Christina Aguilera starts recording new Stripped-inspired studio album

Bionic is officially dead. In a brand new interview with Instyle Magazine to promote Burlesque, Christina Aguilera labelled the disastrous Bionic as ”old news”, and revealed that she was back in the studio recording her next studio album, which would be inspired by her career-defining sophomore record Stripped.

“This is sort of left over from the Bionic phase,” said Christina while giving Instyle a tour of her wardrobe. “Now I’m actually in the studio recording the next album which has a different vibe, so this is already old news.”

”I think now we’re back to going a little deeper,” she continued, “in the vein where I recorded my Stripped record, which was very personal and more introspective.”

While Stripped chronicled Christina’s troubled childhood and transition into womanhood, her next album certainly isn’t going to be short on drama and personal struggles for inspiration. Since the release of Bionic, Aggie’s suffered a highly-publicized career implosion, a breakdown of her marriage, intense and often negative media attention, accusations of infidelity and lesbianism, and now she’s facing life as a single mother and having to completely rebuild her life on the brink of turning 30.

Yup, this album should be very personal.

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Jennifer Lopez hits the recording studio with RedOne…

A mixer/music engineer has confirmed that Jennifer Lopez took a short break from her American Idol duties last night to work on her serially delayed new album ‘Love?’. Apparently, he goes on to reveal that the stylish mother of two was in the recording studio cooking up a “beast” of a song with superproducer RedOne!

The real question I have to ask: Is RedOne quickly becoming the recovery producer that everyone turns to when they’ve struggled for so long to get a hit record (see Nicole Scherzinger)? I would surely hate to think so.

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Rihanna Gushes About 'Female Crush' Cheryl Cole

While Cheryl Cole may not be a visible pop-culture force in America, she's a household name in Europe. In fact, across the pond, she's an even bigger brand than, well, Rihanna.

"She's the 'it' girl. Like, she's it [in the U.K.]," Rihanna gushed when she sat down with MTV News' Sway last week.

Selena Gomez, who's been spending quite a bit of time in Europe lately promoting her album, has also lauded the "X Factor" judge and former Girls Aloud member. But with Rihanna, who has frequently commented on her fondness for Cheryl Cole over the past two years, some might say the professional respect runs a bit deeper.

Rihanna is back on top of the charts with her latest single, "Only Girl (In the World)," and her feature on Eminem's "Love the Way You Lie." And Cheryl Cole's "Promise This" just took the #1 spot (from Rihanna, we might add) on the Billboard U.K. chart. But for both Rihanna and Cole, their current pop-music reigns come after hyper-publicized personal struggles. Rihanna was assaulted by then-boyfriend Chris Brown in February 2009, and Cole recently endured a messy divorce from soccer player Ashley Cole after she caught him cheating on her.

With their similar career trajectories, it's no wonder the mere mention of Cole brings a smile to Rihanna's face.

"She's, like, my female crush, Cheryl Cole," Rihanna said. "I mean, if you've ever seen her, she's like the most beautiful woman ever put together. I'm still upset about that!" Rihanna joked.

Cole has recently said that she plans to collaborate with Rihanna next year, and Rihanna was very enthusiastic about Cheryl's musical style.

"She makes pop music, but not the typical pop sound, and she actually has all these different flavors," Rihanna said. "She's a great dancer, so she's bringing in all these elements of all these different types of technical dance into her videos, but they also make sense with the sound of the songs. I can't really explain her sound. It's not R&B, but it's not dance/pop. It's just really good!"

Rihanna's Loud is set for release November 16.

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Marina and the Diamonds Not Sold on Katy Perry Duet

Earlier this year, Marina and the Diamonds principle Marina Diamandis flew from her native UK to Los Angeles to record with Britney Spears/Ke$ha producer Benny Blanco and TV On the Radio guitarist Dave Sitek for a possible follow-up to her critically acclaimed debut LP, 'The Family Jewels.'

On paper it seems both strange and kind of brilliant. A self-styled starlet who writes her own songs, Diamandis drifts between the poles of pop and high art, a divide well-represented by Blanco and Sitek. If it sounds a bit too good to be true, that's because it is.

"It just didn't work out," Diamandis reveals to Spinner. "I explained to them, 'I'm not feeling it' -- and that was that."

Even if nothing was gained, nothing was lost, either. Entering the studio without any material previously written, Diamandis saw the sessions as more of an experiment than a hardened attempt to record an album.

"If I'm not entirely comfortable with someone, then I can't write," she expounds. "It's no offense to either of them, but it was the wrong vibe. I'm usually very picky about who I write with, and I only did this because someone suggested it. I already had a feeling before we did it that it wouldn't work out. Dave Sitek was lovely, and he's a very talented guy, but it just didn't feel right."

This isn't the first time the Welsh-born musician has been linked to another musician. Reportedly impressed with Marina and the Diamonds' version of 3OH!S3's hit 'Starstrukk,' pop star Katy Perry (who guests on the original radio version of the song) told English media she would love to come together with the singer for a duet.

Again, however, Diamandis has her trepidations.

"I've heard she's a fan, and she's given me some great support, but I'm not ready for duets or guest vocals or anything like that," says the rising star. "I'm sure one day there will be the right time and the right artist to collaborate with, but I think I have to cement my own identity as an artist first."

Despite the sound reasoning, Diamandis does have a couple of musicians for whom she would consider breaking her rule -- and it's not who you'd think.

"Brody Dalle from the Distillers [and more recently Spinnerette], or maybe Shirley Manson from Garbage," she says. "Those are the dream musicians."

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