The A&R Clinic: Christina Aguilera

 

hi everyone, wanted to introduce a new segment where I dish out structural advise for artists that are not where they ought to be critically and/or commercially but the potential is there to achieve theseand more. A&R stands for Artist and Repertoire (Wikipedia it) 

ill begin with the very talented Christina Aguilera. for those living under a rock that don't know her (I highly doubt it tho), She was one of the few blond-headed teen princesses that basically redefined pop with the ...

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will.i.am: "I have ADHD, I'll admit it"

will.i.am has spoken about his battle with ADHD during his life and career. The Voice UK coach explained that he constantly struggles to concentrate on different tasks due to his Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. "I have ADHD. I'll admit it," he is quoted as saying in The Mirror. "Did you hear about the elephant that got into that fight with a gorilla? Sorry, that's my ADHD kicking in. "I've got all this stuff in my head at the same time as I'm doing stuff and I don't know how to stop or slow down. But it's all good because I know how to control it."

Monday ratings: 'The Voice' tops night, 'DWTS' and 'The Following' fall

NBC won the coveted 18-49 demographic battle on Monday night, while ABC attracted the most viewers. The Voice fell a tenth from last week, but still easily dominated the night, scoring 4.7 (13.31 million viewers) at 8pm for NBC. Revolution fell to a ...

'The Voice' Towers Over 'Idol' in its First Week Back On Air

“American Idol” hit a new low in the ratings March 28, pulling in 3.45 million viewers in the 18-49 demographic and only 11 million total viewers. For the first time, NBC's “The Voice” has a greater audience than “Idol.” While “American Idol” is still guiding Fox to wins on Wednesday and Thursday nights, it continues to lose ground to “The Voice,” which premiered this week with new episodes on Monday and Tuesday. “The Voice” premiered March 25 and dominated the night for NBC, pulling in ...

Video: 'The Voice' UK: Jessie J, will.i.am, Tom Jones, Danny perform

The Voice UK's Jessie J, Sir Tom Jones, Danny O'Donoghue and will.i.am have appeared in a new clip from this weekend's launch episode. The four returning coaches perform a cover of Little Richard's 'Long Tall Sally' in the clip. Last year, the mentors collaborated together on a version of ...

'American Idol' Ratings Dip, Big Brands Still Line Up

In the heyday of "American Idol," the notion that it could fall ratings victim to a zombie slugfest or standard crime drama would have been laughable. That was then. With Fox's singing contest shedding about 20% of its audience so far this season to hit new lows, it's been leapfrogged repeatedly in total viewers by series including the CBS procedurals "Person of Interest" and "NCIS." In a harsher blow to a blockbuster that once ruled the advertiser-adored young adult segment, "American Idol" has been overtaken this season by...

will.i.am blasts Universal label over 'Voice' UK Leanne Mitchell flop

will.i.am has hit out at Universal Music for their handling of Leanne Mitchell's career after winning The Voice UK. Mitchell struggled in the charts after the first series ended, only reaching number 45 with 'Run to You', a cover she performed on the BBC One show's final. The Black Eyed Peas star said that the handling of Mitchell had been done in a way which would have been appropriate "five years ago". "I don't think people were considering today's behavior and how we digest content. It was television five years ago. I hope we've learned from that because I'm part of this show. I hope the label that the artists have to go with have learned from it," said will.  "So with this year's winner, we ...

Christina Aguilera Debuts New Body at Voice Premier

The "Your Body" singer paid a much needed surprise visit to the premier of the new season of The Voice in a slimmer figure.  The singer (who took time off The Voice to release Lotus and go on the road to promote it) also debuted the new body on the latest Pitbull video. If i knew any better i'd say the ...

Shakira to 'Bust Heads,' Usher Promises Strict Style on 'The Voice'

The dust has barely settled on Cassadee Pope's big win on "The Voice" last month, but with big changes in store for the show's fourth season -- most notably the addition of two new coaches -- it's never too early to look ahead. a press conference took place recently with those newbies, Usher and Shakira, as well as mainstays Blake Shelton and Adam Levine.

Shelton noted that with the departure of Christina Aguilera and Cee Lo Green, the dynamic has "definitely changed" and that throwing Usher and Shakira into the mix has ...

Emmys 2012 Nominations: Scores & Snubs

Nominations for the 64th Emmys were announced today, and noticeable among the long list of nods for "Mad Men," "Modern Family" and "American Horror Story" was a striking lack of nominations for "Glee," "American Idol" and "The X Factor." "The Voice" scored a top nod, however, and "Smash" saw several nominations in its inaugural season.

JLO May Not Be Returning To American Idol

Jennifer Lopez stopped by "Ellen" on Tuesday (May 15), promoting "What to Expect When You're Expecting" with her co-star Cameron Diaz. In between conversations about girl fights and adopting, the "American Idol" judge mentioned that she might not be returning for a third season on the Fox reality show. (see more)

Jermaine Paul Becomes 'The Voice'

(Alicia Keys would be beaming with pride lol) Less than 20 minutes after the conclusion of NBC's singing competition show "The Voice," the season two victor, Jermaine Paul, joined his coach Blake Shelton on a jam-packed red carpet inside a studio adjacent to the one where the show has been broadcast live since early April.

The media was out in full force -- the dozen TV cameras were triple the usual number while the print and online media was expanded on an equal level -- and Shelton had ...

Christina's 2012 Direction

I want to start by saying that we need to give X-Tina some credit for even with a flopped album, failed marriage, weight issues (which she really does not care about, as in really) and a minor succesful motion picture under her belt, she did a very good job staying in the lime light in 2011 for good things like ...

Britney Spears, Lady Gaga Rule Billboard.com's 2011 Mid-Year Music Awards [Billboard]

Britney Spears and Lady Gaga proved the ultimate pop music divas in Billboard.com's Mid-Year Music Awards poll, which allowed fans to weigh in on their favorite songs, albums and performances of the first half of 2011 over the past week. Once the ...

'The Voice's' Javier Colon to 'Tell Stories' on Debut Album [Billboard.com]

Three of the four finalists on NBC's "The Voice" are already making plans to start recording albums prior to a six-city tour that starts July 27 in Los Angeles at the Gibson Amphitheatre.

Winner Javier Colon, who had been ...

X-Tina Earns Way More!

... so the celebrity judges are on a roll when it comes to the hotness of the "The Voice" but whats catching everyones eye now is the the cash that they, most especially the only diva in the pack, Christina Aguilera, gets from ...

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Seams Chrisina Aguilera can finnaly raise her head among pears cause the show that is helping her shape her comeback is souring high. The Voice that Premiered recently was

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American Idol’s dominance in the talent-show sphere has been, for the most part, unchallenged, but Mark Burnett is hoping to change that in April — or at least dent it a bit — when NBC premieres The Voice.

The series’ premise is basically the same -- a natural talent gets a chance to be heard and discovered -- but the process of finding that talent has been