quote: Classy w/Common Sense

January 6, 2011 at 4:13 am

See this is the problem with the industry today and why bloggers will never be regarded as true journalists ******WARNING, RANT COMING****. Christina Aguilera is a true artist. Her talent is unparalleled and it seems as though she’s punished for it. SOME of the critics, not all, claim her time has passed and that she’s un-original. If this is true, who is original? Ke$ha, Ga-Ga, Beyonce?? If you take all of their albums with ‘Bionic’, only Christina’s work truly stands out. Why is she hated on so much for having talent? That’s supposed to be a good thing. What other female singer of 26, as she was at the time, could sing James Brown and get a standing ovation for it? And yet some of you say she needs voice lessons. Really?

How is she less relatable then anyone else out there? Could it be because she’s a constant reminder of what a real singer is and that it would be hard to step into her shoes as opposed to say Britney Spears. Is this where we are in music society that Britney is thought of as a legend, but Christina is looked at as a has been, simply because her songs aren’t being played on the radio. Anyone can get on the radio these days. You record label just has to be able to put up the dough. I mean, come on, Akon?

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You have said what I had in mind... I thought the same. Thanks for telling people the truth.

quote: Classy w/Common Sense

January 6, 2011 at 4:27 am

She should only release records to independent and satellite radio, with a concentration on the black/R&B outlets. She can have more pop material, but there should definitely be R&B tracks as well, to expand her audience. Black independent and satellite radio would appreciate her talent more. With the exception of this Oreo blogger, us black people acknowledge great soulful voices, for the most part. She should also be very prolific, releasing a collection (Album amount) of music every six months so that someday, when people gain use of their senses, will realize how powerful her body of work is.

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Wow that's great idea! Couldn't agree more. Thank you so much for giving alternative idea, and I think it's brilliant. I am a die hard fan of black music and enjoying Christina's music (esp. in Soul, R&B) since Whitney was no longer active.