Christina Aguilera: “Madonna paved the way for my generation to come up”

Christina Aguilera, interviewed by Paper magazine, discusses what’s happening with new artists in the entertainment industry, and says she’s excited because of how much more progressive it is.

They don’t have as much backlash when they come out on the scene. And I did. It was a very interesting and controversial time for me.

She points out how much more accepted it is now for an artist to take risks and to also be sexually empowered than it was back then.

Either women are not sexual enough or we’re not fulfilling enough of a fantasy for you, but then if we’re overtly sexual or feeling empowered in a certain kind of way, then we’re shamed for it.

She’s proud of herself during the Dirrty era, even with the harsh criticism she received.

Madonna had to go through it in her day, and she paved the way for my generation to come up. And paying it forward, now a younger generation is coming up and I’m loving what I’m seeing. It’s so incredible.