@BLACK -
Excuse me? This song JUST hit the airwaves a few weeks ago, but within a MONTH, its already about to move into the Top 20 on the billboard charts? It normally takes people MONTHS to get to that point. The song has hit written all over it. I can just IMAGINE this blasting in clubs, and as soon as the first few notes blaze, some women against the wall fly to the dance floor with their girls, screaming.."giiiirl. that's my jam!"

@UCAN'TBESERIOUS -
I understand what you're saying, but she isn't trying to play the 'Good Girl Gone Bad' role. This isn't an INSTANT thing where this came from out of nowhere. That argument would have applied to her if you were commenting on the release of her 'Stripped' album waaay back in 2003. Christina does what she wants and she always changes up her image. Even back from her 'Genie in a bottle' days, we've seen that she's been able to swing from being 'innocent' to 'sexy' in no time at all. Christina is a grown woman and has every right to expose her sexuality.

Then at the same time, I'm so sorry, but if you haven't noticed....sexy songs are MEANT to be club songs. You can't dance with someone to the beat of a conservative and soulful ballad. Thats what doesn't cut it. You have the songs that you prefer that are meant to be heard when you're by yourself reflecting on memories or when you're feeling a surge of confidence to change your life up a bit. Then you have club-banger songs that are meant to be sultry, sexy, dirty and so on. Not ALL of them are, but they definitely have that pattern in them. The music industry is neatly divided between songs that emphasize the individual (love songs, emotional songs, songs for empowerment, joy) - and songs that are meant to rise to the top and blast in and out of airwaves on account of them being explicit.

And in terms of your 'era' - I grew up in that era and the exact same thing that's going on right now was going on back then. The only difference is that the genres right 'now' are suddenly merging and more people are collaborating with one another. Back in the 90's, women were still portrayed and actively propped themselves up to be sexy and 'hooker esque' like you criticize. But at least people seemed much more natural back then, i WILL give you that.

But as for the 'raunchiness' -
its always been that way.