I wonder if Melanie has still got those two albums in the works?

 

Obviously, I'm so happy that she's focussing on Spice Girls right now. But at the same time, I hope she's still writing and creating. I loved the fun vibe of VOM and am definitely here for the next phase of that journey.

I wonder if Melanie has still got those two albums in the works?

 

Obviously, I'm so happy that she's focussing on Spice Girls right now. But at the same time, I hope she's still writing and creating. I loved the fun vibe of VOM and am definitely here for the next phase of that journey.

 

 

I've been wondering what is happening with those two albums. Hope they come soon, I could see them one of them coming late summer / early autumn maybe so she can promote in the UK and Europe, then potentially the second one in January giving her chance to do some UK promo then a potential Australian release while she is over there with the girls?

She'll definitely release something this year

Melanie debuted a new song in Brazil yesterday:

 

 

The look, the outfit, the ponytail, the choreography... She is in full popstar mode and I'm loving it! :w00t:

Melanie looks great as always. Can anyone clarify these new songs she's singing on this festival/pride tour? Are they from a new/forthcoming album?

Setlist

Think about it

A deeper love (cover)

Never be the same again

Wannabe (dance interlude)

Say you'll be there

2 become 1

Blind (cover)

High Heels

I Turn To You

 

I am not liking High Heels

^_^

 

 

The audience loved it!

the show is short, less than 10 songs, 4 songs from her

I'm a bit disappointed I've spent £18 for 10 songs! Thought it would be a proper show.

18 pounds for a 10 track show is still not expensive.

I hope the new album is all dancey :cheer: :cheer:

Looks like she had an amazing experience in São Paulo!

 

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Looks like she had an amazing experience in São Paulo!

 

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WOW Go Mel C :heart: :cheer: :heart:

Melanie C on Pride Shows, Billie Eilish's Impact and the Spice Girls Reunion: 'We Don't Want It to End'

 

https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/...e-girls-reunion

 

I would recommend reading the whole article, but I thought I'd post the parts about her solo music here:

 

Your first solo album, Northern Star, is turning 20 this year. You already have a lot going on with the Spice Girls and your solo shows, but are you thinking of ways to celebrate that milestone?

It’s funny -- over the last couple of years, I thought, “Maybe I should do a tour or maybe an acoustic version of the album or something.” But I think what excites me more at the moment is looking to the future. I still love listening to new artists and new genres, and I love how music is sounding right now. My last album [2016’s Version of Me] was a lot more electronic. And it's funny, because thinking back to Northern Star, it's quite electronic, too. For me, Northern Star is such a perfect piece of work -- you don't really want to mess with it, you know? So I'm excited about doing some new stuff.

 

What musical direction do you think you’re headed in this time? In recent years you’ve done everything from pop-rock tracks like “Rock Me” and “Think About It” to darker disco tunes like “Anymore.”

Yeah, I think I’d like to stay in that electronic lane. I've really enjoyed doing that. I'd like to go a little bit further. I’d like to work with some new songwriters and producers, as well as some older collaborators. Sometimes as an artist, because you can be quite vulnerable in the studio, you tend to keep going back to the people you know and you feel safe with. I want to break the mold a little bit. There will definitely be some uplifting stuff on there. There will be some more moody moments, but it will definitely be more of an electronic album than some of the albums I've made in the past.

 

Northern Star was such a bold album to put out as your first record -- it covered all these different styles and really announced who you were as an artist. What advice do you have for other artists who got their start in a group and are venturing out with solo work?

It's such a fantastic opportunity if you're coming out of a band which has had success. You can shape who you want to work with. I was so lucky to start working with writers like Rick Nowels and producers like Rick Rubin and William Orbit. It was just an incredible experience and opportunity, and I learned so much. Coming out of a group environment, we always worked together. It would be the five of us in the studio with other songwriters and producers. Once you're out on your own, you have this opportunity to really express yourself as an individual.

 

You don't need to know who you are right away. I think you can really explore that -- and also, it’s going to change. Who you are when you're 25 isn’t who you are when you're 45. There's still this essence of you, but if you never [explore the] change, your work will become boring. It would always be the same. Life keeps chucking stuff at you. That gives you the inspiration to create more work.

 

So I would just say: Enjoy the ride. Enjoy the journey. And it really is a journey, because you can have this high, especially with your first album after coming out of a successful band. That's your springboard. I was lucky -- this album was a fantastic album. It did really, really well. But you know, there [have] been some lows, and there's been some of the highs. So you just have to kind of prepare yourself. Nothing stays the same. Just try to take it all in and use it for your work.

 

It's interesting that she's seemingly not feeling like doing anything special to mark Northern Star's 20th anniversary and is instead more motivated to look forward! (Note to Virgin Records: produce a vinyl, that'll be good enough way to mark the occasion! x)

If she wasn’t so busy she would have celebrated NS anniversary.

That was a very interesting read. Love the bit about performing with drag queens for 20 years :lol:

we are saved, no acoustic version of the album.

We already have a preview of the album in acoustic version in cds singles or live shows

Thank GOD for no acoustic stuff, specially not accoustive version of an already excellent album.

Never really cared for that kind of stuff and most of the time just sounds self-indulgent (Alanis also killed Jagged LIttle Pill with an acoustic version of the album a few years ago...)

 

I am here for more electronic stuff and for her to think about the future for sure! What annoys me slightly is always her reticense about releasing special editions of her albums with unreleased stuff. It would be great to have a special one-off, even limited edition of Northern Star on vinyl or with some unreelased stuff. Nothing wrong with that, everyone does it.

 

I feel she is the stumbling block for the Spice Girls to release a proper anthology or unreleased stuff with a re-packaged GH tbh. Really don't get why she is against it. Fine, some of the music might not be to her taste, but honestly no1 will be expecting masterpieces that were never released. Ffs

Fine, some of the music might not be to her taste, but honestly no1 will be expecting masterpieces that were never released. Ffs

 

 

Have you met the Spice Girls fans :blink: :lol:

I can't wait to see her in Madrid! Think about it it's amazing!