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Wednesday, January 16, 2008

'Christina Aguilera: Back to Basics Tour: Live and Down Under' Makes Its U.S. Television Premiere on VH1, Saturday, January 26 at 10PM

'Christina Aguilera: Back to Basics Tour: Live and Down Under' Makes Its U.S. Television Premiere on VH1, Saturday, January 26 at 10PM

Concert Special To Be Simulcast On Logo And MHD: Music High Definition

NEW YORK, Jan. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Multi-platinum RCA recording artist Christina Aguilera took Sydney, Australia by storm when her "Back to Basics" world tour hit the Acer Arena for two shows in July 2007. This breathlessly energetic, dazzling live concert spectacular brought the house down-and the cameras were rolling there to catch it all.

VH1 exclusively presents the U.S. television premiere of, "Christina Aguilera: Back To Basics Tour: Live and Down Under" on Saturday, January 26 at 10PM. The concert will be simulcast on Logo and MHD: Music High Definition. Premiering on VH1, this concert spectacular features incredible songs spanning the four-time Grammy Award-winning superstar's amazing career, including the smash singles "Ain't No Other Man" and "Candyman" off "Back to Basics"; Number One hits "Come on Over Baby (All I Want Is You)" and "What a Girl Wants"; her No. 2 smash "Beautiful," the 2004 Grammy Award winner for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and more.

The one-hour special captures the excitement of this lavish tour, from the unique stage with 3 distinct scenes, more than 600 moving lights and a state- of-the-art hydraulic system, to production incorporating everything from burlesque cabaret to trapeze choreography, fire jugglers, and stilt walkers- but the heart and soul of the show is Christina Aguilera, with her awe- inspiring voice and silver-screen charisma.

To date, Christina Aguilera has sold more than 25 million albums worldwide, scored four Number One singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and has won three Grammy Awards and a Latin Grammy Award. Her third RCA album, Back to Basics, debuted at Number One on four of Billboard's music charts in the United States and also the charts in fifteen other countries including the UK, Canada, Japan, Germany, Australia, Ireland, Switzerland, Austria, Holland, Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore and Thailand. In the 50th annual Grammy Awards, Christina Aguilera is nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "Candyman," from her album Back to Basics; and for Best Pop Collaboration With Vocal, with the legendary Tony Bennett for their duet on "Steppin' Out With My Baby" from Tony Bennett: An American Classic.

VH1 connects viewers to the music, artists and pop culture that matter to them most with TV series, specials, live events, exclusive online content and public affairs initiatives. VH1 is available in 90 million households in the U.S. VH1 also has an array of digital channels and services including VH1Classic, VH1 Soul, VH1 Mobile, VH1Games and extensive broadband video on VH1.com. Connect with VH1 at VH1.com.

MHD: Music High-Definition features musical programming from MTV, VH1 and CMT, music videos, as well as exclusive acquired content and original programming, and is available on Comcast, Time Warner, DIRECT TV, Echostar, Cox, Charter, Verizon FiOS, AT&T U-Verse, Aceelplus, Newhouse, Armstrong, Everest, Grande, Horizon View, Insight, Maricopa and Sunflower.

Logo is the ad-supported network targeting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) viewers, launched by MTV Networks. The network launched June 30, 2005 with more than one thousand hours of content and has approximately 30 million subscribers across the United States. Logo provides LGBT audiences with a place where they can see themselves through a mix of original and acquired entertainment programming that is authentic, smart and inclusive. Logo joins Viacom's roster of popular and highly targeted cable networks which include MTV, Comedy Central, BET, and Spike TV.

Contact: Lori Bogin
VH1 Press
212-846-7131
Lori.Bogin@VH1staff.com

Jamie Abzug
RCA Music Group Publicity
646-840-5678
Jamie.Abzug@sonybmg.com


Source: VH1

CONTACT: VH1 Press, Lori Bogin, +1-212-846-7131,
Lori.Bogin@VH1staff.com, or RCA Music Group Publicity, Jamie Abzug,
+1-646-840-5678, Jamie.Abzug@sonybmg.com

Web site:

http://www.vh1.com/


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