March 7th, 1999
The next Spicey single and accompanying music video will be released on March 23rd in England. No word yet on US or Canadian releases, but they ususally don't follow too far behind.
March 5th, 1999
Victoria Adams has become the second Spice Mum after giving birth to a baby boy. Posh Spice went into the Portland Hospital in London at around 1600GMT on Thursday. She gave birth to 7lb Brooklyn Joseph at 1928GMT.
Her fiancé, Manchester United and England footballer David Beckham, was at her side. The name was apparently chosen because the baby boy was conceived in Manhattan, New York, but the couple thought that Manhattan was too much of a mouthful and opted for nearby Brooklyn instead. Joseph is Beckham's middle name.
March 1st, 1999
Posh Spice has blasted claims that she has sold the TV rights for her wedding to production company Planet 24. A spokesman for Victoria said: "She has not and will not be selling her wedding to television. It's nonsense."
February 25th
Sporty Spice Melanie C says the Spice Girls will finish recording their third albumn in August '99.
February 19th, 1999
Congrats to Scary Spice Melanine Gulzar! She and her husband Jimmy are now officially Mommy and Daddy Spices. Melanie gave birth to their daughter, Phoenix Chi Gulzar today in a London hospital.
December 29th
Next weekend Melanie G will be hosting the weekend edition of MTV News on MTV Europe.
December 25 - Parkinson gets a double dose of girl power
Former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell is set to give her first UK television interview since quitting the group. She will be joining Michael Parkinson for a Girl Power-charged edition of his chat show in the New Year. Other guests will include Countdown co-host Carol Vorderman and Vicar Of Dibley star Dawn French.
Halliwell left the Spice Girls in May, just days before the start of their American tour. She blamed 'personal differences' for the split, which was announced in a terse statement by her lawyer. Since leaving the group, she has signed up as a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador and campaigned to raise awareness about breast cancer. She has also signed a £2.1 million solo recording contract with EMI.
November 12th
The Spice Girls have beaten pop rivals All Saints to win the Best Group award at the MTV Europe Music Awards on Thursday.
Mel C, alias Sporty Spice, and Emma Bunton, known as Baby Spice, collected the trophy on behalf of the group.
On receiving the award, Mel C shouted: "We've done it again."
"And a big hello from the other two," she added, referring to Mel B and Victoria Adams, both of whom are pregnant and did not attend the ceremony at the FilaForum in Milan, Italy.
And yet more glory was in store for the Spice Girls when they were also named as the winners of the new title of Best Pop Act.
All Saints, trying their best not to be outdone, gave a live performance of their single Lady Marmalade, for an audience that included Madonna, Donatella Versace, Brazilian footballer Ronaldo and the Duchess of York.
The also won the Breakthrough category, awarded to an act which has appeared this year.
But contrary to earlier reports, the band were not joined by a mystery celebrity to perform in the place of pregnant Melanie Blatt.
Instead, they were accompanied by a large team of male dancers dancing above the crowd on a catwalk.
A spokeswoman for the group was reported to have said: "Basically they had someone in mind but it couldn't be worked out because of time commitment."
Robbie Williams picked up the award for Best Male Artist, presented to him by George Michael.
Accepting his award, he beckoned the crowd forward and shouted "damn right too".
Natalie Imbruglia picked up the Best Single award for Torn, the only cover version in the shortlist.
November 9th
Geri: 'I Walked Out After Clashes With Spice Girls'
Former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell has told for the first time of her spur-of-the-moment decision to walk out of the chart-topping band after a series of personal clashes with the other girls.
And Geri, formerly Ginger Spice, reveals that she has not spoken to the other band members since - "apart from Victoria, once" - as the bitter feelings since the break-up remain.
"I decided what I was going to do on the day. It was a very spontaneous moment when I left," Geri told The Sunday Times Style magazine.
November 4th
It seems that lately Bryan Adams really knows how to spice up his life. The Canadian rocker duets with Sporty Spice on the song, "When You're Gone," which appears on Adams' latest album, "On A Day Like Today." The pairing marks a definite appeal to a younger demographic, as Adams has previously collaborated with the likes of Celine Dion, Sting, Rod Stewart and even Barbra Streisand. MTV News caught up with Adams and his Sporty partner at a New York video shoot for the song, which features the duo in various stages of romantic angst. While on the set, Mel C showed recalled the Spice Girls' first encounter with Adams. "The first time we met," Mel C recounted, "it was in London at Top of the Pops, and we were doing Say You'll Be There." And I remember because Geri... Geri got [Adams] to sit on her knee didn't she? Geri was on his case," Mel C said. No word yet on when the video for "When You're Gone" will hit the airwaves, but we'll keep you posted.
Geri Halliwell, the former Ginger Spice, appears on the cover of the November issue of Allure magazine. This is her very first American interview since her departure from the Spice Girls last June. In the interview, she discussed her new life without Spice, her new look, and other things. Check your local news stand for this issue.
November 3rd
Sporty Spice Mel C faces chart rival Natalie Appleton of All Saints in a head-to-head battle in the Christmas special of BBC Two's comedy quiz show Never Mind the Buzzcocks.
A spokeswoman for the show, to be screened next month, said: "Everybody was making jokes about them fighting but they got on fine."
Sporty Spice doesn't Wannabe a loser on pop quiz
Sporty teamed up with programme regular Phill Jupitus, while Natalie was on the side of comedian Sean Hughes in the show hosted by Mark Lamarr.
The spokeswoman said: "Sporty was fantastic. She seemed to know a lot about pop and her singing in the intros' round was great."
But she would not reveal which team eventually won the quiz which was recorded three weeks ago.
All Saints and the Spice Girls were reported to be at loggerheads earlier this year, but members appear to have mellowed recently, appearing together on several occasions.
At the recent Mobo Awards at London's Royal Albert Hall, Mel Blatt and Shaznay Lewis shared a stage with Spice Girl Mel B.
Shaznay and Mel B also met up for Channel 4's late night music discussion programme The Jo Whiley Show.
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