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| Rock On Xtina! - Oct 2003 | Rock On Xtina!
Hey girlfriend! I think Christina Aguilera is going from strength to strength. She can release a single like "Dirrty" and not give a damn about what the public says. I think her recent singles, "Beautiful" and "Fighter" are really inspirational songs for teenage girls (and guys). Her lyrics are truly beautiful and she has made me into a fighter! Well done Christina! - Emma, Vic... |
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| MTV Can't Hold Xtina Down! - Oct 2003 | MTV Can't Hold Xtina Down!
We can't wait until Xtina hits our shores this December! Our fave dirrty girl has been fighting with the censors at MTV over her latest video, "Can't Hold Us Down". The network cut scenes from her clip and Christina's crying discrimination.
"It's funny. There are all those hip-hop videos where women are objectified, but when a women does it, it's a shock," she says. "It's not like you've never seen a women who's comfortable with her sexuality and her body and with being in control before."
We've seen the uncut video and agree - it's... |
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| From "Dirrty" Girl to 21st Century Icon - Oct 2003 |  The dressing room door shuts behind me.
I am no longer in the presence of Christina Aguilera, who is soft, gentle, sweet, a little on the intense, nervy side, prone to giggle, an all-American mall girl who thanks God a lot, who says “Whatever” even more. I have had my 40 minutes with someone who gives away her time very rarely indeed. You could feel the weight of the time tick away, time she would rather be doing something else. Something other than the diluted version of therapy that the celebrity interview is.
Her politeness, as I asked the obvious, the difficult and the silly, was a demo... |
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| Michael Jackson International Artist of the Year Award - Oct 2003 | Make your choice for the Michael Jackson International Artist of the Year Award:
Christina Aguilera
Cher
Madonna
Shania Twain
Justin Timberlake
Vote: http://abc.go.com/primetime/ama/mj.html
Tune in to the AMAs LIVE 8/7c on November 16 (tape delayed on the West Coast) to find out who will win!... |
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| Missy Elliot - Oct 2003 | Rolling Stone snippit-
Q: Do you think female artists are more competitive with one another than male artists are?
A: ...[see article for full text]... The perfect example is Christina and Britney at the MTV Video Music Awards: "We might not go to Disneyland when this is over. We ain't going to have a sleepover at each other's house. But we see how huge this is." Madonna, Britney, Christina: Who would have turned that down? "Not me". |
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| Christina nominated for MTV Awards Latin America! - Oct 2003 | Christina Aguilera is nominated for the MTV Video Music Awards Latin America. The nomination & category is "Best International Pop Artist / Mejor Artista Pop Internacional"
The nominees are:
Justin Timberlake
Avril Lavigne
Robbie Williams
Christina Aguilera
Madonna
The 2003 MTV Video Music Awards Latin America will air on MTV 2, October 23rd 2003.... |
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| "Jason, Have My Babies!" - Oct 2003 | | Jason proved he can hang with the divas when he did a rendition of Beautiful. |
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| MTV to bring winning sounds to Glasgow - Oct 2003 | Christina Aguilera will host the 10th anniversary awards in Leith, but today organisers vowed to bring the experience to Glasgow in the days before the main ceremony on November 6.
MTV will team up with dance promoters Colours and the Arches club to bring a dance night with superstar DJ Erick Morillo on November 1.
And the following night, MTV 2 will bring their cult alternative music and indie show Gonzo for a special night which will feature some of Scotland's finest emerging talents - including the band Snow Patrol.
Zane Lowe, will host the show in Glasgow.
James Scroggs director of ... |
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| Gerald Levert Returns With 'Genius' - Oct 2003 | | Genius" was produced by Levert with longtime collaborator Edwin "Tony" Nicholas and Jasper Cameron (TLC, Christina Aguilera). Levert is expected to tour sometime this fall; the only date on his itinerary at present is an Oct. 11 appearance at the Bermuda Jazz Festival. |
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| Dirrty Girl Gets Messy On Vodka - Oct 2003 | Christina Aguilera has been finding more than genies in bottles.
The belly-baring singer was seen in Sweden last week, downing drinks with such gusto that at one point she couldn't walk on her own. US gossip columnist Jeanette Walls said Aguilera went to a restuarant with a date where she ate hamburgers and fries and finished off multiple vodkas, while cuddling for 3½ hours. When Aguilera finally arrived at her hotel, her bodyguards had to carry her from the car.... |
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| Q Awards - Oct 2003 |  Christina Aguilera picked up Best Single for Dirrty. She lashed out at critics of her raunchy video, saying: 'Thank you, Q, for recognising a girl with balls enough to make this video and loving every minute of it.' She arrived with her usual man-mountain minders. 'I love being in London - I can't wait to present the MTV Europe Music Awards. That's going to be one awesome party!' she told Party Animal.... |
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| Xtina enjoys a tipple or two in Sweden - Oct 2003 |  Christina Aguilera had a fine old time when she turned up to do some promotional work in Sweden recently. The girl got really down and dirrty at a local eatery, where she turned up with an unidentified stud muffin and tucked into a burger and fries. Oh, and some vodka. Actually, make that lots of vodka. National paper Aftonbladet claims the singer proceeded to smooch for three and a half hours (who was keeping time?) with her latest beau while downing further shots and became, by all accounts, rather giggly. So unrestrained was she that when she was driven back to her hotel, her minders had to... |
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| Christina Aguilera: I'm hooked on sex! - Oct 2003 |  Singer Christina Aguilera admits she's a Dirrty girl in real life, too - she loves to make love!
"Sex is a beautiful thing," the 22-year-old pop star purrs. "I like doing it - it's fun! And I shouldn't be made to feel guilty about that.
"Sex is natural and some people like doing it more than others." Aguilera, who wears crotchless panties and recently shared a steamy smooch with Madonna at the MTV Video Music Awards, also says she likes experimenting with her sexuality and wants to try as many things as she can. "It would be wrong for me to hide this side of me,... |
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| Celeb with worst hair and make-up - Oct 2003 |  Christina Aguilera
What's wrong with her?
Where do we start?
Over-plucked eyebrows leave X-tina looking permanently surprised, while her replacement drawn-on ones look totally fake.
Heavy eyeliner on the bottom of her lashes makes her eyes look small while her blush and lipstick are competing for attention.
Her hair colour is way too dark for her skintone and as far as we're concerned, spiral perms went out in the '80s!
The first rule of beauty - only ever highlight one feature! Dark lipstick teamed with smoky eyes is way too OTT for our liking. She should know better by now!... |
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| Justified/Stripped Tour - Fleet Center, Boston, Massachusetts - Oct 2003 |  Christina Aguilera & Justin Timberlake
Superhunk seeks raunch queen for touring, world domination
Justified & Stripped, the state-hopping, double-headed pop colossus of a tour, tonight rolls into Boston, Massachusetts: home of reasonably priced lobsters, the Red Sox, Cheers and thousands of screaming teenagers. For America's MTV-obsessed youth, this is a pant-wettingly exciting double-bill - Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera.
In particular, the hysteria surrounding Timberlake's arrival is all-consuming. Cars plastered with posters of the heart-throb hover outside the venue, g... |
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| Superstars, songs and snogs - Oct 2003 |  Renowned for out-there fashion and cheeky antics, the VMAs were the hottest event of the year, in every sense of the word.
It's not every day you see three of the world's biggest pop stars (two of whom are supposedly rivals) sing onstage together... and then slip on an open mouth kiss! The opening song for the 2003 MTV VMAs made pop culture history.
Picture this: A tarty bride, in trashy lace lingerie and a veil stands atop a massive wedding cake and sings Madonna's Like A Virgin. It's Britney Spears. Enter tarty bride No.2 - same get-up, bigger voice. It's Christina Aguilera. Then, from beh... |
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| Match: Christina Aguilera vs Fred Durst - Oct 2003 | Round: One
Action: X-tina has taken a swing at the Limp Bizkitt frontman after he said he only agreed to perform with her at the 2000 MTV VMAs to further his chances of getting the star into bed. Christina lashed out, saying, "He was always saying,'Christina, you're so talented,' feeding me with all this stuff, but he couldn't tell his fans that, so her took the little man's route."
The livid songsterss went on, "I'm not the kinda girl who's gonna laugh it off. Hell no, you didn't get no nookie!"... |
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| Xtina's A Fighter - Oct 2003 | Making it in the music world is much harder than you think! Christina aguilera tells TV Hits how her pop career has made her "that much stronger"...
Is being famous all you expected it to be, and is it hard work?
I had been warned that my life was going to change and that I would somtimes feel very lonely. But how can I complain about living in luxury hotels, touring around the world and meeting so many people? I have no regrets at all. When I was a kid, loneliness was my best friend and I owe my success to putting all of my friends and desires into the music. So now that the music ... |
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| Xtina VS Eminem - Oct 2003 | Much has been made of the supposed feud between Christina and Eminem... but were they ever fighting? Xtina sets the record straight:
"Not at all. Again, the media took this whole thing way out of proportion. It all started from a misunderstanding. He was just went mad on something I was supposed to have said concerning his violence and sexuality which, of course, was reported completely wrong by press.
I was sorry that my words were taken out of context and that he was hurt by it. But since, we've talked about it, he now understands what I really meant to say and we've made peace. We a... |
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| X-mass of DVDs to be released - Oct 01, 2003 | ONE thing you can be sure of in your stocking this Christmas is a DVD. There are squillions of them being released.
Every artist worth their salt has announced they will be putting something out during the festive season . . . and the list is pretty impressive.
COLDPLAY, JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE, ROBBIE WILLIAMS, U2, CHRISTINA AGUILERA, AVRIL LAVIGNE, BLUR, QUEEN, DELTA GOODREM, REM, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS and BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN have all announced special DVD releases.
Specially-packaged ones from JOHNNY CASH and JOHN LENNON are also on the way.
Better get those letters off to Santa early.... |
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| Global music sales tumble 10.9 pct in H1 - Oct 01, 2003 | Global music sales tumbled another 10.9 percent in the first six months of this year, despite big hits from pop queen Christina Aguilera and rapper 50 Cent, a leading industry body said on Wednesday.
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) said Internet downloading and CD-burning continued to ravage sales, with the United States, Japan, France and Germany showing particularly sharp falls.
In its interim report, the IFPI said sales of all formats fell to $12.7 billion from $14.3 billion in the same period last year. Global recorded music sales fell 10.9 percent in val... |
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| UPDATE 1-Global music sales tumble ... again - Oct 01, 2003 | The battle-weary music industry surveyed the wreckage of another dismal six months on Wednesday as global data showed music sales tumbled 10.9 percent, piling more pressure on music companies to do deals to survive.
Despite big hits from pop queen Christina Aguilera and rapper 50 Cent, Internet downloading and CD-burning continued to ravage the industry, dragging music sales down to $12.7 billion in the first half of this year, a leading industry body said.
The figures are likely to turn the heat up on a series of negotiations between top music companies as they scramble to cut costs after t... |
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| Brock Boy/Brock Girl - Oct 01, 2003 | | Christina Mentioned, University Paper. |
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| It's all about the music - Oct 01, 2003 | While the recording industry hopes a trove of lawsuits will discourage downloading, local music listeners aren't sweating the prospect of getting sued -- even though the price could be up to $150,000 per song.
With millions of downloaders out there, any one person is more likely to garner a huge recording contract than a court summons.
"I'm not especially deterred by that," said Hank Hatcher, 26, a music downloader from San Luis Obispo.
Earlier this month, the Recording Industry Association of America, representing various music labels, announced it was suing 261 people nationwide... |
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| Jack Black Comments On 'The Kiss' - Oct 01, 2003 | | WaneJessicaSoSoDef writes "In the October 2nd issue of Rolling Stone magazine, Jack Black weighed in on the Madonna kiss at the MTV Video Music Awards with Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera. "If you noticed, Madonna didn't give Christina as much tongue," he said. "She didn't want those sores on top of her mouth.""... |
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| Christina Sells Out Six - Oct 01, 2003 | Six of the seven Christina Aguilera shows for Australia have sold out leaving the 3rd Melbourne show the only one still with seats.
Tickets for the first Adelaide show and the third Melbourne show went on sale yesterday. Adelaide looked like missing out on the event altogether but was a last minute addition due to demand from a petition put together by local radio station SAFM. It sold out on the first day.
"Adelaide has in the past proven to be a slow city for sales" says promoter Michael Gudinski. "It has often made us cautious to take shows there. For Christina, Adelaide an... |
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| Christina Aguilera's TV Moments - Oct 01, 2003 | Since her television debut on Star Search in 1990, Christina Aguilera has taken the world by storm, as a brand new kind of performer - one who’s potent, original and totally unpredictable.
'TV Moments: Christina Aguilera' is an hour long show, which talks about the moments that have shaped her career - as well as pop culture itself. Every move Christina makes on TV intensifies her reputation as one of today’s most gifted and inventive artists. The show finds its sources through acquired footage, photos, previously filmed interviews, and newly produced interviews with artists, producers, and ... |
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| Christina Aguilera's New Single - Oct 01, 2003 | | tricky2_sg writes "I'm a member of Christina Aguilera's I-Squad and the I-Squad leader just emailed all the members to let us know that Christina's new single will be 'The Voice Within'. She said she will email us soon with more information on the video and the shoot."... |
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| The Hunt For A New Jack Ryan - Oct 01, 2003 | Sources say execs over at Paramount think it might be time to find someone else to play Jack Ryan in the next Tom Clancy spy thriller. Alec Baldwin was the first Jack Ryan. He was later replaced by Harrison Ford, who was then replaced by Ben Affleck. But the studio suits think Ben's popularity has dropped significantly since "Sum of All Fears" thanks to J.Lo and they want to find someone with less PR baggage.
Boozin' it up
Christina Aguilera reportedly got so sauced at dinner the other night that she had to cancel a personal appearance she had scheduled for later that same evenin... |
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| The Pleasure Of Steve Martin's Company - Oct 01, 2003 | Madonna, whose movie career has been dying fast -- her last film Swept Away lost most of its $20 million budget -- created quite a frenzy at her book launch in New York on September 29.
The new 48-page book follows her last offering, Sex, which had plenty of her nude pictures. The English Roses, however, is meant for young children and is the first of five illustrated books to be produced by Madonna for Callaway Editions. It centres on rivalry and friendship among schoolgirls in contemporary London.
Steve Martin, whose last film -- the Ashok Amritraj-produced Bringing Down The House -- reape... |
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| Company 3's Alex Brodie Delivers Beyonce's Baby Boy ... - Oct 01, 2003 | Christina Mentioned.
"Among the Top 50 songs currently listed on Billboard's singles chart, Brodie created visual effects and finished ten. They include both Beyonce videos as well as Christina Aguilera's Can't Hold Us Down (featuring Lil' Kim), Justin Timberlake's Senorita and Ashanti's Rain on Me. In addition, his work is currently featured on five of MTV's Total Request Live Top Ten List, including the aforementioned Beyonce video and Hillary Duff's So Yesterday." |
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| Global sales of recorded music down 10.9% in the first half of 2003 - Oct 01, 2003 | The IFPI talks about the annual decrease in album sales and mentions Stripped as one of the best selling albums of 2003.
Read on for the whole article. |
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| Class Dismissed - Oct 01, 2003 | | When he barks at kids for digging Christina Aguilera or Puff Daddy, Black cements his identity as the cinema representative of classic rock conservatism. The film's irony--that rebel rock can be taught .... |
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| Mergers, the web and top acts seen as answer to 11% sales drop - Oct 02, 2003 | The International Federation of Phonographic Industries, which compiled the figures, blamed illegal internet downloading - "unauthorised file-sharing and commercial piracy" - for much of the decline.
The best selling albums in the first half, according to the IFPI, were Christina Aguilera's Stripped, rapper 50 Cent's Get Rich or Die Tryin' and Coldplay's A Rush of Blood to the Head.
Read on for the whole article. |
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| Singing the blues - Oct 02, 2003 | The music industry surveyed the wreckage of another dismal six months yesterday as global data showed sales tumbled 10.9%, piling more pressure on companies to do deals to survive.
Despite big hits from Christina Aguilera and rapper 50 Cent, Internet downloading and CD-burning continued to ravage the industry, dragging sales down to $12.7 billion in the first half of this year, a leading industry body said.... |
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| Net downloading cuts music sales by further 11% - Oct 02, 2003 | Global sales of recorded music dropped another 10.9 per cent in the first half of the year as internet downloading and illegal copying of CDs continued to take its toll on the industry.
Official figures released yesterday showed that despite the success of big hits from Christina Aguilera and the rapper 50 Cent, worldwide sales dropped to $12.7bn in the first half of the year from $14.2bn last time. Last year they dropped 7 per cent overall.
But the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry signalled that the second half of this year might pick up as it forecast a drop of 7 to 8 ... |
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| £1bn Net loss to Christina n' Co - Oct 02, 2003 |  INTERNET piracy has sent world music sales plunging by a billion pounds this year — despite huge hits for artists like Christina Aguilera.
Trade body IFPI says sales from January to June were £7.65billion, compared to £8.55billion last year — a drop of 11 per cent.
In Germany and Japan, more fans now download songs from the net than buy it in shops. Album sales rose 4 per cent in Britain but IFPI boss Jay Berman said: “The industry continues to suffer.”... |
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| Piracy Blamed For Poor Music Sales - Oct 02, 2003 | The troubled music industry yesterday suffered another blow as figures showed that global sales fell almost 11 per cent in the first half of the year.
The IFPI, representing more than 1,500 recorded music companies, blamed internet piracy and illegal CD manufacturing as revenues fell to $12.7bn (£7.6bn) from $14.3bn in the six months to June 30.
The association warned that pirate sales and illegal downloading had overtaken legitimate retailing in several leading markets.
"Germany, Japan, the US and Canada have seen the numbers of unauthorised downloads of tracks and copied CDs reach,... |
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| Switch On For Gay Time - Oct 02, 2003 | Madonna's recent snogs with Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera at the MTV Music Video Awards made the 6pm news. I know I ran from the other room to get a good look after a newsreader promo-ed the kisses before a commercial break. And I certainly tuned in on Sunday night to get another look at three famous girlies sharing two frenchies. Even for a straight gal like me, it was fascinating viewing.
Read on for the whole article. |
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| A Quick Note On Artist Longevity - Oct 02, 2003 | Artists covering the Billboard Charts in recent years are not necessarily extraordinarily talented; rather they are more or less a pretty face and a decent voice. There are always exceptions to the rule, such as Christina Aguilera, Beyonce Knowles, and Justin Timberlake. Theses artist have proven their aptitude to entertain with their incredible voices and talent. Not all artists possess such talents.
Read on for the whole article. |
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| Madonna ruins children’s books and my life - Oct 02, 2003 | Christina Mentioned.
"So yes, seeing the 50-ish pop "singer" making out with Britney "I Make 12-Year-Olds Buy Thongs" Spears and Christina "Sure I Can Kind Of Sing But Check Out My Butt" Aguilera at this year's MTV Video Music Awards made my stomach turn, but that's something I can, through years of therapy, come to terms with. This children's book business is something else entirely." |
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| Coldplay miss out at Q awards - Oct 02, 2003 | | Christina Aguilera won best single award for Dirrty, Electric Six won best video for Gay Bar and Robbie Williams' sell-out Knebworth gigs earned him the best live act. |
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| Her socks will knock your socks off - Oct 02, 2003 | Tube socks? With stiletto heels?
What's next? Fishnets with Chuck Taylor All Stars?
Christina Aguilera's knee-high, '80s-inspired choice of hosiery makes the sexy singer's near-nakedness hardly noticeable. What is that all about?
Christina Aguilera has been sporting tube socks as a fashion statement lately.
"We wanted a sporty street-vibe, instead of so-serious sexy," says stylist Trish Summerville, who has worked with Aguilera — and a box full of tube socks — on several projects. "She likes to be fun and playful."
The hot-pant concoction pictured above is from Agui... |
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| Duran Duran, Christina Aguilera and Electric Six all win a Q - Oct 02, 2003 | Duran Duran have picked up a lifetime achievement gong at this years Q Awards. Radiohead won best act in the world.
Coldplay were the surprise losers at this year's ceremony.
Chris Martin's band were nominated for four awards but came away empty handed.
Coldplay were also up for best single (Clocks), best video (The Scientist) and best live performers.
But Christina Aguilera walked away with the best single award for Dirrty, Electric Six won best video for Gay Bar and Robbie Williams' sell-out Knebworth gigs earned him the best live act.
Coldplay - who recently picked up three prizes... |
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| Global music sales still tumbling - Oct 02, 2003 | LONDON: The battle-weary global music industry surveyed the wreckage of another dismal six months yesterday as global data showed music sales tumbled almost 11%, piling more pressure on music companies to do deals to survive.
Despite big hits from pop queen Christina Aguilera and rapper 50 Cent, Internet downloading and CD-burning continued to ravage the industry, dragging music sales down to US$12.7bil in the first half this year, a leading industry body said.
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) indicated, however, that the rest of the year may not be so gloom... |
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| Justin Tops Euro MTV Nominations - Oct 02, 2003 | Justin Timberlake has been nominated in five categories of the MTV Europe Music Awards.
The hunky Cry Me A River singer is up for five prizes at the awards which are to be held in Edinburgh in November.
Events host Christina Aguilera is close behind with four nominations, tying with rock duo The White Stripes.
Timberlake is up for a best album for his debut Justified, best male, best pop, best new act and best song for his single Cry Me A River.
The UK's best hope for glory on the night of November 6 is Robbie Williams who competes for three prizes - best male, best pop and best album for ... |
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| Radiohead Shun Awards - Oct 02, 2003 | Radiohead were voted Best Act in the World at the Q Awards but refused to turn up after the magazine branded them "miserable".
The band sent a video message instead. The film was soundless but in type at the bottom of the screen it poured scorn on Q magazine, ending with the line: "Radiohead aren't talking to Q".
Radiohead beat favourites Coldplay to the award and Chris Martin's band, who did not turn up either, also lost out in three other categories they were nominated for - best single (Clocks), best video (The Scientist) and best live performers.
Electric Six won bes... |
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| Radiohead Wins Best Band - Oct 02, 2003 | Radiohead have been voted best band in the world at this year's Q Awards, but multiple nominees Coldplay were left empty handed.
Chris Martin's band were up for, best band, best single (Clocks), best video (The Scientist) and best live performers.
But Christina Aguilera walked away with the best single award for Dirrty.
Electric Six won best video for Gay Bar and Robbie Williams' sell-out Knebworth gigs earned him the best live act.
Coldplay - who recently picked up three prizes at the MTV video music awards and have also scooped two grammys - stayed away from the awards, voted by Q magazi... |
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| Black Eyed Peas Announce Shows - Oct 02, 2003 | The nation's favourite new band, Black Eyed Peas, have announced details of a short UK tour for November.
The hip hop crew who look likely to be No.1 in the singles charts again on Sunday with Where Is The Love?, will perform three headline shows before heading out on the road with Christina Aguilera.
The dates are as follows: Edinburgh Liquid Rooms November 13, Bristol Academy (14), London's Shepherds Bush Empire (15).... |
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| Trucker Hats Start Truckin' - Oct 02, 2003 | Christina Mentioned.
"This recurring trend can be spotted on many music celebrities such as Pharell Williams, of the Neptune's, to pop icon, Christina Aguilera. The Oct. 2 issue of Rolling Stone Magazine just put trucker hats on its "Hot List 2003."" |
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| BMG And Bakery Set To Do Marketing Duet Upcountry - Oct 02, 2003 | Christina Mentioned.
"BMG, the country's fifth-largest foreign music label and home to Whitney Houston, Dido and Christina Aguilera, sees the provincial markets as having potential." |
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| Lil' Kim's Big Pot Mess - Oct 02, 2003 | Christina Mentioned.
"She won a 2001 Grammy for her hugely popular "Lady Marmalade" remake with Christina Aguilera, Pink and Mya. " |
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| Hail Radiohead - Oct 02, 2003 | | Christina won Best Single at the recemt Q Awards. |
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| Christina's award stuns rockers - Oct 02, 2003 | Judges at the Q Awards, best known for honouring the cream of the rock world, have shocked guitar fans by handing the best single prize to pop queen Christina Aguilera.
The singer, who took the award for Dirrty, is one of the few pop acts to be nominated for an award.
Aguilera, who is in the middle of a European tour, said: "I think I got this award because it's a brave and different song.
"It's about being proud of your sexuality and celebrating being a woman."
In another surprising result Coldplay, who were nominated for four awards and expected to sweep the board, won... |
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| Pirating bites hard at music sales - Oct 02, 2003 | | Internet downloading and CD burning are being blamed for the 10.9pc drop in sales to £7.6bn which came despite hits from the likes of 50 Cent, Christina Aguilera and Coldplay. |
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| Coldplay At Back Of Awards Q - Oct 03, 2003 |  COLDPLAY were the surprise losers at this year’s Q Awards. They were nominated for four awards at last night’s ceremony but came away empty handed.
Instead, RADIOHEAD beat them to the title of Best Act In The World.
There was surprise that Coldplay also failed to pick up gongs for Best Single (Clocks), Best Video (The Scientist) and Best Live Performers.
The band — who recently picked up three prizes at the MTV Video Music Awards and have also scooped two Grammys — stayed away from the ceremony at London’s Park Lane Hotel saying they were taking a break after a year of touring.
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| 'Miserable' Radiohead Voted Best Act In The World - Oct 03, 2003 | Radiohead were voted Best Act in the World at the Q Awards but refused to turn up after the magazine branded them “miserable”.
The band sent a video message instead. The film was soundless but in type at the bottom of the screen it poured scorn on Q magazine, ending with the line: “Radiohead aren’t talking to Q”.
Radiohead beat favourites Coldplay to the award and Chris Martin’s band, who did not turn up either, also lost out in three other categories they were nominated for – best single (Clocks), best video (The Scientist) and best live performers.
Electric Six won best video for Gay Bar ... |
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| What About Fans Of Britney AND Christina? - Oct 03, 2003 | b0rntoplay writes "In the last week, I have read several submissions from Britney and Christina fans regarding their supposed on-going fued. Its always Britney fans vs Christina fans, but what about people who like them both?
I'll state right now that I am a bigger Britney fan...however, I still love Christina. I have all their CDs and have seen them both live, I just prefer one over the other, as I am sure everyone does. But even though I do like Britney more than Christina, I don't see why that gives me the right to attack Christina and her fans.
I understand that we all have the righ... |
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| Christina's Dirrty looks all in the past - Oct 03, 2003 |  Stepping out as the face of Versace for the 2003 Q Awards at the Park Lane Hotel in London today, Christina Aguilera turns heads with her classic attire. The raunchy American pop star, criticised by many in the past for her grungy look, won Best Single for Dirrty. Picture: AP... |
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| Christina Aguilera suffers from 'a cold' - Oct 03, 2003 | AMSTERDAM
Singer and teen-idol Christina Aguilera is showing diva-behaviour. She has cancelled all interviews during her European tour.
She has a very poor excuse as a reason. She would be suffering of 'a cold'. Her shows, including the one in Rotterdam tonight, will continue normally.
*This is a Dutch article, translated to English by me*... |
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| Christina Wins Best Single At Q Awards - Oct 03, 2003 | | Christina Aguilera won an award for best single for 'Dirrty' at the Q Awards in London, on Thursday. She couldn't of looked any more stunning, dressed in a glitzy turquoise gown. Accepting her award, she said: "It’s about time 'Dirrty' got some love. Thank you to Q for recognizing the woman with the balls to make this video and loving every minute of it." The Q Awards will be broadcast in the UK on Monday, October 6th.... |
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| Record Sales Are Down: And Not Just In America - Oct 03, 2003 | *The music industry is taking a punishing blow from dismal record sales over the last six months. On Wednesday, global data showed music sales tumbled almost 11 percent.
Despite major hits from Ms. Dirty herself, Christina Aguilera, and rapper 50 Cent, Internet downloading and CD-burning continues to impact the industry.
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) indicate that the rest of the year may not be as bleak with strong releases scheduled to peak CD sales between seven and eight percent.
Shares in EMI Group, the world's third biggest music company, climbed ... |
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| Quick News Of Christina - Oct 03, 2003 | | Radiohead were named Best Act in the World Today for the third year in a row at the Q Awards in London on Thursday, although in a taped thank-you message, the band said "Radiohead aren't talking to Q," most likely because of a bad review the magazine gave Hail to the Thief. Blur's Think Tank won Best Album, Christina Aguilera's "Dirrty" won Best Single, Electric Six's "Gay Bar" won Best Video and the Thrills won Best New Act. Duran Duran, Jane's Addiction and the Cure also took home awards. ... Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood has gone solo — as a soundtrack co... |
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| Britney Marks AOL's 100th 'First Listen' - Oct 03, 2003 | A stream of Britney Spears' new single, "Me Against the Music" featuring Madonna, is available today (Oct. 3) to AOL members as part of the company's "First Listen" program.
Brandy's "What About Us?" in January 2002 became the first single offered to AOL users through the program, which streams world premieres of new music. Other prominent artists to be featured in the initiative include Bruce Springsteen, Coldplay, 50 Cent, Dixie Chicks, Nelly, Josh Groban, Beyonce and Christina Aguilera. |
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| Radiohead voted world's best band by Londoners - Oct 03, 2003 | British music magazine Q has named Radiohead the world's best band for the third consecutive year at its annual music awards ceremony.
Other winners included Blur's Think Tank for best album, Duran Duran for lifetime achievement, The Cure for its inspiring influence on music, and Christina Aguilera's Dirrty for best single. |
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| British Mag names Radiohead world's best band - Oct 03, 2003 | However, Christina Aguilera was on hand to pick up her best single award for "Dirrty."
"It's about time `Dirrty' got some love. Thank you to Q for recognizing the woman with the balls to make this video and loving every minute of it," the 22-year-old singer said, referring to the raunchy video that accompanied the song. |
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| Dirrty Award Delight For Sexy Singer Christina - Oct 03, 2003 |  Sexy singer Christina Aguilera stole the show at the Q Awards when she turned up in a daring turquoise gown.
She jetted in from the US to pick up the best single award for her record Dirrty at London's Park Lane Hotel.
The raunchy video featured Aguilera in a boxing ring and wearing a skimpy outfit.
Accepting her award, she said: "It's about time Dirrty got some love.
"Thank you to Q for recognising the woman with the balls to make this video and loving every minute of it."
But Christina's dazzling appearance was in stark contrast to the night's big winner Radiohead.
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| Radiohead Wins, Scorns Top Q Award - Oct 03, 2003 | Christina Mentioned
"Christina Aguilera picked up the best single award for "Dirrty," but was beaten in the best video category by Electric Six's "Gay Bar" clip." |
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| Christina Aguilera in Best Single shocker! - Oct 03, 2003 | The Q Awards were held last night, and lots of industry people got very drunk undoubtedly, and probably all shouted "Christina Aguilera best single? Are you sure this is the Q Awards?!" when Christina Aguilera won best single for 'Dirrty'.
Elsewhere there were few shocks - with Radiohead picking up the coveted though slightly predictable Best Act in the World Today award. Nigel Godrich got Best Producer for 'Hail to the Thief' too.
The Cure won the inspiration award, just in time for their comeback, Dexys won Classic Songwriters, just in time for their comeback, and Duran Duran wo... |
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| Q Awards honour Christina - Oct 03, 2003 | Christina Aguilera made a rare UK appearance at the Q awards last night (Thursday).
She won the Best Single Award for 'Dirrty', and she got a good reception with lots of cheering when she gave her acceptance speech:
"Thank you so much! I'm happy to be here tonight. It's about time 'Dirrty' got some love right? So I'm very excited about that."
"Thank you also Q Magazine for recognising a young woman with balls enough to make this 'Dirrty' video and loving every minute of it!"
One of the lads from Athlete interrupted her speech, but only to shout 'Well done'. Athlete lost... |
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| British Mag Names Radiohead World's Best - Oct 03, 2003 | LONDON - Radiohead was voted the world's best band at the annual Q music awards, chosen by readers of Britain's Q magazine, winning the prize for the third consecutive year.
But the band, whose recent album, "Hail to the Thief," has been praised by critics in Britain and the United States, didn't attend Thursday's ceremony, sending a video message instead.
The film was soundless, but in type at the bottom of the screen it poured scorn on the magazine for branding them "miserable." The short video ended with the line: "Radiohead aren't talking to Q."
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| Quick News On Lil' Kim, Christina Aguilera and more - Oct 03, 2003 | Lil' Kim's not wanted anymore, and the Queen Bee is smiling about it. The arrest warrant issued for her by Teaneck, New Jersey, police last week is no longer in effect. A member of Kim's camp posted $350 in bail on Tuesday for her, and police say she will be notified if and when she needs to appear in court for a 1996 charge of marijuana possession. ...
Mya will bring her latest album, Moodring, to the fans with a month-long tour. The outing starts on October 11 at the Big Fresno Fair in California then wraps up back in Los Angeles on November 11. Up-and-coming soul singer Javier will open. .... |
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| Beasties! - Oct 04, 2003 |  Man's Best Friend is of course you! World Animal Day is coming up on October 4th, and to us that is a good reason to look for the inner beast inside our favourite celebs.
Christina Aguilera
Looking at the many metamorphoses she went through in the last couple of years, you could compare Christina Aguilera to a chameleon. But with this outfit she's closer to applying for a job in Artis (a Zoo in Holland) as a Flamingo. If she had this outfit in blue, she could always try out as Pino from Sesame Street.
*This is a Dutch article, translated to English by me*... |
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| Hot, steamy and sexy - Oct 04, 2003 |  The concert Christina Aguilera gave yesterday in Ahoy was something you didn't want to miss. The former teenage American popstar, has transformed into a true vamp and really showed that in Rotterdam's Sport Palace, where about 10.000 fans were rocking the house.
*This is a Dutch article, translated to English by me*... |
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| Christina Aguilera Weekend Special - Oct 04, 2003 |  During the MTV Video Music Awards 2003 Christina Aguilera, together with Madonna and Britney Spears, caused some commotion by kissing each other. The performance was discussed in every news item and every newspaper. We will see what she has up her sleeves for the European Music Awards, since she is hosting this year's show.
Christina is known to be sizzling hot! A lot of stars agree, except for maybe Kelly Osbourne. Pink, Julia Roberts, Mariah Carey, Snoop Dogg and Ja Rule don't pass the chance to announce how great they think the 23-year-old singer is.
The story of Christina brings us back... |
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| Ms. Christina Aguilera is named Crust-Busting™ Artist of the Month - Oct 04, 2003 | Ms. Christina Aguilera is named Crust-Busting™ Artist of the Month on “Crust-Busting Your Way to an Awesome Life!” with Dr. Pat Baccili Exclusively on VoiceAmerica
“We’re excited to announce Christina Aguilera as the Crust-Busting Artist of the Month.” Our global audience will be well served by knowing how the words of this vocalist is transforming the lives of our Crust-Busting listeners,” commented Tacy Trump, Executive Producer at VoiceAmerica. Please tune in on Thursday morning, October 9th at 8:00 AM Pacific/11:00 Eastern Time on www.voiceamerica.com for the internationally syndicated r... |
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| Radiohead Rules - Oct 04, 2003 | For the third straight year, Radiohead has been voted the world's best band by readers of Britain's Q magazine.
But, because the magazine's writers don't seem to like the band as much as their readers do, the group didn't attend Thursday's big ceremony, the Associated Press reports. Instead, the band sent a video message, slagging the mag for calling the group "miserable." The video ended with the line: "Radiohead aren't talking to Q."
However, Christina Aguilera had plenty to say. She was on hand to pick up her best-single award for Dirrty.
"It's about time Dirrt... |
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| MTV to bring winning sounds to Glasgow - Oct 04, 2003 | GLASGOW is to share the glamour when the MTV Music Awards come to Scotland next month. Christina Aguilera will host the 10th anniversary awards in Leith, but today organisers vowed to bring the experience to Glasgow in the days before the main ceremony on November 6.
MTV will team up with dance promoters Colours and the Arches club to bring a dance night with superstar DJ Erick Morillo on November 1. And the following night, MTV 2 will bring their cult alternative music and indie show Gonzo for a special night which will feature some of Scotland's finest emerging talents - including the band... |
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| Radiohead come out ahead at awards - Oct 04, 2003 | | Christina Aguilera won the best single award for Dirrty, Electric Six won best video for Gay Bar and Robbie Williams' sellout gigs at Knebworth in southern England earned him the best live act. |
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| Lee: Britney & Christina's Sexed Up Image Is 'Tragic' - Oct 04, 2003 | The entire interview of Evanescence singer Amy Lee with Steppin' Out magazine's Chaunce Hayden has been posted, in which Lee lashed out at the sexed up images of Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera.
Asked if she herself had been asked to sex up her own image, Lee said, "Nobody ever tells me what to wear on stage, and I doubt anybody tells them what to wear. They just feel they have to do that. It's a big tragedy. It doesn't offend me. It's just tragic. It's really sad. It's not necessary. Because if you're a talented musician, you should just work just like everybody else does. Just d... |
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| CD Sales Continue to Fall - Oct 04, 2003 | The population of P2P networks remain steady and music sales continue to fall. All this despite the RIAA's intense efforts to resurrect a dying industry through litigation.
What's most interesting is that CD sales are not just falling in the United States, as sales were down by 11 percent worldwide. Even more interesting, sales continue to fall even though we’ve seen recent releases from supposed powerhouse "artists" like 50-cent and the dreaded Christina Aguilera.
While the RIAA and copyright holders are quick to blame online piracy from P2P communities such at Gnutella and Fast... |
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| Hip-hop Setting The Beat - Oct 04, 2003 | Christina Mentioned.
"Former teen-pop idols Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera have reinvented their sound by working with such cutting-edge beatmasters as the Neptunes, Rockwilder, and Rodney Jerkins - blurring the color line and helping pave the way for the mainstreaming of hip-hop." |
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| Aguilera to Emcee MTV Euro Nods - Oct 04, 2003 | Christina Aguilera will host MTV's 10th annual Europe Music Awards Nov. 6 in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Justin Timberlake has the most nominations, with five. Aguilera has been nominated for four awards, tying with the White Stripes. Robbie Williams, Evanescence, Sean Paul and 50 Cent are each up for three awards.
Confirmed performers for the show include Beyonce, Kylie Minogue, Sean Paul, the Chemical Brothers, the Flaming Lips and Travis.
All awards except the best video prize--which is chosen by an MTV panel--are voted on by MTV viewers.... |
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| Lower! Lower! - Oct 04, 2003 | QUESTION
We are girls from the lower. We want more Christina Aguilera and less Di-rect. We also have some questions about Christina:
1. Does Cris have a fanmail or post-address?
2. Does she finally have a boyfriend?
3. How old is Cris?
4. Can we have a picture of her in HK?
ANSWER
Girls from the lower? The lower what?
1. I'd check the internet for a fanmail-address. You can write to the fanclub at P.O.Box 1425, McAfee, NJ 07428 USA
2. Finally?? It's not like Christina has trouble finding a date! She's with some Jordy guy now.
3. 22
4. Here you go.
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| Christina says no! - Oct 04, 2003 | Christina never minds a schandal or two. Usually she's in for something Dirrty. But there are a few things Christina isn't into anymore. Hell no!
ROBBIE WILLIAMS
Robbie wanted to record a duet with Christina to conquer the American market. Rob thought it would be smart to charter the always controversial Christina to make a record with him. He thought they would make a fat hit together and he would get more fame in the States. But unfortunately for Robbie Christina didn't feel the same way. She didn't feel like it. She says: "He's cute, but our styles are very different. We wouldn't mat... |
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| Craig David Set To 'seduce' South Africa - Oct 04, 2003 | Christina Mentioned.
"He's being brought to South Africa by Cell C and 5FM with a reputation for sold-out tours in Britain. He also recently headlined a prestigious Los Angeles show with American artists Christina Aguilera and Nelly." |
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| Hip, Hop & Happening - Oct 04, 2003 | Christina Mentioned.
"Young girls have taken to kissing each other in public for fun” and because boys like to watch. The fad can be seen in music videos, ads, on the dance floor, and at parties. Seen at the MTV Awards: Mad-onna playing tonsil hockey with Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera. " |
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| Erick Morillo to DJ at MTV Music Awards in Glasgow - Oct 04, 2003 | When the MTV Music awards are held in Soctland, Glasgow's Arches Club and MTV will team up with dance promoters Colours to bring a visitors to the region a night with superstar DJ Erick Morillo on November 1.
Christina Aguilera will host the 10th anniversary awards in Leith, but today organisers vowed to bring the experience to Glasgow in the days before the main ceremony on November 6.
James Scroggs director of marketing for MTV UK and Ireland said: "We'll be building up to the awards with Breakout week - a series of club nights."
Tickets for the event go on sale next Monday fo... |
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| 'Paradise' is packed, but Beau's a no-show - Oct 04, 2003 | Makeover holdover?
"It's about time Dirrty got some love. Thank you to Q for recognizing the woman with the (anatomical features not typically possessed by women) to make this video," the 22-year-old singer said, referring to the song's raunchy video. |
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| Timberlake leads MTV Europe awards - Oct 04, 2003 | | Christina Aguilera, the evening's host, has four nominations herself. |
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| Ms. Christina Aguilera is named Crust-Busting™ Artist of the Month on “Crust-Bus - Oct 04, 2003 | | “We’re excited to announce Christina Aguilera as the Crust-Busting Artist of the Month.” Our global audience will be well served by knowing how the words of this vocalist is transforming the lives of our Crust-Busting listeners,” commented Tacy Trump, Executive Producer at VoiceAmerica. Please tune in on Thursday morning, October 9th at 8:00 AM Pacific/11:00 Eastern Time on www.voiceamerica.com for the internationally syndicated radio show, “Crust Busting™ Your Way to an Awesome Life”, hosted by Dr. Pat Baccili. Tune in to listen to the music of Christina Aguilera and to find out why our judge... |
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| MTV rocked as awards tickets touted for £800 - Oct 05, 2003 | AN INQUIRY has been launched by the organisers of a star-studded music awards event into claims by agencies that they can guarantee entry to customers for as much as £800, despite no announcement as to how tickets will be distributed.
Scotland on Sunday has discovered that London ticket agencies are promising invitations for more than 20 times their likely face value to the Europe Music Awards in Edinburgh, despite the fact that MTV will not release details of how they will sold until later this week.
A spokeswoman for the company last night said it was "flabbergasted" to hear th... |
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| Building a Better Pop Star - Oct 05, 2003 | | Read about Clay Aiken as he grapples with RCA executives used to marketing the likes of Christina Aguilera. |
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| Jack Black film recalls an overlooked era of sweet, smart, and proudly stupid ro - Oct 05, 2003 | There's a key scene in Richard Linklater's winning new comedy, "The School of Rock," in which Jack Black, playing a classic-rock-obsessed substitute teacher, quizzes his fifth-grade charges on their musical influences. "Christina Aguilera?" pipes up one girl. "Wrong!" barks the teacher. "Puff Daddy?" offers another student. "No!" he responds, going on to invoke the name of the holiest of rawk holies: the mighty Led Zeppelin. Blank stares. "What do they teach you in this school?!," Black howls in disgust.
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| Fame Academy winner Alex already in recording studio - Oct 05, 2003 | Fame Academy winner Alex Parks had little time to celebrate as she was whisked into the recording studio.
Alex thrilled audiences last night and won high praise from the judges after performing John Lennon's classic Imagine, I Am Beautiful by Christina Aguilera and her own work.
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| Fame Academy Winner Alex Gets To Work - Oct 05, 2003 | Fame Academy winner Alex Parks, fresh from victory on last night's live television contest, was straight in the recording studio today to record her debut single.
The spiky-haired 19-year-old beat Alistair Griffin in the final on Saturday to win a million pound recording contract with Polydor and a 12-month showbiz lifestyle. Carolynne Good had earlier come third in the contest.
Alex, the bookies favourite for much of the series, sung John Lennon's "Imagine" and "I Am Beautiful" by Christina Aguilera to widespread praise from the panel of judges.
She also performed her o... |
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| Are Peas Sniffing Sweet Smell Of Sellout? - Oct 05, 2003 | America's streets are abuzz with the question: Did the Black Eyed Peas sell out?
Every hip-hop head in the world has an opinion on the subject. Fans vehemently argue the points and details surrounding the Peas single "Where Is the Love?" It's the group's biggest success ever and the major point of contention among fans.
Some take the side that, yes, the Peas are no longer in the house: The new single and its poppy production compromised their integrity and put into question their intentions. It's the Peas at their pandering worst, turning a trick for a buck (or a million).
The oth... |
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| Cher - Oct 05, 2003 | Christina Mentioned.
"There was nothing to differentiate this heavily scripted and choreographed show from any of the others, right down to her opening salvo. In a reference to her show, she jokingly challenged pop divas Britney Spears and Jennifer Lopez to "follow this, you bitches." Couldn't Cher have at least updated her targets, changing J-Lo, who is so last year, to Beyonce or Christina Aguilera?" |
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| Names & Faces: End Notes - Oct 05, 2003 | | Former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham and hubby David Beckham are rolling in dough and spending like champions. The VH1 special "The Fabulous Life of: The Beckhams" reveals that while the fam reposes in a $3.75 million 34-room French villa on 250 acres with its own vineyard, their 4-year-old son, Brooklyn, plays in a $13,000 treehouse made of Scandinavian red wood. The missus's hairstyling bill runs about $40,000 a year . . . Courtney Love has gotten herself arrested again. She was charged in Los Angeles with being under the influence of a "controlled substance" after she told... |
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| "Only true diva" bids adieu (again) in "Cher-est show of all" - Oct 05, 2003 | | There was nothing to differentiate this heavily scripted and choreographed show from any of the others, right down to her opening salvo. In a reference to her show, she jokingly challenged pop divas Britney Spears and Jennifer Lopez to "follow this, you bitches." Couldn't Cher have at least updated her targets, changing J-Lo, who is so last year, to Beyonce or Christina Aguilera? |
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| Fame Academy Prize For Alex - Oct 06, 2003 | | Winner of UK reality show, Alex Parks, is signed to a 1 million pounds contract thanks to her reinditions of John Lennon's Imagine, Tracy Chapman's Baby Can I Hold You and Christina Aguilera's Beautiful.. |
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| Mraz, Branch Drive Crowd Wild; Duran Duran Drives 'Em Away - Oct 06, 2003 | Christina Mentioned.
"Jason Mraz looked less like the Hugh Grant-ish photo from the back of his Waiting for My Rocket to Come and more like Jimmy Buffet as he took the stage wearing a slouch hat pulled down over his eyes and a flowered lei that had been tossed onstage by a fan. For 20 minutes he and his band churned out a soulful set of tunes including "The Remedy" as well as a quirky reggaed-up version of Christina Aguilera's "Beautiful," during which Mraz's swooping tenor hit high notes unheard on his record." |
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| Parents Concerned At 'explicit' TV Soaps - Oct 06, 2003 | Christina Mentioned.
"There was also an "undercurrent of concern" among parents about videos or studio performances from the likes of Christina Aguilera, Robbie Williams, Eminem and Tatu." |
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| For The Record: Quick News On 50 Cent, Outkast, Ludacris, Clay Aiken, Guns N' Ro - Oct 06, 2003 | Radiohead were named Best Act in the World Today for the third year in a row at the Q Awards in London on Thursday, although in a taped thank-you message, the band said "Radiohead aren't talking to Q," most likely because of a bad review the magazine gave Hail to the Thief.
Blur's Think Tank won Best Album, Christina Aguilera's "Dirrty" won Best Single, Electric Six's "Gay Bar" won Best Video and the Thrills won Best New Act. Duran Duran, Jane's Addiction and the Cure also took home awards. ... Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood has gone solo — as a soundtrac... |
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| Fall: Football, Fairs, Politics - Oct 06, 2003 | Christina Mentioned.
"With high-tone rouge on her cheeks and tightly pulled back hair, Madison Thompson, 6, of Ponchatoula, made a dancing first to pop star Christina Aguilera's song "Fighter."
"It's her first time ever to do a solo," Madison's mother, Martha, said.
Early Friday afternoon under the Fairgrounds Pavilion was the time for the fair talent contest. Madison's spunk and choreography earned applause from the bleachers." |
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| Alex Wins Fame Academy - Oct 06, 2003 | Mentions Christina.
"The Tomboy thrilled the audiences by performing John Lennon`s classic ‘Imagine’, ‘I Am Beautiful’ by Christina Aguilera and her own work." |
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| Program Targets Entertainment 'lies' - Oct 06, 2003 | Christina Mentioned.
""The entertainment industry is so huge, it's hard to keep on top of them, but it's always there," he said. "You have things like MTV with Britney (Spears) and Christina (Aguilera) dancing around in pornographic clothing and doing that open-mouth kiss. You have guys like (rappers) Eminem and 50 Cent who walk around with half-naked women rapping about violence. You have video games that are so realistic that they blur the line between fantasy and reality. " |
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| IT Investor's Journal - Oct 06, 2003 | Christina Mentioned.
"There is a consumer portal now with Christina Aguilera (!!!) as the sponsor. " |
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| Jail Cells, Whips, Sexual Energy Yup, It's A Blink-182 Video - Oct 06, 2003 | Christina Mentioned.
"To capture their vision, Blink-182 enlisted David LaChapelle, the artsy photographer who directed Christina Aguilera's "Dirrty" video, among others." |
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| Music, Dance, Facts And Fighting Fill Night - Oct 06, 2003 | Christina Mentioned.
"The Black Dance Workshop, clad in army fatigues, then performed a routine to Christina Aguilera's "Fighter." " |
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| Ronan's Wife Goes Brown at Ball... - Oct 06, 2003 | | Article about ISPCC Ball, Christina mentioned. |
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| Christina Vs. Tara: Round one? - Oct 06, 2003 | After sitting ringside at the Shane Mosely - Oscar de la Hoya boxing match in Las Vegas on September 13, Christina Aguilera decided to pick a fight of her own. The lucky contender? Tara Reid, 27.
When the 22-year-old pop star sauntered into a Razor magazine after-party at Rumjungle, a source tells Hot Stuff, Aguilera grimaced and let out an "evil snicker" when she saw the actress's mug on the monthly cover which had been blown up to poster size.
Later when a waiter approached to take Aguilera's drink order, she sneered, "I'll take a bottle if you burn that cover of Tara Reid. ... |
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| A Turn For The Durst - Oct 07, 2003 | Halle Berry is endeavoring to endure her separation from hubby Eric Benet by spending quality time with sensitive guy Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit, the New York Post reports.
Maybe you recall the gracious things Durst said about the body parts and other talents of Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera.
Berry is said to have fallen for Durst during the making of the Gothika video.
To woo Berry, Durst programmed songs into an iPod for her. No word on whether Durst's tender lyric "I did it all for the nookie!" made it onto the playlist.... |
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| Rap's The Rage: The Numbers Prove It - Oct 07, 2003 | | Rap music is all the rage now--so much so that white musicians like Christina Aguilera and Justin Timberlake are following suit by blending hip-hop sounds and rappers into their music.... |
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| City to lose out in rush for MTV tickets - Oct 07, 2003 | TICKETS for the star-studded MTV Europe Music Awards will not be available for sale in Capital outlets, organisers have revealed.
Edinburgh fans will have to compete with pop lovers across the Continent for fewer than 2000 of the "gold dust" briefs to the Ocean Terminal extravaganza.
The tickets will be released next Monday exclusively through a special Europe-wide hotline.
The decision to bypass local fans by not putting any tickets aside to be sold in the Capital has caused anger.
The city’s Tory culture spokesman Jim Gilchrist said it was typical of a growing number of sho... |
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| Mandy Moore Digs Up Pop Obscurities For Coverage - Oct 07, 2003 | Unlike Britney Spears' version of "I Love Rock and Roll" and Christina Aguilera's contribution to the remake of "Lady Marmalade," fellow teen-pop spawn Mandy Moore didn't look to the karaoke machine when choosing a song to cover. Instead, she looked to one of her manager's favorite artists, a semi-obscure cultish songsmith named John Hiatt.
"I have a great relationship with my manager and he has such wonderful taste in music," Moore said. "He introduced me to 'Have a Little Faith in Me' like three or four years ago, and I just remember falling in love with i... |
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| Get Personal With the Trendiest New Gift - Worn by Halle Berry ... - Oct 07, 2003 | PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y., Oct. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Do what Halle Berry, the cast of NBC's Coupling, Frances Fisher of The Lyon's Den and Bloomingdale's fashionistas do: give a handcrafted Splash! Initial Watch this season and get very personal.
(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20031007/NYFNSE08 )
It all started with a request from L.A.'s ever-so-trendy Kitson boutique, a fashion barometer that's a favorite of stars like Halle, Cher, Britney, Christina Aguilera and Queen Latifah. Jayne Gottschalk, designer of hot- selling Splash Watches came up with a hand-carved contrast leather initial... |
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| Starstruck Christina - Oct 07, 2003 | CHRISTINA AGUILERA still gets speechless in the presence of people she admires, despite her own superstar status.
The DIRRTY singer just can't get used to being around her musical idols, and still finds herself gushing at them.
She says, "I work hard not to react like a groupie when I meet famous people."
"I still feel like a fan in some ways, but I think that can be a good thing. There are so many people I admire and I want to tell them."... |
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| Lovely ingredients swirl in Durst's Bizkit mix - Oct 07, 2003 | Christina Aguilera, 22
The situation: Just blame it on the nookie: Durst sure did when he ended up on stage at the MTV Video Music Awards performing Come on Over (All I Want Is You) with Aguilera in September 2000.
He said: " I did it all for the nookie, man," Durst told MTV. "I want that girl, that's that."
She said: Nothing doing. "He got no nookie. That did not happen," she told MTV. |
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| Clay Aiken fights to keep sexual "edge" out of 'Measure of a Man' CD - - Oct 07, 2003 | ...For his part, Clive argues that Clay’s approach will cost Clay and the label sales. "You can't be paralyzed by what the public expects of you. We're now competing against Justin and Christina and Avril and Pink...
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| Simon Sanchez fund-raiser will go toward air-conditioners - Oct 08, 2003 | There was nothing to differentiate this heavily scripted and choreographed show from any of the others, right down to her opening salvo. In a reference to her show, she jokingly challenged pop divas Britney Spears and Jennifer Lopez to "follow this, you bitches." Couldn't Cher have at least updated her targets, changing J-Lo, who is so last year, to Beyonce or Christina Aguilera?
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| Christina's A Changed Girl - Oct 08, 2003 |  DIRRTY pop queen Christina Aguilera dazzles concert fans with an amazing collection of wild stage outfits.
The singer, 22, continually swapped costumes with a string of lightning changes during her raunchy show in Cologne, Germany.
Christina, whose hits include Dirrty and Beautiful, also thrilled the sell-out crowd with saucy dance routines.
But she later had to axe gigs in Stuttgart and Antwerp in Belgium due to bronchitis.
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| No Title - Oct 08, 2003 | THE Q Awards used to be an orgy of snogs, drugs and rock and roll — the most anarchic ceremony on the showbiz calendar.
Gallaghers causing havoc and getting nicked, Johnny Rotten abusing guests and Rod, Keef and Ronnie behaving badly. This year, we had Christina Aguilera, Liberty X, Emma Bunton and Duran Duran (!) receiving a lifetime achievement award.
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| The Gig Top - Oct 08, 2003 | THE MTV Europe Music Awards are to be held in the world's largest Big Top.
The high-tech New Galaxy structure, made by Dutch firm De Boer, has been chosen to house the lavish ceremony which takes place in Edinburgh, on November 6.
It is as big as a football field, measuring 107 metres by 60 metres, and previously accommodated the G8 summit in Bohn, Germany.
It has enough space to receive up to 10,000 guests in luxury and is coming to the UK for the first time.
But it is noordinary tent. The material and shape of the structure ensure optimum acoustics.
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| Capital Snubbed For Ticket Sales To MTV Awards - Oct 08, 2003 | TICKETS for the star-studded MTV Europe Music Awards will not be available for sale in Edinburgh outlets, organisers have revealed.
Fans in the capital will have to compete with pop lovers across the Continent for fewer than 2,000 of the "gold dust" passes to the Ocean Terminal extravaganza.
The tickets will be released next Monday exclusively through a special Europe-wide hotline.
The city’s Tory culture spokesman Jim Gilchrist criticised the decision.
He said: "It is the last word in elitism. It seems a growing trend that it is more and more difficult for local peopl... |
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| Stars May Be Born: Members Of Hopedale Dance Center To Compete For Chance To App - Oct 08, 2003 | Christina Mentioned.
""Star Search," hosted by comedian Arsenio Hall and aired on CBS, features people competing in comedy, modeling, music and dance for a chance at cash prizes and a contract. The program launched the careers of comedian Ray Romano, singer Christina Aguilera and others." |
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| Fierce Goalie Strives To Fend Off Sugar Coating - Oct 08, 2003 | Christina Mentioned.
"While most women her age raced to get in line for Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera tickets this summer, Mason dyed her hair purple with green streaks and frequented concerts like Sevendust, Coal Chamber and the Dark Lords in between training sessions in Colorado Springs, Col., and Atlanta. " |
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| Aguilera's Prayer Ritual - Oct 08, 2003 | CHRISTINA AGUILERA prepares for live performances by joining hands with her musicians, dancers and backing singers and praying.
The sexy singer refuses to take to the stage until she's performed the unusual ritual.
Christina confesses, "Right before I get on stage, I gather my band and dancers in my dressing room, we hold hands, and my bass player leads us in prayer. I say my personal prayer or sometimes I'll lead the prayer."
"That's the single most important thing I do before I perform."... |
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| Sophiya – Le Le Mera Dil - Oct 08, 2003 | Ex-Sansara singer Sophiya returns with Le Le Mera Dil, her new solo album. She believes it will be the making of her. We find out if it is a hit, miss or a maybe.
WHILE there are plenty of boy bands in the Asian music scene, there are only a handful of female equivalents. When singing trio Sansara spilt last year, there were even less women in the industry.
However, ex-Sansara member and Zee TV presenter, Sophiya has soldiered on in true showbiz fashion to produce her first solo album.
Titled Le Le Mera Dil, Sophiya teams up with her old boss and music producer Biddu to present eight ne... |
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| Cholo is bursting out of the barrio - Oct 08, 2003 | These days Christina Aguilera's sporting a bandana everywhere.
Fashions first seen on gang members are popping up on the clean-cut likes of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. But the trend extends beyond the cholo uniform of bandanas, khakis and plaid Pendleton shirts. It's even being celebrated on the Discovery Channel.
And celebrities — always a gateway for what's cool for the masses — are infatuated.
"We love cholo," says stylist Trish Summerville, who has worked with Pink, Mya, Ricky Martin and Christina Aguilera.
The cholo movement feels "exactly like rap/hip-hop culture d... |
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| Pink and Dido to Perform at Mtv Music Awards - Oct 08, 2003 | Two of the world’s biggest female artists will perform live at the MTV Music Awards in Edinburgh, organisers confirmed today.
Dido and Pink join a line-up that already includes Beyoncé, Kylie Minogue, The Flaming Lips and Travis.
The showpiece event at the Ocean Terminal Arena in Leith will be hosted by US pop sensation Christina Aguilera.
Tickets for the ceremony go on sale to the public on Monday.
More than one third of the 6,000 tickets will be sold to the public from several sources, with the majority going to artists and sponsors.
At the same time as the awards on November 6, MTV Eur... |
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| Nokia TMF Awards Winners - Oct 08, 2003 | | Christina won 3 awards from Nokia TMF Awards, to view the full list of winners: http://www.tmf.be/index.php?page=awards_winners... |
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| New Jersey Flea Market Rife With Pirated Music Targeted In RIAA Lawsuit - Oct 08, 2003 | Examples of some of the artists whose work was pirated include: Christina Aguilera, Radiohead, Los Temerarios, Jennifer Lopez, Nelly, Madonna, Backstreet Boys, Santana, Janet Jackson, Rolling Stones, Noelia, Los Tigres Del Norte, Nas, Destiny's Child, Mary J. Blige, Mya, Sting, Jaheim and Cher...
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| Britney In As Kittens Get Push - Oct 09, 2003 | Christina Mentioned.
"The venue is a favourite for big names. CHRISTINA AGUILERA performed there in February." |
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| Biz Bites: EMA's - Oct 09, 2003 | | The MTV Europe Music Awards is turning into a ladies night. DIDO and PINK will perform at the bash in Edinburgh on November 6. They join KYLIE MINOGUE and BEYONCE KNOWLES on the bill. GARBAGE singer SHIRLEY MANSON will present an award in her home city and the event is being hosted by CHRISTINA AGUILERA.... |
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| Cholo is bursting out of the barrio East L.A. fashion is catching on - Oct 09, 2003 | ''We love cholo,'' says stylist Trish Summerville, who has worked with Pink, Mya, Ricky Martin and Christina Aguilera.
Other cholo-inspired tattoo trends: Old English lettering and neck tattoos. Aguilera has ''xtina'' tattooed on the back of her neck. |
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| Record Biz Sues Flea Market Over Pirated Music - Oct 09, 2003 | | Artists whose works were allegedly pirated include Christina Aguilera, Radiohead, Los Temerarios, Nelly, Madonna, Santana, Janet Jackson, the Rolling Stones and Los Tigres Del Norte. |
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| Christina and Will - music's odd couple? - Oct 09, 2003 | Christina Aguilera is reportedly after Will Young, having not realised that the Pop Idol is gay.
According to this week's Heat magazine, Aguilera first set eyes on Young at a Top of the Pops recording, where they chatted and swapped numbers.
Since then, Aguilera has reportedly besieged the singer with calls and sexy text messages asking for a date.
Unfortunately, Young has yet to get back to her, telling friends that "she is a lovely girl, but that’s as far as it goes".
"He just find the whole thing very funny," the friend continues.
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| Biz bites - Oct 10, 2003 | | CHRISTINA AGUILERA has ordered a string of high-fat snacks for her dressing room ahead of next week’s gig in Vienna. Her list for the concert in the Austrian capital includes mozzarella, chocolate chip cookies, vanilla-flavoured milk and Coke (no, not that kind). Gone are the days of a lettuce leaf and mineral water.... |
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| Beautiful Set For #1 AGAIN - Oct 10, 2003 | The Linda Perry penned track "Beautiful", which Christina brought to the #1 position at the beginning of the year, is now to be released again. This time it will be sung by Fame Academy 2 Winner, Alex Park, who has recorded the track to go as a double A Side with her new single, out next month!
The track is higly likely to go in at #1, meaning the track will have been #1 twice in the same year, both times by different artists (neither of them the writer).... |
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| Students put on skits, perform songs at 'Yell Like Hell' - Oct 10, 2003 | On the eve of Homecoming weekend, there's only one thing to do -- put on some cream and crimson, put on a skit and "Yell Like Hell."
Student organizations from all walks of campus came together Thursday night to put on skits, cheer and get revved up for Homecoming.
Many groups embraced the Homecoming 2003 theme, "Sweet Home Indiana." Many group members jumped at the chance to go on stage and prepare their fellow fans for Saturday's game.
Delta Tau Delta fraternity pledge Taj Shah, who performed in a skirt, tank top and sombrero, said that his costume was a small price ... |
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| Treasure Coast Juniors tryouts a singing success - Oct 10, 2003 | Auditions took place last week for the upcoming Treasure Coast Juniors competition, a sort of "American Idol" for talented local youngsters.
The most popular numbers, Wiggins says, chuckling, seemed to be Christina Aguilera and Madonna songs. |
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| Fascinating Fact - Oct 10, 2003 | | CHRISTINA AGUILERA has ordered an impressive rider of fatty snacks for her gig in Vienna, Austria next week. Treats include mozzarella, chocolate chip cookies, vanilla-flavoured milk and coca cola.... |
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| Aspic of love - Oct 10, 2003 | | There was much excitement at Columbus & North Point on Tuesday afternoon where it appeared Christina Aguilera stopped with her entourage of five, signed autographs and posed for pictures. This seized the attention of Chandini Davis, who was passing by with her mom, Raagini Davis. "Wait a minute," Chandini said. "Christina's on tour in Europe!" It was an impostor. You can't pull one over on an assiduous Aguilera watcher like Chandini. No siree. ... |
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| 3 Families, 3 Strategies: Zurich - Oct 11, 2003 | My husband and I realized we needed to change our tourism strategies the day our daughter, Sarah, who was 11, glared at the paintings as we toured the Ducal Palace in Venice.
"Oooh!" she proclaimed loudly. "A white guy wearing a frilly collar."
"Aaah!" she continued. "Another white guy wearing a frilly collar."
Quick thinking led us to a compromise. She would tone down the sarcasm and we would do something she wanted the next day.
Since then, touring Europe with three children in tow has meant day-swapping, a tactic that we have refined over the l... |
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| Hello there China - Oct 11, 2003 | IT will be the most star- studded event the Capital has ever seen and just a handful of people in the city have been guaranteed tickets.
But while music fans across the world are clamouring for passes to the MTV Awards in Leith next month, the city’s events champion, Steve Cardownie, won’t be using his - he’s promised to be at a folk festival in China instead.
The 50-year-old Newhaven councillor has decided to forego the glittering pop extravaganza to travel to China with a group of young pipers.
And when Lord Provost Lesley Hinds, city leader Donald Anderson and council chief executive ... |
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| Summit focuses on youth - Oct 11, 2003 | | Britney Spears is a greater threat to young people than Eminem and Tupac, the presenter insisted. And Christina Aguilera - she's worse too! |
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| Madonna the Mystic - Oct 11, 2003 | | Just look at Madonna's sleazy imitations, and Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera for confirmation. One's heart goes out to three desperate women reduced to outrageous antics because they have no real talent. Somehow I don't remember the Beatles having to run around in thongs with guitars in order to sell out a stadium. |
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| Totally Cool Pop Hits! - Oct 11, 2003 |  KELLY CLARKSON, winner of the first "American Idol," gets this pop-party started with the sweet soul sound of "Miss Independent." This down and "dirrty" tune was co-written by CHRISTINA AGUILERA, and was originally intended for Christina's last release, Stripped. Christina's rowdy track "Fighter," from that same seductive album, gives this compilation some teeth.
Christina gets "dirrty" on her rugged track "Fighter"!
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| New Aguilera skit on SNL! - Oct 12, 2003 |  "SNL was doing a Punk'D Parody with Justin as Ashton. They had a Christina impersonator singing Beautiful in the recording studio and Justin says she has been Punk'D and that she will be expecting a baby because she had her birth control pills switched."... |
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| Christina's Stocking Trouble - Oct 12, 2003 | Christina Aguilera is running up a huge lingerie bill on her current tour - because fans want to get hold of her fishnet stockings.
The Dirrty singer goes through as many as 10 pairs per show, and they're reportedly getting sold on to devotees of the saucy star.
A source reveals, "Even if she wanted to, I don't think she could wear the same pair twice.
"They make nice souvenirs for the crew, though, and one or two have found their way to fans for a massive fee."... |
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| Behind the head shot . . . Kimberley Locke - Oct 12, 2003 | | American Idol 2 finalist Kimberley Locke mentioned Christina in her top 5 deserted-island dicsc. Read on for the whole article. |
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| Fitness club offering healthy alternative for area teen girls - Oct 12, 2003 | The idea is to improve the girls’ self-esteem within and without by learning about these different aspects of physical and emotional wellbeing. "I just knew we really didn’t have anything for that age group," said Niki Nickell, membership director for the athletic club and organizer of this new program. "That’s really the age when negative body images start popping up," she said. "It’s really hard to try to live up to Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera when you’re hitting puberty."
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| Fan's donation in Santo's name a real inspiration - Oct 12, 2003 | A music note . . .
So what is the single most important thing singer Christina Aguilera does before a live performance?
Pray.
*Quoth the singer to newsies: "Right before I get on stage, I gather my band and dancers in my dressing room. We hold hands and my bass player leads us in prayer ... or sometimes I'll lead the prayer." |
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| Mrs. Ehrlich could learn a thing or two from Britney - Oct 12, 2003 | Has the first lady seen Christina Aguilera lately? If Mrs. Ehrlich is looking for somebody to shoot, she makes a better target. Christina makes Britney seem like a Sunday school teacher.
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| JUSTIN 2.0 - Oct 12, 2003 | | Finally, he added a series of late-night, small club dates to his "Justified and Stripped" tour, the teeny-bopper juggernaut he embarked upon with Christina Aguilera (news). |
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| All White Now - Oct 12, 2003 |  Christina Aguilera looks as pure as the driven snow at the MTV Europe Music Awards. She emerges from her Edinburgh hotel in a '60s-style furry white coat, pink 'n' white baby-doll Versace dress and spiked white go-go boots. For the red carpet, she turns flapper in a sexily shirred white Versace gown, drop earrings and diamond bracelets. Maybe the pop diva is trying to clean up her act after all...Nah.... |
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| Celebrities invade turf that used to be supermodel territory - Oct 13, 2003 | Flip through a fashion magazine, and you're more likely than ever to see the same faces you see on TV and in movies.
There's a mod, fierce-looking Jennifer Lopez wielding a Louis Vuitton handbag. There's a ghostly, unadorned Christina Aguilera in Versace.
Turn the page, and Cate Blanchett glares intensely at you with smoky black eyes that match her Donna Karan dress. Keep going and you'll see more celebrities putting their considerable charms to use selling clothing: Victoria Beckham for Roc-a-Wear, Angie Harmon for Jones New York and Oscar winner Adrien Brody for Ermenegildo Zegna.
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| Aguilera Ditches Performance Over Mariah - Oct 13, 2003 | Christina Aguilera reportedly pulled out of performing at the World Music Awards because she didn't want to appear on the same stage as Mariah Carey.
The Genie In A Bottle star was due to sing at the glitzy awards bash in Monte Carlo, Monaco, last weekend - but cancelled at the last minute.
A source close to the flamboyant singer told Britain's Daily Star newspaper, "Christina felt she didn't want to be associated with Mariah's brand of schmaltzy songs."
However, another insider claimed Aguilera was really fearful of Mariah's musical talents.
They say, "Christina's really qu... |
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| Cartoons Are Not Just For Kids - Oct 13, 2003 | Immediately following, is VH1's first foray into animation with the original series "VH1's ILL-ustrated" at 10:00 pm.* This animated series is loosely based on the cartoons found at CampChaos.com, the home of infamous "Napster Bad!" a series of cartoons spoofing Metallica's lawsuit against Napster during the Summer of 2000. Some of the celebrities spoofed in the premiere episode include Michael Jackson, Christina Aguilera, Tommy Lee and our beloved President Bush.
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| Week Six Trilogy, Part One: Rankings, Thoughts, Opinions, and Commas - Oct 13, 2003 | | Notes on last Thursday's 'Survivor' on CBS, Christina mentioned. |
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| Willow's wedding; a chat with Jared Fogle - Oct 13, 2003 | What do Alicia Keys, Bjork, Christina Aguilera and Billie Holiday have in common? According to the new issue of Rolling Stone, they all rock.
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Aw, here's a cute wedding photo of Buffy's Alyson Hannigan and Angel's Alexis Denisof. The adorable duo got hitched last weekend in California.
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As much as I love Steve Martin, I'm really not thrilled by the idea of him taking Peter Sellers' place as Inspector Clouseau. Those are some mighty big shoes to fill, Steve-O.
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Who can resist an interview with Jared Fogle? Turns out the Subway spokesman isn't allowed to e... |
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| Craig David to tour SA - Oct 13, 2003 | | The 21 year old has toured the world several times over, recently selling out a tour of UK venues and headlining a prestigious LA radio concert with Christina Aguilera and Nelly. |
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| MTV tickets sell out in 14 minutes - Oct 14, 2003 | PUBLIC tickets for the star-studded MTV Europe Music Awards in Edinburgh sold out in less than 14 minutes.
The only tickets now available will be given away through competitions. Hosted by diva Christina Aguilera, the glamorous ceremony on November 6 will feature live performances by Travis, Kylie Minogue, The Chemical Brothers, The Flaming Lips, Sean Paul and Beyonce.
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| The Height Of Hip Hop - Oct 14, 2003 | | "It's the big trend now -- for pop singers to have rappers on their records," he says. "Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, they're collaborating with rappers. So I hope it stays about the music, not the trend." |
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| MTV's 'Newlyweds' makes real star of Jessica Simpson - Oct 14, 2003 | | Mentions Christina, Britney, and Mandy as being Jessica's rivals on the Bubblegum sexpot ladder. |
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| Timberlake Punks Ashton on SNL - Oct 14, 2003 | | SNL regulars dressed up as Fred Durst, Christina Aguilera and 50 Cent for the skit, which ended with the rap star refusing to go into his bathroom because a vampire was living there. |
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| Scanty attire, beer logos don't make it into schools - Oct 14, 2003 | Midriff-bearing idols like Brittany Spears and Christina Aguilera are setting new fashion standards for teens -- standards that don't always mix with high-school expectations.
Saskatchewan school administrators are often left to decide what is appropriate, with that line becoming increasingly blurred as low-rider jeans hit new lows and profanity regularly makes its way onto clothing.
"I think if you had this conversation with any adult or parent, they would say that the attire is a little more explicit now than it has been in the past," said Ben Grebinski, Superintendent of Regina ... |
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| White Heat - Oct 14, 2003 | David Bowie interview that mentions Christina:
"The things that really are important are the stuff we think is least so – the clothes, the songs, Christina Aguilera’s latest hairstyle." |
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| Sex sells, but what exactly is it selling? - Oct 15, 2003 | Three celebrated pop icons flirt with bisexuality during their soft-core stage show at the August MTV Video Music Awards, which end in kisses exchanged between both Madonna and Christina Aguilera and (more highly publicized) Madonna and Britney Spears.
The at-home viewer sits on the edge of her chair watching the glamorous, seductive display -- leans toward the edge of her seat, maybe bites her lip a little.
The artists are selling albums. A brilliant marketing scheme, no doubt. Just as the media frenzy and curiosity swarm over the bold stage kiss, Britney's first single, "Me Against th... |
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| 'Wake Bubble' put in capsule - Oct 15, 2003 | Mentions Christina:
"What would you put in a time capsule? Things like clean air and Christina Aguilera’s dignity will soon fade." |
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| Julien replaces model Ozzy - Oct 15, 2003 | | Macdonald, who is the head designer of fashion house Givenchy, is said to be thrilled with clinching Janes Addiction as his models. He is used to celebrity clothes horses, including the likes of Christina Aguilera, Kylie Minogue and Cameron Diaz. |
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| Rock 'n' rolled down the river - Oct 15, 2003 | HOSTING a star-studded event such as the MTV Europe Music Awards was expected to put Edinburgh on the map as a major international concert venue for years to come. Tickets for the glittering ceremony sold out in less than 14 minutes when they went on sale on Monday as fans across Europe scrambled for the chance to see Kylie Minogue, Beyoncé and the show’s host, diva Christina Aguilera.
In fact it was even hoped that the temporary 6000-seat venue being built by MTV in Leith for the awards event would become a permanent fixture and finally plug the gap that exists in Edinburgh’s concert facili... |
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| Taking the "Measure" of Clay Aiken - Oct 15, 2003 | | "You can't be paralyzed by what the public expects of you," Davis told Time. "We're now competing against Justin [Timberlake] and Christina [Aguilera] and Avril [Lavigne] and Pink, and if you allow the television audience to program your music, you will not be on radio and won't make MTV. And then where are you?" |
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| No girl-on-girl for Beyonce - Oct 15, 2003 | "I have standards. There are things I will not do," she told the newspaper when asked about Madonna and Britney Spears.
The two, along with Christina Aguilera, shared a passionate kiss during last month's MTV awards, and subsequently dominated the headlines. |
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| Rocked down the river - Oct 15, 2003 | HOSTING a star-studded event such as the MTV Europe Music Awards was expected to put Edinburgh on the map as a major international concert venue for years to come. Tickets for the glittering ceremony sold out in less than 14 minutes when they went on sale on Monday as fans across Europe scrambled for the chance to see Kylie Minogue, Beyoncé and the show’s host, diva Christina Aguilera.
In fact it was even hoped that the temporary 6000-seat venue being built by MTV in Leith for the awards event would become a permanent fixture and finally plug the gap that exists in Edinburgh’s concert facili... |
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| Cutting the strings and flying solo - Oct 15, 2003 | | Timberlake’s solo album, Justified, has sold more copies than Carter’s and Lachey’s. His videos consistently reached number one on TRL, and he won several MTV Video Music Awards. He did not play in front of audiences of 1,000 like Carter; rather, he co-headlined the Justified and Stripped tour with Christina Aguilera, and filled venues like America West Arena with thousands of crazed teens. |
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| Eminem: Britney can't Sing - Oct 15, 2003 | | He says, "Hailie listens to Britney. She also likes CHRISTINA AGUILERA, watches MTV and likes lots of people I don't. But what am I going to do?" |
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| Britney, the road to hell is paved with trouble... - Oct 16, 2003 | Britney is compared to Christina Aguilera for her recent raunchy image....
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| A rare blemish on the proud safety record of New York Harbour's iconic workhorse - Oct 16, 2003 | | Fellow celebrity islanders include the pop star Christina Aguilera and the novelist Paul Bowles. |
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| Sweetners for the stars - Oct 16, 2003 | THE latest must-have of the pop world is a contract to promote sweets and junk food.
BLUE have jumped on the wagon with Maltesers, while the SUGABABES are plugging KitKat Kubes.
GARETH GATES used to have a deal with Pepsi and VICTORIA BECKHAM promotes Walkers crisps.
JUSTIN TROUSERSNAKE sings for McDonald’s, while CHRISTINA AGUILERA is the face of Coca-Cola.... |
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| The Queen of Nails - Oct 16, 2003 | | She'd also be cleaning up Drrrty Girl Christina Aguilera (news)'s hands for the Versace campaign, and adding gigs for Dolce & Gabbana, Escada, Valentino, and Prada to her now endless list of illustrious manicures. |
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| What might School of Rock tell us about the state of rock 'n' roll? - Oct 16, 2003 | | Given such a pedigree, it's odd that School of Rock should invert High Fidelity's highbrow aesthetic entirely and—aside from a quick, cursory dis of Christina Aguilera, Puff Daddy, and MTV—strive to avoid value judgments altogether. Read on for full story... |
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| Bruckheimer Tops Power List - Oct 16, 2003 | Movie mogul Jerry Bruckheimer is the most powerful man in Hollywood after displacing Tom Hanks at the top of the Entertainment Weekly Power 101 list.
Bruckheimer, the man behind Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl and newly crowned world number one TV show CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, shoots to the top of the pile on the annual list, while Madonna and Christina Aguilera fail to make it after appearing on it in 2002.
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez also fail to make the list with Entertainment Weekly editors noting "over saturation" for their decision.
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| Snowed under on Mound - Oct 17, 2003 | | CHRISTINA Aguilera’s name popped up, a market researcher tells us, as they interviewed Leithers yesterday about the impact of the MTV awards, which the popster will be presenting on 6 November. "No’ much," was one wifie’s opinion. "But it’ll freeze the erse off that wee besom with those crotchless trews o’ hers."... |
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| Gone to hip-hop everyone and that's a great pity - Oct 17, 2003 | Article about boybands, Christina mentioned.
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| bling, bling Urban Cowboy - Oct 17, 2003 | Fashion gurus say the trend is becoming more popular with females. Christina Aguilera sports a purple trucker mesh hat that reads "Lady C" in her "Can't Hold Us Down" music video. And the oversized belt buckles tend to shine with lots of bling bling.
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| I'll trade you a ballet for Nelly - Oct 17, 2003 | These days, though, they are less pliable. My teenager plans her schedule around Nelly and Christina Aguilera and my sixth-grader, Chris, would rather watch the latest "Matrix" movie. (Ella, 6, is still content to throw rocks in water.)
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| The fast show - Oct 17, 2003 | | This is part of the thinking behind the trio's current "overalls project". Working with designer Jeremy Scott, who has also made stage outfits for Madonna and Christina Aguilera, Chicks on Speed have designed their own canvas overalls, which they and a recruited cast of about 30 will wear for a re-creation of a Fluxus happening that Logan and Murray-Leslie took part in while at art school. Read the article for full story... |
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| Justice, New Orleans style - Oct 17, 2003 | Explaining why the heads of Carson Daly and Christina Aguilera rested a few yards from the locker on which Justice is now unceremoniously perched, Barry Barth said, "For some reason, MTV thinks Mardi Gras is all about big heads on poles. Every time they come down here, they want us to make big heads on poles."
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| Cappuccino minister's threat to academic freedom - Oct 17, 2003 | Every so often the media get wind of some poor social theory student doing an analysis on the changing forms of gender in 21st century society as manifested in popular culture, and runs it as a "PhD on Christina Aguilera!" story.
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| Toy industry aims to cater to girls - Oct 17, 2003 | Girls like 8-year-old Kelsie Templin are a challenge for the toy industry. Unlike boys in the 8-to-12 age group, who seem easy to please with video games and action toys, Kelsie and her peers are in a fuzzy, in-between stage. Kelsie, for example, likes to collect stuffed animals, but she also enjoys more grown-up activities like shopping at Claire's Stores, creating picture frames for her room and listening to tunes by pop star singers Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears.
”I don't like action figure toys and babyish dolls,'' said Kelsie, who lives in Pembroke Pines, Fla.
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| Bald over by Aguilera's hair - Oct 17, 2003 | In her pursuit of pop superstardom, she has experimented with a vast array of hair colours and styles.
There have been jet-black or blonde curly locks, dreadlocks, extensions and a mixture of all four.
But it appears that this addiction to hairdressing has taken its toll on Christina Aguilera's crowning glory - she seems to have developed bald patches.
The first sign that Miss Aguilera, 22, was losing her hair came last month.
While dining with friends at The Ivy in Los Angeles, her messy, jet-black hairstyle failed to cover a patch of scalp on the right side of her head.
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| Eminem: Britney Can't Sing - Oct 17, 2003 | He says, "Hailie listens to Britney. She also likes Christina Aguilera, watches MTV and likes lots of people I don't. But what am I going to do?"
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| Aguilera's Bald Patches - Oct 17, 2003 | Pop star Christina Aguilera has raised fears for her much-dyed hair, after bald patches were spotted through her jet black tresses.
The pop singer -- who is noted for her dramatically colored, wacky hair-styles -- was photographed emerging from Los Angeles restaurant The Ivy this month with the right hand side of her scalp betraying a series of bald patches.
And at Britain's Q Awards earlier this month the diminutive 22-year-old was seen desperately trying to cover up her missing strands.
A fellow guest tells British newspaper The Daily Mail, "I was sitting behind Christina and she w... |
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| Totally Cool Pop Hits - Oct 17, 2003 | | "The 'Totally Hits' compilation series packs the coolest pop hits of the year onto one must-have disk. The disk has Michelle Branch belting out 'Are Your Happy Now', Justin Timberlake's hit 'Cry Me A River', Avril Lavigne's extreme-action single 'Sk8ter Boi', Christina Aguilera's 'Fighter', which gives this compilation some teeth, and more! Read on for complete track list. |
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| Billboard Singles Reviews - Oct 17, 2003 | | Who Will I Run To?" demonstrates vocal prowess that should make Christina Aguilera (news) shake in her strap-on stilettos. |
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| Jessica Biel comments on Christina - Oct 17, 2003 | To: Jessica Biel
From: lovely_blonde_03
Subject: hey
Hi,
I just wanted to say that you are great as Mary on 7th Heaven, and I was wondering what music you like? Keep up the great work as Mary and you're a great actress!
To: lovely_blonde_03
From: Jessica Biel
Subject: hey
Lisa,
Hey how's it going? Okay, I like all kinds of music. Right now I am loving Bob Marley's box set 'Songs of Freedom,' and Gavin Degraw's new album. I also am in LOVE with Christina Aguilera's album 'Stripped.' She has the most amazing voice!! I also love the classic artists like Steve Miller Band, Lynard Skynard, AC/DC... |
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| Calls to warn of TV violence - Oct 18, 2003 | Music shows were also criticised by parents over "overtly sexual performances" by singers such as Christina Aguilera.
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| Fire and ice - Oct 18, 2003 |  After Moët-Hennessy commissioned rock-star jeweller Stephen Webster to design a jewellery range using pink diamonds to celebrate the launch of the Dom Perignon 1993 vintage rosé, those rocks were instantly on a roll. Pop star Christina Aguilera was first in the queue to buy a piece from Webster’s Magnum Rosé collection, and proudly showed off her pink tourmaline and diamond ring. Kate Moss chose a baby-pink diamond ring to mark the birth of her daughter; Diane Lane wore a fabulous five-carat, salmon-pink diamond to the Oscars; and the Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck on-off affair was marked.... |
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| Rufus is here - so's everybody else - Oct 18, 2003 | | Rewind to Wednesday morning, Oct. 8. I am on the train in from the airport, jetlagged, wide-eyed, reading Time Out magazine and losing my mind at the insane array of shows coming to London in the next two months. A sample: Public Enemy, Daniel Lanois, Ozzy, Nitin Sawhney, Mariah Carey, Jane's Addiction, Flaming Lips, Da Lata, Simply Red, Sean Paul, Lamb, Lee Scratch Perry, Ennio Morricone, Beyoncé, Dionne Warwick, Black Eyed Peas, Bobby McFerrin, Bob Dylan, Emmylou Harris, Christina Aguilera, Matthew Herbert, Blondie, Bowie, Radiohead, Fleetwood Mac, Echo and the Bunnymen, Erykah Badu... |
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| Fans don't get their fill of Justin Timberlake - Oct 18, 2003 | | With no other boys to share the spotlight, or tour mate Christina Aguilera's fans to entertain, Timberlake was in full flower. His CD worth of tunes co-written by The Neptunes and Timbaland guaranteed an evening of hip-gyrating grooves and Timberlake's band didn't disappoint. |
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| Smash your closet, Come out and play - Oct 18, 2003 | | You pretty much know yourself by now, right? You've got a Chihuahua named Bruiser, your online chat nickname is Elle Woods, and you've got so much pink in your wardrobe it looks like someone spilled Pepto-Bismol on your clothes. Again, let me say, you are gay. Big whoop. Being gay these days is as common as catching a cold. But before you start wearing Christina Aguilera pants and strutting your stuff, there are a few questions you might want to ask yourself. |
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| Girls age 8-12 elusive market - Oct 18, 2003 | Girls like eight-year-old Kelsie Templin are a challenge for the toy industry. Unlike boys in the eight-to-12 age group, who seem easy to please with video games and action toys, Kelsie and her peers are in a fuzzy in-between stage.
Kelsie likes to collect stuffed animals but she also enjoys more grown-up activities like clothes shopping, creating picture frames for her room and listening to tunes by pop star singers Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears.
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| As protective power tool for women, flirting has had key role - Oct 18, 2003 | | Are they really better off watching a barely clad Christina Aguilera making love to a mike stand at a concert? Or signing on to BarBitches.com, which promises advice on how to "properly conduct a hook-up from start to finish"? |
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| Christina: 'Britney Mimed During MTV Gig' - Oct 18, 2003 | Christina Aguilera has reignited her bitter feud with pop rival Britney Spears.She said her former Mickey Mouse Club colleague was a "fake" who mimed during their live MTV collaboration.The "Dirrty" singer said Spears lacked genuine talent - and had proved it during the pair's performance with Madonna.
Teen Hollywood quoted her as saying:"Who knows what happened exactly.
"She was supposed to sing but somewhere along the line ... I don't know.
"I'd much rather just wash my hands of the whole nonsense."... |
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| What generation gap? - Oct 19, 2003 | | An interesting article about generation gap, Christina mentioned. |
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| Aguilera: Nu vill jag spela in film - Oct 19, 2003 |  Aftonbladet in an exclusive interview with Christina. They says she's single.
She's still reading scripts and wants to land a really good dramatic part in a movie, she says. "I wanna do a movie, but haven't found a script yet that interested me. I don't wanna play in a fluffy cute love story, no Crossroads, instead i want a deep, cool and meaningful part. I'm sure i will start shooting a movie next year."
She also says she never hosted alone in front of such a huge audience so things are exciting and crazy right now. "I'm no Chris Rock, but i will make jokes and surprise peopl... |
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| Top of the pops - Oct 19, 2003 | It is not just British acts that are hot in every way: the Australian Holly Valance has brilliantly gone electroclash; Christina Aguilera is the new Madonna; tATu presented the perfect pop conceit then imploded before anyone could get bored; Justin is the most promising boyband graduate since John Lennon. But Britpop is back, and it's leading the pack.
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| Today's young girls know less about sex than a decade ago - Oct 19, 2003 | | "They show girls now like Christina Aguilera ... she's totally showing everything. How many little girls watch it? How many people my age watch it?" says Katrina. "They see it as like, `if she can do it, why can't we? If she's popular, this is how we become popular. (Girls) feel more comfortable doing it now that they see someone they look up to doing it." |
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| Deadly dancing - Oct 19, 2003 | | Capoeira has made its way into movies (Jean-Claude Van Damme's The Quest and Mark Dacascos' Only The Strong), music videos by Ricky Martin and Christina Aguilera as well as video games such as Fatal Fury and Streetfighter. |
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| R-rated homecomings prompt cultural clash - Oct 19, 2003 | Welcome to the Eminem and Christina Aguilera generation. Hip-hop reigns, tank tops rule and "freaking" -- dancing suggestively against your partner in a way that sometimes looks like sex -- often is the dance of choice.
Kids insist they're just wearing and doing what's hip. But school districts across Metro Detroit are cracking down at dances and in hallways because they say certain clothes interfere with the job of educating children.
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| Sex sells girls - Oct 19, 2003 |  WHOEVER said gentlemen prefer blondes had obviously never seen CHRISTINA AGUILERA as a brunette.
The Dirrty singer looked great with a new goth look as she played to a 12,000-strong crowd in Zurich, Switzerland.
Goth, and not forgotten. |
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| Charmed, I'm Sure: The Glamour Bracelet - Oct 19, 2003 | GOODBYE bling-bling, hello cling-cling; the charm bracelet is back. The jinglejangle accessory popularized by the Victorians and a favorite of glamorous Fifties icons Grace Kelly, Coco Chanel and Jackie Kennedy is this season's jewellery must-have.
It has already become the bracelet of choice for Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears and the charming Justin Timberlake. Big names Celine, Chanel and Louis Vuitton have all come up with their own ultra-stylish versions in everything from 18-carat gold to diamond-encrusted white-gold.
If you are feeling really lucky you should head to Garrard on Albe... |
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| Is Christina Going Bald? - Oct 20, 2003 | Is Christina Aguilera Going Bald?
Rumors abound that Christina Aguilera might be going bald. There’s mouting evidence that Christina’s love of hair extensions, dyes and so forth are wreaking havoc on her delicate skull.
It's reported Christina had very noticeable barren patches on her scalp while dining recently at a Los Angeles restaurant with some friends, as well as when she was at London’s "Q" music awards earlier this month.
Phillip Kinglsey, author of “The Hair Bible”, says, “Hair extensions often cause bald patches where they have gripped the scalp…When the extensions are ... |
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| Parents are front line in culture wars - Oct 20, 2003 | Segment of the article highlights Christina's new raunchy image, condeming Christina as "desperate".
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| Lens Recap: Stripped-Down Christina Aguilera Displays 'A Voice Within' - Oct 20, 2003 |  Christina Aguilera's first and last videos from Stripped could not be more different, so it may come as a surprise that the same person directed both.
David LaChapelle offered an easy explanation. "There's all kinds of connotations to the word 'stripped,' " said the visionary, who stripped Aguilera of her inhibitions and most of her clothes in the provocative "Dirrty" (see "How Dirty Is 'Dirrty'? X-posing The Kinks In X-tina's Video")
In "A Voice Within," the director's latest collaboration with the come-hither chanteuse, "I wanted to strip it dow... |
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| The Radio - Oct 20, 2003 | And, as always, the straight-forward, perpetual, ruthless machine that is bubblegum pop rolls on, faltered only by Christina Aguilera's seemingly medical affliction that inhibits her ability to stay clothed, and the consequent backlash mothers have as their daughters buy her albums (after all, in their opinion, monkey see, monkey do). As different as these bands are in terms of their sound, they all have two things in common: they are forcing their audiences to sacrifice the integrity of their music consumption, and they are on the rise.
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| Parents' mood swings worry teens - Oct 20, 2003 | | The once unsurmountable gulf between parents and teenagers appears to be disappearing with both having the same taste in role models for teenagers - David Beckham and Christina Aguilera come out top in a list which includes Cherie Blair and Che Guevara. |
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| Republican Nation? - Oct 20, 2003 | | This was most recently expressed in the Brittany with Madonna with Christina Aguilera tonsil massaging on MTV. It’s gotten to point where all we can do is to shrug our shoulders as there is little left to be surprised by in our culture’s slouching decline. Indeed, one can’t help but wonder what the public’s reaction would be to the making of homosexuality compulsory. [I assume that before any such movement begins it will coincide with a crusade to confiscate all of the nation’s privately owned firearms, however.] |
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| Keepin' it real, Giorgio - Oct 20, 2003 | | While Versace has signed up Christina Aguilera to front its campaign and Louis Vuitton has Jennifer Lopez, Armani has managed to sign up the music industry’s hippest name of all, Ms Dynamite. |
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| Christina Aguilera Displays 'A Voice Within': Lens Recap - Oct 20, 2003 | Christina Aguilera's first and last videos from Stripped could not be more different, so it may come as a surprise that the same person directed both.
David LaChapelle offered an easy explanation. "There's all kinds of connotations to the word 'stripped,' " said the visionary, who stripped Aguilera of her inhibitions and most of her clothes in the provocative "Dirrty" (see "How Dirty Is 'Dirrty'? X-posing The Kinks In X-tina's Video").
In "A Voice Within," the director's latest collaboration with the come-hither chanteuse, "I wanted to strip it do... |
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| Christina Aguilera's arse! Kylie's arse! Kelly Osbourne's...er... - Oct 20, 2003 | The Darkess and The White Stripes have been added to the bill for the MTV Europe Music Awards 2003 to be hosted by Christina Aguilera at Ocean Terminal Arena, Western Harbour, Leith, Edinburgh on 6 November 2003.
They will join previously announced performers Beyoncé, Dido, Kylie Minogue, Pink, Sean Paul, The Chemical Brothers, The Flaming Lips and Travis for the 10th annual show, and Britney Spears, Kelly Osbourne and Huey Morgan will be among guests handing out the gongs.
The MTV Europe Music Awards will air to a potential worldwide audience of more than 1 billion people, so let's hope Ju... |
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| Whitney Voted Top Hollywood Bad Girl - Oct 20, 2003 | | Christina is 3rd Most Bad Hollywood Girl. |
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| Trilby Trend - Oct 20, 2003 |  Once again Posh has proved that she's head and shoulders above the rest in the style stakes - but she's not the only A-List lady to top off her outfit with a trilby.
Kylie has known for months that if you want to get ahead, you've got to get a hat. And Ms Minoque has been snapped on several occasions showing off this season's most fashionable headgear. Last month Madonna swapped her trusty flat cap for a funky tweed trilby, and Cameron Diaz loves to to accessorise a red-carpet dress with a colorful fedora.
Tara Palmer-Tomkinson also got in on the act when she wore a wine-coloured trilby at t... |
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| Madonna In A 'Remix' Mood - Oct 21, 2003 | | "Remixed & Revisited" also includes the "Like a Virgin / Hollywood" medley performed at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards with Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera and Missy Elliott. |
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| My Music: Sugababes - Oct 21, 2003 | Girl group Sugababes have scored their third UK number one single with Hole in the Head.
BBC News Online spoke to 19-year-old Mutya Buena from the band in a bid find out what music makes her tick.
If you could organise a musical festival, which artists - alive or dead - would appear in your line-up?
Christina Aguilera, 50 Cent, B2K, Dizzee Rascal, Avril Lavigne, Evanescence, Chaka Khan - who's a bit of a legend - plus some UK garage DJs. |
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| Madonna Revisits The Britney Kiss In Audio Form - Oct 21, 2003 | Madonna is continuing her campaign to up her profile and boost sales of her latest album, American Life, which was received poorly by many critics. Step one was to make a Gap ad, step two was kissing Britney Spears on television and step three seems to be repackaging and remixing material for a holiday release.
Madonna’s Remixed & Revisited is a seven-song EP that will be in stores on November 25. The disc, which is, in some ways, a super-extended single for her new radio release "Nothing Fails" (listen for it on October 28), will, as the title suggests, remix a couple of songs... |
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| Music, TV, videos swapped our caring for rage - Oct 21, 2003 | | Serial killers will replace Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera as cultural icons. They will have stylists and makeup artists. "Entertainment Tonight" will trade in its backstage passes for prison passes. Can you picture your grandchildren wanting nothing more than a bright orange jumpsuit to start the school year? |
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| Hispanic population in America growing, assimilating fast - Oct 21, 2003 | | "The new generation of American-born Hispanics are becoming such a part of the cultural fabric that the Hispanic name is losing its `edge' as a foreign name," he said. "The same thing, from a cultural standpoint, is happening to the Hispanic surname. For example, Cameron Diaz, Christina Aguilera, even Jennifer Lopez are hardly thought of as `Latin bombshells.' They're just considered attractive, successful women who happen to be Latin." |
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| Seksu Soba album surprisingly tame - Oct 22, 2003 | | Seksu Roba may be trying to cultivate a niche audience with this album, but like Christina Aguilera, perhaps they'd be better off if they stopped trying to sound so sexy. |
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| Christina is well kilted out - Oct 22, 2003 | THE MTV Awards ceremony in Edinburgh will feature tartan-themed dressing rooms.
A huge double-decker tent will house 80 dressing rooms for the host of A-list stars who will flock to the prestigious event on November 6.
Presenter Christina Aguilera aims to carry out a record number of costume changes, which is expected to include a tartan mini-kilt. And to continue the tartan theme, MTV organisers have ordered a plaid carpet instead of the traditional red carpet for the stars to walk on.
A source said yesterday: "Instead of a red carpet there is going to be a tartan carpet and the ta... |
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| Parents' mood swings worry teens - Oct 23, 2003 | "The once unsurmountable gulf between parents and teenagers appears to be disappearing with both having the same taste in role models for teenagers - David Beckham and Christina Aguilera come out top in a list which includes Cherie Blair and Che Guevara. "
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| Och aye the nude - Oct 23, 2003 | Hooters mon! Christina Aguilera is gearing up to wear clobber hot enough to knock old Arthur of his seat when she presents the MTV Music Awards in Edinburgh next month.
Boy, she's a girl.
The bun-baring first strumpet of song is expected to exercise her customary sartorial restraint by rocking up in a teensy tartan kilt at the industry love-in on November 6.
Well, it's in Scotland, innit. See what she's doing there?
And MTV bods are warming to the north of the border theme by commissioning a plaid carpet for the stacks of A-list celebs at the bash, instead of the usual red one, according ... |
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| JC Chasez Theorizes About Girl-On-Girl Action - Oct 23, 2003 | So that explains Madonna's onstage fling with Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera at the MTV Video Music Awards.
"Everybody knows they're not lesbians; they're teasing the world," Chasez said, calling Wednesday while vacationing in Florida. "Girls are willing to do strange things to get our attention." |
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| MTV Addiction - Oct 23, 2003 | Christina Aguilera is set to host the star-studded event whilst other guest presenters include Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Kelly Osbourne, Ludacris, Chingy, Sharleen Spiteri, Shirley Manson and The Neptunes.
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| Gig sprouts top support - Oct 23, 2003 | | Black Eyed Peas will make their Toon debut as support act for Christina Aguilera, also making her debut at the Newcastle Telewest Arena on November 10. |
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| Jane's Addiction: Calamity Jane's no longer - Oct 24, 2003 | | Perry Farrell is now a healthy-looking 43-year-old - perhaps surprisingly so for someone who spent a long time on his own personal death trip. Facially, he looks like a more handsome Mr Punch. A tattoo of a praying mantis adorns his muscular right arm. Today, he and the rest of the reformed Jane's Addiction are in London to receive Q magazine's "Inspiration" award. It will be presented by Christina Aguilera, who is long-term fan of the band. How strange is that? |
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| Kylie covers up her bottom - Oct 24, 2003 | Kylie does not feel covering up will see her lose out to younger pop rivals Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears - both still more than willing to bare as much as they can get away with.
"There's always competition and it doesn't worry me. They are free to strip down if they want," Kylie said. |
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| Biltmore: a vintage hangout for celebs, ghosts - Oct 24, 2003 | | Singers Ricky Martin and Christina Aguilera have filmed music videos in the hotel's lobby, Beeman said. And it was also the site of the ''I Can't Believe It's Not Butter'' commercials for years. |
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| Mick and Christina set for Arena - Oct 24, 2003 | COULD it be the battle of the sexes at the M.E.N. Arena?
The award-winning venue plays host not only to Mick Hucknall, leading Simply Red on stage tonight and famous for squiring some of the world's most beautiful women, but also to raunchy chart star Christina Aguilera, appearing on Monday.
She has just been voted the world's most desirable woman in a poll in a men's magazine, where she topped their Hot 100 Women Of the Year list.
Undoubtedly a lot of those votes for Christina, polled by British men as opposed to teenage boys, will have been prompted by Aguilera's relentless pushing of ... |
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| Welcome to the real Aguilera - Oct 24, 2003 | Christina Aguilera has come along way from her days as a Britney Spears lookalike singing Genie In A Bottle.
For the singer, her bold transformation has been some time coming. No more t-shirts and girl-next-door smiles, Christina 2003 is a very different character - sexier and far more daring.
"For a long time, I'd been uncomfortable with the image that had been built around me and my music," says the singer who has two sell-out nights at Birmingham NEC as part of her globe trotting Stripped tour.
"It felt like I was pretending, trying to hide the real me, and hurting inside ... |
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| Lord of the dancehall - Oct 25, 2003 | He's hip and all the girls dig him. So who's Sean Paul, asks Adam Howorth.
Christina Aguilera may sing that she likes to get "dirrty", but it takes more than an extra "r" to prove your bad-boy credentials in the dance halls of Jamaica. If you know your patois from your patios, then you'll want to be considered "dutty", according to Sean Paul, the 30-year-old Jamaican who is poised to bring dancehall into the mainstream.
"Dutty means dirty," he says in a deliciously thick Jamaican accent, explaining that the title of his latest album, Dutty Rock, "... |
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| Edinburgh is Beautiful - Oct 25, 2003 | CHRISTINA Aguilera has revealed how she's looking forward to visiting Edinburgh for the MTV Europe Music Awards.
The singer, whose hits include Beautiful and Dirrty, will compere the show on November 6.
She said: ``It's a real honour for me to be hosting this year's MTV Europe Music Awards in Edinburgh.
``I can promise everyone that the show is going to bea lot of fun and, as everyone knows, I am a real risktaker. So expect the unexpected at this year's show.''
Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Beyonc, Pink, Travis, Sharleen Spiteri and The Darkness are among the stars who'll be at Leith'... |
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| Locker Room Luxury - Oct 25, 2003 | | This year, Halloween-loving adults who are planning costumes that require hair-raising special effects can have their tresses dressed at Bumble and bumble. For the first time, the salon (212-521-6500), in Manhattan, is offering grown-up trick-or-treaters the chance to achieve the character coif of their dreams — whether it is that of Wilma Flintstone, Marge Simpson or celebrities like Christina Aguilera. |
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| Families enjoy costumed capers at Civic Center - Oct 25, 2003 | PHOENIXVILLE - Bumblebees, football players, several Draculas, half a dozen witches and a guest appearance by a costumed fifth-grade Christina Aguilera brightened the Halloween Family Night Out.
More than 100 costumed children and adults converged on the Civic Center Friday night. The event is part of a monthly series of similar themed events held each month in the Civic Center and during June, July and August in Reeves Park.
The festivities were co-sponsored by Communities that Care and the Phoenixville Recreation Department. The monthly activities are open to the public and free.
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| Profits are pretty for popular Kitty - Oct 25, 2003 | | Tsuji's decision to give Kitty a Zen-like minimalist nature without much background detail has given her a global appeal, ranging from a playmate for young girls and a nostalgia trip for young mothers to a campy symbol for U.S. pop stars including Mariah Carey and Christina Aguilera. In doing so, the Tokyo-based firm has created a global brand that has a loyal following of millions in the more than 40 countries where Kitty products are sold. |
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| Christina Aguilera: Stripped - Oct 25, 2003 |  Tired of her cheap image, Christina Aguilera is aiming for class. Like a Miss World contestant with big dreams and a shameful past, she wants to wear her push-up bra and burn it: her album's titillating title plays up to the image, but its 20 songs strive to break it down. Loving Me For Me is gushingly romantic, Can't Hold Us Down rewrites feminism to a hip-hop beat, and I'm Okay is a brutally honest account of parental warfare.
Empowering ballads nestle next to predictable rock guitars, and Aguilera even borrows from the Sugababes' Overload on the shriekfest Makeover, desperate to please eve... |
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| You're leaving the house looking like that? - Oct 26, 2003 | Some say the hipster craze started with singer Britney Spears and her famous belly-baring outfits, while tattoos and piercings are fashion statements that have been around since the 70s.
Back then, tattoos and piercings were symbols of gang culture. But now, they have taken on a whole new meaning as celebrities like Angelina Jolie and Christina Aguilera sport body art and multiple piercings.
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| MTV stars to share stage with Nato diplomats - Oct 26, 2003 | A CONFERENCE of generals and top politicians from all over the world, which is expected to attract crowds of demonstrators, is to be held in Edinburgh in the same week as the city hosts the MTV awards.
While Kylie Minogue and Christina Aguilera perform at the showbiz extravaganza, Nato Secretary-General Lord Robertson and a team of Russian and American generals will take part in the General Assembly of the Atlantic Treaty Organisation (ATA), a body associated with Nato.
The clash of the two events, which will both cause major security headaches for the already overstretched Lothian and Bor... |
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| The worse it gets, the better it sells - Oct 26, 2003 | Makes a killing by belittling women
Dominates pop culture worldwide
Stand Up, Get Low and Shake Ya Tail Feather, Baby Boy.
Thanks to the wild success of artists like Ludacris, Nelly, Chingy and Beyoncé, for the first time in the 50-year history of the Billboard charts, black artists dominated the top 10 earlier this month, signalling hip-hop's ascent as the driving force in pop music and culture.
The multi-billion dollar hip-hop industry, whose effects are felt across the board from fashion to advertising to slang, is under a lot more scrutiny lately because of its monstrous commercial app... |
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| MusicLife: Down & Dirrty - Oct 26, 2003 | FORMER squeaky clean pop princess, turned sleaze queen Christina, will show that 'fighting Dirrty' pays off handsomely - at her live Ulster concert debut, this week.
For Christina Aguilera - the all-American girl next door, who transformed herself into a thong-strutting, leather chaps-flaunting sauce pot - has proved that sex still sells, with massive career rescuing rewards.
This time last year, critics had consigned the Irish/Ecuadorian-blooded girl to the path marked 'oblivion', where most young pop stars end up, after their brief, super nova bright burst of fame and success.
Four years ... |
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| Pop goes the choir to rock with a diva - Oct 26, 2003 | THEY are used to performing classics from the likes of Rakhmaninov, Haydn and Benjamin Britten, but now members of National Youth Choir of Scotland have become the most envied in the country by striking a deal to perform with one of pop’s loudest and raunchiest divas, Christina Aguilera, The Scotsman can reveal.
The 40-strong outfit gathered at the Cava studios in Glasgow yesterday to record their parts for a special performance with Aguilera at the MTV European Music Awards next month.
The choir, initially thought to be performing on their own, have now been lined up as backing singers fo... |
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| Pop review - Oct 26, 2003 | If we weren’t so used to the fickle nature of the music industry, Ms Aguilera could be seen as having a bit of an identity crisis.
She burst into our consciousness, a virginal Britney-like with long tresses, warble-filled ballads and a song about a genie in a bottle, and then the next minute she had called herself ‘X-Tina’, was street fighting in her videos and corrupting the spelling ability of the nation’s youth with that extra ‘r’ in hit single ‘Dirrty’. She has never worn much in public, but recently sang about the importance of being beautiful on the inside, switched from rock to hip-ho... |
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| Christina Aguilera - Oct 27, 2003 | Attacked for producing soft-porn pop promos for tweenies and reviled as the worst-dressed woman in the world, Christina Aguilera is looking for redemption. Batting her mascara-encrusted eyelids, she is looking to battle-scarred Liz Taylor for inspiration. "Tonight is about letting you know who I really am," Aguilera says, scrunching up her face in an Oscar-winning show of sincerity.
It's not going to be easy. When her self-titled debut album was released in 1999, she found herself cast as Britney Spears's shabby relation. Though the hits have kept on coming, few stars have been as p... |
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| Christina Rocks Brum - Oct 27, 2003 |  WHILE Britney was larging it, the real Princess of Pop Christina Aguilera performed what was possibly the best concert of the year.
The American star was on stage at the Birmingham NEC on the opening night of her 29-date European tour - and we were there, enjoying every moment.
Tiny Xtina, 22, burst on to the stage wearing a black leather catsuit - the first of many extravagant costumes - and launched into Dirrty. She then touched on old hits, such as Genie In A Bottle and What A Girl Wants, but relished the tracks she wrote for latest album, Stripped, because they're "very personal to ... |
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| Christina's dark side... - Oct 27, 2003 |  Christina Aguilera lived up to her nickname of 'Xtina' as she launched her UK tour with an X-rated show at the city's NEC.
OUT is the blonde-haired innocent whose career began alongside Britney Spears on the Mickey Mouse Club TV show.
IN is the raven-tressed vamp wearing revealing outfits and making suggestive moves.
Even her first hit, 1999's Genie In A Bottle, was sexed up with a raunchy R'n'B beat as Christina, dressed in leather chaps and a backless - and almost frontless --leotard, was caressed by masked bare-chested male dancers while strapped to a giant letter X.
The tone was set be... |
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| Stars in Step for Charity - Oct 27, 2003 | Clint Eastwood, Muhammad Ali and Robin Williams were among stars whose old shoes raised thousands of dollars for orphans, a charity said today.
A pair of tennis shoes Eastwood wore in the movie Space Cowboys attracted high bids as did Christina Aguilera’s boots, which were custom-made for her most recent concert tour.
The highest price was for the autographed size 22 boots of American basketball star Shaquille O’Neal, which went for £2,015. The online sale, which featured 30 pairs of footwear, raised nearly £20,000.
The money will be donated to orphans around the world to buy new shoes.
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| Christina Aguilera, Luis Miguel Are Week's Heavyweights - Oct 27, 2003 | | Aguilera heads the survey with Mi Reflejo, which is #101 on the Billboard 200 pop albums list, followed by Mexican heartthrob Miguel's #2 Vivo and the #3 Oscar de la Hoya. |
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| IT’s official; Christina Aguilera is the Queen of Pop. - Oct 27, 2003 | Once dismissed as an imitator, the Cyndi Lauper to Britney’s Madonna, the Dirrty Girl has carved an adult identity for herself with ease.
And while Britney was busy failing to make the crossover to credible pop icon that ex-lover Justin Timberlake managed so successfully, Christina crept up and stole her crown.
If last night’s M.E.N. Arena performance is anything to go by, she has no intention of giving it back.
Chart-topping hip hoppers Black Eye Peas whipped up the largely teenage and female audience for the pint-sized stunner with a bass-driven supporting set.
A party attitude and ol... |
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| Britney Opens Up - Oct 27, 2003 | "Why? Why are they mad at me? Spears said. "Why are they not going at Christina [Aguilera]? Have they seen what she has on?...Beyoncé dresses provocatively. Why don't they say something about her? What is 'too sexy' to them?"
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| Aguilera laid bare on stage - Oct 28, 2003 |  CHRISTINA AGUILERA got down and dirrty as she kicked off the UK leg of her Stripped European tour.
BRITNEY SPEARS may be in London but Birmingham’s NEC Arena was the place to be on Saturday night as Christina blew fans away with a red-hot performance.
She put on a professional display of powerful vocals and raunchy dance routines.
By the end of her hour-long show, she had undergone eight costume changes – no wonder it’s called Stripped.
Christina kicked things off in a sexy black catsuit with red tape stretched across her body for No1 hit Dirrty.
Other outfits included a pair of fril... |
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| Choristers dress down for their big night out with Christina - Oct 28, 2003 | Reactions varied from "delight to total hysteria" when the artistic director of a youth choir called his singers to ask if they would like to appear alongside Christina Aguilera.
While the American pop star is famous for her barely-there outfits, the National Youth Choir of Scotland is normally seen in formal dress.
But when 40 members of the 90-strong choir appear on stage with Miss Aguilera at the MTV Europe Music Awards in Edinburgh on Nov 6 they will be in costumes designed for the event.
Christopher Bell, the choir's artistic director, said the lucky singers were those who a... |
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| I want my MTV (award ceremony) - Oct 28, 2003 | A long, long time ago, music was an aural sensation. A pretty face ranked an unimpressive second place behind the voice or the instrument. But that was pre-MTV, the channel that revolutionised the lot of the pop star. As Elvis proved, in pop it has always been helpful to know how to dress, style your hair and have a few dance moves, but it wasn’t until MTV came along and made the music video an essential part of pop star marketing that image became inseparable from the genre.
From Kylie’s hotpants to Britney’s schoolgirl outfit, pop stars’ images are manufactured to meet the highest levels o... |
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| Embrace your inner Jefe and go Cholo - Oct 28, 2003 | | This is about the new fashion style called "cholo" which is slang for Mexican gangster. |
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| Star Shoes Raise Cash - Oct 28, 2003 | | A pair of tennis shoes Eastwood wore in the movie SPACE COWBOYS attracted high bids, as did the custom-made boots CHRISTINA AGUILERA donned on her recent STRIPPED tour |
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| Infamy, infamy... - Oct 28, 2003 | | "Why are they not going at Christina (Aguilera)? Have they seen what she has on?" Britney said. |
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| Headline acts head for North - Oct 28, 2003 | | Let's begin at Newcastle Telewest Arena which is preparing to welcome a range of superstar performers - from bombshells Christina Aguilera and Beyoncé Knowles through multi-platinum-selling Radiohead and Stereophonics to the long-loved Meatloaf and Fleetwood Mac. And that's even before we get to hit boy band Blue. |
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| ‘Being a victim makes you vulnerable.' - Oct 29, 2003 | PROVOCATIVE and defiant, Christina Aguilera launched into her hit song Dirrty last night with fireworks exploding behind her and the fans at Glasgow's SECC almost drowning out the music with their screams.
Resplendent in the trappings of a superstar, she writhed with her dancers, filling the auditorium with her voice.
Only a few minutes before, however, there was an entirely different side to the theatrical diva on show as she spoke about a subject she describes as close to her heart. Just before going on stage, she gently put at ease a Scots victim of domestic abuse who had come to meet her... |
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| Aguilera backs abuse campaign - Oct 29, 2003 |  Pop star Christina Aguilera has lent her support to the Scottish Executive's domestic abuse campaign.
The 22-year-old singer has donated artwork featuring the lyrics to her song "I'm OK" for a unique exhibition.
Aguilera grew up with a violent father and has spoken out about the impact it has had on her.
In the song, from her hit album Stripped, she describes "living in a war called home".
One in five Scottish women suffer from some form of abuse in their lifetime.
The executive approached the star ahead of her concert on Wednesday at the Scottish Exhibition and Con... |
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| Aguilera supporting abuse campaign - Oct 29, 2003 | PROVOCATIVE and defiant, Christina Aguilera launched into her hit song Dirrty last night with fireworks exploding behind her and the fans at Glasgow's SECC almost drowning out the music with their screams.
Resplendent in the trappings of a superstar, she writhed with her dancers, filling the auditorium with her voice.
Only a few minutes before, however, there was an entirely different side to the theatrical diva on show as she spoke about a subject she describes as close to her heart. Just before going on stage, she gently put at ease a Scots victim of domestic abuse who had come to meet her.... |
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| Britney 'Inspired' By Christina's Success - Oct 29, 2003 | Pop superstar BRITNEY SPEARS is so confident she'll return to the top of the charts, she's 'inspired' by the runaway success of rivals like CHRISTINA AGUILERA.
The ME AGAINST THE MUSIC singer took a year off from the pop scene, and watched from the sidelines as Aguilera hit the big time with hits like DIRRTY and BEAUTIFUL. Punk pop babe AVRIL LAVIGNE and superstar BEYONCE KNOWLES also shot up the charts, making Britney's 'princess of pop' tag less than secure.
Now Britney's releasing her comeback album IN THE ZONE, but she isn't worried her opponents have eclipsed her.
She says, "You k... |
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| Get 'Stripped' in London - Oct 29, 2003 | Christina Aguilera is in London this weekend on her long sold-out 'Stripped' world tour and dotmusic is giving you the chance to meet her.
Christina, one of the world's most celebrated pop stars, plays Wembley Arena on Sunday and we've got a pair of tickets to giveaway. Even better, you could be hanging out with 'Xtina'.
For your chance to win the pair of tickets to see her live at Wembley, plus a meet and greet, text 'stripped' to 87218. The competition closes on Friday.
Currently touring the acclaimed album 'Stripped', Christina's new single 'The Voice Within' is released in December.
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| Aguilera Backs Anti-Violence Campaign - Oct 29, 2003 | Pop star Christina Aguilera has offered her backing to a new Scottish campaign against domestic violence.
The American singer, who is performing in Glasgow tonight, has donated artwork featuring lyrics to her new song I'm OK - about her own childhood with an abusive father - for a new art exhibition in the city.
The show, which will be launched next year in conjunction with Scottish Women's Aid, is also being backed by Travis frontman Fran Healy.
In I'm OK, Aguilera describes her experiences with domestic violence as "living in a war called home", and, speaking of the new campaign... |
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| Overwrought, over-made-up and over here - Oct 29, 2003 | Christina Aguilera ***
SECC, GLASGOW
CHRISTINA Aguilera understands the rules of the pop game "evolve or die". Over the course of her relatively short career, she has undergone numerous facelifts, starting out as direct competition to teen queen Britney Spears, mutating into a caterwauling Latina trash diva with the dress sense of a saloon tart, cranking up the bad taste factor with the raunchy Dirty before, most recently, scoring her most mature hit with instant classic Beautiful.
Now Aguilera is overwrought, over-made-up and over here for her debut Scottish show before she host... |
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| Grown-up Christina has fans in frenzy - Oct 29, 2003 |  CHRISTINA Aguilera was crowned the new queen of pop at the SECC last night as she writhed her way through a funky, raunchy set in front of a screaming teen crowd.
The overwhelmingly female audience, who shared the 22-year-old's sassy attitude, were treated to a thundering intro and a massive shower of fireworks introducing their heroine as she came on stage and launched into chart-topping hit Dirrty.
A black-clad Aguilera stomped her way through the scaffolding stage set, flanked by eight dancers and a backing band.
Frequently skipping off-stage to reappear in a new outfit, one of the mos... |
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| Pop stars represent opposing styles - Oct 29, 2003 | Although some think the music industry is not big enough for both of them, it finds plenty of room to fit the divas, like Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears, among the "rocker chicks," such as Avril Lavigne and Michelle Branch. And both genres certainly have their devoted followers.
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| Reporter prepares for MTV performance with Aguiler - Oct 30, 2003 | Next month's MTV Europe Music Awards in Edinburgh will be swarming with journalists, but trainee reporter Fiona Armstrong will get a unique view - when she performs on stage at the event.
Stars such as Beyoncé Knowles, Dido, Kylie Minogue and Pink are due to perform on the night, and 17-year-old Fiona, who is a journalist at The Courier in Dundee, has been invited to sing with Christina Aguilera at the event on November 6.
She will be one of 40 members of the National Youth Choir of Scotland who will act as backing singers for the raunchy pop diva.
Fiona won her place on a 'first come, f... |
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| Missy, Peas, Sean Paul at MTV UK Awards - Oct 30, 2003 | | Missy Elliot and Black Eyed Peas have been added to perform at the MTV Europe Music Awards next month. Missy and the Peas join Beyonce and Sean Paul for the event's performing roster while Andre 3000 of Outkast is set to be a presenter for the evening. The 2003 MTV Europe Music Awards, hosted by Christina Aguilera will air live on MTV on November 6.... |
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| Christina Loves Worst Dressed Awards - Oct 30, 2003 | Sexy singer Christina Aguilera loves being criticised for her bizarre dress sense - because she's trying to make a "statement".
The outspoken Dirrty star has often been ridiculed for her wacky taste in clothes, hair and makeup, but she laughs off the idea that she should tone her image down.
She jokes, "I was actually disappointed that I didn't make this year's Worst-Dressed list in PEOPLE magazine, because those are the people that go out there and make a statement.
"It's so boring looking at the best-dressed people. Who can't put on an expensive gown and hire the right... |
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| Aguilera's Nutty Image Transformation - Oct 30, 2003 | CHRISTINA AGUILERA raunched up her image after a series of unfaithful boyfriends and a nervous breakdown left her feeling "nutty".
The DIRRTY singer transformed her look from a squeaky-clean pop princess to her current incarnation of highly-sexed lyrics and dance routines, because she tired of being projected as a teen-pop artist.
She explains, "The market changed. I was part of a huge teen pop explosion when I first came on the scene and I'm not knocking it - it was great. I was young and happy to be living my dream.
"But as the rollercoaster went on, I was becoming rea... |
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| Britney: "Why Me" - Oct 30, 2003 | Pop princess BRITNEY SPEARS has lashed out at scantily-clad rivals CHRISTINA AGUILERA and BEYONCE KNOWLES, insisting they should be criticised as much as she is.
The ME AGAINST THE MUSIC singer was recently the target of vitriol from KENDEL EHRLICH, wife of Maryland's governor, who told an audience at a conference against domestic violence she would shoot Spears if she had a gun.
And the blonde babe is incensed at being the target of so much hate.
She splutters, "Why are they mad at me? Why are they not going at Christina? Have they seen what she has on?
"I know I'm acting like a... |
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| Aguilera's 'Nutty' Image Transformation - Oct 30, 2003 | CHRISTINA AGUILERA raunched up her image after a series of unfaithful boyfriends and a nervous breakdown left her feeling "nutty".
The DIRRTY singer transformed her look from a squeaky-clean pop princess to her current incarnation of highly-sexed lyrics and dance routines, because she tired of being projected as a teen-pop artist.
She explains, "The market changed. I was part of a huge teen pop explosion when I first came on the scene and I'm not knocking it - it was great. I was young and happy to be living my dream.
"But as the rollercoaster went on, I was becoming rea... |
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| Christina Aguilera on Etta James - Oct 30, 2003 | Christina Aguilera on Etta James.
When I was five or six, I was living in Japan, where my father was stationed in the Army. At that age, I wanted to be Julie Andrews in The Sound of Music. She was so free when she sang. That's what I wanted - to be on that mountaintop, twirling around. For me, the soul singing started when I was seven or eight. My parents split, and my mom and I moved in with my grandma in Pennsylvania. We used to go up into the city to record stores where they would have all these records of true soul singers. There was Dinah Washington, Billie Holiday, but Etta James was my... |
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| Brit between her teeth - Oct 31, 2003 | Britney Spears has been showing her new mettle as a right old toughie with an astonishing pop at Christina Aguilera.
And we thought those two had kissed and made up and all, with Madonna, too, sticking her, er, oar in.
Seemingly not, if the latest fall-out from her Newsweek interview (as previously reported on MegaStar) is to be given credence.
Criticism (but not round these parts) has been levelled of late at popstrel Britters topless and bottomless photoshoots in glossy magazines.
Topless and bottomless - but tasteful, like, for sure.
However, the minx mewled: "Why are they not go... |
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| Christina wanted to be named worst dressed celebrity - Oct 31, 2003 | Christina Aguilera says she was disappointed not to be named one of the world's worst dressed celebrities.
Christina said she loved being criticised for her for what she wore because she was trying to make a "statement".
The star has often been ridiculed by the media for her taste in clothes, hair and make-up but laughed off suggestions her image should be toned down.
Chrstina told the Teen Hollywood website: "I was actually disappointed that I didn't make this year's Worst-Dressed list in People magazine.
"Those are the people that go out there and make a statement.&qu... |
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| Aguilera Doesn't Dress Dirrty Enough - Oct 31, 2003 |  Christina Aguilera has said of her disappointment at not being named one of the world's worst dressed celebrities, Aguilera is often in the news being mocked and heckled for her some what unusual style of clothes and hair.
Christina told the Teen Hollywood website: "I was actually disappointed that I didn't make this year's Worst-Dressed list in People magazine. Christina said she loved being criticised for what she wore because she was trying to make a "statement".
…Also Christina played a packed out gig in Belfast last night which was dubbed a complete success, all stops wer... |
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| Christina gets down and dirrty in Belfast - Oct 31, 2003 | DIRRTY girl Christina Aguilera last night proved to her Ulster fans why she's the hottest female artist on the planet.
As huge flames licked the stage at the Odyssey Arena, the fiery singer sent temperatures soaring with one sexy performance after another.
Dressed in a skin- tight black cat suit, Christina kicked off her Stripped show with her number one hit Dirrty, as she cavorted with male dancers and writhed on a massive climbing frame.
"Thank you all so much for supporting me," she told the 10,000 fans packed into the Arena.
"It's great that people all the way over here ... |
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| N*E*R*D*s MTV awards gig will be full of surprise celebrity guests - Oct 31, 2003 | N*E*R*D star Shay has hinted that stars such as Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera could pop out to the band's Scottish gig next week.
The funk act who feature Neptunes duo Chad Hugoand Pharrell Williams count both stars as close friends along with most of America's record industry.
Thereason is that Chadand Pharrell, as The Neptunes, are the world's most successful hip hop production teamand have been responsible for a string of hits by other stars.
As a thank you, previous shows have resulted in impromptu appearances by a range of so-called ``special guests''.
Shay said: ``Our show... |
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| Billboard Singles Reviews - Oct 31, 2003 | ARTIST: CHRISTINA AGUILERA
SINGLE: THE VOICE WITHIN
Versatility or split personality? Christina Aguilera (news) has taken listeners on quite a ride with the singles from current album "Stripped," morphing from howling urban booty-shaker to soaring gospel siren and around again. "The Voice Within," the fifth (!) release from the triple-platinum project, returns to the territory covered in "Beautiful," with a lyric of inner strength and a melody so breathtaking and organically flowing, it takes but one listen to know that this is no ordinary ballad.
Aguilera de... |
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| Aguilera Proud to be Loud - Oct 31, 2003 | Christina Aguilera has said she loves being criticised for her loud dress sense because she is trying to make a "statement".
The Dirrty star has often been ridiculed by the media for her weird taste in clothes, hair and make-up.
But she laughed off the idea that her image should be toned down.
She told the Teen Hollywood website: "I was actually disappointed that I didn't make this year's Worst-Dressed list in People magazine.
"Those are the people that go out there and make a statement."
The former Mickey Mouse Club presenter added: "It's so boring looking a... |
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