ringthealarm wrote: ↑Mon Jul 19, 2021 10:43 pm

DevotionHURTS wrote: ↑Mon Jul 19, 2021 10:08 pm

Kitana wrote: ↑Mon Jul 19, 2021 9:46 pm

Aww that’s so sad to hear, but not surprising tbh. I always felt like she put off a follow-up to Lotus for so long because she was afraid of flopping again. Same thing with touring. The Voice came with a high salary and primetime exposure with relatively little effort, so it was easy for that to become her main gig for a while. I can see why she’s so grateful for the support at her live shows in recent years.

I truly think she just needed a better team surrounding her and giving honest, constructive feedback. Hollywood Bowl was the perfect venue to highlight her status as a living icon. She should be cementing her legacy as a touring force and making more ambitious music than ever before, not chasing chart success to stay “relevant”.

This. She should stay left field, avant-gard, as she has always been.

It is part of her brand by now.

Y'all are delusional. She came back with two left-field releases in two completely different genres and both got ignored. She needs a song that sticks with the general public that can gain her some traction, one that could maybe gain some new fans and remind some old fans.

DevotionHURTS wrote: ↑Tue Jul 20, 2021 12:47 am

ringthealarm wrote: ↑Mon Jul 19, 2021 10:43 pm

DevotionHURTS wrote: ↑Mon Jul 19, 2021 10:08 pm

This. She should stay left field, avant-gard, as she has always been.

It is part of her brand by now.

Y'all are delusional. She came back with two left-field releases in two completely different genres and both got ignored. She needs a song that sticks with the general public that can gain her some traction, one that could maybe gain some new fans and remind some old fans.

Lol @ Lotus or Liberation being left field...

What part of Your Body was avant-gard? Fall in line was a classic pop ballad.

Chintheory wrote: ↑Mon Jul 19, 2021 9:37 am Ugh, one of my closest friends was finally able to reveal that she worked on the show, helped cast the dancers, and an artist she manages helped with the costume design. She said X is such a pro and super sweet, but it breaks my heart to say this, my friend revealed that X mentioned a few times that she’s been feeling like she’s “Washed up.”

Which sounds absurd to me because she’s an icon. But she’s also human. Just made me sad to hear that.

Mybrainhurts wrote: ↑Sun Jul 18, 2021 1:37 am Apparently Ariana Grande was there

electronicsupersonic wrote: ↑Sat Jul 17, 2021 5:33 pm

Franzjoseph wrote: ↑Sat Jul 17, 2021 1:21 am he ruins every falsetto moment omfg

lil_devil20002 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 16, 2021 11:34 pm intermission before she comes out?

dinvy wrote: ↑Fri Jul 16, 2021 11:34 pm rainbow lights...uh oh. let there be love!

veeglenn wrote: ↑Fri Jul 16, 2021 9:51 pm Fighters, I was pulled for a couple of questions for a documentary Christina is filming. They were waiting for fans at the entrance to the Garden Boxes. We asked where it would air and they said, they didn’t know hopefully HBO or Hulu.

I signed a waiver and everything. And they just asked what it means for me to be here, how long I’ve been a fan, etc.

The Queen wrote: ↑Fri Jul 16, 2021 10:26 pm

MaCK. wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 5:28 pm

Kitana wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 5:19 pm

George wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 5:09 pm

Do people even think of “Fighter” when they hear the name Christina Aguilera? I don’t recall any of friends having ever mentioned never mind played the song. “Say Something,” “Hurt, “ANOM” and “Candyman” are all better known imo, and none of those were on Stripped.

It was a modest hit in the US, but she treats it as a signature Xtina song when it’s not nearly as popular as the other songs you mentioned. I think she just really loves performing it.

Well her fans are called F!ghters so she probably assumes we love hearing it.

dita wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 4:07 pm confession: I wish X would sometimes talk more about her most recent material. She could've said, ""Just imagining my classic songs like 'Beautiful' or 'Dirrty' and my more recent songs from my album 'Liberation' with an orchestra, and that power behind it, is so special," she adds.

confession part II: 'Stripped' is and will probably always be her magnum opus, but by continually mentioning songs from that album she relegates herself to being something from the past rather than an active artist.

George wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 5:09 pm

Cruz2318 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 4:57 pm Admittedly I don’t listen to many current female artists. I know, shame me. So I don’t know if her just constantly referring to one album is standard fare. Like, the woman straight up refuses to acknowledge any other songs except the usuals. It really blows my mind.

Do people even think of “Fighter” when they hear the name Christina Aguilera? I don’t recall any of friends having ever mentioned never mind played the song. “Say Something,” “Hurt, “ANOM” and “Candyman” are all better known imo, and none of those were on Stripped.