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1st April '01 DOUBLE TOP!
Today Hear'say are celebrating twice; their debut single, 'Pure & Simple' has stayed at no.1 for the third week and they have gone straight in at the top with their debut album, 'Popstars.' This is the first time a debut single and album has been no.1 at the same time in the UK. So it's double celbration for Hear'Say!!

19th March '01 HEAR'SAY ARE NO.1
After much speculation from criyics Hear'Say reached no.1 yesterday live on ITV as part of ITV's last episode of 'Popstars.' The single became the third biggest selling single of all time and was the biggest sales of a debut single in the UK, beating Britney Spears. Everyone was delighted and now it's time to wait and see if Hear'Say's album, entitled 'Popstars' will go to no.1 when it's released on the 26th. Well done Hear'Say!

19th Feb '01 THEY WILL BE CALLED HEAR'SAY
After recent rumours that the band were to be called Inner Spin they have officially called themselves Hear'say. Their first performance will be at the G.A.Y club in London and they will hopefully be performing on Cd:uk on saturday 24th Feb. Their first single will be released on 12th March and their debut album will be released on 26th March.

12th Feb '01 POPSTARS v DROPSTARS - PRODUCERS SAY "NO WAY!"
After recent claims that the rejects from the ITV series Popstars would release a single in the same week along side the winners, ITV Popstars TV show producers have banned them from signing the contract for a record deal unless they agree to not release their debut single in the same week as the winning band.
The Daily Star reported that the producers of the hit TV show were worried that the rejects would win over the winning group. A possible manager for the band is Steve Gilmour, former 911 manager he said: "We haven't chosen a name yet but we'll soon dispense with the rejects tag. They could be even bigger than the show's chosen band."
The winning group's tour manager Martin Wright said: "The Popstars rejects are under contract with LWT until March. They will only be released to a record label if they agree not to bring out records at the same time as the winners. They will get as much TV to promote their records as the winners, so there is every chance of them being successful."

12th Feb '01 REJECT JESSICA "SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE FINAL 5"
Former Take That manager Nigel Martin Smith has told Now magazine that Popstars' reject Jessica Taylor should have been in the final 5, and he feels she will now become the next big thing.
Nigel says that the judges make a big mistake not picking her for the group. He told the magazine: "At the end when you saw the band together I felt sick - Jessica should have been there. In the same way Robbie left Take That and became a star, I think Jessica is going to be the one who emerges from Popstars and has a career."
Nigel also said he was talking to a record company about a deal for Jessica.

8th Feb '01 WILL THEY BE INNER SPIN?!?
After previous reports that the group were to be called "Inner Spin" - these allegations have now been dismissed after the band told their fans in a live webchat to not believe what they heard in the tabloids until it came straight from them!... so what will it be guys? You'll hear it here first!

8th Feb '01 BAND SMASH UP HOUSE, AS A RESULT OF BOREDOM!?!
The Popstars group have admitted to smashing up the house where they have been hiding away in for the past few weeks, because they were so bored! The Sun reported that they "set fire to the curtains and ripped a bannister from the wall."