It was the summer 1999. I was just eight months shy of my first period. In other words, I was on the brink of womanhood, but just not quite there yet. I was wearing training bras, but nothing had yet ...

"Genie in a Bottle" emerged as a defining pop anthem of the late '90s, launching Christina Aguilera to international stardom. The song topped the charts in over 20 countries, including the U.S., ...

Twenty-five years after she made her debut with "Genie in a Bottle," Christina Aguilera keeps showing that great style never goes out of fashion Stephanie Sengwe is a pop culture enthusiast with over ...

“For us, this is the launch of a signature artist,” then-RCA Records marketing vp Nick Cucci mused in the July 24, 1999, Billboard issue of Christina Aguilera, whose eponymous debut album arrived a ...

In reality, it was just a painted glass bourbon decanter. But to the millions watching on television, it was a fanciful genie bottle that evoked tales of magic. The prop was the centerpiece of the ...

Christina Aguilera is reflecting on the success of her smash debut single “Genie in a Bottle” on its 20th anniversary. Twenty years to the day (June 22, 1999), an 18-year-old Aguilera would pave a ...

The first three lines of the song’s first verse are a standard trope for any story about a genie (see: the kid-friendly Aladdin). However, when she says “that don’t mean I’m gonna give it away,” the ...

The lead single of Christina Aguilera’s 1999 self-titled debut album, “Genie in a Bottle” not only became a No. 1 hit in the U.S. but in 20 other countries. As the song progresses, there’s also a ...

In the late 1990s, boy bands and pop princesses were everywhere in the pop music scene. Backstreet Boys and ‘N SYNC fans were busy debating which was better. And Britney Spears’ “…Baby One More Time” ...