Official Video: Christina Aguilera - You Lost Me

Christina shows up looking like her Genie In A Bottle days - blonde hair, red lipstick, fresh make-up look.

This is the music video for her official second single You Lost Me. News has it that this is acclaimed by critics for the performance that Christina showed on the MV. You Lost Me was the preferred second single off Bionic to save the album's sales due to its bad publicity and negative campaigns. 

I think the video (and the song) is a rehashed version of her 2006 Back To Basics hit Hurt. 

Do you agree? Your thoughts?

Live Performance: Christina Aguilera - Bionic Medley (MTV Movie Awards 2010)

E! TV caught Xtina on the red carpet of MTV Movie Awards 2010 wearing a Donnatella Versace couture. In her interview, she expressed about how excited she is for the album premiere of Bionic, her live performance on MMA that she had put together for her fans and a bit of advice for Rob Pattinson (which she mentioned that she was looking forward to see that night)

Here's that E! clip

Another red carpet clip courtesy of Access Hollywood. In the interview Christina talks about how comfortable that Versace couture she was wearing and the hot Xtina knucle rings she had on. She also gives a brief description of how the performance she gave would be like, that she is channelling her alter-ego Xtina. She also mentions a few de-ets on her debut movie Burlesque.

While after that short clip from the red carpet where Xtina mentioned how excited she is to put on a show for her fans and even concocted a medley for MMA 2010 live performance, I now give you the performance clip. She sang the first 3 tracks off her new album Bionic. It includes the title track Bionic, the first single Not Myself Tonight and the second single (minus Nicki Balaj) Woohoo. 

The intro was majestic! I love the Iron Man-inspired gloves (and it actually glows). Her hairdo ( and somehow her leotard get-up) reminds me of Rihanna, but I must say Xtina dons it better and of course the ever makulit glowing heart lights on her hooch. Vocal-wise, I think she nailed this one. Clean, smooth and seems that it wants to break free from so much restraint just to get the feel of the song. She always throws a good performance for MMA (just like how she did it with Ain't No Other Man back in MMA 2006)

Here's the clip. Enjoy it as much as I did --

Check out her MTV Movie Awards 2010 Live Performance

Your thoughts?

Album Review: Christina Aguilera - Bionic

Bionic -- Christina Aguilera's 4th English studio album lands in the US and the rest of the world today, 08 June 2010. (07 June 2010 in the Philippines)

I would recommend to listen to the whole album repetitively as it took me a couple of listens to Not Myself Tonight and Woohoo before I was able to completely appreciate both songs. That is what I am doing now. But as of yet, I'd say that Stripped is still the best. Operative words -- as of yet.

Now after three weeks of continuously listening to the album, here's my 2 cents worth:
Due to the delays and variety of producers and collaborations that Christina made, I feel like Bionic's tracks were all great and too diverse that it overshadows each tracks. This is what happens when you mix too many colours - it becomes black. Although the creativity is very much visible in the project, I can't help but feel the pressure that Christina is dictated by the business side of the industry. Don't get me wrong though, I like and appreciate most of the tracks. But because of just too much elements, it tends to contradict one another and that harmony to give the feel of Bionic is grayed out, if not lost. If Christina did want to sound futuristic, she could have left the power ballads for b-sides or re-releases and stuck with the electro-pumped  tribal-bass  rich tracks like Bionic, Elastic Love and Not Myself Tonight. The deluxe edition does contain kick-ass tracks like the ditsy Bobblehead (which I can't help but laugh everyt ime I hear the dumb blonde ditch) and the mid-tempo electro track Birds of Prey. I don't blame Christina though for putting her class A ballads like You Lost Me, Stronger Than Ever, I Am (which reminds me of a Bjork song Hyper-ballad) and Lift Me Up. But if consistency she wanted they could have sequenced the album in such a way it does not negate that Bionic feel -- futuristic, mechanical.


Bionic title track is an instant hit for me -- it has Santogold/M.I.A. written all over it. No doubt because she's collaborated with Santogold and a couple of other peeps for this track along with Monday Morning, Bobblehead and Elastic Love which should have been the main sound of Bionic. Not Myself Tonight is a very powerful, influential, liberating song (too bad the video pulled its value down). Lift Me Up's rhythm really does inspire hope. Birds of Prey is a collab with one of UK's underground band Ladytron and I just have one word for it -- brilliant! You Lost Me reminds me a lot of Beyoncé's Resentment from her B'Day album. Morning Dessert/Sex For Breakfast is great as well -- kinship between Janet's Twenty Foreplay and Christina's own Loving Me 4 Me. Other cute tracks like My Girls, Vanity and as mentioned earlier - Bobblehead.  I find most Tricky Stewart-produced songs like Glam and Primma Donna rather disappointing except for Desnudate. I must say that Christina's vocals were very much diverisifed, flexible and it morphs in accordance to the song's feel but when the ballads are up the real powerful soulful voice of a white girl dominates and there's no question why she has been labeled as the best voice of her generation.

(above photo courtesy of JM Ballaran)


Track list:

1. Bionic     
2. Not Myself Tonight
3. Woohoo (featuring Nicki Minaj) 

4. Elastic Love
5. Desnudate
6. Love & Glamour (Intro)
7. Glam
8. Prima Donna
9. Morning Dessert (Intro)
10. Sex for Breakfast
11. Lift Me Up
12. My Heart (Intro)
13. All I Need
14. I Am
15. You Lost Me
16. I Hate Boys
17. My Girls (featuring Peaches)
18. Vanity
Deluxe edition bonus tracks
19. Monday Morning

20. Bobblehead
21. Birds of Prey 

22. Stronger than Ever

23. I Am (Stripped)
24. Little Dreamer" (iTunes only)

Noteworthy tracks: Bionic; Not Myself Tonight; Elastic Love; Morning Dessert/Sex for Breakfast; Vanity; I Hate Boys; Monday Morning; Bobblehead; Birds of Prey; I Am; Lift Me Up; You Lost Me; Stronger Than Ever; Little Dreamer

Christina is Bionic

Having heard of Christina's new single Not Myself Tonight, I was a little worried that it may not be a come back material type. When I saw the artwork I just felt ordinary of it -- nothing fantastic. But as I listened to the song when I was in Boracay, it grew on me. It grew on me so much that I imbibed the song in me during the vacation. I was loving the electro-tribal beat of the song and the lyrics were just very empowering. Which made me think that this song is one of Christina's best work since her Stripped days. Back to Basics was great too, don't get me wrong but Stripped brought her to where she is now and defined her as an artist. Going back to basics makes you realise things and you get empowered by what you can do. Now after 4 years since her last record and nearly 2 years of going hiatus from the scene, she has become Bionic.

The title itself gives so much to think about. What is she going to do now? How will she sound? Who is she working with? Will it work? These kinds of thoughts. I'd say it's very promising given the set of producers and collaborators she's working with. I hear she's worked with Tricky Stewart (Mariah Carey), Goldfrapp (Kylie Minogue), The Neptunes (Madonna amongst others) and some very under-rated artists MIA and Santogold. I'm just too anxiously excited to hear the material coming out June 2010. With the video of Not Myself Tonight looming, which by the way was directed by Hype Williams and we know what he's known for -- so much expectation lies on it.