While it smells a little bit of sour grapes, I have to say she is right.

I'd say it reeks of sour grapes. When you are the greasiest skank on the block, no one really gives a damn what you lock your lips onto. I think that's the central issue here.

Good point, but she is right about the talent portion. Neither Madonna or Britney would survive without their pictures out there and I don't know if Britney ever sings live anymore. Christina Aguilera actually has a real set of pipes.

Heh, pipes schmipes. Like any fan of either of these girlies is interested in their voices. Well, maybe 5% or so. Thus said, I can see why Aguilera would be concerned with the lack of media coverage. Without little boys' lust, you don't sell any albums.

I'd have to say the class of the AMA telecast was Pink. She went out there and sat on a stool next to a guy with an acoustic guitar and just wailed her lungs out into an open mike. A really classy and impressive performance. No over-constructed stage or flashy dancers. Just a singer and her music. A much better commentary on Britney than Xtina's whining.

Whatever dude... did Pink sing her song? That is so passe. We want people to parade around with large entourages of dancers, lights, pyrotechnics and the token headset microphone. Actually singing live onstage! And pink calls herself a popstar??!?!?

:-)

Alas, Pink has a horrible voice. Oh well, got to admire her guts for doing it acoustic though, it needs to be said.

It isn't the pipes, it's what you do with them, and Christina's pseudo-soulful histrionic vocal masturbation is about as far away from my conception of "art" as a Paris Hilton video. I await Christina's entry into that field, if she hasn't already.

And all the pop-tarts are angling for position - nothing new there.

This quote, allegedly attributed to Xtina, reeks of fishiness (and chippyness)! As if Ms. Aguilera, all American gal that she is, would use the Limey term "Snog"! As any true fan would know, the divine Miss A speaks in a pseudo urban patois that is distinctly owned by the young American suburban teen, whom, while never having actually participated in a drive by shooting, or scored a rock of crack, have gotten all of the newest hip hop gear, history, lingo, and street cred, at the mall. And while I still have yet to witness the meeting of the minds that she refers to between herself and the juicy Ms. Spears (though lo, I have replayed my own unique version of this historic event in my mind, many, many times) I am sure she is correct in her assertion that it was shot improperly, by an insensitive and callous MTV production staff, that would rather crawl naked over broken glass, before giving the lovely Xtina her proper due!

Yes, but a central issue with both Skank-CA and Skank-PH is their refusal to wear underwear and attendant hygiene issues. Didn't their mothers warn them about car accidents or TV appearances?

The quote sounds a bit like it was taken out of context, yet I still must agree with Christina Aguilera. No one else seems to have the courage to say what needs to be said. And that is, MTV would rather capitalize on a gimmick rather focusing on an actual performance. Did anyone even note any other event from that night? Of course not. Because it was eclipsed by a premeditated attempt at a publicity stunt. It matters not whether Christina actually sang, but an ex-boyfriend's reaction to what had just happened subsequent the kiss. It is pathetic on MTV's part, and kudos for Christina's will to voice what needs to be heard.

-Angelo

The quote was completely taken out of context. At no point was Christina referring to Madonna, sorry to disappoint some of you. Plus, she was referring to everbody from Britney to Beyonce to whoever performed on the night without singing live. Apparently, she, Madonna and Mary J were the only ones to sing live. Now, how that makes her more of an "Artiste" than Britney is anyones guess. I like Xtina but she spends far too much time talking about Britney and Britney spends little or no time talking about her. She should get over it. Say what you want about Britney but she is the full entertainment package. Xtina has a great voice but so do all the remaining contestants in Pop Idols. So what? A great voice alone does not an Artiste make. Here is the article in its entirety below;


Christina Aguilera has a favorite word right now, one she employs with the frequency of an addict: edgy. It pops up in many of her conversations, sometimes with purpose, other times at will. She describes herself, for example, as an "edgy" artist, and she admires the "edgy" acting of Angelina Jolie. The reason she responded to Madonna's last-minute invitation to appear alongside her and nemesis Britney Spears at MTV's Video Music Awards back in August, meanwhile, was because it sounded, you guessed it, edgy. It turns out, however, that in the end the performance didn't quite live up to Aguilera's high expectations.

"The VMAs were so, so vanilla," she says. "So safe, so predictable, no edge. Apart from Madonna, Mary J. Blige and myself, I cannot think of another female performer who had her mic switched on. That is very disappointing to me. I agreed to do it in the first place only because Madonna had told me that it was mandatory to sing live."

Something palpable happens to Aguilera when she talks about Spears. She loses eye contact, focuses on her cuticles and grows visibly uncomfortable, as if wary of saying too much. But her dissatisfaction clearly needs a voice, and she duly gives it one. She suggests that although Spears sang live during rehearsals, when the show went on the air, she was lip-syncing.

"Who knows what happened, exactly," Aguilera says, sighing. "She was supposed to, but somewhere along the line."I don't know. Maybe some money changed hands under the table" She trails off awkwardly, then changes tack. "I'd much rather just wash my hands of the whole nonsense, actually. These people aren't artists, they're just performers, fake and superficial, like the entire event. I'm very disappointed with MTV. Just look at the way they handled the kiss."

What she's referring to, of course, is the kiss. Mid-song, Madonna swapped saliva with both singers, diving into both mouths tongue-first. The following day, however, it was her smacker with Spears that made the front pages. Aguilera's barely got a mention.

"MTV didn't even screen my kiss properly, they cut away instead for Justin reaction shot. How predictable, let's see the ex-boyfriend's response. Pathetic."





Perhaps unsurprisingly, Spears and Aguilera's lips never came into contact.
"Actually, I was up for kissing Britney," Aguilera says, "but Britney wasn't. She was, she seemed very distant, even during rehearsals. Every time I tried to start a conversation with her well, let's just say she seemed nervous the whole time. I wanted to reach out to her, because I feel she needs somebody in her life right now to help guide her."

And Aguilera, the woman who has just spent the summer on a joint tour with Timberlake, is ideal for the job?
"Well, I feel I've grown a lot this year, and we did used to be friends once, after all. She seems to me like a lost little girl, someone who desperately needs guidance. But who knows? maybe I'm not the right person to offer it. We're very different people, aren't we? In our world, there are different types of entertainers. You have your artists and you have your regular performers. I'm an artist, and, well..."

As another sentence about Spears goes unfinished, she permits herself a private smile. Later, she will complain about the press insistently keeping the apparent rivalry alive, as if she herself plays no part in it. But she often seems to fan the flames.


Article by Nick Duerden
Source: Blender Magazine

thanks Sandra for the info.

I still Christina is a vicious little feral skank

You are welcome, Eric.

Not too much attention should be paid to the 3AM girls or thier rivals in the other rag papers. There is nothing they do not take out of context to suit thier personal opinions. People who spent a whole year spreading rumours about some woman called Victoria Hervey and when the woman was big enough to help them get into a party they were being barred from, they spent the next 6 months saying wonderful things about her. I ask you, where is the journalistic integrity in that? Its trash, but sometimes trash is funny. So, sometimes I read it:)

Hey, Kurt (#4), it may surprise you to know that I cared not one whit for Ms Skanky until I happened to hear a song on some tv show without knowing who it was. I was blown away by the voice and walked into the room to see Xtina Ugly-era (as my wife calls her). As long as I don't have to watch her, I like hearing her sing.

And I remember that song with Madonna and Britney, and I wasn't surprised at the kiss, but I was surprised that Britney sang with her. It was clear that their voices aren't even in the same class.

Christina's voice is fine, but I think she seriously lacks for taste, all the way around. That is my issue with her - wasted talent is worse than no talent at all. That's why I like Britney better. Um, wait a minute...

I don't like Britney as a singer or performer, but there are plenty of untalented publicity hounds winning fans, influencing impressionable people, and making millions. Eric is right, IMO. Xtina's very real talent is going to waste and being submerged in eyeliner and calculated skankiness, and that's practically a sin against God.

That picture with Justin's expression was classic "owned"!

More interesting than Madge snogging Xtina, that's for sure.

Christina may sound a little bitter BUT wouldn't you be? I'd be a little sore if i knew that people who were getting more publicity than me were people who are fake and lipsync. I feel bad that she is as real as it gets and yet gets less credit for everything. She gets out there and sings her heart out and is great at it and they go out there and lipsync the whole time but yet get so much "talk" for it.

Yeah, but let's be real about this: Do Americans crown its stars because of talent? Usually, no. The charts will tell you that. Add to that the fact that Xtina is not popular among her peers. Plus, she makes herself look filthy. That may work for Limp Bizkit, but not for a female pop star. Unfair, yes, but when did fairness have anything to do with it?

that about sums it up Nat - maybe that'll be the name of her next album: Filthhy

christina should just get over the whole kiss thing. unfortunately for her she will never reach the height of success that britney has reached regardless of who can sing better. The fact that she is talking so much trash about britney is just getting britney even more press. So i wish she would just shut up!

Plus, she was referring to everbody from Britney to Beyonce to whoever performed on the night without singing live. Apparently, she, Madonna and Mary J were the only ones to sing live. Now, how that makes her more of an "Artiste" than Britney is anyones guess.

I wouldn't go so far as to call any of these people "artistes" by any means, but it gives Christina a huge amount of credit that she will go out and actually sing, rather than rely on tape-backup and shoddy lip-syncing. I don't care what you're doing on stage - if you are appearing as a musician, then you need to play or sing what you claim to be able to do. If Britney can't, as she claims, sing all her parts and dance at the same time, then she needs to cut back on the dancing. Dancing, mind you, has never posed a problem to people in live musical productions - and I would venture a guess that most musicals have much more complex singing and dancing numbers than any of Spears and her contemporaries stage shows involve. Britney should quit trying to fool everyone and just bill herself as a dancer. Then she can stop concentrating on syncing her lips and just dance.

Say what you want about Britney but she is the full entertainment package. Xtina has a great voice but so do all the remaining contestants in Pop Idols.

Like I said above, the "full entertainment package" should include her doing the very thing she claims she does - sing. But your phrasing is key - "entertainment package." That's the thing here, Britney and her ilk are entertainers who can forsake their singing in the name of entertainment. That, to me and most people around here, is the exact opposite of the art of music.

i think it takes more to be an artist than just a great voice. cuz if a great voice is all that matters then all you would see on stage are big black church women (no offense). if you go into a church in the southern right now you could probably find a old black lady who could sing just a good as christina

They're both serious skanks but I'd have to choose Christina over Britney any day because atleast Christina's voice is real! There's just something about Britney that pisses me off anyways!

**"just look at the way they handled the kiss I had with Madonna. They didn't even screen my kiss properly - they cut away instead for a Justin Timberlake reaction shot. How predictable and how pathetic."**

WOW!! She is jealous. The only pathetic thing is her talking about everyone else. Who in the hell made her gods gift to music. News flash want a REAL artist? look at Celine Dion!

First of all, what this boils down to is jealousy. Christina Aguilera needs to just deal with the fact that Britney is, and always will be a bigger star. Britney, when she first came out, created an image, while aguilera, did not. Even though Xtia's first cd was successful, it is nothing compared to what "baby one more time" sold. I am a fan of both girls, but i feel Xtina is a big BEYOTCH due 2 the way she has been acting. Honestly, all mainstream "singers" are only entertainers, so that was hypocritical of xtina to say that, even though she has a strong voice. Singers are people on Broadway, in Musicals. So Christina should just watch what she says, because right now, Britney is a whole floor ahead of christina.

i think christina is really jelous of britney....=)

I think Christina has always been jealous of Britney she got justin. she can sing,dance and act. have you seen Crossroads that was a Box Office success i think Christina will always continue to hate on Britney. Because she is jealous of what she has. Christina claims she has grown up but, trash talking about someone isen't mature. it just shows how immature you really are. i think personally Britney is more mature than Christina. because while Christina was talking bad about her she didne't really respond to Christina which shows how mature she really is.

Crossroads was an unqualified bomb.

i agree with christina, britney did tht on purpose soo she wld take the attention because shes an attention seeking hoe! xtina is the one who has the talent britney doesnt because she has to lip sync everything

Britney is ok, but xtina is FANTASTIC (at least she sang live on tour, unlike britney who practically mimed the whole thing!!)xxxxxx

Xtina is brilliant i personally dont like britney i think xtina is fucking amazing her rocks! Wooo Xtina

Christina Aquilera can sing! the only reason why she was not as famous as Britney, is because Britney dance moves are more slutty and Britney knows how to work the cameras. Britney Spears CANNOT SING! my garbage disposal sounds better than her. Someone done lied to Britney about her singing ability! hopefully her media attention will wear out now (britney & kevin) are the white version of (bobby & whitney).

I like both of them,i like xtina's singing and I like the whole package of britney.It's true that britney doesn't have a great voice,but she is a lot more beautiful,sweet and mature.And above all I hate the fact that xtina is talking all those bad things about britney.The best way of wining a competition is with Hard Work,and not with bad words.So Christina,go to PSYCHOLOGIST, you really need it.

I hate xtina,she is a really bad bitch.Britney is kind of bitch too,but she's a lot more beautiful and famous than xtina.

Actually I think the Britney-Madonna kiss was really sexy! Im not a lesbian but it was SO hot! I think they did an awesome kiss and it was steamy and so HOT! They frenched and I was like that is SO cool! SEXYSEXYSEXY! They did it with passion and steam I loved it!

i think britney and maddona are so so so so so so fucking hot but now they gone like freaks dogs britney god she used to be a right good lookin n maddonna if you to look back you will see what i mean

I hate x-stina faquilera!!! Shes so full of herself and her voice is horrible and shouty!! That bitch doesnt even have anything special bout her like Gwen Stefani does for example, shes just no one to me.. Shes a cow and should shut her big mouth.

I'm not a fan of either, but I suppose I'd agree with Christina Aguilera even though there is a strong smell of sour grapes! Aguilera is actually a much better singer than Britney too, to be frank. She has a much stronger voice, and better vocal range. Britney, IMO, cant sing for shit and has got by on her looks/image alone.