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Spice is at 11million in the USA

https://x.com/chartsartists/status/1937650936824180920?s=46&t=nU-c2Mr7_v8u8Yi48exTKg

However, a fan shared this which I never knew about. Does anyone have any more information or is this only fan-made crap?

The Spice Girls took legal action against Virgin/Emi in the late 90s, claiming that there were "missing" sales in USA and Australia, at least. For instance, there were "missing" sales/audit of Spice album in Australia and missing sales reports/records for three months of cassette sales. The groups lawyers claimed there were missing worldwide sales for too much single and missing sales in US and incorrect and diminished royalty payments. The smashing pumpkins also sued Virgin too. The Spice Girls asked for an audit of all worldwide sales. In the mid 2000s, it was reported that Spice had sold more than a Will Smith album in the US, which had sales of around 9.6 million. Several US publications said Spice sold over 10 million, including club sales and bmg sales. It was not certified diamond as Virgin/emi/universal will not pay for recertifications. Some report claimed Spice had sales of around 200k a year in the US ? The 7.5 million figure for Spice is based on the figure from around 1998. Their lawyers, who the beckhams still use, were claiming poor accounting and inaccurate sales figures. Their court papers alleged sales figures for japan and Germany were inaccurate too. I don't know the outcome or the legal action.

I was wondering the same as I have legit never heard about that before!?

Just googled it and literally nothing at all!?

We gotta ask that guy where he got it from!!!

4 hours ago, Mr.X said:

We gotta ask that guy where he got it from!!!

His own head probs lol

Lawyers for the Spice Girls have demanded a detailed audit of the band's record sales.

London-based solicitors Lee & Thompson, who act for the band, have sent a memo to Virgin Records senior legal director Paul Kernick, asking for more information about the group's sales in America, a spokeswoman for the Spice Girls confirmed.

However, she insisted the audit was a normal procedure.

It is the first audit to be carried out on the band and will cover their record sales in the UK, Europe, America, and Australia.

LAWYERS for the Spice Girls are trying to find out where millions of pounds from worldwide record sales have gone.

They are demanding detailed explanations from Virgin Records about figures for the UK, Europe, America and Australia.

And they are ready to send accountants to America to question Virgin chiefs there about apparent discrepancies in their accounts.

In the UK alone, the girls could have a claim for pounds 1.8 million.

In documents stamped "Virgin Audit" and seen by the Sunday Mirror, the Spice Girls' London-based solicitors Lee & Thompson raise questions over missing income in Virgin's published accounts.

Spice Girls lawyer Andrew Thompson wants to know if Virgin may have taken a bigger cut of record sales in America than agreed.

In a memo to Virgin Records, senior legal director Paul Kernick, Mr Thompson says: "We do think it is very important to have further access to Virgin Records America.

"The auditors have discovered that in the USA, reserves have been taken in excess of what is permitted.

"I do not think it is enough for the auditors to ask questions which you in turn relay to Virgin in Los Angeles - they will need to carry out some site work."

Mr Thompson's fears are based on a report drawn up by Mike Skeet, of auditing firm Royalty Compliance Organisation, who has pinpointed shortfalls in Spice Girls' revenues around the world. Mr Skeet says: "Virgin appears to have taken huge reserves in the US, far in excess of 15 per cent or 25 per cent for advertised records."

"In Australia,there is no reporting of sales between December 1997 and February 1998 for the SpiceWorld album. Also, there is no reporting of cassette single sales for Wannabe for May 1997."

ok that makes sense. But do you have a link/source?

Also, seems like any bad blood with Elliott Kennedy might be over. He gave a recent interview to the Mirror and spoke really highly of them. Elliott is, to my knowlege, the writer who had the most leaks (out of his own fault!) and after the Forever pop tracks, Song for Her and Geri's 4th album all leaked, their relationship was soured. He was no-where to be seen during the Spice25 and Spiceworld25 campaigns, nor the 2019 tour, for instance, which many speculated was weird.

ANYWAY! This might work well for future aniversary editions coming up (Forever25 and any 30-year celebrations next year!)

This is what he said:

"They literally crashed at my house," Elliot said. "This was before they had a manager and they were transitioning from the guy that put them together, who was obviously a visionary in his own right, and then we helped connect him to Simon Fuller.

"But they were amazing and fantastic girls. Their energy was off the scale and the most difficult thing was containing the energy because they were a million miles an hour.

"They had so many ideas that, for a songwriter, was just fantastic. I have nothing but amazing memories from working with them. As I say, they crashed at my house and we just became like family and it's lovely that they went out and changed the world. Being a part of that wave was remarkable and life changing and life affirming in all kinds of ways.

"They were just fantastic people and still are and I have a great deal of respect for them all. They worked really bloody hard and deserved everything they got. It was charming and funny and crazy and it was brilliant to be a part of it."