I Didn’t Mean to Turn You On – Got Soul?

Tonya Pendleton of BET.com weighed in on the efforts of Justin Timberlake, Thicke, and Christina Aguilera to deliver good soul music. On the *NSYNC star, she comments, “Timberlake’s real problem, though, is his thin voice. It’s pretty but lacks the gusto that most R&B artists take for granted.” On Aguilera, she says, “On Stripped she shows more musical versatility than I would have ever given her credit for – from pop power ballads like ‘Beautiful’ to anthemic smokers like ‘Fighter’ and soulful R&B joints like ‘Impossible.’”