Christina Aguilera Is (a) Huge....Supporter of Britney Spears

While promoting her new NBC show The Voice with producer Mark Burnett, judge Christina Aguilera took time out to say nice things about fellow pop star and old friend Britney Spears.

When asked about sending Britney a congratulatory tweet about her her new CD, Christina said, “You know what I haven’t heard the whole thing in it’s entirety (Femme Fatale). I’ve been really hard at work on this show. I haven’t had quite the chance to go through the whole thing.”

“But I am a huge supporter of her in light of the fact that both of our careers started off together and are still going and going strong,” she explained. “I just think at this point in the game it’s extremely important to be supportive of fellow artists and especially females who get pitted against each other and torn apart. As an old friend of mine from the Mickey Mouse Club, I think it’s important at this stage in the game to show my support.”

Source: OK Magazine

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"If You Seek Amy" Poses Censorship Problems For Radio

The following italicized article is from www.mtv.com:

Profanity in pop songs is old news. Hell, the chorus to Christina Aguilera's recent single, "Keeps Gettin' Better," kicks off with the phrase, "Some days I'm a super bi---." That one is easy enough for radio stations to edit out in order to avoid any fines from the FCC or threats to yank their licenses.

But what will they do with a new single from a major artist that doesn't actually contain a four-letter word, but rather spells it out in a not-so-subtle way? That dilemma is beginning to dawn on top-40 radio programmers across the country as the third single from album, "If U Seek Amy," starts to make its way to the airwaves.

The cheeky title (try saying it fast) joins the tradition of album titles like Van Halen's 1991 For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge. The chorus doesn't even try to make grammatical sense of the phrase: "But all of the boys and all of the girls are begging to if you seek Amy."

The spelled-out profanity puts the song into a legal gray area for radio stations.

"It's OK to put in on an album, have fun with it, but we're publicly owned, you know?" said Patti Marshall, program director at Cincinnati's Q102, a pop station in a decidedly conservative Midwestern market. "We have a responsibility to the public ... you put this ... out and act like we're all fuddy-duddies, like we're trying to make moral judgments. It's not about us. It's about the mom in the minivan with her 8-year-old."

Like several programmers we talked to, Marshall said she had not yet been told that "Amy" was the next single from Circus. She's still busy playing the album's title track, which was recently released as the second single. Asked if she would play "Amy" if it came to her as a single, Marshall said likely wouldn't. She likened its chorus (which she has not heard) to "a little boy in sixth grade doing arm farts."

A spokesperson for the Federal Communications Commission did not return calls for comment, and Spears' label confirmed the choice of the single but would not comment on its content or any potential issues at radio.

Sharon Dastur, program director at Z100 in New York, also had not yet heard the song and said she's not sure what the station's plans are for it. She compared its possible problems to those faced by her station in 2005 upon the release of the Black Eyed Peas single "Don't Phunk With My Heart."

"Listeners thought it was the other word, and so we had to change it to 'mess,' " she said. That example was also the first that popped to mind for KIIS FM Los Angeles program director John Ivey, who said he knew he couldn't play the Peas' song as originally recorded but felt that censoring it would make it sound more nefarious, so he asked the group's label for a new version.

"It's a potential issue for every station," Ivey said of the Spears single. "I'm certain that I would run it by my legal department first. My first job is to protect [the station's] license. ... It's better to be safe than sorry."

Asked if he would recut the song to edit out the naughty bits, Ivey said he probably wouldn't because he felt the phrase was included in the song to provoke, so an alteration would change its intention. "[Spears' label, Jive,] might also be just floating it out there to see if they can stir things up a bit."

Source: MTV

Christina Aguilera: 'I Don't Pass Judgment' on Britney

The following italicized article is from www.people.com:

Something Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears must've learned in the Mickey Mouse Club: compassion.

"I don't pass any judgment on what she does," Aguilera tells Britain's Daily Mail. "I always wish her all the best."

Aguilera, 28, dismissed suggestions the two pop divas were rivals.

"When we both started releasing records," she says, "it must have seemed as if we were competing with each other, but, in reality, Britney is someone that I used to hold hands with." The pair started out together on the Mickey Mouse Club, along with fellow Mouseketeer – and future Spears boyfriend Justin Timberlake.

"We were silly little girls together on the Mickey Mouse Club," Aguilera said of the duo's common showbiz apprenticeship on on the Disney Channel. "What a journey it has been for both of us!"

A journey, she says, that only started out at the same place.

"We don't keep closely in touch with one another," she acknowledged. "Our lives have taken on two different directions."

Source: People

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Christina Roots For Brit

The following italicized article is from www.foxnews.com:

The pop stars have been out in force this week in merry old England! First pop diva Christina Aguilera gave a shout out to her reformed former Mouseketeer buddy Britney Spears during her concert at London’s world famous Royal Albert Hall. Aguilera said she was “rooting for” her pal and that “its great she is back on track.”

Source: FOX News

Christina Aguilera Dismisses Britney Spears Rivalry

The following italicized article is from www.entertainmentwise.com:

Christina Aguilera isn't worried about Britney Spears' comeback as prepares to get her own career back on track following the birth of son max.

The Dirrty singer says she is not in competition with her old rival and reckons they are both very different artists."

I've been so sort of in my own creative cave," she says.

"But no, it's a great feeling to still be in the game with somebody that you have known for so many years, even going back to the Mickey Mouse club. We had so much fun together."

"At this stage in our lives, we are so different I don't think you can put us in the same ball park."

Source: Entertainment Wise

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Spear We Go Again

The following italicized article is from www.thesun.co.uk:

BRITNEY SPEARS will share a stage with her old pop rival CHRISTINA AGUILERA at Sunday’s MTV Video Music Awards.

The pair battled for chart supremacy at the height of their fame, then fought over MADONNA’s tongue at the 2003 MTV bash.

But now Britney is to take on Christina again by fighting to steal the show in Los Angeles.

Yesterday Brit said she would open the show, hosted by our very own RUSSELL BRAND.

Brit, pictured arriving at a studio to prepare for the bash, said: “MTV has long played an important role in my career. How can I not be there to kick off their 25th VMAs?”

Britney is up for Best Female Video, Best Pop Video and Video of the Year for her track Piece Of Me.

But organisers were trying to keep secret that they have also signed up Christina to perform.

Britney is pulling out all the stops to emerge triumphant after her disastrous appearance at last year’s do. With a vacant stare, flabby appearance and dismal lip-synching, her performance of Gimme More, left, was a real low point.

A source said: “The shambolic appearance severely damaged the Spears brand. This time she’s determined it will be different.”

In the Nineties, Brit and Christina battled for on-air supremacy as Mouseketeers — key cast members on US TV show The Mickey Mouse Club.

Brit then pipped her rival to global chart domination in 1998 with Baby One More Time.

Christina’s early X-rated image did little to endear her to a wide public. But after ditching the shock tactics, she has matured into a classy global entertainer, while Brit slid into head-shaving madness.

Maybe they could take inspiration from their 2003 show and kiss and make up on stage. Literally.

Source: The Sun

Britney Spears Will Make Taped Appearance On Madonna's Tour

The following italicized article is from www.usmagazine.com:

Britney Spears will tape a performance that will air during Madonna's "Sticky & Sweet" tour.

"Madonna specifically asked to work with Britney again," a source tells Usmagazine.com.

The singers – who famously kissed while performing at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards with Christina Aguilera will reunite, albeit virtually.

Source: Us Magazine

Madonna And Britney Spears Together Again

The following italicized article is from www.etonline.com:

ET confirms that Madonna and Britney Spears are set to sing together again! The headline-making entertainers taped a performance over the weekend that will be shown at the Material Girl's "Sticky & Sweet" tour, kicking off August 23 in Cardiff, Wales.

The pop star duo famously appeared together, alongside Christina Aguilera, at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2005 where the twosome shared an onstage kiss.

Source: ET Online

Britney Spears And Madonna Together Again!

The following italicized article is from www.theinsider.com:

"The Insider" confirms that Madonna and Britney Spears are set to sing together again! The headline-making entertainers taped a performance over the weekend that will be shown at the Material Girl's "Sticky & Sweet" tour, kicking off August 23 in Cardiff, Wales.

The pop star duo famously appeared together, alongside Christina Aguilera, at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2005 where the twosome shared a kiss onstage.

Source: The Insider