Timberlake And Aguilera Make Surprising Transitions

The Fort Worth Star Telegram profiled Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera ahead of their show on Thursday. Amy Doyle, MTV’s vice president of music and talent programming, talked about how the pair rose from the teen pop pool to continued success. “It’s easy to understand,” she explained. “Both of them came back after riding the new pop wave with a new look and a new sound. Justin incorporated more soulful vocals, which is what people want. His timing was perfect. And Christina came back pushing the envelope with ‘Dirrty’ and got noticed, and people respected her for not being put in a box with all the other young singers, the Jessica Simpsons and the Mandy Moores.”