Photo: Christopher Polk/gettyChristina Aguileracertainly had a great year!As 2021 came to a close,the 41-year-old singertook a moment on New Year’s Eve to reflect on all the things she accomplished over the last year.“What an incredible year it’s been - Thank you 2021 ✨,” she captioned anInstagram videothat documented her past 12 months in pictures and clips.She continued, “This has been a year full of love, excitement & new adventures. 🥰 I feel so grateful to be able to share the many sides of myself with you all. From returning to Latin music…to reimagining my catalog with the LA Phil…to being honored with theMusic Icon Award…this has been a year FULL of celebration!“In addition to showing footage fromher show-stopping Latin GRAMMY Awards performanceand her appearance at the People’s Choice Awards, the video also included sweet family moments with herfiancé, Matthew Rutler, andtheir daughter, Summer Rain, 7.Aguilera is also mom to 13-year-old son Max Bratman, whom she shares with ex Jordan Bratman.Thanking her family, friends, team, and “Fighters” for supporting her “through it all,“the “Pa Mis Muchachas” musicianpromised she has even more exciting things in store for 2022.“This year has brought so many inspiring collaborators into my life & incredible opportunities my way, and I am SO ready for what’s next,” she concluded. “2022… Here we go! ❤️.“Christina Aguilera/instagramBack in September,Aguilera opened up to PEOPLEabout how excited she was to release her upcoming LP, which will mark her second Spanish album more than two decades afterMi Reflejo.“We had so much material, we’re going to release it in six song segments episodically throughout the next year, because it really tells a story and it takes you on this journey and adventure, experiencing different pieces of my past. This is an illustration of my roots,” she said at the time.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free weekly newsletterto get the biggest news of the week delivered to your inbox every Friday.Kevin Winter/Getty"It’s a full-circle moment for me now, as a grown woman,” she continued. “It’s just so fulfilling to me now to dive into that, knowing what I know now after the career that I’ve had and being able to dive deeper into something that I’m so passionate about. Because sometimes, some of my most commercial successes were not my happiest moments. They weren’t 100% true to me, or were my passion. But from theStrippedrecord on, I’ve always made music I fully believe in, even if it doesn’t play into a specific pop box script. And this new album is that, personified.”
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Christina Aguileracertainly had a great year!As 2021 came to a close,the 41-year-old singertook a moment on New Year’s Eve to reflect on all the things she accomplished over the last year.“What an incredible year it’s been - Thank you 2021 ✨,” she captioned anInstagram videothat documented her past 12 months in pictures and clips.She continued, “This has been a year full of love, excitement & new adventures. 🥰 I feel so grateful to be able to share the many sides of myself with you all. From returning to Latin music…to reimagining my catalog with the LA Phil…to being honored with theMusic Icon Award…this has been a year FULL of celebration!“In addition to showing footage fromher show-stopping Latin GRAMMY Awards performanceand her appearance at the People’s Choice Awards, the video also included sweet family moments with herfiancé, Matthew Rutler, andtheir daughter, Summer Rain, 7.Aguilera is also mom to 13-year-old son Max Bratman, whom she shares with ex Jordan Bratman.Thanking her family, friends, team, and “Fighters” for supporting her “through it all,“the “Pa Mis Muchachas” musicianpromised she has even more exciting things in store for 2022.“This year has brought so many inspiring collaborators into my life & incredible opportunities my way, and I am SO ready for what’s next,” she concluded. “2022… Here we go! ❤️.“Christina Aguilera/instagramBack in September,Aguilera opened up to PEOPLEabout how excited she was to release her upcoming LP, which will mark her second Spanish album more than two decades afterMi Reflejo.“We had so much material, we’re going to release it in six song segments episodically throughout the next year, because it really tells a story and it takes you on this journey and adventure, experiencing different pieces of my past. This is an illustration of my roots,” she said at the time.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free weekly newsletterto get the biggest news of the week delivered to your inbox every Friday.Kevin Winter/Getty"It’s a full-circle moment for me now, as a grown woman,” she continued. “It’s just so fulfilling to me now to dive into that, knowing what I know now after the career that I’ve had and being able to dive deeper into something that I’m so passionate about. Because sometimes, some of my most commercial successes were not my happiest moments. They weren’t 100% true to me, or were my passion. But from theStrippedrecord on, I’ve always made music I fully believe in, even if it doesn’t play into a specific pop box script. And this new album is that, personified.”
Christina Aguileracertainly had a great year!
As 2021 came to a close,the 41-year-old singertook a moment on New Year’s Eve to reflect on all the things she accomplished over the last year.
“What an incredible year it’s been - Thank you 2021 ✨,” she captioned anInstagram videothat documented her past 12 months in pictures and clips.
She continued, “This has been a year full of love, excitement & new adventures. 🥰 I feel so grateful to be able to share the many sides of myself with you all. From returning to Latin music…to reimagining my catalog with the LA Phil…to being honored with theMusic Icon Award…this has been a year FULL of celebration!”
In addition to showing footage fromher show-stopping Latin GRAMMY Awards performanceand her appearance at the People’s Choice Awards, the video also included sweet family moments with herfiancé, Matthew Rutler, andtheir daughter, Summer Rain, 7.
Aguilera is also mom to 13-year-old son Max Bratman, whom she shares with ex Jordan Bratman.
Thanking her family, friends, team, and “Fighters” for supporting her “through it all,“the “Pa Mis Muchachas” musicianpromised she has even more exciting things in store for 2022.
“This year has brought so many inspiring collaborators into my life & incredible opportunities my way, and I am SO ready for what’s next,” she concluded. “2022… Here we go! ❤️.”
Christina Aguilera/instagram

Back in September,Aguilera opened up to PEOPLEabout how excited she was to release her upcoming LP, which will mark her second Spanish album more than two decades afterMi Reflejo.
“We had so much material, we’re going to release it in six song segments episodically throughout the next year, because it really tells a story and it takes you on this journey and adventure, experiencing different pieces of my past. This is an illustration of my roots,” she said at the time.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free weekly newsletterto get the biggest news of the week delivered to your inbox every Friday.
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“It’s a full-circle moment for me now, as a grown woman,” she continued. “It’s just so fulfilling to me now to dive into that, knowing what I know now after the career that I’ve had and being able to dive deeper into something that I’m so passionate about. Because sometimes, some of my most commercial successes were not my happiest moments. They weren’t 100% true to me, or were my passion. But from theStrippedrecord on, I’ve always made music I fully believe in, even if it doesn’t play into a specific pop box script. And this new album is that, personified.”
source: people.com