"I don't feel any pressure because I love my job. And anyway I can't expect everyone to like my work."

"We will work as the Spice Girls again. We are great friends and help to manage each other's careers. If we don't see each other for a while then we just phone each other more often."

"My child comes everywhere with me, we are a travelling family. I am in the lucky situation of being able to take my daughter to work with me."

Here are a couple of pics from the magazine:

• FHM Cover
• Lying down
• Portrait shot

Here's the details:

WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG?

My latest single and I love the guitar in it. I had a fantastic time making the video in the desert in California and I wanted the sound to have a country feel.

TAKE MY BREATH AWAY

One of the first songs I wrote and it's about Jade. I wanted to get across how it feels when you fall for someone. Musically, it's quite guitary and I love it so much I would like it to be my next single.

WORLD WITHOUT YOU

I wrote this when I was in New York and it's about how you miss your friends and family when you're away from home.

HIGH ON LOVE

My favourite on the album and it's about my mum. I wrote it when I moved away from home and it tells of the unconditional love that a mother has for a child. It's quiet and influenced by Sade - I was listening to her stuff a lot at the time.

A GIRL LIKE ME

An up-tempo track that's meant to reflect my personality - someone who strives really hard to do their best.

SPELL IT O.U.T.

Semi-acoustic with strong vocals, it's based on the experiences of friends and is about when you know a relationship has ended but the other person doesn't want to hear it.

SUNSHINE ON A RAINY DAY

A great dance track and I was unsure whether to include another cover on the album (the other is What I Am). I recorded it with Tin Tin Out and we included a massive gospel choir.

BEEN THERE, DONE THAT

An R&B track about when you've been in a relationship for a long time and you want to move on to the next stage. It's like when you're at school and a boy tells you he's seeing you but he's not actually your boyfriend.

BETTER BE CAREFUL

This one has a real Motown feel. I'm a huge Motown fan so this is a tribute really. The lyrics are about when you fancy some guy at school and you don't know his name but you get really dressed up and follow him around the playground.

WE'RE NOT GONNA SLEEP TONIGHT

Written for my girls - they all know who they are. It's about having a girls' night out.

SHE WAS A FRIEND OF MINE

NOT about Geri Halliwell, despite what people might think. This tells of the betrayal when one of your friends goes off with your boyfriend. It's based on something that happened to a friend.

WHAT I AM

I had to put this one on the album because I had such great fun recording it with Tin Tin Out.

Also, a picture that was alongside the article in The Sun - which I believe to be the cover of Emma's album - can be found here.

Thanks Kit

Thanks Norman Hayes

Here are 4 pics taken from the performance:

• Performing
• Another One Performing
• Showing Her Bottom
• Backstage With Dannii Minogue

You can also find the lyrics for this song at Spice Viva Forever.

You can vote for the Spice Girls for the Best Group award, and Melanie C and Mel B are up for the Best Female Vocalist award.

Thanks Chris!

1. What Took You So Long?
2. Take My Breath Away
3. A World Without You
4. High On Love
5. A Girl Like Me
6. Spell It O.U.T.
7. Sunshine On A Rainy Day
8. Been There, Done That
9. Better Be Careful
10. We're Not Gonna Sleep Tonight
11. She Was A Friend Of Mine
12. What I Am

Thanks Margot

Thanks Alex Bergdahl

Thanks Jorge Araujo

Thanks again Alex for posting the files and James for encoding them.

Aaaah, I love those. It's a shame to see those songs not being released!

Thanks Alex

Dial-Up Modem
ISDN
Cable/DSL

Thanks to Angie Hung.

• April 16th - Atlanta, Georgia: Roxy Theatre
• April 17th - Lake Buena Vista, Florida: House of Blues

Thanks to Angie Hung.

She said:

"I need real love. It's just my time hasn't come yet. I am a fatalist. There are thousands of 27 year-old girls - the same age as me - who don't even have boyfriends. And as I'm a singer who can't stay long in one place, it's even harder to concentrate on personal matters."

"I cannot say definitely. It depends. Victoria and David are a very good example for me in this sense, but at the moment I am just too independent."

"I am afraid I am not in the mood to discuss this now. Everybody grows. It's nature's call, and I am not an exception. When I was Sporty Spice I felt like a kid, and now I feel an adult. I can say that the atmosphere in the group has changed. Mel and Victoria are raising kids now and we cannot afford eight-month tours."

"Mel C reminded me of a school teacher from the Moscow suburbs who neglects her appearance, and who doesn't have the energy, desire or money to take care of herself. I had the terrible desire to give her a bottle of four rouble shampoo or just tell her that her hair needs washing and combing from time to time."

"Please, it's not true, we're still together."

"I think obviously it's stuff done ages ago and we didn't know what it was so you're gonna say 'no don't show it' but I think we're going to be laughing our socks off at it. Anyone who thinks this is the beginning of our lives, I'm afraid it's not. He came and filmed us for two days. I think it'll be funny. I'm quite looking forward to it. I spoke to Mel and said 'are you gonna come over with a bottle of wine, so we might be doing that."

I can't wait to see this, surely somebody in the UK IS encoding this to RealVideo or MPEG right!?

• Cover
• Tracklist
• VCD
• Back
• Insert

Sounds cool but why is this Malaysia only?! ack, imports are too expensive.. Anyways, anyone to provide mp3s of those instrumental songs?

• Shopping
• Packing Stuff In The Car

• Cover
• Page 1
• Page 2
• Page 3 - Emma & Jade + Emma & Mum
• Page 4
• Page 5 - Some Older Pics

Thanks Case

Thanks Tamir & JudgeJulez

There's also a short mpeg by JudgeJulez of Emma pretending to audition for a spoof version of popstars over at Spice-Videos.com

Thanks Odai, Tamir & JudgeJulez

By now known for making tough statements that seem to come out of nowhere, Scary Spice Melanie B says of Spice Girls' future:

"There's another film in the pipeline."

Glamour Model Jordan, who was last week made fun of by Victoria(Story) has struck back in response to the incident saying:

"If I see Posh I'll beat the shit out of her."

-= Rumor Warning =-

The Spice Girls and Melanie B are featured on the new "New Woman"-Album which is out since monday. The CD featuring the biggest female artists contains "Holler" and "Feels So Good". You can also take part in a competition to win a New Woman-album signed by one of the featured artists as well as a copy of "Forever" and "Hot".

Thanks Geo

Thanks Lipehall

• Arriving At The Airport
• On The Red Carpet
• Rehearsing I Turn To You In The Morning
• Performing

I also encoded a real video of her performance which can be downloaded here

She looks pretty good again compared to last week, eh? Although I don't like that haircut. Sorry for those expecting an mpeg, but due to lack of space and time I can only provide you real video

Ohh Ohhh OHH! It's Char's turn to update SpiceNews too! :) I'm SURE most of you know me from SVF, but I just wanna show Joz that I have power over his site too, so MUAHHAH to you Joz! You can all contact me over at char@spicenews.com so ha!

Melanie B has had her breast implants removed at a private clinic after they had hardened and started to lose shape. She was worried over the silicone in the implants leaking into her body, and causing more damage. After her operation, she spent 3 nights recovering at London's Harley Street clinic and was discharged on February 26th.

Her scare with her breast implants are to be the next reason for Melanie's last minute withdraw from Comic Relief's Big Brother. (Story)

-= Rumor Warning =-

Hey Everyone, I'm the other new addition to SpiceNews.. Mike (and I'll just rip off Dennis here) aka MikeMGMVE. I'm here to add stuff whenever I can - interesting story for my first post, which I don't really believe.. but it works!

The programm will also include the girls' first performance ever, as well as backstage reports that show how Mel B and Geri have never really liked each other, which doesn't match their "We are best friends"-statements.

Watch ITV next Wednesday to see all this or wait for the VHS/DVD to be released on March 26th, including 20 minutes of footage not shown on TV. You can also pre-order those right here on amazon.co.uk

I am so excited about touring the US. I miss America so much. I used to spend so much more time there with the Spice Girls. If I Turn To You is a big hit I'll be there loads hopefully... wooohooo!! I'm hoping to do the Jay Leno in April, so watch out!

Thanks chissie!

• Cover
• Back
• CD

Thanks Odai

Wahey, my first post :) Hi everyone, this is Dennis aka Schnickers, I'll help out bringing you the latest news as soon as possible from now on!

Nice timing Mel! Perhaps you'd like to wait another year though?

Scary Spice Melanie B may be dropped by her record label Virgin Records on her solo contract. Virgin is not very happy with the results of her solo album Hot. Mel's contract with Virgin is up for renewal this summer, and the label may cut her if her next single doesn't make it to the top five. Her next single from the album is "Lullabye", due for release in June. A source at Virgin Records says:

"It's not looking good for Mel. If the next single doesn't do well then her solo career will be over. Her previous singles haven't performed well and they can't really see a long-term solo future."

-= Rumor Warning =-

"I've been chased by paparazzi on busy roads and they've blocked me in when I've stopped. It's really scary. We all remember what happened to Princess Diana, but it doesn't seem to have deterred anybody at all. All of the Spice Girls have had a lot of attention. Usually I'm quite lucky because they've never really taken that much interest in me. My life is a bit more private than some of the other girls. I don't really go out much. I'm not into clubbing and being seen in the trendiest hangouts. I'd rather have the quiet life."

"The truth of the matter is I haven't left the Spice Girls. But when I'm asked questions, I'm going to answer honestly. And at the moment we're all pursuing solo careers, and have got no plans to do any Spice Girls work in the immediate future."

"I am seeing somebody at the moment but it's very early days so it's no big deal."

"I'm scared of big dogs and I was shaking like a leaf. The video was my idea and when I was sitting there with a wolf behind me, I was thinking I must be mad. When the trainer brought them out I thought, they can't be that bad. But they were growling and barking and I thought, please just do this shot, get this over with. Unluckily, one of the dogs liked the cream that was on my legs and started licking my thigh, I just told the director, 'Film! Film! Quick.' The trainer was still there the whole time and was sitting just out of shot, while I was lying down with it. Suddenly she said, 'Stop, I don't like the look in his eye.' That was it, I was up and out of there."

Though, since this news item is appearing on a Spice Girls site, we're telling you to vote for the Spice Girls. Though you can't vote for them as a group, uh uh, you have to do them separately.

So say for example you do choose to vote for all the Spice Girls, well there aren't 10 of them, only 4 so you're also going to have to come up with six more women who you think are sexy. With Number 1 being the most sexiest, and 10 being the least sexiest.

So head on over to here, to place your votes!

Thanks Pure Melanie.

UK Newspaper, The Sunday Mirror reports that Mel B has been seeing a clairvoyant.

Mel has gone to see psychic medium Sally Morgan three times in two weeks to help her decide what to do, in both her public and private life.

It reports thats Mel B has discussed with Sally about her future as a Spice Girl, her failed marriage to dancer Jimmy Gulzar and her relationship with Geri Halliwell.

Mel B also gave her two old photographs of the Spice Girls, which included Geri. When Sally held the pictures she then relayed the "messages" she had received through them. Mel B was so impressed with it all, that she told Sally that she'd like Melanie C and Victoria to pay a visit as well.

A 'friend' of Mel B said:

"She is a very spiritual person and she genuinely believes seeing a clairvoyant can give her some direction and help her decide what she should be concentrating on at the moment. She is particularly worried about the band's future and whether she can cut it as a solo artist. She also spoke about the breakdown of her marriage to Jimmy Gulzar last year and was interested to know what the medium thought had caused their difficulties."

When Sally Morgan, was asked about her meeting with Mel B, she said:

"I have to respect my client's confidentiality. I never discuss what I talk about with anyone."

-= Rumor Warning =-

So if you weren't able to see the most recent episode of CD:UK, and reading a transcript is not enough for you, then why not get yourself over to SpiceMillennium.com.

Once you're there head through the audio section and scroll on down until you get to 'interviews'. You should find it there.

Thanks Angie Hung.

Just head to the Emma section of the site, and then interviews and you'll find it.

Thanks LipeHall.

Di, who created the petition received an e-mail back from Virgin Records.

It read:

"Diane - Thanks for your email. Great stuff..were as gutted as you are that Mel will not be touring Australia.

As you can see ive passed your email onto Mels International label Manager. I know he will make sure Melanie gets your email."

So at least there's been some progress (fingers crossed, there'll be some more!), and hopefully it'll help grab Melanie C's attention. The petition isn't fully closed yet though, and if you'd like to still help out you're still very quite welcome to! Just click here!

Again, thanks Di.

Melanie B's boyfriend Max Beesley forbid her to go on Celebrity Big Brother because he didn't want her sleeping in the same house as hunky comedia Richard Blackwood. Max was afraid that the two would develop a romance after they had allegedly been attracted to each other in the past(Story). This is the real reason why Mel B pulled out of the show(Story). It turns out that Richard Blackwood pulled out in the end as well. A BBC insider said:

"Having the flu was just a cover story, the real reason was that Max was unhappy about Richard being with her. But she came up with that excuse over two weeks ago, surely even the worst bout of flu doesn't last that long."

-= Rumor Warning =-

Victoria wants to be painted completely gold for the cover of her debut solo album. She wants to recreate the scene involving Shirley Eaton from the classic James Bond movie Goldfinger. A 'friend' of Victoria's says:

"Victoria thinks the original shots were absolutely stunning and she wants to recreate them for the album cover. Nothing is finalised yet, but she loves the idea and is determined to make it happen."

-= Rumor Warning =-

Thanks Sven.

Phewwwwwwww, thank goodness Mel C isn't leaving Spice Girls. I actually had a bad feeling on that one for the first time out of the split rumors, same type of feeling I had when the Geri leaving rumors were going on. Ahhh, it's all good for now. Miss C needs to watch what she says, even though I'm still confused about what exactly she was talking about then in that intial interview.

Cat Deeley: The main news story hitting all the headlines this week is about the future of the Spice Girls following the comments made by Melanie C. As you can see I am joined here by Emma, and hopefully on the phone, Melanie C. We should have the lovely Melanie C on the line. Have we got her?

Melanie C: Good morning!!

Emma and Cat Deeley: Hello! (Giggles)

CD: How are you?

MC: I loved the performance Emma, it was wicked!!

Emma: Thank you very much!!

CD: Now listen thanks for ringing up this morning, now I wanna ask you a question. Basically, it was plastered all over the papers yesterday quoting you as saying I have no plans to work with the Spice Girls in the future and haven't been happy in the band for the last 2 years?

MC: Mmm...

CD: Can you elaborate a little bit on that?

MC: (Laughing) Y'know, I love the British press. All the Spice Girls are forever asked this, I'm sure Emma can tell you too (Emma nods her head, in reply) and you know, at the moment, we're concentrating on solo stuff but no-one has left the band, I've (talking louder) NOT LEFT THE SPICE GIRLS, (the crowd all cheers) we're still together.I'm very sorry to let the media down but I'm sure our fans won't bother.

CD: So as far as you guys are concerned there is definitely a future for the Spice Girls??

MC: Of course there is!!

E: We love each other don't we babes? (more cheering from the crowd)

MC: Yeah we do! Cooor, I fancy your band a bit! (Laughing)

CD: Thank you very very much for talking to us Mel!

MC: Thank you!

CD: Are you still in bed?

MC: (Laughing) No I had to get up early and feed my cat!

E: Bye Mel, speak to ya later!! (She blows Melanie a kiss)

MC: Bye bye darling!

CD: Thanks Emma for coming on the show too!

E: Bye Melanie (She's waving bye to Melanie)

CD: Bye Mel!!

UPDATE: Seems someone has been a bit naughty. Taking credit for other people's work. Danielle B did submit the following to me, but didn't mention it came from Phoenix's post on worldpop forums. So thanks goes to Phoenix, and in future people, please give credit where credit is due.

Melanie C spoke to Cat Deeley, presenter of CD:UK to talk about the current situation. Both Emma and Melanie C confirmed at the same time on live television that the group was still together and that no one had left the group.

This is the latest news on the situation, which occured at 11.45am GMT today (ie, 10 March 2001).

Big thanks to Matt Shepherd for that one!

"I don't think Mel C meant to say it. She has been working very hard and was probably very tired."

"The girls have not split. They are just concentrating on their solo projects. Mel just said that as a group, they are not working on anything together at the moment. That's true, though they are still very much together. The comments she made were perfectly innocent."

While a 'source close to the band' has told The Sun:

"Mel, Victoria and Emma have been desperately trying to talk to Melanie to get to the bottom of this. They are angry and can't understand what has got into her. We all know she has been unhappy and depressed but she's always shooting her mouth off and doesn't think about what she's saying."

Thanks Brian.

"As far as I know, we haven't split up."

"Until Melanie tells me herself that the Spice Girls have split I refuse to believe it."

You can listen to The Sun's tape of the Mel C interview in which she said her statements about not intending to do any more work with Spice Girls(Story) by calling 09015 613113 in the UK, and 1550 923 521 from Ireland. Calls cost 60p a minute (58p RoI). Here are a couple pictures of Mel this morning leaving her house(see below story for more info):

• Walking Out
• Fuck Off!

Speaking from her family home, she said:

"There's no way we are splitting up. I don't know exactly what Mel said, but I talk to the other two girls all the time. All three of us want to keep going with the band, I'm completely certain of that. We're definitely going to carry on. I would be the first to know if we were breaking up, and we're not."

She also reportedly swore with rude four-letter abuse at papparazi and made a one-finger gesture as she sped off in her silver BMW M coupe.

It also reports that Melanie C seemed to be feeling the pressure while leaving home in a black tracksuit and her streaked hair uncombed. Then, while driving through the gates which guard her home, stern-faced Melanie C slammed her foot down on the accelerator and shot off at breakneck speed, telling cameramen to "fuck off".

A 'neighbour' said:

"Mel C is usually full of smiles but she didn't look very happy today. She was driving like a bat out of hell."

She was also said to be equally grumpy when she returned home six hours later, while shaking her head to questions and hiding her face with her hand. Then honking her horn loudly at waiting reporters "she sped through the security with a face like thunder", reports The Mirror.

Victoria though looked totally unphased by all the commotion. Dressed in white baseball cap and blue denim jacket, she left her home in Goffs Oak, Herts with Brooklyn for a shopping trip. Then apologising that she couldn't discuss the Spice Girls' future in more depth, as she she had to stop Brooklyn playing a game of tumbling down the stairs.

A 'record company insider' said:

"It's going to be very difficult for them to lose Mel C. Sales haven't been good for the Spice Girls recently, and it's hard to see them surviving if another member of the band goes."

Kinda scary, innit?

"And you have probably heard the rumours set off by our dear Mel C - well they are just rumours! I have just had a directive from those who must be obeyed and whilst there are no plans to do any more spicey stuff and they are concentrating purely on their solo efforts, the Spice Girls will always be a group and who knows the future could bring more "stuff" from them or they may decide not to do anything else as a group again, but this still does not mean they have split up. Spice Girls Ltd is still going strong."

Thanks Steve Cattell

The update to the news section says:

SpiceHQ have given the following statement in response to the speculation in the tabloids this morning (9th March 01) :

"This is nothing new, the girls always planned to lay low as their solo projects were happening. The girls ARE still together, they are still the best of mates and Melanie C's comments have been mis-interpretated by the media. Right now, everything is right with Spice!"

Phew! Hopefully, everything is now alright in the Spice Camp! I stress the term 'Hopefully'...

He said Melanie C's interview with Reuters would lead one to "go down the road" of concluding that the show was over for the UK's biggest pop sensation since the Beatles. But, thankfully he denied the split.

"Mel C has not left the Spice Girls and the Spice Girls have not split up," he told Reuters.

He also had spoken to Victoria, regarding all the recent commotion:

"I spoke to Victoria last night -- she didn't stay awake over it."

Continuing on further, he said:

"What Mel said was correct in that there are no Spice Girls plans at the moment. I think they will sit down and take a view at the end of the year, although there is no date in the diary."

Alan Edwards, said:

"Everyone wants to say it's over but it isn't, the group have still got strong ties. What she said is that we've got no plans at the moment and it's been exaggerated into the final split and it isn't the final split. As everyone knows, the Spice Girls are pursuing their own solo projects but the Spice Girls still exists. It ain't over until it's over and it ain't over."

She also told Reuters in a telephone interview that there were no plans for a new Spice Girls album.

Although she did say "I'll always be a Spice Girl" she continued on by saying:

"I don't intend to do any more work with the Spice Girls.... Really, I've not been comfortable being in the Spice Girls for probably the last two years. It doesn't really feel that natural to me anymore. I've grown up, and I just feel that I want to do things my own way and not compromise. We were such a huge phenomenon, and there's not really anywhere else to go with that. It was a question of sacrificing our lives and trying to maintain the success, or just being honest with ourselves. We've all been very honest and we all wanted to pursue solo careers."

"We're still linked business-wise and we're still friends, but I don't really consider myself to work as a band any more."

"I've still got a lot of fans over there. We get lots of hits on the Web site and lots of e-mails and lots of fan mail from America, so hopefully the tour's going to be a success, and hopefully we'll have some sellouts just to get this going, get people excited about the album."

"He's lovely and he's a friend, but I'm away a lot and I don't really know him that well."

For those unfamiliar with the track it was recorded in the early days of Spice, reported to be 1997, and although it was recorded a while back, Melanie C is the only Spice to be featured.

Thanks Guven.

The full program details aren't really known at this stage, but the Mainstage section of Channel [V]'s website does say:

Tue 22 May 7.00pm *Premiere* Spice Girls (Back To Back Clips & Solo Careers Clips). 180 mins

So I suppose it's back to back clips of them, plus a bit more of something, for them to say it's a 'Premiere'. I could be wrong though of course! :)

Thanks LA for that bit of info.

Just a little reminder from me. If you're Australian and you still haven't signed the petition to get Melanie C to Australia (Shame on you!), please do so! I want to have a billion signatures on this thing (most likely, I wont but wishful thinking never hurt anybody), and if I don't then well, I'll have to cry about it. So if you don't know where to head to, then CLICK RIGHT HERE! Thankya very much! :)

• Posh Spice 1, Posh Spice 2, Posh Spice 3
• Scary Spice
• Baby Spice
• Sporty Spice 1, Sporty Spice 2, Sporty Spice 3
• Ginger Spice 1, Ginger Spice 2, Ginger Spice 3

Not content with just piling on the dates for her US and Canada Tour, Melanie has made two new additions to her UK tour: Reading and Newport!

So, the complete list for tour dates in May 2001 is as follows:

May

6 Royal Court Liverpool (SOLD OUT)
8 Colston Hall Bristol
9 Centre Brighton
10 Pavillions Plymouth
12 Rivermead Reading (NEW) - 01189 015 000
13 Civic Hall Wolverhampton
14 Royal Centre Nottingham
16 Barbican York (SOLD OUT)
17 Apollo Manchester
18 Newport Centre Newport, Gwent (NEW) - 01633 662 662
20 Olympia Dublin
21 Waterfront Hall Belfast
22 Playhouse Edinburgh

Please contact the venue directly for ticket information, or you can order online through www.gigsandtours.com

The local Melanie C Tour Dates page has been updated to reflect the new changes.

Thanks to Angie Hung.

"I feel very sorry. My heart goes out to his family."

-Joz

Here is a local copy of the cover.

Thanks :::Jessika:::

Here is a picture of Emma & Jade at the party.

Damn, I wish that was Sergeant Joz.

Yes I hate that song too, but Victoria seemed to think it was good enough to sing along with the barking sounds as British glamour-model, soon to be featured in Playboy, "Jordan" walked into the players' lounge after a Manchester United game. Victoria was at the soccer game with her friend Nicola Smith and whenever they caught Jordan's eye they would start singing the song. Jordan wasn't sure if they were just singing it or if it was targetted at her, but she found out for sure when she entered the lounge after the game and Nicola & Victoria started singing the song at the top of their lungs. 'A friend' of Jordan said:

"She couldn't believe Victoria could behave like that. It was outrageous and spiteful. She went scarlet with rage and humiliation and looked like she was just about to belt Posh. But she managed to keep her temper and stormed out of the bar and into the ladies. When she had gone, Victoria turned to Nicola and said in mock innocence: 'Oh, that's my favourite song at the moment.'"

This of course is not out of the blue. Jordan publically has stated that she blames Victoria for the breakup with her old boyfriend Dane Bowers(who worked with Victoria on the summer hit "Out Of Your Mind"). Jordan had said:

"Ever since Dane worked with Victoria he has changed. He got big-headed and would talk to me like I was a piece of rubbish."

-= Rumor Warning =-

"I've written a song called High On Love which I wrote for my mum. There's another track called Take My Breath Away which is also one of my favorites. I love all sorts of music so I've incorporated a little bit of R&B, lots of pop and a bit of dance. It's called A Girl Like Me because I really feel like a normal girl. I go through the same emotions as any other girl, we fall in love, we get our hearts broken, we love our mums so there's all types of different emotions on the album. Hopefully a lot of different will be able to identify with it. Unless I'm mad!"

"No offence to men, but it's about how men actually take a little bit longer to find out they're in love than a woman does. It's a real feel-good track you can listen to in the car!"

Here is a picture of the family arriving at the party. Looks like Victoria is sporting a new hairstyle?

I was so proud of David because I know how much this means to him. It's the greatest honor to captain your country. When I saw him walking out with the armband leading his team as captain of England I was just completely overwhelmed and felt the tears welling up. It was really, really emotional and I had to try hard not to burst into tears. Holding Brooklyn as his dad walked out was one of the most amazing moments of my life. I just completely filled with pride to see my husband and father of my baby leading the team. It was a very, very emotional moment for all of us. David did not think he was going to be captain because he was not told until quite late. It was all a bit of a surprise. To see them win like that was a great bonus too."

Though, Schnickers has uploaded a local copy of 'I Don't Know' available for your listening pleasure here.

Thanks - Schnickers -

Anyway, it seems 'Tell Me Why' by the Spice Girls (of course), has been released - in the Philippines at least.

Though it's perhaps just a radio-only song, as it's currently at Number 3 on the charts at Monster Radio RX 93.1 in Philippines.

Thanks Forever&Ever_Spice

One of her on MTV Select, for the premiere of 'What Took You So Long?', and the other is just an interview, in which she talks about the wedding of her mum, amongst other things.

Both are in Real Video format, so if you're interested in checking them out head to Spice-videos.com.

It's tracklisting is:

1. What Took You So Long? (Radio Edit) 3'43
2. What Took You So Long? 3'59
3. (Hey You) Free Up Your Mind 3'21
4. Merry-Go Round 3'54

A copy has also popped on eBay, which can be found here.

Thanks Ed Neher and Christian.

The awards will be screened on German TV channel, 'ARD' (channel 19 on ASTRA satellite system) on the 15th March.

Melanie C's official site mentions that she'll be playing at the House Of Blues in South Carolina on April 17. Yet, checking out the House Of Blues site has no mention of her appearance in South Carolina, but what it does say instead is of her appearance at the House Of Blues, in Orlando, Florida on April 17.

Matt informs us that he also called the House Of Blues in Orlando to confirm this, and yes they did confirm that Melanie C will will be at the Orlando, Florida House Of Blues on April 17th, and not South Carolina.

For further proof on this, click here. It will take you to Ticketmaster's page where you will be able to buy tickets to see Melanie C at the House Of Blues in Orlando, Florida.

Again thanks to Matt for informing us of the error.

Thanks Niel.

Spice nominations include Wannabe, Holler, Never Be The Same Again by Melanie C, Feels So Good by Mel B, and Out Of Your Mind by The TrueSteppers featuring Victoria Beckham.

If you wanna vote, you gotta be quick on this one, as I think it ends this weekend. So click here to place your vote.

Thanks Poshone_Forever and SPICE GIRLS AND GERI GUIDE.

You can submit your questions by clicking here.

Thanks SPICE GIRLS AND GERI GUIDE.

Well, they've updated and now have a 40MB MPEG file of it available to download, so go check it out if you're interested.

Thanks T@mir.

The tour has just got bigger! The big '13' are now as follows:

Please contact the venue directly for ticket information.

March

29 Jack Singer Auditorium Calgary, Alberta, Canada
30 Francis Winspear Centre Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

April

01 Massey Hall New Westminster, B.C. Canada
03 Bimbo's 365 Club San Francisco, California
04 House of Blues Anaheim, California
05 Roxy Theatre Los Angeles, California
08 House of Blues Chicago, Illinois
09 The Guvernment Toronto, Ontario
10 Club Soda Montreal, Quebec, Canada
14 Irving Plaza New York
16 Roxy Theatre Atlanta, Georgia
17 House of Blues (SC) N.Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
18 Carefree Theater West Palm Beach, Florida 33401

Also, while she's sharing the bill with a number of other stars in Moscow, her appearance in St. Petersberg looks like it will be just her.

Thanks Jenya.

UPDATE: I've just been informed that her gig in St Petersberg will be at Ledovi Dvoretz (Ice Palace). Thanks again Jenya.

She went to pay a visit to an exclusive London hospital last Friday after feeling run-down and didn't seem to be able to get rid the of flu which had been hanging around her for three weeks. She was then diagnosed by a consultant with exhaustion and was demanded that she took some rest - or face burn out.

Because of this she has had to cancel several appearances - many of which are mentioned on her website - as well as a trip that she was to take to Europe to promote 'Feels So Good'.

Regarding having to pull out of Big Brother, Mel said:

"I'm gutted about pulling out but I have been told to stay at home and take it easy."

A 'friend' says:

"Mel hates sitting at home doing nothing - normally she is always so full of energy. But the doctors warned that if she didn't calm down, she'd do herself serious damage."

"Mel C's new single is out this week with exclusive tracks, we just got Emma's single and everyone thinks it's gonna be massive. Will be out in April.

Mel B's killer new single "Feel So Good" just debuted at #5 in the UK and the Oz single will have have 5 exclusive mixes not available anywhere else!!!

Posh's album will be out around October."

Thanks SpicyMatt.

Thanks ~*~MelShellE~*~

UPDATE: I've been informed by a couple of readers (thanks 'CP' and 'Andrew'!) that 'Plus One' is a Christian boy band from the USA. They aren't all that well known yet as they haven't done all that much promotion, as compared to other boy bands. I was also able to track down their official website at plusoneonline.com.

She will be stopping in Calgary for a show at the Jack Singer Concert Hall on Thursday, March 29. Edmonton is also pretty much locked in, although at the time the date is pretty much still unknown.

This now means that she'll be stopping by at 5 cities in Canada - Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal.

Thanks Angie Hung and Jer.

Thanks JudgeJulez.

Others up for nomination for Best New Dance Artist solo are Anastacia, Sonique, and Alice Deejay. While the nominations for the category of Best Hi NRG/Euro 12-Inch are Alice Deejay for 'Better Off Alone', DJ Jurgen for 'Higher & Higher' and Ariel for 'Women in Love'.

The awards will be presented on the final day of the 16th annual Winter Music Conference, which runs from March 24-28 at the Radisson Deauville Resort - Miami Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.

Thanks Tracey.

This concert is scheduled to take place on the 17th of March in Moscow's "Kremlin Hall".

Thanks Vahan.