Liberation, her latest album, resurrects Xtina’s considerable presence as a vocalist, though her attempts at navigating the modern pop landscape still verge on aimless.
It was more than a little dispiriting to watch her grip on pop all but disintegrate while less talented artists filled the void left behind. Coasting on Maroon 5 features ( “Moves Like Jagger”) and Voice TV money, Aguilera ably slipped into late-career complacency. Careening gracelessly from the delicate balladry of “Beautiful” to the forced edginess of “Dirrty,” it was an album stuffed with ideas but in search of an identity.Įvery record Aguilera has released since has been equally confused, to diminishing returns 2012’s Lotus landed with a thud, leaving fans and critics unmoved.
But while Stripped emphatically knew that Christina did not want to be Britney Spears, it seemed entirely unsure of what she should be instead. Aguilera clearly aspired to get somewhere beyond the corner “Genie in a Bottle” had backed her into, lumped in with the thin assembly line of nü-bubblegum churned out by artists like Jessica Simpson and Mandy Moore. Accelerate (feat.Stripped, Christina Aguilera’s 2002 album, sought to make a clean break from her debut’s squeaky teen-idol gleam. In 2016, she released a new single called “Change” dedicated to The Voice contestant Christina Grimmie.ġ2. Since she released her last album, Aguilera has been one of the rotating coaches on NBC’s The Voice. The new album will feature plenty of other special guests, including Demi Lovato, Keida, and Shenseea. West also produced the track “Maria,” which samples Michael Jackson. You can watch the Zooey Grossman directed video below.Īccording to a new Billboard profile, West and Aguilera met in California at Rick Rubin’s Shangri La studio shortly before the release of The Life of Pablo to work on the song. The track was co-produced and co-written by Kayne West. She also shared her new single “Accelerate” featuring Ty Dolla $ign and 2 Chainz. This is her first album since 2012’s Lotus. Christina Aguilera is finally back with new music! Aguilera announced her new album, Liberation, out July 15.
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