CHRISTINA AGUILERA TALKS ABOUT HER FAMOUS KISS WITH MADONNA 17 YEARS LATER
The singer shared the stage with the queen of pop and Britney Spears at the remembered MTV awards show
Surely today it seems somewhat unprovoking and even common, but the kisses that Madonna starred with Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2003 revolutionized half the world at that time.
At that time, Madonna was celebrating two decades of career, and she did so with a show to which she invited the two pop princesses of that moment, who had just arrived in the world of music with great expectations ahead. At one point during the performance, the blonde ambition kissed the two young women on the mouth, capturing all eyes. It was a gesture directly aimed at symbolizing the sportsmanship with which Madonna wanted to give the baton to the new generation of artists.
Now, 17 years after that moment, Christina Aguilera has reflected on what many consider a milestone in the history of the music network. With the perspective that the passage of time brings, the artist now seems to understand better the commotion that the musical number caused. "Honestly, at the time it didn't seem shocking at all. I didn't get to think about everything that could come next. For me it was like: 'Two girls kissing, well ok'. It is true that the revenue that can be obtained from The scandal is getting more and more extreme and all that, but it was nothing shocking to me, "he revealed in a recent interview with Apple Beats 1.
How could it be otherwise, Christina has also recognized in this conversation the great influence that Madonna has had on her career, as one of the main sources of inspiration in the world of pop. Especially over the years, as I was understanding the message of her songs. "Madonna, in the first place, is the queen of reinvention and that attitude marked my career a lot. But it is true that I discovered her late. As a child they would not let me see her videos or listen to her songs. As I got older , I began to familiarize myself with his songs, with his visual power and especially with his message, "he declared.
Two princesses faced by a kiss
This MTV Video Music Awards gala has always been remembered for the kiss between Madonna and Britney Spears, but not so many people remember that he did the same with Christina Aguilera. The reason is that instead of broadcasting this moment, the cameras broadcast the shot of Justin Timberlake's reaction.
It took 15 years for the Dirty singer to talk about how displaced she felt right now. "They moved the camera to get Justin Timberlake's reaction. It was a picture of Justin's reaction. They were a couple, but still, it was kind of low," he revealed on Andy Cohen's radio show. "I saw the newspaper the next day and I said, 'Well. I guess I was left out of that,'" he recalled.
