Christina Aguilera Performs 2 New Songs From ‘Bionic’

Published: Wednesday 5th May 2010 by Trent

Christina Aguilera filmed her episode of ‘VH1 Storytellers’ last evening. At the event, the singer performed a collection of material including a few new tracks from her ‘Bionic’ album (which will be released on June 8th) such as the ballad ‘You Lost Me’ and the up-tempo title track, ‘Bionic’. Until the episode airs, you can check out the songs below:

While the quality of the ‘Bionic’ is too poor to judge, ‘You Lost Me’ is definitely indicative of something rather interesting. The track, on which Aguilera draws on the singing techniques of her biggest influences – Etta James and Mariah Carey – shows how much Aguilera’s voice has changed. Although a beautiful Pop song, her voice sounds rough and almost tattered. Could it be that after years of screaming both on stage and in the studio that her vocal chords have been damaged in some way? Listen to ‘You Lost Me’ yourself and it’s doubtful that you’ll even recognise that it’s Aguilera singing until the start of the chorus.

Hit(s) or Miss(es)?

‘You Lost Me’

‘Bionic (Snippet)’

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  1. Chris May 5, 2010

    Love it! Can’t wait for You Lost Me 😀

  2. Boricua May 5, 2010

    Thank you trent!
    I swear something happened to her voice… all that screaming – night after night – it gonna take its toll. . .
    Could be why they keep saying she’s toned it down vocally this album….

    That said, I do like her voice much more when she keeps it simple.

  3. Jerome May 5, 2010

    Christina did say that in her album, she will be using her voice in ways she never had. I think that this is one of her collaborations with Sia Furler and if you’re gonna listen to her (listen: You Have Been Loved), you’ll know that it’s her bluesy tone that Christina is channeling. I’m loving this track.

    Welcome Back Christina!

  4. Senequa May 5, 2010

    Christina is back! She just took a crap on the competition.

  5. Watch Out Britney May 5, 2010

    This is some next level music! Much better than anything Britney has ever performed. Oh wait, she hasn’t done anything live in years except for a yelling out random comments at her concerts.

  6. Christina + Lady Gaga Would Be Fire May 5, 2010

    These two women should get together and do something. Both are so unique. Britney who?

  7. Tattered? May 5, 2010

    Christina said she would be doing different vocal styles. Her voice is fine.

  8. Simon May 5, 2010

    Sounds good to me…. I don’t think her voice has changed at all, maybe a bit with age I mean she is nearly 30 now. She can still sing better than most singers out now!!! I am really looking forward to the new album

  9. Josh May 5, 2010

    OMG !!! I love both songs! You Lost Me is amazing, sucha beautiful song and Bionic damn sounds HOT!!!

    Her voice have changed but I like it this way even better , its darker I love it.

    Welcome back Christina! This album is going to be amazing!!!

  10. Josh May 5, 2010

    Trent you are just hating. She sounds amazing, she already said that she is going to use different singing techniques and that she is going to tone it down a bit… You dont like it when she scream, you dont like it when is toning it down…
    You are just jealous cauz your idol Mariah cannot sing anymore…

  11. Holy SH*T May 5, 2010

    When is this album coming out!?

  12. Lola May 5, 2010

    Such a f***** ugly ass hater. She sounds AMAZING. Then again,you stan for Kelly Off-key Rowland. You dont know S***.

  13. Anthony May 5, 2010

    Yeah the recording is rough, Christina’s voice is not lol, she sounds different because that is her point. She is a vocalist, and over the span of her career she has been using her voice in different ways, on the next album, her voice will sound different again. Christina is not like all the other popstars, she is one of a kind lol.

  14. nate May 5, 2010

    TRENT WHAT R U TALKING ABOUT?!?!? Your shading attempts boarder on such desparitiy that you even miss typed the song “you got me”?? FAIL! Christina’s voice sounds great, she’s just singing a more folky song on You Lost Me, but even at the end it’s classic Christina. Giving Birth and older will make your voice darker, but the power is still there.. Ugh why are you even allowed to post Chrisitna news.. your on it so quick, but just end up throwing shade..

  15. Lola May 5, 2010

    You should win a million dollars!

  16. Can we please get an unbiased reporting? May 5, 2010

    Seriously, WTF is up with everyone jumping on the Perez bandwagon? It’s like nobody has a mind of their own anymore.

  17. MyISaySomething May 5, 2010

    YES CHRISTINA!!! THIS IS WHY I LOVE HER!
    NOBODY IS MAKING BALLADS ANYMORE TOO BAD. YOU LOST ME IS AMAZING! I CANNOT WAIT FOR THIS ALBUM!!!

  18. ~AalexisR~ The Summer King (The Bahamas) May 5, 2010

    WOW… This is a very nice song. Not really into the chorus just yet but the parts in between. Never mind, I just heard the belting. NICE!!!

    Her voice is fine, it’s the quality. She said she would be toning down the vocals.

  19. Goldmember May 5, 2010

    She sounds great! Can’t wait for the album. Christina never disappoints…

  20. Sabrina May 5, 2010

    Amazing I love you Christina!!!!!!!!

  21. exposed May 5, 2010

    STFU Trent. This song “You Lost in Me” is sampling but doesnt come to mind right away… definitely from 60’s early 70’s vibe. Oh, and Xtina has always said her biggest influence is Whitney. Of course posted by Trent, the d***** has to put a lamb slant on everything (even though Mooriah Mimoo no longer has a label). Totally LMAO!!

  22. Last Boy on Earth May 5, 2010

    I dont like Christina and I know why she sounds like this, she said she was using her voice to do something different and I loved these performances, I bet you are picked on and bullied on school like Perez, that’s why you spit hate towards everyone, so sad

  23. incognegro May 5, 2010

    I swear, Christina Aguilera must have refused to be interviewed by TGJ, because you all have been going in – unfairly though…

    I would have to say that it is a bit premature to make the assumption that Christina has lost her voice, or that her voice has changed. The only way this can be determined is if and when she sings one of her older songs, until that time, chalk it up to her trying something new vocally. Christina Aguilera is such a beast vocally, and it will be pretty difficult, in my opinion, to fathom her getting stronger (i.e. power, range, belting, etc.). On the other hand, technically she can improve, and I think that she’s really testing the depth and range of her voice.

    All in all, I loved “You Lost Me” it kinda reminded me of “Save Me From Myself”, which I still listen to often. The title track “Bionic” sounds fun, but I will have to save my opinion until a HQ version is released.

  24. nothing but my opinion May 5, 2010

    i dont like how she keeps on shouting lmao

  25. Kenney May 5, 2010

    @Trent- why do you always have something negative to say about Christina? She’s been around over 10 years now and like she and Linda did say she toned down her voice for this album so STFU!

  26. levin May 5, 2010

    CHRISTINA AGUILERA IS NOT A FLOP ESPECIALLY WHEN OFFERED TO PERFORM ON AMERICAN IDOL FINALE , OPRAH, LETTERMAN, GOOD DAY, REGIS AND KELLY AND WAY MORE IF SHE WAS A FLOP SHE WOULD BE LIKE CIARA NOT PERFORMING EVER

  27. stan May 5, 2010

    how are you going to judge her vocals based on low-quality clips? cmon now.

  28. ron May 5, 2010

    HER VOCAL IS STILL AWESOME N IS NOT ROUGH AND TATTERED, ITS JUST BCOZ THE QUALITY OF THE RECORDER , ….I MEAN EVEN WITH BAD QUALITY, SHE IS STILL AWESOME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SUPERB, ! IT IS BEYOND GOOD !

  29. lisa May 5, 2010

    wow that grape juice why have u been haitting on christina her voice sounds fine the quality suck hello!

  30. Um ok… May 5, 2010

    That was horrible and boring. I was excited but from hearing this, i will not be wasting my money on this album.

  31. steven May 5, 2010

    @umokay you idiot are you judging by the clip that its horrible come on hello someone recorded it with their phone for God sakes s*** she sounds awesome still with the phone recording anyways I swear these tricking idiots will never stop complaining about something all I can say is you lost me is fucken great song this is stripped part 2 or like all he albums put into one.

  32. SASHA May 5, 2010

    Can someone tell meWhen an artist is on several record labels for example Lady Gaga is on Interscope, Kon Live, Steamline and Cherrytree, does it mean that when an album is sold the money goes to the different labels and the artist (Lady Gaga) or artists (in case of a group) gets less money than for an artist for example Ryan Starr who is just signed to one label (Atlantic Records)?

  33. Second Single Please, Floptina May 5, 2010

    She is becoming like that FAT, FLOP MARIAH CAREY!

    Princess of Trying Hard To Impress Fans 🙁 🙁 🙁

  34. Jr May 5, 2010

    Her voice sounds AMAZING. Can’t wait to hear the album – even low quality, those songs sound great!

  35. MrIncredible May 5, 2010

    Lord she sounds a mess… I’m officially no long interested in her project! *walks off*

  36. ULISES May 5, 2010

    “You Lost Me” is my favorite out of the two. Very good production and build up. “Bionic” is a bit Timbaland-esque in its production IMO. Sounds cool. I’m interested in seeing what she’ll be releasing, but probably not buying the album this time around.

  37. Dave May 5, 2010

    She beasted “You Love Me”, the VOICE is here! & I love “Bionic.” Trent your life is a fail, while you’re shading Christina, Shade your flop Mariah & try to save her ever failing career :). At least Christina is on the charts somewhere, I haven’t seen Mariah on the charts, since her buzz “Obsessed” =O Oh…?

  38. Maria May 5, 2010

    Boring R&B/dance and the other is her trying to be different when really she just needs to sing her b*** off. She doesn’t have the quirky, Judy Garland esque voice that Gaga does. She is trying to be clever at the mike the way Gaga was with Poker Face. FAIL. Just sing girl, you aren’t Timbaland and you aren’t Mariah/Alicia Keys/Gaga. What is the matter with her…. It isn’t even fun making fun of her anymore. It is just getting sad. I hope these sound better on the album. I have been talking a lot of trash, but I was secretly hoping she would ballad something out of the park like the old days. Guess not…. Gaga and all the pop stars out there are putting too much pressure on. Ya, just pathetic now. I feel bad even calling her Hagtina anymore. Sad.

  39. SOOS May 5, 2010

    Trent you have NO EAR if you say that this voice is bad and rough.

    OMG this song and performance was HUUUUUGE!!!

    AWESOME CHRISTINA!!!!!

  40. Leepcd89 May 5, 2010

    Amazing…Always Xtina!!!

  41. steven May 5, 2010

    OMG mariah this is for you b**** sit the f*** down this is how you make music that has meaning. Your just pissed she just b**** slapped lady GaGa Keisha Rihanna with these 2 songs. This girl has them all at the palm of her hand. They should be scared cause Christina ain’t going nowhere at all this what true sing and making music is all about. Lady GaGa take some moths fucken notes.

  42. Maria May 5, 2010

    Christina:
    BI…ONIC
    SO DAMN BIONIC
    GONNA GIT YOU WITH MY ELECTRONIC
    SUPERSONIC ROCKET HEY!*****************************

    Gaga:
    Half psychotic, sick, hypnotic
    Got my blueprint, its symphonic
    Half psychotic, sick, hypnotic
    Got my blueprint electronic************************
    I would say Christina is using someone’s blueprint, except *shudders* Supersoni rocket hey? Really? That is worse that her Don’t Page me lyrics……Oh my god she is killing me. I don’t know whether to laugh or cry….Play Bionic at 37 on and you will hear it. Awful…

  43. Maria May 5, 2010

    Oh and Stephen, go back to grammer school because nothing you said makes any sense you un-educated lump. Maybe if I talk at your reading level…see below.

    Stephen: Go you shut so mean must represent and food bears, love you jerk, go home christina palm of hand wooot hells ya, pimp word. Jerk!!

  44. LAMEZ May 5, 2010

    She doesn’t even like Mariah Carey!

  45. Missingbeyonce May 5, 2010

    Wtf what this hater are gonna say next she cant sing god get a life those songs are so hot hot hot it her albums sound so good she def a great artist and peformer love you xtina

  46. vin8419 May 5, 2010

    Christina Rocks…..and to all HATERS as she said “if u don’t like it FAK YUU!” i bet GAgargoyle (who got D***) is a copycat and can never sing like XTINA!!!! Chris will always create music bec of her Voice that no one have to date even that deteriorating fat rnb diva…Xtina All the way…I bet they keep on listening xtina’s song and keep sayin negative but thet dont realize they are “stans” too!!
    ..I.. haters!!!!

  47. vin8419 May 5, 2010

    hristina Rocks…..and to all HATERS as she said “if u don’t like it FAK YUU!” i bet GAgargoyle (who got D***) is a copycat and can never sing like XTINA!!!! Chris will always create music bec of her Voice that no one have to date even that deteriorating fat rnb diva…Xtina All the way…I bet they keep on listening xtina’s song and keep sayin negative but thet dont realize they are “stans” too!!
    ..I.. haters!!!!

  48. Black May 5, 2010

    Beyonce totaly outshine xtina, Did u see how much hype was on a bonus track compared to a new single. Smh I predict 330,300 first week sales

  49. vin8419 May 5, 2010

    Christina Rocks…..and to all HATERS as she said “if u don’t like it FAK YUU!” i bet GAgargoyle (who got D***) is a copycat and can never sing like XTINA!!!! Chris will always create music bec of her Voice that no one have to date even that deteriorating fat rnb diva…Xtina All the way…I bet they keep on listening xtina’s song and keep sayin negative but thet dont realize they are “stans” too!!
    ..I.. haters!!!!

  50. “Dj Y2k Malone” May 5, 2010

    why do you guys use that picture of her

  51. Sarah May 5, 2010

    Bionic sounds like a hot track but is too hard to make out because of the sound of quality.

    To the people who brought up Britney, Blackout is an epic album and received a ton of critical acclaim. We’ll see if Christina will top that. Plus, Gimme More was a top 10 hit, whereas NMT only managed to hit #23.

    And the NMT music vid barely passed 1 million views on YouTube and it has been out for 5 days. Lmao. Nobody cares except her stans.

  52. MaZ May 5, 2010

    What did you except? her screaming over and over again? Love the track. Christina’s music have grown. She’s on the next level. Can’t wait for the new album.

  53. Dave324 May 5, 2010

    OMG You lost me sounds Kinda like beyonce dissapear / And ave maria

  54. parisian girl May 5, 2010

    boring

  55. Maria May 5, 2010

    vin8419 says:

    Haters boo bananas you pay cuz wow hot man word hahahah gaga real wish work it I can be cool. Quiet haterz cuz i know haters and this hot cuz i know and wish it not was How can it BE work if lovin cuz wack!! Ghetto!!

    Wecome to idiotville. You do the Hagtina Stans proud.

    Really? Barely one million? That is hilario. Bionic is crap too.

    *sings*
    Biiiii onic
    So damn Bionic
    Gonna git you with my electronic supersonic rocket hey!!!

    *laughs and laughs and laughs and laughs and laughs*

  56. Jermaine May 5, 2010

    TRENT..

    PPL U HAVEN’T REALIZED YET THAT TRENT & SAM ARE HATERS.LOL!

    THEY SAY STUFF JUST TO GET PPL TO COMMENT ON THIS BLOG.

  57. Jermaine May 5, 2010

    OH GROW UP SARAH.. BRITNEY’S CAREER IS HANGING BY A THREAD.

  58. B-Rad May 5, 2010

    She was using her head voice trent, your head voice makes you sound different, non singers wouldnt know that

  59. Anon May 5, 2010

    I couldn’t tell you anything about her voice based on these clips. The audio was horrible. You Lost Me sounds like a good song though. SIa Furler co-wrote the song. (Incidentally, I saw Sia in DC last night and she was fantastic.)

  60. ~TeAM WeeZY~ May 5, 2010

    I’m sorry Xtina stans but I agree with Trent. Her voice in the beginning sounded really rough, but she sounded good going toward the end. She has an amazing voice but I don’t think she’s been taking good care of it and that’s extremely important (see: Mariah and Whitney). The song is beautiful though.

  61. The Question May 5, 2010

    That Grape Juice is kinda treating Xtina, like how Sandra Rose treats Obama! lol Like seriously did she do something mean to one you guys????? What’s the deal? Do better fellas, it makes your blog much less appealing when your on hater status 24/7, ask SR….. SN: She sounds fine, the actual audio is a little crappy, so maybe you guys should do a better job of finding good audio clips and not hating on a really talented artist that’s not being shoved into our faces i.e. RiRi, Bey…just saying *kanye shrug*

  62. David May 5, 2010

    I was there lastnight at the taping and she sounded amazing…she sang a lot of her older songs and sounded amazing!

    I want to point out also that for You Lost Me…she was sitting on the floor and still killed it

  63. David May 5, 2010

    Oh and NMT vid…for being so irrelevant has been the #1 bought vid on iTunes…knocking Lady Gaga out of her number one spot!

  64. Angelo Haskins May 5, 2010

    I absolutely Love this song. I can’t wait to hear the CD quality version. Welcome back Christina. We’ve been waiting a long time.

  65. LEA May 5, 2010

    ok You Lost Me is the X-Tina that I LOVE.. she sounds amazing..

  66. rara May 5, 2010

    don’t like the first song that much, but i love the 2nd one and can’t wait till it hit radios.

  67. Keris May 5, 2010

    BIONIC the intro sounds like its M.i.A./ Santigold inspired….
    can’t wait to get my hands on that f****** album. seriously imma buy 9 more copies if its really FIYA!

  68. Oppa May 5, 2010

    and if u dont like f*** u!

  69. Oggie May 6, 2010

    OMG she sounds AMAZING!!! Just listening to the brilliant you lost me, I don;t know any other vocalist at the moment that can hit them power notes she gets better with each album, AMAZING!!!

  70. Landen May 6, 2010

    Cannot Wait To Get my Hands on This F***** Album. This is Definitely Going

    to be Different than anything most of you have ever heared. Christina is A musician

    and one of the Greatest Vocalists who ever lived. Looking forward to this album so

    much. And the writer of this blog is Definitely a Gaga Stan/Jealous Christina Hater

    who fears how well she sings live compared to others. Did you Hear How AMAZING

    HER VOICE SOUNDS? DAMN????

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