Solange Knowles tells Radio 1 that her debut solo album that has an unusual mix of styles has been made less of a risk thanks to people like *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera. "I think that that's wonderful. I think a lot of people out there don't listen to one type of music - therefore they have to go into the pop section, the RnB section, the rock section," Knowles said. "And now that artists like Christina Aguilera and Justin Timberlake are making albums with a lot of different influences, it's making a lot of people more open-minded. People who would only listen to R&B and pop are gonna listen to alternative because they bought the record and it's on there." Read more.
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Solange knowles credits christina for opening doors 
