I personally think Christina's biggest issue is that she's been putting out an album just about every 4yrs. It's been roughly 17-18 years in the business and she has only put out 5 albums (excluding her Christmas and Spanish album). And most of her peers who've been out half as long as her are about to lap her. Yes, I am aware of quality versus quantity, but when Mariah came out in he 90's she damn near had an album out every year and each one was solid. So by her standards no one has an excuse. Some say Christina doesn't have an identity and she reinvents herself too much, one word: Madonna. Did Christina really copy Pink's Missunderstood? Ehh that's debatable, but just know that Linda Perry sought out Christina after working with Pink not the other way around. (YouTube her E! True Hollywood Story or her VH1 Behind The Music for proof.) But even then I'm certain most would say Stripped was better than Missunderstood. With Back To Basics she created that lane because soon after Pink did Funhouse and Britney did Circus. As for Gaga copying, she started doing the futuristic stuff during her Keeps Getting Better era which was before the world knew what a Lady Gaga was. And if it wasn't for Bionic, Sia would NOT be having the commercial success she is having now. And just like with A Great Big World, she made that song. So Christina still has star power, it's just my personal opinion that when she released that water down Bionic mess called Lotus the general public wasn't buying it because they knew she's better than that. The music industry and media are still checking for her as evident by all the speculation. Christina just needs to do what she does best, sing her motherfücking face off! Not that half ass mess she's been doing but sing like the rent is due!