Exclusive from CosmoGIRL!

Christina Aguilera spilled all to CosmoGIRL! about breaking up with her first love, breaking out of her old image, breaking down barriers in the music industry -- and how it's all made her feel more powerful than ever! See for yourself in the March issue of CosmoGIRL! -- on newsstands now!

Read on for an outtake from CosmoGIRL!'s exclusive interview with Christina Aguilera. And for more, check out cosmogirl.com anytime!

CosmoGIRL!: A lot of people are shocked that, image-wise, you seemed to do a complete 180 with this new album.

Christina: I think some people just don't understand that this IS me and before was kind of NOT me. I was 17 when I did that first album, and now I'm 21 and I'm exploring that, and more comfortable in my own skin.

CosmoGIRL!: Do you feel like you ARE the real you now?

Christina: I think we go through many different growths in our lifetime, and I think I'm just gonna grow from here on out. I'm going to explore other types of music and other forms of being an entertainer, always growing and developing and changing and re-evolving. But for now, I'm so happy that this is definitely me in a nutshell on this record.