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BURLESQUE SOUNDTRACK TRACKLISTING

The tracklisting for the new Burlesque movie starring Christina Aguilera and Cher has been revealed today.
Aguilera - who stars in the Steve Antin musical film herself as Ali Rose - recorded eight of the twelve songs featured on the accompanying soundtrack.
Cher (who plays the character of Tess) then offers two tracks - Welcome to Burlesque and You Haven't Seen The Last Of Me.
Their co-stars Kristen Bell (Nikki) and Allan Cumming (Alexis) also recorded the solo songs Long John Blues and That's Life respectively - which is released November 16 in the US - a week prior to the movie reaching theaters on November 24.

Burlesque Soundtrack Tracklisting:
1. 'Welcome to Burlesque' – Cher
2. 'Something’s Got a Hold on Me' – Christina Aguilera
3. 'Tough Lover' – Christina Aguilera
4. 'Long John Blues' – Kristen Bell
5. 'Diamonds' – Christina Aguilera
6. 'You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me' – Cher
7. 'Express' – Christina Aguilera
8. 'But I Am a Good Girl' – Christina Aguilera
9. 'A Guy Who Takes His Time' – Christina Aguilera
10. 'Bound to You' – Christina Aguilera
11. 'That’s Life' – Alan Cumming
12. 'Spotlight' – Christina Aguilera

BURLESQUE SOUNDTRACK TRACKLISTING

The tracklisting for the new Burlesque movie starring Christina Aguilera and Cher has been revealed today.
Aguilera - who stars in the Steve Antin musical film herself as Ali Rose - recorded eight of the twelve songs featured on the accompanying soundtrack.
Cher (who plays the character of Tess) then offers two tracks - Welcome to Burlesque and You Haven't Seen The Last Of Me.
Their co-stars Kristen Bell (Nikki) and Allan Cumming (Alexis) also recorded the solo songs Long John Blues and That's Life respectively - which is released November 16 in the US - a week prior to the movie reaching theaters on November 24.

Burlesque Soundtrack Tracklisting:
1. 'Welcome to Burlesque' – Cher
2. 'Something’s Got a Hold on Me' – Christina Aguilera
3. 'Tough Lover' – Christina Aguilera
4. 'Long John Blues' – Kristen Bell
5. 'Diamonds' – Christina Aguilera
6. 'You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me' – Cher
7. 'Express' – Christina Aguilera
8. 'But I Am a Good Girl' – Christina Aguilera
9. 'A Guy Who Takes His Time' – Christina Aguilera
10. 'Bound to You' – Christina Aguilera
11. 'That’s Life' – Alan Cumming
12. 'Spotlight' – Christina Aguilera

NEW BURLESQUE PICTURE!

'BURLESQUE' COMPANION BOOK SPANS

CHRISTINA TALKS BURLESQUE

CHER TALKS ABOUT CHRISTINA IN 'BURLESQUE' COMPANION BOOK

Cher talks about Christina in the 'Burlesque' companion book. Here is what she said about our girl!

I watched Christina, an incredible singer and dancer with one of the most exceptional voices I’ve ever heard, change before my eyes into a fine actress. It was wonderful to see that happen. Of course, me being me, I had to give her one tiny bit of advice. It was in the scene in which Tess says, “OK I’m going to build the show around you.” There was a close-up on Christina, and though she had a beautiful look on her face, I knew she had more to give. I went up to her and said, “Christina, this is the moment you’ve been waiting for all your life. Not your character’s life, but yours. It’s now or never.” Moments later I watched her pull years of tears out of those baby blue eyes. Yeah! I know this beautiful child can go as far, and as deep, as she wants to go. I’m proud of her and I am proud to be in this film with her.

DAVID GUETTA TO WORK WITH CHRISTINA AGUILERA?

David Guetta has reportedly expressed plans to work on a song with Christina Aguilera for his new album.

The French DJ and producer, whose record is due out next summer, said that he is keen to feature Aguilera's 'powerful' voice on the LP.

Record quotes Guetta as saying that people will go "crazy" for his next album and that he is still awaiting permission from Aguilera's label for the pair to work together.

The star also revealed that he has finished nine tracks for the record, saying: "Making music for me is not working, is my daily occupation. I have more than nine songs made for the new disk, [but] it's like wine: you have to let them breathe for people to taste and see."

Collaborations with Usher and will.i.am are also rumored to feature on the LP.

Guetta will release a deluxe edition of his latest album One Love later this year.

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CHRISTINA AGUILERA MAKES IT TO MATSUHISA

Christina Aguilera flashes a smile as she heads back to her car after getting dinner at Matsuhisa on Wednesday (September 22) in Beverly Hills, Calif.

The 29-year-old singer was joined by her husband, Jordan Bratman!

Christina is back in town after spending the weekend in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico - she and Samantha Ronson spent time with pal Nicole Richie for Nic’s bachelorette party!

According to People, the ladies enjoyed manicures and pedicures, a group dinner with margaritas and relaxing by the pool together.

CLAUDE KELLY TALKS ABOUT WORKING WITH CHRISTINA

Claude Kelly was recently interviewed by USWeekly magazine and during his interview he was asked about how working with Christina turned out. Here is what he said:

US: And finally -- what about her fellow pop diva, Christina Aguilera?

CK: Christina and I are actually the most alike as people. We both have sarcastic, dirty joke-minded personalities, so we clicked right away. In the songs we did, anywhere we could sneak a little curse word or some little sexual innuendo, it's in there because that's how we thought. And she has a really cool home studio called "Red Lips." There's no natural light coming in, the walls are all red and black...

US: Sounds like a vampire's dream!

CK: That's another thing -- she loves vampires too! I'm still trying to convince her to watch True Blood. She's just been too busy!

US: How did you discover your mutual fascination with vampires?

CK: I don't even know how the conversation came up! I'm sure I was raving about True Blood. She likes the really dark stuff, but she's been really busy juggling the movie and the album and, of course, she's a mother and has all this other stuff going on in her life. Having the time to sit down on a Sunday night to watch HBO or even probably catch up on it on TiVo or whatever… I'm gonna get her there because I know she'll like it. Anything with sex and vampires -- you can't go wrong!

US: Does she hold her son Max or anything while she's singing?

CK: Well, she can't hold him while she's singing because it has to be completely silent and she has to obviously stand up properly and sing. But he's definitely been in the room and watched her and comes in between takes. She's ver

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XTINA #7 IN RISQUE STARS THROUGHOUT THE YEARS

1. Cher
2. Rose McGowan
3. Lil' Kim
4. Madonna
5. Jennifer Lopez
6. Bjork
7. Christina Aguilera During her 'Dirty' phase, Christina Aguilera enjoyed the freedom of bottomless chaps, and wasn't afraid to upset her more conservative critics by wearing similar burlesque numbers in her 'Stripped' tour of 2002. The period was a transitional time in Aguilera's music career, helping her to refine a unique musical style and detach herself from her Mickey Mouse Club beginnings.
8. Lady Gaga
9. Amy Winehouse
10. Miley Cyrus

CHRISTINA AGUILERA: LEGEND OR LONESOME?

1997: A year the Spice Girls dominated charts worldwide, spreading their message of ‘Girl Power’.

The year that Labour took office with Tony Blair as the mascot to a ‘change’ after over a decade of Tory triumphs.

The year that digital entertainment was introduced to the world.

The year when internet broadband went into beta-testing.

A year when a 15-year-old girl having left the confines of the Mickey Mouse Club had ventured out to secure herself a recording contract. To secure her dream.

This girl arrives with Steve Kurtz, her manager to the venues housing Mercury Records, Jive/Zomba Records, Sony Worldwide, Interscope & many more.

She gets rejected over & over again, until it becomes the standard conclusion of her showcase.

The executives claim that they have too many that sound like her. Too many that look like her. She’s just another wannabe with no real potential of longevity to survive the ruthless multi-billion dollar industry that conceived & birthed the likes of the late Michael Jackson, Madonna, The Beatles, & of course the current successes of the time, the Backstreet Boys.

The 15-year-old girl was expected to absorb the rejection & head back to her hometown of Pittsburg.

An executive asks the 15-year-old what her name is so that he can sign her out of the building, whilst commiserating about the unsuccessful showcase she just delivered.

Through the skin of a 15-year-old & the eyes of a woman she replies: “Christina Aguilera”.

Those that didn’t ‘get it’ made a big mistake.

However Ron Fair understood exactly. A&R guy to RCA Records, Aguilera signed with them in late 1997 & began a collective during 1998.
It was also the year that a fellow mousketeer had signed her privacy away for the chance to turn her name into an empire. Another 15-year-old; Britney Spears.

Jive Records were keen to capitalise on their potential protege so Spears was flown to Sweden to team up with Max Martin to write & produce her debut album.

Spears made her debut during 1998 with her lead single “Baby One More Time…” She quickly played the pied piper to the mass teenage audience, exhausted & bored with the mid-nineties grunge rock scene.

Aguilera meanwhile had almost completed her own album to launch her into the A-list stratosphere, & whilst had observed the Spear-mania achieve global-status was unaffected.

RCA didn’t share the same nonchalence Aguilera so calmly wore.

“What A Girl Wants” was to be Aguilera’s 1999 debut single, but Ron Fair wasn’t certain. Aguilera’s intention had been throughout to showcase her extensive vocal range & had began the journey to record material to achieve just that.

The arrival of Spears had changed the game however, & hence RCA made a final attempt to find ‘the’ song.

David Kipner, Pam Sheyne & David Frank had meanwhile been shopping their demo to various labels. Whilst most labels rejected their song “If You Wanna Be With Me”, Ron Fair once again – just ‘got it’.

Convincing Aguilera this was to be the lead song, reluctantly she went back behind the mike to record the newly titled “Genie In A Bottle”.

It wasn’t what she wanted. This wasn’t going to work. She had previously recorded the soundtrack to the Disney film “Mulan”, which hadn’t been as successful as hoped. Was “Genie In A Bottle” really going to make Aguilera’s dreams come true?

Aguilera debut at number 1 with ‘Genie In A Bottle’ in 23 countries whilst making the top 5 in every country it was released in.

It became the highest played song on digital radio in history. Aguilera still holds that record. Billboard 100 also saw Aguilera’s debut album reach number 1, which went onto sell over 17 million copies worldwide.

The rivalry between Spears & Aguilera concocted by the media was a blessing in driving the corporate brand that Aguilera was becoming.

The dream Aguilera had wanted to materialise had truly become a tale musicians would reference time & time again. She had made it.

Aguilera however didn’t think so. This wasn’t her dream. This was the nightmare she had been warned about.

Styled on the likes of Spears, singing songs about teenage love & heartbreak alongside wearing outfits calculating how much skin Aguilera showed was all that was ideal. All that was American. All that was preferrable. All that Aguilera wasn’t.

Aguilera decided to take a 3 year hiatus allowing Spears to take centre stage of the circus that had began at their debuts.

2002 was mark two for Aguilera.

‘Dirrty’ was bankrolled by the RCA executives onto screens worldwide. The message was of shock, horror, disgust, even disappointment but was that the intention?

Aguilera saw the harsh reality of the double-standards of the music industry & retaliated in the best way she knew. “Stripped” was released in October 2002 & with hits like ‘Beautiful’, ‘Fighter’ & of course ‘Dirrty’ it went onto sell a staggering 21 million copies worldwide parrelling that to a sold-out world tour.

Aguilera was back & had taken the throne. Having fired her manager Steve Kurtz, Aguilera was no longer concerned with image, sales & the niche market that had propelled her to super-stardom.

Aguilera was carving out her legacy, one song at a time. No-one would be left without an opinion of her: good or bad.

After her wedding to Jordan Bratman, Aguilera was ready to make mark three.

“Back To Basics” saw Aguilera transition from a hyper-sexualised domantrix to the glamourous Hollywood Queens of the yester-years.

The double-disc album sold over 15 million copies worldwide & again spawned a sold-out world tour.

Spears meanwhile had been married & divorced twice. Lost custody of her children, been admitted into psychiatric care & seen her twice enter rehab.

The comparisons have all of course stopped. Aguilera is now the true heir to the throne Madonna struggles to relinquish, but Aguilera has to be compared to someone. Has to be measured. Has to be understood. Who or what would be used as the barometer?

Lady Gaga; the new contender for a place in the Music Hall of Fame.

Gaga makes no trajectory in allowing the masses to warm to her. She takes over from where Aguilera left off after “Stripped” in 2002.

Columnists & reporters challenge Aguilera again for the duel that once made her into the shrewd business woman she is. How would she fair in being compared once again to another female?

Calmly Aguilera ignites herself ready for mark four.

“Bionic” is released during June 2010 & sees her debutting again at number one. The super sexed up single ‘Not Myself Tonight’ achieves mass radio-play & invites the critics to trash her.

Comparisons begin immediatley with Lady Gaga to Madonna to Janet Jackson. Aguilera remains defiant, calm & oddly coy.

Aguilera never revisits an area already covered so why has she returned to empower & symbolise female sexuality when that’s what she did with “Stripped”?

Aguilera has learnt that what began in the late 1960′s has truly reached it’s exhausted, battered end. The Sexual Revolution is dying. Nothing is left to shock.

Just like Lady Gaga, infamous for her minimal expressions & sexless appeal, Aguilera has decided to bid homage to an era that set her apart. An era that no longer holds the same tenacity it once did. An era that was promoted & reigned by Madonna.

Fans & critics alike agree that Aguilera truly has her place in history, & whereas she may not represent the all-american girl next door, she represents women. Real women. No drama, no fuss, no agenda, it’s simply Christina Aguilera.

Aguilera has certainly reached her tenure as a musical icon & has earned her badges to dictate her artistry & discography, but is the world ready for a woman who defies female boundaries?

Spears may be the favoured personality of the global audience, but Aguilera is the strongest contender for the status of legend.

Funny how the same was said about Billie Holiday & Janis Joplin, yet decades after their departure, it’s them whom we remember.

Legend or Lonesome? i know my answer. I think just like Ron Fair – i just ‘get it’…

STANLEY TUCCI ON CHRISTINA AGUILERA

Will was just talking about working with Justin Timberlake and his transition from pop star to actor. You just finished Burlesque, right? Christina Aguilera, what was that experience like for you?

It was great, she was wonderful, but she never made a movie before. There were certain things that she just didn’t know, just technical things that she didn’t know. But, you know, you learn them pretty quickly, and God knows she’s a performer. I’ve never seen anything like that. Staggering, her singing and dancing. She’s this sweet little…she’s this big [places flat hand about three feet above the floor]. It was weird. They were like, “There’s Christina Aguilera,” I was like, “Where? That child?” She’s very sweet, very quiet and then she starts to sing and dance and you’re like, “Where the fuck did that come from?” I’ve never seen anything like it. I’ve never seen a transformation like that. I talked about it with Cher. How does she do that? Cher goes, “I don’t know. I don’t know how she does that.”