FEBRUARY 2001
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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2001
Christina Among Top 'Movers & Shakers'
Just one retail day after the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards, nominees, winners and performers [were] enjoying significant sales spikes at Amazon.com.
Movers & Shakers is a unique Amazon.com feature that identifies -- by product group -- the biggest gainers in sales rank at the leading online retailer over the past 24 hours. Movers & Shakers provides music fans with unique insight into industry trends. This time, it provided a look into how the Grammy broadcast influences music sales.
Christina Aguilera is up 470 percent, ranking No. 172 from a pre-Grammy position of No. 981.
Visit the dedicated Amazon.com Grammy Store (www.amazon.com/music) for more information including a complete list of winners, Grammy discussion boards, customer and editorial reviews and special discounts.
Source: Entertainment Wire
No Catfights For Mya, Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Pink
What do you get when you put four pop and hip-hop divas together in a recording studio?
If your answer is flying fur and scratched egos, in the case of Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Pink and Mya, you couldn't be more wrong.
"We were all in the studio together, and we got along - no cat-fighting," Mya said of the foursome's re-recording of '70s girl group LaBelle's "Lady Marmalade." "It's a great thing - females getting along for a change."
With Missy Elliott and Rockwilder producing, the quartet remade LaBelle's disco classic about a Creole courtesan for the "Moulin Rouge" soundtrack, due April 24. Their rendition will serve as the soundtrack's lead single. "It's hot," Mya said.
The original "Lady Marmalade" hit #1 in 1975.
--Teri vanHorn
Source: SonicNet.com
Household Face -- Not
Christina Aguilera had a big number in this week's Grammy Awards show, but her face recognition is less than Richard Simmons'.
This discovery comes courtesy of the Kaplan Thaler Group advertising agency, which asked people to identify various photographs of famous celebrities. Fifty-two percent could recognize Simmons' face, but only 29 percent could identify Aguilera.
Some comfort for the singer: Low public recognition doesn't necessarily equal low impact. Only 4 percent of the agency's respondents could recognize a portrait of Thomas Jefferson.
Kaplan Thaler uses Simmons in its latest ad for Clairol Herbal Essence shampoo.
Source: AJC Newspaper Online
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2001
Current Chart Status
The Billboard 200:
'Christina Aguilera' jumps from 90 to 89 this week.
The Billboard Hot 100:
"Nobody Wants To Be Lonely" slips from 13 to 14 this week.
Hot Latin Tracks:
"Pero Me Acuerdo De T�" slips from 10 to 11 this week.
The Billboard Latin 50:
'Mi Reflejo' falls from 3 to 5 this week.
Christina At The Grammys
Unfortunately Christina did not pick up either of the two Grammys she was nominated for last night, but she put on a great performance. Audio of the performance is up in the Audio section now, along with a gallery of pictures from the awards in the Photos section.
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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2001
'Nobody' Single Release
USA Today reports that a single for "Nobody Wants To Be Lonely" will be released in stores after all. The reported release date is March 6. No word on a tracklisting.
Last Year's Best New Artist Returns With Latin Flair
Christina Aguilera's roots are showing -- her Latin roots, that is.
Last year's Best New Artist will take to the GRAMMY stage this Wednesday to showcase a pair of songs from her debut Spanish-language album, Mi Reflejo,which is nominated for Best Latin Pop Album. Aguilera, who is partly of Ecuadorean decent, first showed off her heritage at the inaugural Latin GRAMMY Awards show, which took place at Staples Center in Los Angeles last September. That night, she brought the house down with a performance of "Genio Atrapado," the Spanish version of her hit "Genie In A Bottle."
Aguilera is also nominated this year for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "What A Girl Wants," which appears on her self-titled album.
Late Sunday night at Staples Center, again the venue for the GRAMMY Awards show, Aguilera joined a cadre of dancers and a full horn section to run through a medley of "Pero Me Acuero de T�" and "Falsas Esparanzas," which she will perform on the telecast. Seemingly ascending from the heavens in a sparkling pod, Aguilera emerged onto a platform and stepped down a winding staircase into the company of her dance crew. A spectacular light show rained down on the tightly choreographed dancers, and the bright, spicy horns punctuated the already infectious vibe of the performance. In short, it promises to be one of the highlights of the show.
Wanna see for yourself? Keep surfing through GRAMMY.com for all the latest show updates, and tune into the 43rd Annual GRAMMY Awards show at 8 p.m. on CBS Television on Wednesday night. The show, hosted by Jon Stewart, will also feature performances by U2, Madonna, Faith Hill, Sheryl Crow & Shelby Lynne, and much more.
--Melissa Blazek
Source: Grammy.com
Backstage Grammy Interview
Go to Grammy.com for an exclusive video clip of a backstage interview with Christina. The link is on the main page of the site. You will need RealPlayer to watch the video.
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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2001
Grammy Awards Performance
Christina's official website has confirmed that Christina will be performing a medley of "Pero Me Acuerdo De T�" and "Falsas Esperanzas" at the Grammy Awards this Wednesday, February 21.
President's Day TRL
Monday on a special 2 hour President's Day edition of TRL they will talk to Christina about the Grammys, get a preview of her performance, and countdown TRL's top Grammy nominees.
Christina, Lil'Kim, Mya, Pink Join Producer Missy
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Multi-platinum recording artists Christina Aguilera, Lil'Kim, Mya and Pink have recorded a cover of the LaBelle classic "Lady Marmalade" (aka "Voulez-vous coucher avec moi?") to be featured in the upcoming major motion picture release MOULIN ROUGE. "Lady Marmalade," produced by Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott and Rockwilder, will be the first single from the upcoming soundtrack to be released by Interscope Records April 24, 2001.
Baz Luhrmann ("Romeo + Juliet," "Strictly Ballroom") directed, co-wrote and co-produced the film. This comic-tragic musical fantasy stars Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman who both sing throughout the film. The movie is scheduled to be released by Twentieth Century Fox April 27th in New York and Los Angeles and will be distributed nationwide in May.
The film's soundtrack also includes the work of Fatboy Slim, Beck, Timbaland and Ozzy Osborne among others.
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2001
Current Chart Status
The Billboard 200:
'Christina Aguilera' falls from 81 to 90 this week.
The Billboard Hot 100:
"Nobody Wants To Be Lonely" rises from 16 to 13 this week.
Hot Latin Tracks:
"Pero Me Acuerdo De T�" jumps from 17 to 10 this week.
The Billboard Latin 50:
'Mi Reflejo' moves up from 5 to 3 this week.
Christina: Perforated
Is Christina Aguilera becoming a human pin cushion? The sexy songbird had both nipples pierced at Andromeda tattoo parlor on St. Marks Place last May, and now she's thinking about getting even more holes. Piercer Michael Addonisio, who perforated Aguilera's chest, says a pal of hers called last month to inquire about getting Aguilera's "nose or navel pierced." Addonisio, who has also pierced Alyssa Milano's ears and Tia Carrere's navel, says he never gets starstruck punching holes in celebs. "Christina had to expose her breasts to me," he admits. "But I've been doing this for 11 years. She was just another customer."
Source: PageSix.com
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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2001
Christina Wins At 'Premio' Show
Christina won in two of the three categories for which she was nominated at the Premio Lo Nuestro awards show held recently. She took home the award for Female Artist of the Year and New Artist of the Year.
Christina To Team Up With Missy, Pink, Mya, Lil' Kim
Missy Elliott is expected to go into the studio next week to record a song for the soundtrack to the upcoming motion picture Moulin Rouge. The Timbaland-produced cut teams Elliott up with Christina, Pink, Mya and Lil' Kim on a remake of "Lady Marmelade (Voulez-Vous Coucher Avec Moi)."
Source: Rolling Stone
Christina Aguilera Scores 'Billboard' Latin Nominations
(2/9/01, 6 p.m. ET) -- Latin crossover artists Marc Anthony and Son By Four lead the nominations for the upcoming Billboard Latin Music Awards. Both artists received seven nominations each for the eighth annual awards ceremony, slated for April 26 at the Jackie Gleason Theatre of Performing Arts in Miami Beach, Florida.
The show will air on a subsequent date on the Telemundo network. Anthony and Son By Four will compete in several top categories, including the Billboard Latin 50 artist of the year and Billboard Hot Latin Tracks artist of the year.
Other artists with multiple nominations include Christina Aguilera, Gloria Estefan, Shakira, and Conjunto Primavera, with three nominations each, and Enrique Iglesias with two. Ricky Martin's smash single "Shake Your Bon-Bon" is up for one award.
Aguilera is no stranger to awards nominations, but this marks the first time that she has been nominated for a Latin project. Aguilera is up for the coveted titles of pop female album of the year for Mi Reflejo, pop album of the year for a new artist, and the Billboard Latin 50 artist of the year.
LAUNCH spoke with Aguilera as she was just wrapping up Mi Reflejo, which was released last September, and she told us how excited she was about the project: "You know, we experimented with some new things, did some Latin things I've never even done before, so...really, really something different. A whole new part of me."
--Sue Falco and Jason Gelman, New York
Source: Launch.com
Live Video From Tokyo
Click2Music Japan is offering exclusive RealPlayer video of Christina's recent visit to Tokyo. Click HERE to watch a 10 minute interview with Christina. You can also watch footage of several performances from Christina's Tokyo concert. Click HERE for Clip 1, which includes "Genie In A Bottle," "Somebody's Somebody," and "So Emotional." Click HERE for Clip 2, which includes "Come On Over Baby," and "Pero Me Acuerdo De T�."
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2001
Current Chart Status
The Billboard 200:
'Christina Aguilera' gains a spot from 82 to 81 this week.
The Billboard Hot 100:
"Nobody Wants To Be Lonely" leaps from 26 to 16 this week.
Hot Latin Tracks:
"Pero Me Acuerdo De T�" jumps from 22 to 17 this week.
The Billboard Latin 50:
'Mi Reflejo' slips from 3 to 5 this week.
Duet Single Now In Stores
The CD single for "Nobody Wants To Be Lonely" is now available in stores with the purchase of Ricky Martin's latest album 'Sound Loaded.'
Possible Performance At Brit Awards
Ricky Martin's told Radio 1 he's happy to perform at the Brits later this month, even though the organizers haven't asked him yet.
Ricky told us: "I'll be here definitely. If they want me to perform I'll perform, of course. I will probably perform with Christina if she's here yes, definitely."
When they heard the news the Brits organizers said they have a slot to fill and they're going to give him a call.
Source: BBC Online
Christina Live In Japan
US teen sensation Christina Aguilera and her touring entourage are currently rolling round the world and recently stopped to play some shows in Japan.
dotmusic's roving reporter was in on the action and you too can catch a glimse of the show for yourself. Christina returns to the country where she spent three years of her childhood to play for her fans.
In our latest package from around the globe, see Christina perform her smash hit 'Genie In A Bottle' to a sold-out crowd at Tokyo's NHK Hall.
Click HERE to watch the clip in Real Media
Click HERE to watch it in Windows Media.
Elsewhere in the report, hear her talk fondly about the place during a press conference, where she is presented with a bouquet of flowers from a life-size version of cult Japanese character Hello Kitty.
The 19-year-old singer expresses her excitement over her two Grammy nominations. In the first she is up against Madonna for the Best Female Pop Vocalist gong but it's the nomination for Best Latin Pop Album that thrills her the most.
Christina's Spanish-language long-player, which she recorded last year, takes her back to her Ecuadorian ancestry.
She says of its release: "It's really nice to be recognized for my first Latin album 'Mi Reflejo'. I'm really excited that I was recognized for that this year."
"It's a whole growing and learning experience, to understand my background and where I came from, and just continue to go further."
There's also your chance to see a clip of the starlet in the video for 'Pero Me Acuerdo De T�' ('Then I Remember You'), which is set for American release in mid-February.
Source: dotmusic.com
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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2001
Christina Wants Even More MTV
Christina Aguilera's record company seems to keep her on a short leash. The pop tart wanted to appear in a video for girl group 3LW's next single, "I Can't Take It Anymore," even though they're competing for the same teen audience. But Aguilera's label, BMG, wouldn't give her permission, say record-industry sources. So the trio will go ahead and shoot the sexy song in Los Angeles on February 15 without Aguilera, who sent her regrets.
Source: Us Weekly
Newly Added Audio
I haven't added much to the Audio section lately, besides "Nobody Wants To Be Lonely," so I decided to add a few more songs to the section. Some are remixes, some are live performances, check them out.
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2001
Current Chart Status
The Billboard 200:
'Christina Aguilera' drops from 67 to 82 this week.
The Billboard Hot 100:
"Nobody Wants To Be Lonely" jumps from 34 to 26 this week.
The Billboard Latin 50:
'Mi Reflejo' slips to 3 this week after nineteen weeks at number 1.
Grammy Nominee Compilations
The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, in conjunction with Capitol Records, is rolling all of the Grammy nominees onto a new CD collection, '2001 Grammy Nominees.'
NARAS has released similar compilations over the past seven years, and this year's edition comes in three volumes: a general CD, due Feb. 6; an R&B/Rap CD, also due Feb. 6; and a Latin CD, due Feb. 13.
Christina is featured on two of the discs. "What A Girl Wants" will be included on the general CD, and "Por Siempre T�" will be included on the Latin CD.
Source: Wall of Sound
Christina Talks 2001 Plans
While on her Latin American tour, Christina took time out to speak with MTV Latin America about her plans for 2001, the Grammys, and her duet with Ricky Martin. Here is the interview, along with RealVideo clips, as posted by DreamyEyesFan at Christina's LiveDaily message board.
Another singer who leaves the club of Mickey Mouse! He has, cannot be... This is what much people said when listening Christina for the first time, thinking that this young girl was nobody that, by those things of the destiny, obtained a record contract. But they only had to listen to its songs to realize that this tiny woman... Yes that can sing. If Britney Spears is the new sensation of the industry of the entertainment, Christina Aguilera must stand out by its great voice. Now that their powerful buccal cords have the deserved credit, Christina goes by the world treating to conquer each one of its corners. Recently it was in one of those of the city of Mexico and it commented to us on his preferred disc of year 2000, its nominations for the Grammy prizes and their plans for the future. In addition, we spoke a little of the video with Ricky Martin, Nobody Wants To Be Lonely. The complete interview with Christina Aguilera will transmit in Connection MTV Tuesday, 30 of January. 2 and 3 of February, will be the Britney versus Christina Weekend. And in addition, you can participate and vote here for your favorite star in the survey of Britney versus Christina in MTVla.com...
MTV: Which was the album Y2K that you liked more?
Christina Aguilera: What is a Y2K album?
MTV: An album of the last year...
Aguilera: Oh! An album that truely I liked was the one of Destiny's Child, " The Wriyting's on The Wall ". What else...? Let's see.... I do not know, don't come to mind right now at this very moment, but there were several good albums. The one of Destiny's Child is surely the one that I liked more. There were many good bands of rock that also sent albums and Madonna also removed a disc that also was good.
MTV: Which are your plans for the 2001?
Aguilera: Yes, I have many plans, as soon as this promotional tour finishes that I am going to Latin America, I'll go away for Asia and soon return to Los Angeles to begin to work in my next album. I have so many ideas... so many different ideas, it's going to be very good. Finally I am going to be able to put things that I have written, I am going to try to create something of music and it's going to be more of me this time, so I am well contented. It's probably going to out sometime in the Fall (of the United States), sooner or later, I do not know, we will see. When it's ready it's ready.
MTV: Tell us on your nominations for the prizes Grammy 2001?
Aguilera: On my two nominations? Very happy. Best Pop Vocalist, that is a good nomination and also having the opportunity of being recognized by my first album in Spanish, "Mi Reflejo" is an honor also, and it seems that I am going to do something off my album in Spanish, so I am very happy.
MTV: What so was to work with Ricky Martin?
Aguilera: Ricky Martin is one of the most good looking men of the world, but also he is adorable. A gentleman in everything and he made me feel comfortable...
MTV: How did this collaboration arise between you?
Aguilera: His record label approached mine and asked if I were willing to do it and I responded: "of course, it will be fun!". I love to collaborate with other artists. I thought that it would be a great opportunity. We had a lot of fun doing it.
MTV: Which is the concept of the video?
Aguilera: We recorded it in Los Angeles with one of his favorite directors, Wayne Isham. He did a good job. It is about nobody wants to be lonely, as the title says it. In the video we're not lovers, we did not want to reflect that but between both there is a mutual connection, but in the video never we are really close. During the video they see us almost touching and almost being together. In a take, our bodies are crossed, reflecting that never we could be never be together. And that is to be lonely. It has brilliant visual effects, trying to reflect that it is impossible to reach to us between if due to those special mountain effects, and whatnot. The video already out and we had lots of fun doing it.
Video clips: one, two, three, four, five, six.
Source: mtvla.com