It’s hard to believe it’s been 10 years since Christina Aguilera and her Disney teen pop crew (Timberlake, Spears) brought pop back to the airwaves. The trio has thus far avoided the rapid burnout careers usually affiliated with the teen pop crowd. Aguilera has done so purely on talent and a refusal to play it safe: Her second album threw away sugary pop for a raw, rock-infused sound, while previous “Back to Basics” injected a love of big-band blues into an ambitious two-disc project. New single “Keeps Gettin’ Better,” which previews Target exclusive “A Decade of Hits” (Nov. 11), shows Aguilera in Goldfrapp-inspired electropop mode, transforming into a sexual supergirl. While it wouldn’t make for an interesting album’s worth of material, Aguilera’s exciting performance of the song at MTV’s Video Music Awards shows an artist that knows when it’s time to change it up. Teamed again with the incomparable Linda Perry, “Better” should have no problem keeping company with Tina’s rich catalog of hits. —Chris Williams

source: Billboard