‘Dateline’ an entire segment dedicated to Christina Aguilera.

Ahead of her performance at the 2012 American Music Awards this evening, Christina Aguilera appeared on the November 16th episode of ‘Dateline’ to further promote her ‘Lotus’ album. However, during the 14-minute segment, spoke about much more than just new music.

Aguilera shared details about her traumatic childhood and explained how her inspirations, such as Etta James and Julie Andrews, influenced her to channel that pain into her artistry. Also, Aguilera chatted about her role on ‘The Voice’ and how she balances it with motherhood.

In related news, Aguilera recently announced that the next single from her ‘Lotus’ album will be the ‘Just a Fool’ duet with Blake Shelton. She also mentioned that song as well as her catastrophic ‘Make the World Move’ performance with Cee Lo Green to ‘Dateline’. Watch her entire segment below:

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