I would say the most interesting thing about this is the release date. Our Bunton might be lazy but she's a smart business woman and that release date is very My happy place before SW19.

Girls stop RUNNING group-related projects with your solo crap CHALLENGE

Pisses me right off.. Cant we just have ONE reunion without all the solo crap attached to it and taking one of the girls away from doing more group stuff?... It's so annoying and pointless...

I’m afraid I’m going to have to second this. Not that everything they’ve ever done as solo artists is crap but I really wish they’d commit to ‘group activities’ when they’re together and active.

Some disappointing news about Emma, so BMG are happy to do a distribution deal with her again but she needs to come to them with a project or music.

As much as I love Emma I just don't see her going into the studio and crafting an album of original music for a few months off her own back. It's pretty frustrating to think the solo spice with that kind of opportunity is the one I have least faith in making the most of it.

It's the sort of deal Geri has probably been fishing for for years now to get her music out and would help Melanie C not incur so many costs and make her releases a bit more professional. Sigh.

I just don't have faith Emma would commit to the time and effort crafting a proper album with original songs would take. She earns good money through her radio gig, kit and kin and now a book.

Of the girls (excluding Victoria) I'm sure Emma is the most profitable solo spice these days.

And it is not like she sold shit tons of copies of her album anyway, so it is still a risky endeavour. If Emma really puts her mind to it and creates another record with the freedom and creative vision she had back then, it could work. It is my understanding that Blondie and Garbage are on similar deals with BMG, and they got quite a lot of touring and recording success from that. Before their deal with BMG, they were selling mainly small theatres and hardly any chart success. BMG gave them a good push on both areas and now they are touring arenas again and their latest music has been more successful!

I think you need to remember that both Blondie and Garbage mostly release new music as a vehicle to be able to tour, which is where they recoup their own costs. Just releasing music these days doesn't really earn you much these days (if anything at all) and since Emma doesn't do solo tours then I don't really see her been too eager to release music unless it's a cheap personal project that's "important" to her. Just doing music releases is, at best, a zero cost operation and at worst an expense she doesn't need.

For sure she is bankable. Well, more so than any of the rest at the moment. She should totally go for it and do a small tour. It's pretty clear she is a bit lazy and doesnt have the same fire she did during the AGLM and FM eras. But she could pull off a cute release and do ok if she really got in the right frame of mind.

Mel C should totally do a distribution deal like that with a bigger label, never quite understood why she didnt get one in the UK at least... I do wish her releases where better managed and with a bit more cash thrown at it. She obviously invested her Spiceworld2019 earnings into her career for this last era and did pretty well (finally) and seems to be in a better place now. Probably a distribution deal at least could happen and would uplift her a bit more. It would be great for her to get more recognition and some more promo.

Plus the quality of the actual albums and vinyls were a mess. And also not release the other delux tracks online? Why not?!

I think you need to remember that both Blondie and Garbage mostly release new music as a vehicle to be able to tour, which is where they recoup their own costs. Just releasing music these days doesn't really earn you much these days (if anything at all) and since Emma doesn't do solo tours then I don't really see her been too eager to release music unless it's a cheap personal project that's "important" to her. Just doing music releases is, at best, a zero cost operation and at worst an expense she doesn't need.