Despite being on an almost constant losing streak with her solo material outside the Spice Girls, Victoria Beckham did smash a fair few preconceptions than her critics - or even she - gave herself credit for...
As 1998 drew to a close, the remaining quartet of the Spice Girls said goodbye to Ginger - and their imperial phase - with their third and final Christmas number one.
The unlikely combination of a Canadian rock god and a Sporty Spice proved to be one of the biggest hits for any of the solo Spice Girls...
As the Spice Girls began to grow up, so too did their interests outside the band grow, as Mel B took her first steps into a solo career with Missy Elliott...
"Viva Forever" is widely recognised as one of the Spice Girls' most accompolished ballads - even if it became the unofficial soundtrack to external circumstances around its release...
Offering up more hits from the turn of the new millennium then you could shake a stick at, every Thursday at midday, this is The Story of Pop: 2000. This week: a ninth - and divisive - number one for the biggest girl group in the world... Anyone who's followed both this series of blogs … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 44)
If you had said to anybody this time 20 years ago that the Spice Girls would still be a bankable interest - whether in group or solo efforts - they would have laughed in your face. That's not meant in a glib way, you understand. Next week's The Story of Pop: 2000 entry will cover … Continue reading #CrazyStupidAlbum: Melanie C (@MelanieCmusic) – ‘Melanie C’
Revisiting all the biggest hits and hitmakers of the UK charts from twenty years ago, as we do every Thursday at midday, this is The Story of Pop: 2000. And when we say we've got two songs to cover this week, you know it's going to be an epic entry. Brace yourselves as we cast … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 34)
The Story of Pop: 2000. It's our weekly retelling of all the stars, hits and happenings of the UK singles chart from exactly two whole decades ago, packaged up in blog, video and Spotify playlist form. This week: our second appearance of the series from a newly solo Sporty Spice... Not many are the artists … Continue reading The Story of Pop: 2000 (Chapter 33)
ARTIST: Melanie C SONG: Who I Am SO ALEX, WHY IS THIS YOUR SONG OF THE WEEK? We only last mentioned Melanie C but a few weeks ago when one of her classic hits was on The Story of Pop: 2000. But the one they call Sporty Spice is back in action with an absolutely … Continue reading #SongoftheWeek: Melanie C – ‘Who I Am’
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