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03-31-00 Melanie C Tour Tickets On Sale As promised, Northern-Star.co.uk has just posted tour dates for Melanie C's UK tour which will be this September. The local Mel C Tour Dates page has been updated to reflect the new concerts. Tickets are on sale NOW and are available from venue box offices, a credit card hotline on 0115 912 9000 or gigsandtours.com Visit http://www.broadband.co.uk/wayahead/cgi-bin/event.pl?ArtistName=melanie+c&PromoterCode=372&Max=10&ShowStatus=2&Template=sjm to purchasing the tickets online from that site. All tickets cost £15 except London which are £16.
Northern-Star.co.uk has news that they will be posting the Mel C tour dates and all the details on how to
buy tickets on that site at 9am tomorrow morning. Thats 4am on the East Coast and 1am tonight for all of you on the West Coast! This may be only the UK dates. Either way,
the dates will be mirrored here on SpiceNews as soon as they are released.
Melanie C will be on Radio1 with Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes today at noon(7am East Coast/10am West Coast). You
can listen to Radio 1 live in realaudio by visiting http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/realaudio/media/r1live28.ram
The duo will also be on Top Of The Pops on BBC 1 television this Friday at 7.30pm performing "Never Be The Same Again" together publicly for the first time.
Thanks to Zila and thanks http://www.angelfire.com/ok2/spicegirls5/info.html
Melanie C has posted a Thank You for fans on her website, Northern-star.co.uk.
She'd like to thank you all for getting her to number 1!
"She's just a really, really great girl, really down to earth. I'd said 'Hello' to Mel and some of the other Spice Girls a couple of times before. But it was after the Brits when I met
her properly. I had a few beers with her. It's nice to meet someone who I can sit down with and talk to about normal things. Someone who wants to chat and isn't up there with
the fairies. It's really nice and refreshing to meet someone who is doing the same thing as me but is really down-to-earth and normal. That's why we get on so well. People are
trying to say it's a big publicity stunt, but if it was just that I'd be getting photographed with Mel everywhere and all that. But as it stands, we've met each other a few times and
we get on and we're just seeing what happens, so it's no publicity trick. We won't be conveniently photographed, because I don't want that sort of thing. We speak on the
phone a lot. I'll also see Mel again this week. And hopefully she'll come to one of the shows at the weekend."
Melanie C's new single "Never Be The Same Again" has entered the UK charts at #1!!! Congratulations to Mel C!! Melanie C knocks Geri Halliwell from the top spot!
The Brit Awards 2000 which featured a mini-concert and award acceptance from Spice Girls will be shown on TV3 in New Zealand on Thursday April 6th at 7.30pm.
Melanie C's song "Go" from her solo debut album Northern Star is the first track on the soundtrack for the movie Whatever It Takes, which was released this past
Monday.
Check out the article on the articles section.
Check out the discography section for the cover of both pt1 and pt2 of NBTSA
NEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN PT1 UK
NEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN PT2 UK
Melanie C's third solo single "Never Be The Same Again" which was released on Monday in the UK is showing strong early sales figures with 37,000 copies sold in England so far. Many are predicting it will enter the singles charts at #1 this Sunday.
Read the interview in the articles section. Mel explains the truth behind the arguement she had with the Spice Girls during x-mas break and more.
Melanie C's "Never Be The Same Again" is released today in the UK. This track is tipped to be a top entry, so let's help her out.
Mel C's debut album Northern Star climbed one spot this week to #12 on the UK album charts.
Mel C's latest solo single, "Never Be The Same Again" was released in Malaysia on March 13th, ahead of the rest of the world. Check out the audio section for audios.
Here is the track listing and the rumoured American track listing.
NEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN PT1 UK
NEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN PT2 UK
Rumour
NEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN US
NEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN US MAXI SINGLE
Rumour
Mel C who is rumored to be having a relationship with Five singer Jason Brown, jetted to Dublin to see Five's concert on St. Patrick's Day. After the show, Mel and Jason were chauffeured back to the posh Clarence Hotel where they joined TFI Friday star
Chris Evans at a private party. But Mel and Jason stayed for just half an hour before retiring to J's luxury suite and closing the doors behind them. A friend of the singer said:
"J was over the moon when Mel said she was coming over to see him. It is fair to say it made his St Patrick's Day. But J is a very private person, as is Mel, and they are
refusing to say exactly what went on. All they'll tell me is that they had a great time."
Thanks Joz
Check out the articles section.
Northern-Star.co.uk posts:
Mel will be appearing on the new BBC1 programme "A Question of Pop" (it's like "A Question of Sport" but on pop) Jamie Theakston chairs the programme with teams captains
- Suggs (from Madness) and Noddy Holder (the guy with the massive hair and the louder voice from 70s icons Slade). If you want to be in the audience, you can, as we have
tickets to give away ! The only stipulation is that you must be over 14. The programme will be recorded in BBC Television Centre on Saturday 1st April. Email :
Rebecca.Saponiere@bbc.co.uk.
Northern-Star.co.uk posts:
Mel will be on Capital Radio Sunday 19th March. Mel will spin the deck for an hour and a hald. She has chosen
songs by Stevie Wonder, Blur, The Beatles, and Travis.
Mel's show is on air from 8.30 til 10.
Northern-Star.co.uk posts on album going platinum:
"I'm absolutely over the moon. I'll soon be announcing my tour dates so you'll be able to see me at a venue near you very soon!"
Sporty Spice Melanie C was in Buxton, Derbyshir a couple days ago where she, along side Nurse of the Year Julieann Carter, helped urge people to take part in Marie Curie
Cancer Care's Daffodil Campaign 2000. This is what Melanie C had to say:
"I lost my grandad to cancer so I know how important it is for families to feel help is at hand from charities such as Marie Curie Cancer Care."
Curve: "What's a Spice Girl to do when everyone thinks she's a lesbian?"
Mel: "The proper response? I don't know. Sometimes, I like to say it's a compliment, because women do have better taste than men, but, oh, my gosh, I don't know."
Curve then asked directly whether she's had affairs with women.
Mel: "No, never."
She admits that the lesbian image hasn't hurt her any though, telling how after one Spice Girls concert a young girl grabbed her arm and said:
"Look, I know you're not gay, but you helped me to come out to my family."
Mel: "That's kind of touching, isn't it? I'm honored to be able to help someone in that process, because it's so important."
Melanie C helped launch London's Ideal Home show with a visit to the house which is to become the focus of a bizarre new "fly on the wall" show. Five strangers
will be paid £10,000 to live together for a month in the house, which in inside the Earl's Court exhibition hall. The group will be surrounded by microphones and Webcams and
their progress will be broadcast on London's Heart 106.2 radio station. Hmmm...a new reality tv program. I wonder if Melanie would ever participate.
Rumour
J told the press:
"I haven't had nookie for a year. But I think that's going to change soon. Who can resist a girl like Sporty? She is a beautiful looking woman and I will be seeing her again very
soon. When you meet Mel in the flesh you realise just how beautiful she is. She is 100 per cent women. She's got a fit body and a fit mind. Mel's not only sexy, she is a great
laugh and fun to be around."
When asked about the fight that Mel C had with him the night after the Brits after hearing that he called her ugly J said:
"I didn't have a clue what she was talking about and told her I'd never have made such a remark. I was amazed about how forward she was. To be honest, I was quite struck
by how aggressive and angry she was. I explained again that I'd never said it. I mean you only have to look at the girl. She's gorgeous. Finally things settled down and she
asked me if I fancied going for a drink to an after-show bash. Well, it's not exactly a date you'd turn down and I jumped at the chance. Clearly Mel is a girl who knows what
she wants. Anyway, we had a few fizzy pops together and got on fantastically. As the night wore on and the fizzy pops continued, we had a little snog. But that's all I want to
say right now! The relationship is in its early days and it's a personal, private thing. This is a tough business to have a proper relationship in, so we're going to take our time.
But it is fair to say we're great mates and want things to continue slowly. I will never forget the Brits night. Not only did I get an award but I also got to romance one of the most
stunning women in pop. That has to go down as one of the best nights in my life. I remember saying to Mel at the time how I couldn't believe it was all happening. But fate is a
strange thing and I've got to be one of the happiest guys on this planet right now."
In another interview with another tabloid, J apparently said:
"Mel C and I spoke a couple of words after the Brits and that's all. It's all a case of Chinese whispers since then. I've spoken to her a couple of times and that's that. Now
people are suggesting that we'll be getting married and that we are planning on having 12 kids. If she is saying she wants to start something then I'll consider it. If she wants to
call me, she can, but I won't be hanging on the other end of the phone waiting for the call."
On T4 yesterday, Melanie C confirmed that Spice Girls will be going to America in April to finish the album.
The Brit Awards 2000 will be shown on MuchMusic(CAN) this Thursday, March 16th at 9pm, not on Tuesday as previously reported. They will also be shown on MuchMusic
on Friday morning the 15th, at 8am.
Melanie C's debut solo album works its way up the UK Albums Chart. Northern Star is at #13 this week. It was at #21 last week.
Spice Girls are at the top of The Observer's(UK) list of the 100 richest Pop Stars in Britain. The newspaper estimates that Victoria is worth £25.5 million, followed by Mel C
at £22.5 million and Mel B and Emma both at £22 million.
The Brit Awards 2000 at which the Spice Girls performed and accepted an award will be aired in Australia this Sunday, March 12th
at 7:30pm on Channel [V].
Melanie C and J may actually be dating. In a recent itnerview J said:
"We met on Friday after the Brits and had a bit of an argument. Then we ended up having a heated encounter. She's a great laugh and who knows what will happen?"
Melanie C was on Zoe Ball's Breakfast Radio Show Finale today and Zoe asked her if the two were an item. Mel replied "He's lovely" after which she
giggled. Then Zoe said on the air "it's true Ladies and Gentlemen, Mel C and J" to which Melanie only giggled more.
Congrats Melanie...=0)
In her recent virtue-tv chat Melanie reveals she will be touring this summer in support of her solo album, and will be doing some dates in England in the fall probably.
She has also stated that she has a new boyfriend, rumoured to be J Five. She talks about her thoughts on the current state of the music industry
in England, saying that most of the boybands are throw away pop, with the exception of Five and she giggles(which hints to her dating Jason Brown).
Melanie C well be on Select MTV(EU) this coming Monday at 4pm.
The Brit Awards which recently took place in England will be shown in Finland tomorrow on Channel 1 at 2.45pm.
On BBC2's O-Zone Melanie said:
"You know I love Geri, but the hair's got to go. It's a bit big, a bit Barbie, isn't it?"
Talking to Sky News(UK), Melanie C rules out rumoured collaboration with former Spice Girl, Geri Halliwell.
"Musically we are very, very different as artists. But you know, no matter what happens in the industry, in both our careers, Geri is still a very dear friend of mine and that's
never going to change. I'm releasing my single at the time that's right for me to release it( coincides with Geri's release). Geri's career has absolutely
nothing to do with mine. Everything I do, it's a personal thing. If the papers want to make a bit of a thing, a media circus, out of it, it doesn't do me any harm. It reminds people
that I've got a record out so I'm not complaining."
"I'd like to work with Madonna. I think that would be the icing on the cake so maybe, one day, that would be a great collaboration if she was up for it.
But there are so many other artists, bands like Stereophonics or Travis. That's part of the music scene that really excites me. There are so many good rock bands coming out
of the country, whereas I think the pop in England's a bit weak at the moment, apart from Five, they're great!!"
On her music and solo career:
"There's always inspiration behind every song. The writing of my solo album
was quite cathartic, it got a lot of stuff out. I think if people have heard
some of the album there's a lot of aggression inside me as well as a
romantic side, so it's nice to be able to do that and express myself in lots
of different ways. My love of music is across the board, I've never really put myself into
one style of music, I just enjoy something if I think it's good. So I think
that's reflected a lot and a lot of musicians who inspired me are from
different genres, people from the R+B and soul music scenes and the rock
scene, I think predominantly it's pop with flavours of different styles."
"I'm a very shy person at heart and, with the Spice Girls, trying to compete
with Melanie and Geri is a mean task! But that was fun and, in those days, I
sat and listened and learned a lot. Now it's exciting for me to have an
opinion - which I always had anyway - but now I can express it. I have to be
careful what I say - I've got a lot of impressionable young fans. I'm still
a Spice Girl so I have to take into consideration the other girls' feelings
and thoughts, but I feel a bit freer and able to express what I really feel."
Melanie also talks acting:
"I have fantasies of being a movie star so, maybe, if the rightscript came in, I'd have a bash at that. But at the moment I'm looking forward to touring this record, because that's
what it's all about for me. I just want to get up there on stage and play my music live."
Spice Girls have posted an official update at http://c3.vmg.co.uk/spicegirls/nowspice which reads:
"Wow, what a fantastic night we had on Friday night at the Brits! Did you see
us? We were so, so nervous before we went on stage, especially after seeing
all the other acts perform so brilliantly and knowing that there were
millions of you watching us across the globe !
After the show we nipped over to Sugar Reef for our own little party, which
was the perfect way to celebrate. It was a great place to boogie the night
away - and we did!
As promised, we made a little film of some of the chaos back-stage before we
came on. It's a real laugh and well worth a look. It will be up here very
very shortly - so keep checking !
Till next time, stay Spicy!!!!
Melanie C continues an ongoing battle with the British pop group Steps. Melanie was asked about Steps by Smash Hits magazine(UK) and she said:
"Steps are great entertainment but would they call themselves artists? They don't write their own material. They're not serious musicians. They don't even play with a live band
on tour, so don't put them in the same category as someone like me."
She was also recently asked in a Danish interview recently who she thought the worst band in the world was, and she said "Steps".
Hiya everyone!
it's the Mels, Emma and Victoria here...we're feeling chuffed to bits right now as you can imagine. We had an absolutely fantastic time at The Brits. We
just wanna let you know that you will be able to see exclusive behind the scenes footage. It was a right laugh as we were performing for the first time
this century !!! (It's always nice to pick up an award or two - too!) None of this "you can only see what we want you to see" m'larkey, you will be able
to see all our backstage antics as they really happen. Uh-oh !
Mel C : Also I will be here on March 9th (6.30pm) for a webchat and interview so if you wanna ask me a question there's still time. It will be fabarama as
you will actually be able to see it all (just like the telly) ! Exciting isn't it !
http://c3.vmg.co.uk/spicegirls/
Finally, we wanted to tell you about the new Insider Spice. Our mates at the c3 pop portal are busy bees building it right now. It is going to feature some
fab-tastic footage of behind the scenes stuff, features, fun exclusive competitions...... basically a total Spice-fest for tip-top fans only !
Catch all the latest stuff on our official website at http://c3.vmg.co.uk/spicegirls/
See ya there!
Melanie C will be a guest on the Donny & Marie show(US) on Monday, March 13th. Check local listings for times.
Melanie C's solo debut album Northern Star is climbing the UK charts. It was out of the top 75 three weeks ago, re-entered the charts two weeks ago at #59. It moved up
to #34 last week, and this week it is at #21. Much of this is probably to be attributed to her new single "Never Be The Same Again", which hits the streets on March 20th.
Check out the Interview at the articles section
The Brit Awards 2000 will be shown in Brazil & Latin America on FOX this Saturday, March 11th at 10pm and re-run again the following
Sunday(Mar 12th) at 1.30pm.
The Brits will also be airing in France on channel M6 on March 18th at 11.25pm and in Canada on MuchMusic on March 14th at 9pm.
Rumour
BBC Radio 1 reports the Spice Girls first single off the third album will be "Holler".
Thanks Joz
The Spice Girls accepted their award for Outstanding Contribution To British Music today at the Brit Awards, website: brits.co.uk. Former
Spice girl Geri Halliwell did not accept with them. Mel B however made sure to extend thanks to Geri when they accepted the award. Mel B said:
"We've all got to say a big big thank you to Geri because without her we wouldn't be able to do this."
Before the award the girls did an interview in which Mel B did have a dig at Geri saying:
"Unlike Geri, we will be performing live. I'm sorry, I had to say it....I always get in trouble for everything!"
The rest of the girls giggled when she said this. She is of course referring to the fact that Geri lip-synced her performance. The Spice Girls performance was amazing. Some
early reviews of the performance said the Spice Girls proved that they are the "undisputed queens of brit pop". The girls' performance was much choreographed and practiced for in
advance. It included fireworks, and went the whole nine yards. The girls performed a medley of four songs: Spice Up Your Life, Say You'll Be There(A cappella), Holler Holler,
and ended with Goodbye at which point the girls got very emotional like they sometimes do with the song and had tears in their eyes. They sounded amazing and really proved
that they are excellent singers.
Melanie C did not win her catagory for best female artist, the award went to Beth Orton.
Who is Beth Orton?!
The Spice Girls will be accepting their Outstanding Contribution To British Music award today at the Brits. They will be performing aswell.
Check out the discogrpahy page for the cover of the single. There are two flying around and it's unsure which is from what single
Melanie C has shot down rumors that she would be leaving Spice Girls after this year's Brit Awards. On her streak of UK television
promo appearances on shows such as Big Breakfast and The Priority she settled rumours, by showing pictures of all the girls together rehearsing.
Rumour
The tabloids are at it again. A "close friend" reveals that Melanie C will walk out on the Spice Girls after the award ceremony....I don't buy that.
Melanie C spoke up about Liam Gallagher and his big mouth.
"I think he's a chicken actually. All the threats and everything else he gave to me, I've never actually met him."
The two are now at peace.
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