In the beginning ofJoyful Noise, newly appointed choir director Vi Rose (Queen Latifah) and Pastor Dale (Courtney B. Vance) are wary of performing more popular songs for fear that it will send the wrong message and Vi Rose even reins in her own daughter (Olivia) when her solo gets a bit too “Christina” [Aguilera], noting that she should be an instrument of God and not put the focus on herself when performing.
