Ever dreamed about Christina Aguilera announcing that you had a potential new hookup? Well, thanks to her new collaboration with LGBTQ+ dating app Grindr, that dream is now a reality.
Grindr revealed in an announcement on Monday (Sept. 15) that Aguilera would be joining the app as its new “wingwoman,” and using her voice as a notification for fans. Swapping out the brand’s iconic “bloop” sound effect that lets users know they have a new match, the app will now play the first few seconds of the singer’s No. 1 hit song “Come on Over Baby (All I Want Is You),” letting users know that someone wants them to, well, come on over.
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The new partnership comes just ahead of Aguilera’s upcoming headline set at Portola Music Festival, where she’s set to take to the stage on Saturday (Sept. 20). Aguilera will be joined at the festival by fellow headliners LCD Soundsystem, The Prodigy, Dom Dolla, Mau P, Arca and more.
“Portola, Grindr and me? That’s a threesome I can get behind,” Aguilera said of the new collaboration in a statement. “When that ‘Come On Over’ sound hits at the festival, or wherever you’re celebrating, I hope things get spicy!”
In a new video posted to celebrate the collaboration, Aguilera prepares for her Portola performance, while a number of assistants flit around her, confirming timelines for the show. When she starts hearing her own voice singing “come on over,” she gets flustered. “Guys, what the f–k is that?” she asks as each of her assistants responds to the Xtina-themed DMs they got on the app, leaving the dressing room with haste.
For much of her career, Aguilera has been heralded as an ally to the LGBTQ+ community, with many crediting her song “Beautiful” as a queer anthem. In a letter posted by Billboard in 2017, the pop superstar thanked her queer fans for their long-lasting support, and how that has impacted her own outlook on her career. “Please know that to me you all represent the daily driving voice that tells me to keep going, to triumph against all odds and to celebrate being unique,” she wrote at the time. “Because being unique doesn’t make us different from anyone else — it just makes us more special.”
Watch the announcement for Aguilera’s new Grindr collab below:
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