I actually don't think that Christina's trying to copy Madonna OR Gaga. In fact, people are only comparing her to them because Gaga's relevant right now, Madonna's been relevant for years and its mostly the fact that Christina's a platnium blonde. If it wasn't for that, and a couple of other simple factors, there would be no comparison. I've always been in love with Christina and I've been patiently waiting for her to release something for a WHILE now, honestly. I don't know..Do you think that she can catch up with where music is going right now?

I think that Christina's chances for a come back stop at a 50/50 mark.
A couple of years back, I'm not quite sure if she dominated the charts necessarily, but I know that her singles off of her last album kept ricocheting around pop culture like wild fire because she brought some 'soul' back into pop music. As for Christina's current look - I haven't heard the single yet, but basing on the promotional cover alone, I think that anyone trying to compare her to Gaga is foolish. Christina was always the kind of person who would dramatically 'warp' her look depending on her experiences and would have the cojones to show it in her music, videos and performances.

For example, does anyone remember the radical change from the Genie In A Bottle - look to the Dirty - Look, the Gothic - Look and the 50's throw back - Look? She's always been changing her style to fit the mood of where she is psychologically. She isn't copying off of anyone because she's always stayed in her own zone. I actually don't remember seeing ANYONE who was trying out that 'gothic' look when she introduced it after she released Beautiful back in 2003, I believe?

I think that we just need to give a couple of people in this thread a few muzzles and let Christina do her thing. She's been floating in and out of the music game for a while now and every time she comes back into it, she comes back with something new and original. I think that this is just the next stage of who she is. Then again, does anyone TRULY know how she's going to artistically shape herself for this new album right now?

We've only seen one god damn picture of her for a song
and we're already assuming and comparing her to artists because we don't know what to expect. Take it easy, she knows what she's doing.