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May 31, 2004 - 'Everybody's Fool' eventually made it on to Evanescence's debut album and was released this month as the fourth single, taking shots at pop tarts such as Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera. Singer Amy Lee talked about the message behind the video saying, "It was like five years ago that my little sister were getting into a lot of this -- okay, I don't want to say this to offend anyone, like really fake, cheesy, like slutty female cracker box idols. And it really pissed me off. She's like 8 years old and started to dress like this her. I gave her the talk and I wrote a song." Read more.

May 31, 2004 - Anonymous writes "Download the new old Christina Aguilera 'Dirrty' performance in Cologne, Germany from the 'Stripped World Tour' at DirrtyChristina."

May 31, 2004 - Conan O'Brien joked during his Late Night monologue on Friday night, "Big holiday weekend. A lot to talk about. A lot going on in the city right now of new york. A lot of sailors in town right now. [Cheers and applause] Yeah. Because it is fleet week right here in New York City. Isn't that nice? Fleet week. Yeah. Yeah, after hearing this, Christina Aguilera said, 'Hey, at my house, every week is fleet week'."

May 31, 2004 - Anonymous writes "Download the Christina Aguilera 'Make Over' performance from Justified & Stripped Tour in Los Angeles at DirrtyChristina."

May 31, 2004 - xreflejo writes "I'm a die-hard Christina Aguilera fan, and reading the essays and comments that Britney Spears fans write to defend Britney or put down Christina is kind of sad. The arguments that you people make for Britney does nothing but make her musical career or lack thereof seem pointless." Read more.

May 31, 2004 - Avril Lavigne spoke with Jane Stevenson of the Winnipeg Sun and again gave her opinion on Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera, expressing a clear preference regarding her more scantily clad contemporaries. "I personally look at that stuff, and watch it and think it's really cheesy," said Lavigne. "And I think it's kind of nasty. But, I mean, that's their choice and that's their vibe and that's what they go with. And, of course, guys love it. I'm kind of talking more about Britney. She bugs me more than Christina does. I just have a little more respect for Christina 'cause she sings for real. And she's got a great voice. And I think she's really talented. And, whatever, she does the whole hoochie mama dance thing and that's fine. I don't have a problem with her." Read more.

May 31, 2004 - Anonymous writes "Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears are both sexual, but I think Britney is tasteful, while Christina is trashy. When you see Britney is photo shoots she is usually not wearing much, but she still has a sweet smile and looks generally tasteful. While Christina is dressed in leather hoochie clothes and put in poses simulating sex, this is not very tasteful at all." Read more.

May 28, 2004 - Christina Aguilera was photographed carrying her puppy on her way to a meeting with Benny Medina. Check out pictures from ChristinaMultimedia.com.

May 28, 2004 - Anonymous writes "Lets face it Christina Aguilera has and will always be in Britney Spears' shadow. Did anyone care when Christina kissed Madonna and arrived in a bird costume at the VMAs? No, but everyone seemed to care when Britney did the same thing!" Read more.

May 28, 2004 - Anonymous writes "I am currently not a member of this site but I visit it daily. I find that one of the problems here is between the Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears fans. I just thought I'd share an opinion on both. By the way I am neither a fan of both." Read more.

May 28, 2004 - Anonymous writes "Christina Aguilera is a technically skilled singer. She's a good vocalist. Okay, now everybody repeat that 1000 times, so we don't have to hear that tripe ever again! Christina has a voice, and that's it! Unlike Britney Spears, she is not multi-faceted, multi-talented or particularly artistic. It takes more than a four octave howl (and that's all it is) to be considered a decent recording artist, much less the Queen of Pop." Read more.

May 28, 2004 - Photos of Christina Aguilera, Jordan Bratman, and another woman outside the Ivy restaurant on Sunday (May 23), arriving in a Land Rover, have been posted. Check them out at TheSun, JJBForum, and ins7ght.com.

May 28, 2004 - Us Weekly reports Christina Aguilera was recently spotted with boyfriend Jordan Bratman partying at the Heidi Good Times Monday-night bash at El Centro in Los Angeles.

May 28, 2004 - Nominees for the MuchMusic Video Awards have been announced. Amongst the nominees are Britney Spears, Ludacris, and Christina Aguilera. Check out an entire list of nominees for the awards, which take place Sunday, June 20, at 9PM ET, here.

May 28, 2004 - Christina Aguilera was photographed outside the Madonna 'Re-Invention' Tour opening night show at The Forum in Los Angeles on Monday (May 24). Check out pictures here.

May 24, 2004 - Christina Aguilera, Brooke Burke, Hoobastank, and Joseph Hahn of Linkin Park were on hand for the 13th Annual Music Video Production Association (MVPA) Awards at the Orpheum Theater in Los Angeles on Thursday (May 20). Check out pictures here.

May 24, 2004 - coco writes "This is another essay, so if you don't like them don't read this, as simple as that. Christina Aguilera should not be compared to someone who's not on her level. Britney Spears cannot sing and therefore she's in no way should be associated with Christina, much less be put above her." Read more.

May 24, 2004 - In wake of Christina Aguilera, Missy Elliott, Pink, Mya and Lil' Kim covering Patti LaBelle's 'Lady Marmalade', the veteran diva was asked by the Toronto Star what advice would she give to these budding divas. "I tell them, 'When you go onstage and have half your ass and half your boobs hanging out — mine do because they are big — you have to respect yourself and keep your clothes on to prove to the world you are a singer not a stripper'." Read more.

May 24, 2004 - A fan of Christina Aguilera met up with the singer on Thursday night after the 13th Annual Music Video Production Association Awards in Los Angeles. Joshua, aka dirrtyj writes, "If any of you really know me, you'll know that Christina Aguilera is my soul and complete inspiration for everything that I do, and everything I want to achieve. She has inspired me to become who I am and what I want to be. Just look at my screenname.:) Well, unlike most people tonight, I finally got to meet my idol, my inspiration. and I was not let down. She was as sweet as can be. And we had great conversation took a picture, danced, it was the most magical and important moment in my life..... :) I had to leave the area because I began to cry. I was overwhelmed by emotion and only those of you who look up to people as I do her, can understand what this was like for me." Check out a photo of Joshua and Aguilera here.

May 24, 2004 - Conan O'Brien joked during his Late Night monologue on Friday night, "Christina Aguilera is denying that she cancelled her upcoming tour because she couldn't fill the concert venues. [Audience aws] Yeah, Aguilera says, 'That's not true, I cancelled my tour because I ran out of whore makeup'."

May 24, 2004 - Christina Aguilera was on hand for the final expansion sneak preview opening and ribbon cutting at the Abbey Food & Bar on Thursday (May 20) in West Hollywoood, California. Check out pictures from CelebrityPhoto and WireImage.

May 20, 2004 - Anonymous writes "'American Idol' judge Simon Cowell was a guest on the show 'On Air With Ryan Seacrest' and said that out of all the artists on the charts today, he likes Christina Aguilera. He claimed that Christina has a "good voice and a great attitude." He also said she was 'old-school'. Cowell also commented that Britney Spears makes good pop records, and that it's strange that Jessica Simpson had no career before her TV show."

May 20, 2004 - Anonymous writes "'Dirrty Christina's new Video Of The Moment features the performance of 'Lady Marmalade' from the L.A. Staples Center during the Justified Stripped Tour. Watch the video here."

May 20, 2004 - Billboard senior writer Ray Waddell, who has tracked tours for 17 years, tells the Northwest Times he predicts several high-profile bands will announce tours in upcoming weeks, nudging peak on-the-road season beyond October. While this year should be another record-breaker in revenue, the slate's too top-heavy to send every act home rich, he noted. An early casualty is Christina Aguilera, blaming her scrapped tour on strained vocal chords. (Rumors pinpoint low ticket sales). "There are always some losers," Waddell said. "You can only go to so many shows. It taps some markets a little. In the winter, if you play indoors, you have to juggle shows around hockey games, too." Read more.

May 17, 2004 - Anonymous writes "Britney Spears ex-husband, Jason Alexander, admits he's got the hots for her arch rival, Christina Aguilera. The aspiring actor thinks Christina, 23, would be an ideal co-star. "I wouldn't mind doing some work with her!" he tells GQ magazine. The 'Dirrty' singer sounds like his type: "I like a woman with a sexual aura," he says. "I can't stand being around people where you worry about what you're saying.""

May 17, 2004 - Anonymous writes "Christina World has new Christina Aguilera Virgin Mobile commercial. Download it at ChristinaWorld.net."

May 17, 2004 - Popdirt.com's latest survey asking if you believe Christina Aguilera explanation of "strained vocal chords" for cancelling her tour saw 41.9% say yes, while 36.6% say no, and the rest thought it was a combination of both. Check out the complete results here.

May 13, 2004 - The New York Post reports that Christina Aguilera's people insist she has not sung a note since her doctor's warning last month. "The only thing she has done is a Mercedes-Benz photo shoot."

May 13, 2004 - acollins43 writes "Ok this is not an essay all right! First off I am a 21 year old, who likes both singers, Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera. Honestly I do like Christina Aguilera's music and I do like Britney Spears music too. I have been recording their videos for a while." Read more.

May 13, 2004 - Download the newly released 'At Last' performance by Christina Aguilera from the 'Justified & Stripped' tour stop at the L.A. Staples Center on June 20, 2003 at DirrtyChristina.

May 13, 2004 - Anonymous writes "Lets face it Christina Aguilera has lost tons of fans since her first album, and the sales of 'Stripped' were hardly something to be desired." Read more.

May 13, 2004 - Despite Christina Aguilera's insistent claim that she cancelled her tour with Chingy due to "strained vocal chords", The New York Post reports that the singer was already back in rehearsals last weekend. "Christina was rehearsing with two backup singers and two dancers in a studio in Burbank," a source revealed. "It sounds more like she will do a pared-down tour." A mini-tour might help Aguilera save face at the expense of some credibility. The day she announced the news on 'TRL' on April 29th, she told Damien: "I'm calling in to break the news that because of the press and everything has so much drama and might try to misconstrue everything, and I'm letting you hear it from my mouth first."

May 13, 2004 - Blakie writes "Let me tell you its not that I don’t like Christina Aguilera or her music, I think she’s a great artist, but for some reason, she always finds a way to bring Britney Spears down, and when you have this happening, it just tells you a lot about the artist that becomes the attacker. Britney has not once insulted or brought down any artist. That’s called being humble, respectful and keeping your mouth shut when you should." Read more.

May 13, 2004 - Anonymous writes "Lets face the facts, in terms of popularity Britney Spears is far ahead of Christina Aguilera. In total, Britney is far ahead of Christina in album sales. Only one of Christina Aguilera albums made it to #1 on the Billboard while all 4 of Britney's albums have made it to #1." Read more.

May 13, 2004 - The Sun reports Alicia Keys is flying into the Cannes Film Festival to make sure she wins the female lead in '5th Commandment' over Christina Aguilera. Keys hired a $18 million yacht to throw a serious power-schmooze party this weekend. All the major players, including Steven Spielberg and Brad Pitt, have been invited. "They are the only two names left on the list for this role," a source revealed. "Alicia is determined to win the part so she’s heading to Cannes to try to impress the big casting agents, directors and producers. She’s spending a fortune." Read more.

May 13, 2004 - Christina Aguilera was photographed leaving the Ivy with her boyfriend Jordan Bratman on Monday (May 10) in Los Angeles. Check out pictures from CelebrityFans.us.

May 9, 2004 - Sky News reports Justin Timberlake has secretly recorded a track with Christina Aguilera, calling the track one of the best he's ever done. The *NSYNC star said his new album would feature the single written by the two, called 'Never Just Stop Believing'. Aguilera remarked, "I am honored to write and perform with my dear friend who is so talented." The single will no doubt get a boost by plans to feature the two singers playing parted lovers in a steamy video.

May 9, 2004 - Christina World has posted audio clips of Christina Aguilera from her 'Stripped' tour stop in London. Download and listen to the 13 tracks here.

May 9, 2004 - BANG Showbiz reports Christina Aguilera is set to spend $7 million on a plush London home near Chelsea harbor. A source revealed: "The house has a traditional look at the moment, but Christina will jazz it up." Aguilera is planning to decorate the home in pink and purple, with animal print furniture and a sexy pole-dancing pole in the living room. Read more.

May 9, 2004 - acollins43 writes "I have never written an essay before, so here goes. I want to know why is everyone against Christina Aguilera? She did not do nothing but cancel her tour, because she has strained her vocal chords. If that is what everyone's talking about. See I am the biggest fan of Christina Aguilera, and she does do better than Britney Spears. Christina can sing better than Britney. All Britney is fake, like a Barbie doll." Read more.

May 5, 2004 - music4life writes "I am doing what I promised never to do, and hated seeing, but I am writing an essay. I am doing this because I am simply fed up with people saying Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera's latest albums are flops and coming up with other fictional reasons for the mishaps in these stars lives." Read more.

May 5, 2004 - Anonymous writes "You can now stream and watch the 'Stripped' video from Christina Aguilera's 'Stripped Tour' in Cologne, Germany at DirrtyChristina."

May 5, 2004 - ms_b_havn_1 writes "Why does it really matter at this point the "real" reason Christina Aguilera cancelled her tour? I mean, she said she a vocal chord problem, and those do last longer than a week... there is no quick cure for that, only time and resting the voice. Maybe she CANCELED it instead of RESCHEDULING it because she couldn't reschedule yet or even at all. She might have other commitments already planned after tour was to be over." Read more.

May 5, 2004 - musichomme writes "It is truly amazing how much fans are willing to stick up for their favorite artist, and believe in ridiculous excuses despite the obvious facts. Christina Aguilera has cancelled her summer tour and once again, she blamed it on some vocal chords problems. But didn't her last tour ended a long time ago?" Read more.

May 2, 2004 - A music industry insider tells The New York Post reports don't buy Christina Aguilera's explanation of strained vocal cords for cancelling her summer tour with Chingy. "People strain their vocal chords all the time," the insider said. "There are treatments they give, and people usually take a week or two off, but never have they canceled a three-month tour." The real culprit, the insider notes, is "slow ticket sales. Her shows were only selling at 40 to 60 percent capacity. She needs a hit album to reboost her fan base." Read more.

May 2, 2004 - Dirrty Christina has posted 30-second video clips of the complete concert performance by Christina Aguilera from the 'Justified and Stripped' Tour at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Download and watch here.

May 2, 2004 - Jay Leno joked during his Tonight Show monologue on Friday night, "Oh, here you go. Christina Aguilera has canceled her concert tour because of strained vocal cords. Britney Spears said, 'Strained vocal cords? How did she do that? How'd that happen?'"

May 2, 2004 - amusicfanofsoul writes "Star and writer of the the upcoming flick 'Mean Girls' and SNL 'Weekend Update' regular Tina Fey was a celebrity feature on Carson Daly's countdown show on Z100 today. Carson asked to choose between "Britney or Christina." Tina quickly responded with Christina Aguilera and shared that it was great working with her on 'SNL'. However, Tina was a little afraid in the beginning because they have made several jokes about her before."

May 2, 2004 - AFP reports Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli said he admired pop stars Christina Aguilera and Whitney Houston as well as the jazz songbird Norah Jones, and would like to sing duets with them. Bocelli, who is in the Philippine capital for a concert later Friday, told a press conference, "the world is full of wonderful voices. I love the voice of Miss Aguilera. If somebody asked me to to sing with her, I'd be very happy." Read more.

May 2, 2004 - The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that on Monday's Tony Kornheiser show, Mike Wilbon and Tony debated who was getting the better deal in the rumored relationship between the Denver Nuggets' Carmelo Anthony and singer Christina Aguilera. The Nuggets are the first-round playoff opponents of the Timberwolves. Tuesday's USA Today wrote about Wilbon and Kornheiser gossiping and noted, there is no romantic link between Anthony and Aguilera. "I've never seen her," said Anthony. "I don't know how these things start up." On Tuesday, Wilbon revealed his not-so-secret source: "First of all we got this out of the St. Paul Pioneer Press. We're not in the 'Page Six' business." Kornheiser tauntingly said: "He's your boy. Is he lying?" Wilbon doesn't think so.

May 2, 2004 - Christina Aguilera phoned into MTV's 'Total Request Live' on Thursday to break the news that she's had to cancel her tour with Chingy due to problems with her vocal chords. Since her latest album 'Stripped' has been out for two years, she won't be rescheduling and instead will be working on a follow-up. Read on for a rough transcript.

May 2, 2004 - Christina Aguilera's official site released a statement today announcing the singer was forced to cancel her North American tour due to strained vocal chords. Doctors advised Aguilera to immediately rest and give her voice time to fully recover. The 28-city tour with special guest Chingy was scheduled to kick-off May 13th in Seattle. "I am extremely disappointed to have to cancel this tour. I was looking forward to being on the road again and spending time with my fans," stated Aguilera. Refunds can be made at the point of purchase.

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