness to use both to generate money, merely gets tagged racy or controversial. Aguilera also has yet to marry a friend on a whim only to sober up and change her mind several hours later." Read more.

April 4, 2004 - thedirrtyone writes "Christina Aguilera was photographed leaving Prince's concert in Los Angeles at the Staples Center and holding Jordan Bratman's hand on Monday (March 29). Check out the pictures at ChristinaMultimedia.com."

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