People knew she could saang, but this performance was the one that cemented her legend status.

She ate this up!!!! Probably one of the best tribute performances ever! And she’s definitely one of the top female vocalist!

JAMES BROWN WOULD HAVE LOVED HER PERFORMANCE!!!!

This is how you sing a fucking song MY GOD!

Xtina should release an album covering classic songs like this. She's really in her element when she sings classics.

NO ONE is giving this kind of emotion/stage presence these days! NO ONE!

She KILLED IT! This little woman is a powerhouse! ❤️

Imagine if we could watch Xtina & James Brown sing this together on a big stage. Just imagine.

Sweet Jesus! She sang the living crap out of that song! Sis snapped like enough is enough! This one performance showcases every reason why she is one of the greatest vocalists ever.

She's a Blonde Hurricane. Ain't nobody toppin' this!

I will never understand how Britney became more famous than her. Christina has everything: the voice, the talent, the beauty, the stage presence and the charisma. Aguilera doesn't need playback. Playback needs Aguilera.

Outside of James Brown himself, NO ONE can come close to this rendition. Geesh! KILLED it! 🖤

she taught us some vocal lessons with this amazing performance. i was speechless

I remember watching this live!!! Anyone here 2020?

Every time I watch this she gives me chills! Excellent Excellent voice!!!!! She killed it....Hands Down!!!!

2:11 her whole body is so in to it! You can see she really let go of everything in that performance, her body, her expressions, her voice! Its like she went into another dimension and didnt notice she was performing in fron of many people.. God this woman is so out of this world.. One of a kind vocalist!

Legendary. I never tire of this performance. She gave all - and left it all on the stage!

She didn’t so much sing this song as she simply unleashed it on the audience. Power in the performance

I love Jaime Fox’s overwhelming expression of acknowledgement for her untouchable performance. This almighty voice coming out of this tiny little girl…just amazing! You can see his lips saying “THAT’S alright!”. Damned straight! Lol. She sings this song like no one else. I find myself pulling this song up so often that it is now on my daily playlist! ❤

It’s still so shocking to me that the industry tried morphing her into a Britney copycat back in the late 90s. She’s the next generation Whitney-Celine-Mariah.

She's definitely one of most gifted vocalist of our time!

Damn near 15 years later and it still gives me goosebumps. This is when she definitely cemented herself in my top 5 of greatest voices ever.....my two cents and I'm sticking to it.

THISSSSSSSSSS was her GREATEST performance YET!!!!!!!!!

Ariana Grande, Taylor Swift, Selena Gómez, Jessie J., Fifth Harmony, kpop artists, Bruno Mars, Ed. Sheeran, Harry Styles, Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, 2009-2021 "artists" in both English and Spanish, etc. THIS is how you are SUPPOSED to SING a song and to SING LIVE without the aid of technology. This is how you are supposed to pour your SOUL into a performance as a RESPECTFUL tribute/homage to those who came before, opened and paved the way for you to even have a career as an entertainer in the music industry. This is the proof you needed to understand WHY and HOW Christina Aguilera is the voice of our generation. Thank you Mr. James Brown, Miss Nina Simone, Miss Billie Holiday, Miss Lina Horne, Miss Etta James, Miss Aretha Franklin, Miss Pattie LaBelle, Miss Tina Turner, Miss Whitney Houston, Miss Mariah Carey and a long etc. for inspiring Christina Aguilera and through her us Latinamericans to never be ashamed of our Christian faith, music, languages, multicultural, plurilingustic and multiethnic traditions. Thank you Christina Aguilera for being the Voice of Latinamericans worldwide in our generation (1980-2021).

Definetly one of the greatest performances of a female vocalist I've ever heard

Cold. Chills. I. Don't. No. How. This. Young. Lady. Became. So. Gifted. Magical.

Excellent tribute to James Brown..vocals were mesmerizing.

She sang her whole damn face off... I still get chills years later seeing this performance...... WOW....

It’s 2021 and I still randomly come watch this performance. She ATE!!!!!

Christina is in a league all her own cant compare her to anyone ever.

She got the Jamie Fox seal of approval 😆😂🤣

Wow I remember watching this live my expression was just like Jamie Foxx's!!

Man...12 years ago....

It WAS a man's world until Christina blew this song out of the water... wow!

Go woman use those pipes that mother nature blessed you female freedom fighter

Every so often I come back to this and my mind is blown every time. God she is amazing

Damn this girl killed it hands down. She’s got so much soul and vocals. In my opinion she’s up there with Aretha and the rest of the sistas that had vocal before her time. #GeiItGirl 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

She left her sooooooul For this. Killed the living hell out of it. I can’t get enough of this performance.

Im pretty sure if James Brown is still alive he would only approve Xtina to sing this over others of her generation.

She understood the assignment. Holy crap.

Still listening in 2023.

Her voice and with the James Brown dancing montage in the back ... chokes me up 😭🙌🏾

2:03 damn... she gave me goosebumps

Good lord this woman is incredible. And this performance is one of her best. You can just FEEL the passion she has for singing. She looks like she’s having the time of her life and it comes across in her performance. Phenomenal!!!

What a amazing voice!

She's one of the best performers alive, no doubt about that

One of the greatest live performances I’ve seen, incredible

Shes singing like nuclear weapon and after singing her THANK YOU like little gurl that was amazing the only and one queen

She saaang mentally emotionally physically spiritually wow.

Damn this performance still give me chills....whoa

can u imagine this performance is the 3rd best performance on grammys of all time danggg my Christina can sing

This is a performance of a career. It's mesmerizing.

When Xtina was a teen and people compared her with Britney I knew that after the youth is gone Birtney would have pretty nothing, but Xtina would always have the voice. And here we start seeing the proof. Specially after listening to her last rancheras: those are also amazing!

The way my jaw dropped, this woman is from another world 🔥🔥🔥

She killed it, nailed it , owned it! Xtina The Voice.

2:03 that gives me chills !!! What a range in vocals

It's almost impossible to match the soul of the Godfather but this performance remarkabky did it!

She did the damn thing!

Goose bumps every time...

Wow cant believe her low notes were so good! So clear!🤩👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼

One of her best performances!

I always come back to this performance everytime Grammy’s comes around the corner. They don’t make this kind of performance/talent anymore.

Wow she was definitely feeling it. But man hats off to her she really rocked that shit

Las personas que critican por envidia en el fondo sentirán admiración por Cristina Aguilera ! CRISTINA Tiene un rango vocal impresionante y su potencia o resonancia es única... todo cantante de Jazz y de Soul grita así es espectacular como lo hace además esos que viven criticando no llegaran a ninguna nota aguda sostenida !!! Mis respetos Cristina I love You !!!

O mundo tem noção da grandeza dessa performance???? Acho que não! Nunca ninguém vai conseguir ser tão colossal como Aguilera foi nesse dia. Maravilhoso

Eu sempre vou me emocionar com essa apresentação. Que tributo feito com a alma. ❤

10/21/19 this performance will never get old.

Chills bruh chills. James brown would’ve been blown away with all that SOUL!!!!!!!

Best performance of all time

Superb Performance! She crushed it. She is the only one alive today that is allowed to sing that song, period!

I always knew she could sing but this cover solidified her place amongst a lot of people that she is in fact the real deal.

You definitely nailed it Christina!! Such a divine voice and music taste. She's wonderful

I still can't believe Christina had this vocal capacity in her.!

James brown was looking down at this performance! Amazing! 👏👏👏👏👏👏

2:55 She got Jamie Foxx’s approval lol 😂

This is the most powerful and coolest performance she’s ever done! Still remember how I felt watching this live at home at the edge of my seat! Just in awe the entire time!

I always show this video to friends etc. who try to tell me how great someone else is live. Nothing touches this, it sends chills up your arms its so incredible.

Electrifying.. it gives me chills from the beginning of the song to the end. Christmas’s performance outstanding!!

Christina killleeed this. Im still there in september 2021

This was legendary

She is absolutely amazing

Wait, she *closed* it?! I didn't know she'd closed it! Damn, woman! 😉 xx

I used to work at MTV. I worked with her. She is literally 5 feet tall. The fact this fucking voice comes out of her is INSANE. It shouldn’t be possible Whitney chose her to sing ‘Run to you’, Aretha loved her, Etta James requested her to sing at her funeral.

Ase & Blessings... Not only did she Slay this song She beat it to death with the strength and urgency of all her ancestor's from her grandma back to the single celled organism. This song got a prehistoric ass whop'pin. You better Slay Xtine !!!!

I've watched this so many times! Has to be one of the best I've ever seen. Most Epic perfomance ever!!

When she hit that high note. Oh my god. She did that from her damn soul

This is the best performance in a live show and I can say this blindfolded. This is the best tribute too and I can add that Christina has the best performance in a funeral too. The performance she did to Etta’s funeral was the best rendition of that song..

Absolute fire!!!! One of the best performances I've ever seen on this award show... Or any for that matter!!!!

SHE OWNED IT ! RIP JB !

Gives me chills every time

Seriously. Magnificent.

This is a man's World This is a man's world Uhh.... But it wouldn't be nothing Nothing....Yeahh Without a woman or a girl...yeah You see Man made the cars To take us over the road...yeah Man made the trains... To carry the heavy, heavy loads Man made the electric light To take us out of the dark...yeah Man made the boat for the water Like, like Noah made the ark This is a man's, a man's, a man's world But it wouldn't be nothing Nothing... Without a woman or a girl Hey Hey Hey yeah Ohh... Yeah...Yeah...Yeah Man thinks about A little baby boy and baby girl Man makes them happy 'cause Man makes them toys This is a man's man's man's world But it wouldn't be nothing Nothing... Arghhhh... Without a woman or a girl He's lost in the wilderness hahh He's lost in bitterness Ohh He's lost iyeahhh... na..na..na This is a man's man's man's world But it wouldn't be nothing Nothing...... Without a woman or a girl.....Oh

Baby, she’s sooooo underrated. She sang THE HELL outta this song. This girl can SANGGG

Best voice in the world ❤️

0:28 gave me chills

Greatest performance of all time 😍

I love Christina Aguilera

This was sick. And all these years later I’m still in absolute awe. Talented beyond words. 🔥

She Killed it💪🏽✊🏽

Simply Christina Aguilera forever... The voice of my generation...