Artist Playlists
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Alongside Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera is one of the most famous Mouseketeers to graduate from the Mickey Mouse Club variety show. Her self-titled debut album in 1999 established her as a singer blessed with a dominating voice and a willingness to trill through provocative lyrics with an assertive attitude. After first setting out her pop credentials, 2002's Stripped and 2006's Back to Basics saw her moving on to work with the hip-hop producers Scott Storch and DJ Premier as she embraced an edgier R&B direction. - Xtina's towering voice is matched by her spectacular videos. "Genie In a Bottle" and "Come On Over (All I Want Is You)" helped define Y2K pop; later, she played with her star persona and turned up the heat. "Ain't No Other Man" salutes Jazz Age clubs and '60s pajama parties; the robo-rock plea "Not Myself Tonight" explores an Art Deco/S&M dystopia; and the goth-y "Fighter" shows her inner strength.
- When Christina Aguilera hit the scene, it was the awe-inducing range and power of her voice that set her apart from her contemporaries. Paired with Aguilera's “take me as I am” attitude, that voice has provided her fans with a deep canon of sweet, raw, and confessional ballads over the years.
- Christina Aguilera's love of classic soul and Latin music—not to mention her undeniable vocal chops—helped her grow into one of pop's most captivating 21st-century stars. While her dynamic singing brings to mind top-flight divas like Whitney Houston and Céline Dion, Xtina's no-nonsense honesty puts her in the same single-name pantheon as Madonna and Cher.
- Christina Aguilera's gutsy persona and gravity-defying range have fired up the engines of plenty of singers. Charli XCX's giddy party track “SuperLove” echoes Aguilera's Lotus-era plunge into bubbly Europop; Little Mix's message of solidarity “Wings” intensifies the inspiration found in “Beautiful”; and Kelly Clarkson's “Miss Independent” shows an Xtina-esque facility for blending vocal acrobatics with hip-shaking romanticism.
- Christina Aguilera is trying to focus on the silver linings of this pandemic. “I think that 2020 in general has been about reassessing and figuring out what really matters here,” Aguilera tells Apple Music. “It was a busy last couple of years; I was on the road. So this has been really a great time of reflection.” Following an extensive touring cycle, which included Europe’s X Tour in 2019 and Las Vegas’ near-completed The Xperience concert residency, Aguilera has been spending time at home with her family, writing new music, and giving her voice and body some much-needed downtime. Fresh off the release of her new version of “Reflection,” featured in Disney’s live-action reimagining of Mulan, Aguilera curates a selection of tracks that are keeping her inspired during lockdown on this exclusive At Home With Apple Music playlist. “I was trying to look at some of the roots of the music that I truly love and came up singing,” she says of the playlist, which includes tracks by Beyoncé, Björk, Alicia Keys, and Aretha Franklin. “There are poetic and amazing, epic moments here that have so much history.”