Love the hair.

Woah, very beautiful pictures! Thanks for posting them Pat! :D
Rachel's very pretty. I think Christina mentioned one time that Rachel also sang. Not sure tho. :look:

Samii I think her new album will be out next year, too. I'm pretty sure she's working on an album right now. Just not sure whether which one will drop first, the Spanish or English one.

*crosses fingers for the English release first*

Heh. I feel like a drug addict. I need a Christina hit, I'm having withdrawl symptoms.

<---- is a drama queen.

Samii I feel ya! I was feeling that way during the pre-Stripped times! :eek: Maybe next year, if she doesn't release anything at all.. I'll be feeling the same way again! :lol:

Christina calling
MANISHA ALMADI

TIMES NEWS NETWORK[ SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2004 11:53:59 PM ]

Pop sensation Christina Aguilera is all set to make her first-ever visit to India in the first week of December. As Christina herself says, "India has always captured my imagination with its myriad cultures and spiritualism. I am looking forward to my visit with great enthusiasm."


While the Beautiful singer won't perform in the country during her stay in India, she will visit Sahara Amby Valley Lake City, a 45-minute drive from Lonavala which has been visited by the likes of Hollywood diva Goldie Hawn and tennis ace Anna Kournikova in the past. Christina will be accompanied by her family and will fly in a chopper from the Mumbai airport to the lake city, where she will stay for three days.

According to Sahara corporate communications head Abhijit Sarkar, "Christina is our guest. Whether or not she performs here depends on how she feels. She is basically coming here to unwind — chill out and have fun since she has heard about the lake city from friends who have visited it in the past. Apart from a limousine at her doorstep, there will be strict security arrangements for Christina too."

Source:http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com

In 2004 Missy Elliott, Christina Aguilera, Chloe Sevigny, Boy George, Linda
Evangelista Helped Raise $8 Million

M.A.C President and M.A.C AIDS Fund Chairman John Demsey to speak at The
International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) Conference In
Washington, D.C. On World AIDS Day

NEW YORK, Nov. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The M.A.C AIDS Fund, the charitable arm
of M.A.C, the rule-breaking professional cosmetics company, announced that it
has raised more than $40 million. This year the M.A.C AIDS Fund marks its
10th year fighting against HIV/AIDS and providing vital support to men, women
and children living with the disease.

Last February marked the launch of VIVA GLAM V Lipstick and Lipglass, the
primary fund-raising tools for the M.A.C AIDS Fund where 100% of the sales
directly benefits people living with HIV/AIDS. Christina Aguilera, Missy
Elliott, Linda Evangelista, Chloe Sevigny, and Boy George were named as the
latest spokespeople for the VIVA GLAM V campaign. The neutral pink with pearl
lipglass ($13.50 US / $16.00 CDN) and the lustre lipstick ($14.00 US / $16.00
CDN) hit M.A.C's 750 locations around the world, with 100 percent of the sales
directly benefiting the M.A.C AIDS Fund. In the months since the initial
launch, VIVA GLAM V has raised a phenomenal $8 million towards the fight
against HIV/AIDS.

In addition to the VIVA GLAM lipsticks and lipglass, the M.A.C AIDS Fund
raises additional funds each year through the sale of Kids Helping Kids Cards
and the newly introduced VIVA GLAM Compact, which are sold exclusively for the
holiday season.

On World AIDS Day, December, 1, 2004, M.A.C President and M.A.C AIDS Fund
Chairman John Demsey will speak at The International Center for Research on
Women's (ICRW) luncheon forum on "Empowered Women are the Key to Halting the
AIDS Pandemic" in Washington D.C. Keynote speakers will include Dr. Geeta Rao
Gupta, president, International Center for Research on Women, Peter Piot,
executive director UNAIDS, Asunta Wagura, executive director, Kenya Network of
Women Living with AIDS, and Dr. Khuat Thu Hong, director, Institute for Social
Development Studies, Vietnam. That same night Mr. Demsey will be honored at an
intimate and unique evening with Alicia Keys and special guests on World AIDS
Day, by Keep A Child Alive.

"At first, many people were surprised that a company like M.A.C Cosmetics
would choose AIDS as their cause, but it was an obvious connection for us.
Leadership in the AIDS arena can come from all sectors. The $40 million we've
raised in the last 10 years, $8 million of which we raised with the help of
our new spokespeople and through the sales of our lipsticks, is a tremendous
milestone for us. It also demonstrates the impact that we, as individuals and
as a company, can have in fighting this disease," said John Demsey, M.A.C
President and M.A.C AIDS Fund Chairman.

The M.A.C AIDS Fund

The M.A.C AIDS Fund provides vital support to men, women and children
living with HIV and AIDS. Founded in 1994 by M.A.C Cosmetics, the fund has
raised more than $40 million through the sales of the VIVA GLAM lipstick
collection, Kids Helping Kids Cards and the M.A.C Book of Cards. The proceeds
are distributed to organizations worldwide that provide direct care services
and daily essentials to those afflicted with HIV/AIDS, and that offer HIV/AIDS
education, awareness and prevention programs and support the elimination of
prejudice and discrimination against HIV/AIDS-affected individuals. 100% of
the selling price of VIVA GLAM goes to the M.A.C AIDS Fund and are directed to
local and geographic regions where the need for HIV-related care and services
are greatest. For more information about the M.A.C AIDS Fund, log on to
http://www.macaidsfund.org.

M.A.C (Make-up Art Cosmetics)

M.A.C, the leading brand of professional cosmetics, was created in
Toronto, Canada in 1985 and is now part of The Estee Lauder Companies, Inc.
The company's popularity has grown through a tradition of word-of-mouth
endorsement from makeup artists, models, photographers and journalists around
the world. M.A.C products are sold in more than 46 countries worldwide. For a
M.A.C location or information on our products and services, visit
http://www.maccosmetics.com, the recently redesigned site that makes the M.A.C
online experience simpler, more informative and faster for the user.

Bankrupt FansRule owes Christina Aguilera fans about $320,000 US
Jake Coyle
Canadian Press


NEW YORK (AP) - Many artists hire outside companies to run their fan clubs, but one club designed to bring fans closer to their idols ended up dividing them.

Last June, 13-year-old Sophia Lief was all set to go to her first concert to see her absolute favourite: Christina Aguilera. Sophia's mother, Janet Crane, wanted to be assured of getting good tickets. So she joined Aguilera's official fan club, paying the $35 US membership fee that offered access to seats in the first 20 rows. She bought three tickets, totalling another $375.

In late April, however, Aguilera cancelled her entire 28-city tour due to "strained vocal cords." Naturally, Sophia's mother looked for a refund - except there was none, for her or hundreds of other Aguilera fans.

Aguilera had hired a company called FansRule to run her website and fan club. But as it was taking money for Aguilera tickets, FansRule was being run by a court-appointed bankruptcy trustee after filing for Chapter 11 in November 2003.

FansRule still owes about $320,000 US to Aguilera fans, trustee Joe Baldiga says.

"The inability to refund payments made for tickets is in no way the fault of Christina Aguilera," Baldiga says on Aguilera's website.

Sophia doesn't agree. "Her fans aren't going to follow her through the years if she treats us like this and doesn't even make up the (cancelled) concerts," she said.

Said Crane: "I don't really know how the music business works, but she is responsible if she hired (FansRule). We paid money on good faith." She recently obtained reimbursement from her credit card company, six months after the fact.

FansRule also ran clubs for Aerosmith. After the band postponed three concerts in June, many ticket buyers went without refunds. One fan, Ginny Roberson, posted a Web page telling FansRule to kiss a certain part of her body.

"I will continue to be a fan, but I am extremely disappointed and disillusioned at the way (Aerosmith) have sold us out for a quick buck," she wrote. "I never would have believed it possible for them to become like this!"

It has become regular practice for music acts to outsource their fan clubs to companies that run their websites, sell high-priced VIP concert tickets and offer an assortment of perks for paying members. But how did the fans of international stars like Aguilera and Aerosmith end up left out in the cold - and for a summer tour, no less?

Like many things, the answer begins with none other than the Grateful Dead.

Decades ago, the Dead pioneered the idea of a club offering direct ticketing to their biggest fans. Back then, as much as 50 per cent of tickets were made available directly to Deadheads. Now Ticketmaster caps seats available to fan clubs at closer to 10 per cent.

The business dramatically changed, though, in the '90s with the Dave Matthews Band. Manager Coran Capshaw saw a connection with fan clubs and the then-emerging Internet, which offered new ways for bands to connect with their fans beyond the traditional newsletter.


Fan clubs had been a neglected stepchild of the business," says Capshaw, now the CEO of Musictoday, one of the largest fan service businesses.

For example, one of Musictoday's acts, The Rolling Stones, offer two types of memberships. For $65 US, a fan gets a one-year membership, full access to the member-only online fan club, e-mail updates and a Stones DVD. An additional $35 US buys a commemorative poster and special access to tour tickets.

The amenities for members can be a fan's dream. Turnstyle, a smaller company whose clients include Kid Rock and Pamela Anderson, offers raffles where fans can win a birthday phone call from their favourite artist.

FansRule was pushing to bring fans even closer to their idols. Founder and former CEO Neil Donahue, a venture capitalist and music producer, says his company was "pioneering in fan experiences." It specialized in getting fans front row and backstage as part of a "velvet rope experience."

Brian Sikorski, CEO of Ticketrends.com, said FansRule was an innovator in the highest growth area of the music business. Mike Lundgren, former chief operating officer of FansRule, says the company only went bankrupt because of "external financial reasons" - which remain murky.

Sikorski talks of mismanaged funds. Baldiga says an individual may have taken money from the company - a possibility Sikorsky considers likely, noting the questionable name of another company founded by Donahue: In the Pocket Productions.

"They give fan services a bad name," says Sikorsky.

Baldiga, while running the company under bankruptcy law guidelines, used all incoming money to pay FansRule's bills. He says the company was going "gangbusters" until the Aguilera tour cancellation.

After the non-tour, a proposition for over $1 million in financing was turned down in bankruptcy court and Baldiga closed down FansRule for good. Hundreds of fans remain unpaid and their chances for reimbursement from FansRule look bleak. Ultimate resolution of FansRule's liquidation could run two to three years, says Jon Aquino, another bankruptcy trustee.

Aguilera has hired attorney Larry Green to help retrieve as much money as possible for her fans. He hopes the matter can be settled within a year.

Green says Aguilera "never saw a dime" of the tour ticket money, and is actually owed money in "mid five figures." But he says he is seeking reimbursement for the fans, not Aguilera.

Whether these experiences will lose fans for Aguilera or Aerosmith remains to be seen. But it's clear that outsourced fan clubs will thrive regardless. Record labels are beginning to sniff around, sensing a new revenue stream.

"This business is just going to grow and grow," says Baldiga, even as he presides over the liquidation of FansRule. "It's the way of the future."

Source:canda.com/news

Rem, thanks for posting all those articles. WOW...Christina going to India to relax. Good for her. :D I wonder if she's finished w/ either of her two albums? :look:


Christina Agui-Roller


It's not a bad life being a pop star with a string of hits — just look at Christina Aguilera.

The Dirrty singer pulled up at a Hollywood restaurant with fiancé Jordan Bratman in her Rolls-Royce.

Then they sat down over a candlelight dinner to discuss just how many millions they'd spend on pressies for each other for Christmas.

Ok, I made that last bit up — but they probably did.

—Victoria Newton

Source: The Sun

Who's That Girl?


Christina Aguilera's new look is radical, but in her blonde ambition to mimic Madonna she's ended up looking more like her arch-rival Britney Spears.

The 23-year-old dirrty girl turned material girl driving to a Hollywood diner in her £160k Rolls-Royce Phantom wearing a vintage Madonna Like A Virgin tour T-shirt with boyfriend Jordan Bratman in tow.

But that woolly pink hat and Dr Who-style scarf make her look like she's been in Brit's wardrobe. Now all she needs is a trailer-trash hubby to complete the look.

Source: The Mirror


Christina Visits The Zoo
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Christina Aguilera got a smooch from Nelson, a 600-pound sea lion, at the San Diego Zoo during a Nov. 14 visit with her 8-year-old brother, Michael.

Source: Us Weekly

Awwwww that pic of her and the seal is cute :lol:

Heh, it's so cute! :love:

I just noticed that her hair is really short under her hat. I wonder if that's a new look for her or something she's experimenting with. I've always preferred longer hair on her..don't matter if it's blonde or black. :look:


Jessica Simpson Mentions Christina in Interview


"Who do you prefer, Britney or Christina?"

"As a person, Britney. Vocally, Christina. She has the edge. Christina's the nasty girl but she's extremely talented".

I hate this questions with a freaking passion, how in the world do you compare to people that are completely different? It's like comparing Janet to Whitney or Madonna to Mariah. It's not the freaking same and someone like Jessica should freaking no better.

I hate when people say that Britney is a better person than Christina. I mean come on, how can you judge a person. Everyone has there own freaking faults but to say that someone's a better person than the other is wrong in my book. Jessica doesn't know Britney or Christina she knows of them. Yet she can say whose the better person?

I am sorry for the outburst; however, I just hate that question, I hate when people think they know someone when they really don't and I hate the comparrison between them. It's not a competition, they are not going to win anything if you choose the other one.



Luv,

Remedy

Rem, I completely understand and hear where ya coming from. :hug: But that question will always be around even though Christina has proven her worth. And your right, Jessica should know better but we are talking about Mrs. Reality tv here, so there you go. ;)

Amen. ;)

Rem ITA with what you said. I don't think that Christina and Britney should be compared because after their first albums they have gone separate ways, music wise. Some people are just :crazy: